Dr. Newcombe’s 2022 article “Spatial navigation in childhood and aging” was featured in this article published in Knowable Magazine. April 2024.
Jeffery, K. J., Cheng, K., Newcombe, N. S., Bingman, V. P., & Menzel, R. (2024). Unpacking the navigation toolbox: Insights from comparative cognition. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291: 20231304. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1304 | February 2024
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BBC Future | February 2024
“How to improve your sense of direction“
Features: Nora Newcombe
Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences “The Search for the cognitive map” | April 2023
Features: Nora Newcombe
American Psychological Association “Scientist Spotlight: Q&A with Nora Newcombe, PhD” | March 2022
Features: Nora Newcombe
CBS Sunday Morning episode “A sense of direction: Finding your way without GPS” | July 2021
Features: Nora Newcombe
Royal Institute of Navigation Webinar titled “The Development of Navigation ” | April 2021
Features: Nora Newcombe
XR Advance Webinar titled “Cognitive Maps: Some People Make Them, Some People Struggle” funded by NSF | July 2019
Features: Nora Newcombe
Child Trends Organization | May 2019
Best Toys for Baby video featuring some of her research
The Washington Post | September 16, 2017
Why it’s a Real Mistake to Count on a Cellphone When you go Hiking
Features: Nora Newcombe
Blog on Learning & Development (BOLD) | August 25, 2017
The connection between spatial intelligence and STEM
Features: Nora Newcombe
The British Psychological Society|April 2017
Building Spatial Skills in Preschool
Article by: Nora Newcombe
2017 Psychonomic Society Collaborative Symposium
Applications of Embodied Cognition to STEM Education| September 3-6, 2017
Organizer: Nora Newcombe
Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications|December 2016
Special Issue
Edited by: Nora Newcombe and Steven Weisberg
Education Week | Teacher Beat Blog| May 12, 2016
Are Teachers Being Taught Bad Science?
Features: Nora Newcombe
LearnTeachLead | Blog| May 9, 2016
Laying the Foundation: Playing with Blocks and Puzzles Can Prepare Children to Learn Math
Features: Nora Newcombe
Business of Play | T&G Conference Blog| March 6, 2016
Starting Strong: Blocks and Puzzles are More Than Just Fun
Features: Nora Newcombe
PBS Parents | Expert Tips & Advice | January 27, 2016
Why Children Still Need to Read (and Draw) Maps
Features: Nora Newcombe
Nautilus | Biology & Psychology | January 2016
Men Are Better At Maps Until Women Take This Course
Features: Nora Newcombe
Vox | Science & Health | September 2015
Is GPS ruining our ability to navigate for ourselves?
Features: Nora Newcombe
Elsevier Connect | Psychology, Psychiatry & Mental Health | February 2015
The Brian Williams debacle: What does psychology say about it?
Features: Nora Newcombe
Association for Psychological Science
News| January 28, 2015
Playing With Puzzles and Blocks Could Build Children’s Spatial Skills
Features: Jamie Jirout & Nora Newcombe
Featured on: ScienceDaily, NSF’s science 360, & EurekAlert!
Documentary : “Where Am I” on German-language TV
Where Am I
Features: Nora Newcombe
Temple University Faculty Awards
Laura Carnell Professorship
Features: Nora Newcombe
Temple University Department News | June 13, 2014
Dr. Nora Newcombe wins 2014 William James Fellow
IES Center
Using Space Assessment to Increase Long-Term Retention in Science Learning
Features: Nora Newcombe
Temple University News | January 31, 2014
Episodic Memory: Understanding How Memories are Made in Kids
Features: Nora Newcombe
NewsWorks | November 15, 2013
Lost in space: Is it possible to reprogram your spatial intelligence?
Features: Kristin Gagnier & Nora Newcombe
Association for Psychological Science Observer
Observer | Vol.26, No.9 | November 2013
What We Know Now: How Psychological Science Has Changed Over a Quarter Century
Features: Nora Newcombe
ScienceNews | November 2, 2013
Mental rotation gears up by age 5 for both boys and girls
Features: Susan Levine (University of Chicago)
Global Cognition | October 31, 2013
Building Spatial Thinking Improves STEM success
Features: Newcombe, Uttal (Northwestern), & Miller (Northwestern)
University of Delaware UDaily | September 26, 2013
The building blocks of learning: Playing with blocks may help children’s spatial and mathematical thinking
Features: Newcombe, Hirsh-Pasek, Golinkoff (U.Del), & Verdine (U.Del)
American Psychological Association
Psychological Science Agenda | June 2013
New psychological research on STEM education is showcased on Capitol Hill
Features: Nora Newcombe
The Society for Research in Child Development
Biennial Meeting | April 2013
Starting Points and Change in Spatial Development: Contrasting Perspectives.
Elizabeth Spelke (Harvard) and Nora Newcombe discuss the geometric module proposal and alternative approaches to spatial development that emphasize information integration.
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“Strong spatial skills and what this means in the classroom”
GL Education interviews Dr. Newcombe to help you understand how you can support pupils with a spatial bias in the classroom.
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In an article by Robin Tricoles, “Cognitive psychologist Nora Newcombe studies how spatial skills in children and adults improve their competence in science and in math.”
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HEALTH | June 11, 2012
Well: The Makings of Our Earliest Memories
By PERRI KLASS, M.D.
Temple University News | 2012
Faculty Focus: Nora Newcombe