Althea Need Kaminske

Althea Need Kaminske, Ph.D., is a cognitive psychologist, educator, author, and science communicator whose work applies research on human memory and learning to education. She is Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery and Senior Director of Student Academic Support and Achievement at Indiana University School of Medicine. She earned a Ph.D. and M.S. in psychology from Purdue University and a B.S. in psychology and B.A. in linguistics from Indiana University.

Kaminske is a co-author of Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better and Five Teaching and Learning Myths—Debunked: A Guide for Teachers. She also co-authored The Psychology of Memory and contributes to The Learning Scientists, which develops resources on the science of learning.