Ella Ofek-Geva, Ph.D.

Ella Ofek-Geva is a postdoc at the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut, in Ido Davidesco’s lab. Her research focuses on the physiological aspects that occur in learning, especially around puberty. She uses behavioral, hormonal, and neuroimaging tools to study these processes.

 Ella completed her B.Sc. in neurobiology at The Hebrew University under the supervision of Prof. Hagai Bergman. Her Ph.D. from the Science Teaching department at The Weizmann Institute of Science delved into motivational aspects of science learning during adolescence under the guidance of Prof. David Fortus.

Ella moved to the USA with her family in 2022.