I am a developmental cognitive scientist with a longstanding interest in multidisciplinary approaches to education. I began my career as a teacher before transitioning to a faculty position after completing my first MSc at Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. Following my PhD in education sciences, I undertook a sabbatical at the University of Zurich, where I collaborated with physicists from CERN to investigate the implications of quantum theory for education and cognition. Subsequently, I joined the University of Oxford as an academic visitor and pursued a second MSc in Educational Neuroscience at Birkbeck, University of London, after which I secured ESRC funding for my second PhD in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at the Institute of Education, University College London.

Research interests

My research focuses on the cognitive processes underlying human educability and reasoning, educational interventions, and brain stimulation techniques. I am a Chartered Psychologist and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, as well as a member of the American Psychological Association, and the Cognitive Development Society. Additionally, I teach the ‘Psychology and Learning’ module at the School of Education, Communication & Society, Kings’ College, London.

• Space-time cognition and its role in causal reasoning and perception
• Neural and cognitive architectures underlying human intelligence
• Comparative studies of natural vs artificial intelligence
• Neurotech-neurostimulation methodologies for learning

You can find all of Dr Coecke's publications here.

Teaching

I specialize in translating advanced scientific research into practical educational innovation. My work extends beyond cognitive science to explore how humans and machines develop intelligence.