Priya Sharma, Ph.D., is an educational psychologist and Head of Assessment Development at Cogn-IQ. She serves as contributing editor on the technical manuals for all seven Cogn-IQ cognitive assessments (JCTI, IAW, JCCES, JCFS, JCWS, GIE, WN), overseeing test development standards, norming procedures, and documentation quality. Her broader interests center on how standardized cognitive assessments can support diverse learners, and on translating cognitive science findings into evidence-based educational practices. She writes on child cognitive development, the impact of environmental and socioeconomic factors on learning outcomes, and interventions that bridge psychometric research and classroom application.
Priya Sharma, Ph.D.
Educational Psychologist
Articles (42)
- Gifted Children: Identification and Testing
- Executive Function in Children
- Does Music Training Increase IQ?
- Working Memory: Why It Matters
- The G Factor: What General Intelligence Means
- Does Reading Make Children Smarter?
- Sleep and Children’s IQ: Why Bedtime Matters
- Emotional Regulation and Children’s Cognition
- Video Games and Cognitive Development
- Poverty and Children’s Brain Development
- The Science of Why Some Kids Learn Faster Than Others
- Mediterranean Diet and Brain Health
- Premature Birth and Long-Term Cognition
- Does Birth Order Affect Intelligence?
- How Pregnancy Diet Affects Baby’s Brain
- Growth Mindset: What the Meta-Analyses Show
- Does Breastfeeding Make Kids Smarter?
- Does Cannabis Lower Your IQ?
- Screen Time and Children’s Intelligence
- Sex Differences in Early Education and Cognition
- Motor Skills and Cognitive Development in Children
- Self-Control Strategies and SAT Outcomes
- Air Pollution and Cognitive Function
- Maternal Milk and Neurodevelopment
- Digital Media and Children’s Intelligence
- Screen Time and Preterm Cognitive Outcomes
- Cognition in Small-for-Gestational-Age Children
- Preterm Birth and Adult Intelligence Outcomes
- Early SSRI in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
- Cannabis and IQ Decline in Youth
- Caregiving and Adolescent Cognitive Outcomes
- Maternal Vitamin D and Brain Development
- Missing Data Methods in Educational Testing
- Maternal Obesity and Child Cognitive Outcomes
- How Much Does Education Raise IQ?
- Family Size and Children’s Cognitive Development
- Early Nutrition and Cognitive Development
- Mental Math Training and Cognitive Performance
- JCCES Crystallized Index and Academic Measures
- Gender, Education, and Cognitive Outcomes
- JCCES General Knowledge Item Structure Analysis
- CHC Cognitive Abilities and Writing Achievement