Prof. Dr. María Kozhevnikov received her PhD from Technion (Israel) jointly with UC Santa Barbara. Since 2001, she has held faculty positions at Rutgers and George Mason Universities. Between 2005 and 2007, she served as a Program Director for the Science of Learning Centers Program at the US National Science Foundation. Her current primary appointment is as an Associate Professor of Psychology at the National University of Singapore. She also holds positions as Visiting Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, and as Associate in Neuroscience at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research focuses on examining neural mechanisms of visual imagery as well as exploring the ways to train visualization abilities. In particular, she examines how individual differences in visualization ability affect more complex activities, such as spatial navigation, learning, and problem-solving in mathematics, science, and art. In addition, she explores ways to train mental imagery skills and design three-dimensional immersive virtual environments that can accommodate individual differences and learning styles.