Ellen Hamilton

Ellen Hamilton teaches a variety of different psychology-related courses at IE University and IE Business School.  She holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan and her research interests are in cognition and learning.  Her research has examined the connection between language and literacy across cultures and in populations of children from low-income backgrounds.   She has also studied and developed methods that use cognitive principles to improve language learning. Dr. Hamilton has conducted research in the US and in China and has worked in various not-for-profit organizations focused on improving education for children in poverty in the United States including Teach for America, AmeriCorps, and KIPP.

Professional Experience

• Professor, Teach for America Fellow and KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program), Houston ISD, US, 1996 - 1999

• Americorps Fellow, East Bay Conservation Corps & Center for Human Growth and Development, US 1994 - 1996

Academic Experience

• Adjunct & Assistant Professor, IE University, 2019 - Present

• Assistant Professor, IE University, 2011 - 2019

• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, US, 2007 - 2009

• Research and Training Coordinator, University of Michigan Children’s Centers, US, 2005 - 2007

• Research Assistant, Stanford University, US, 1999 - 2001

Academic Background

• PhD Psychology, University of Michigan, US, 2007

• BA Psychology, Harvard University, US, 1994