Natalie Ebner

Dr. Natalie Ebner is an expert in experimental aging research. As a pre- and postdoctoral fellow at the Free University Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Germany, she has supervised behavioral research on emotion-cognition interactions across adulthood and aging. As a post doctoral fellow and later as Associate Research Scientistat Yale University and as faculty at University of Florida (UF), she has expanded her research to examine neuropsychological changes associated with cognition-emotion interactions and decision making. Methods applied to these studies include neuroimaging and eye-tracking as well as pharmacological (i.e., intranasal oxytocin administration) and real-life (i.e., simulated phishing) interventions. In addition to her primary appointment in the Department of Psychology at UF, she holds a joint appointment as faculty in the Florida Institute for Cyber Security Research. She is also affiliated with the Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, the Institute on Aging (adjunct faculty), the McKnight Brain Institute, the Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence, and the Substance Abuse Training Center in Public Health on campus. She has received multiple awards, such as the Young Research Scientist Award from the German Psychological Association, the International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course Outstanding Alumni Award, the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences International Educator of the Year Award, the UF Research Foundation Professorship Award, and, recently, the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Award. Since 2015, she has been a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. Her body of work is documented in over 100 publications and her research has been continually funded through NIH and NSF as well as other national and international funding agencies.