Karalyn Patterson


Karalyn Eve Patterson, is a British psychologist in Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. She is a specialist in cognitive neuropsychology and an Emeritus Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge.

Education

Patterson attended South Shore High School, Chicago, from which she graduated in 1961. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, in 1971.

Career and research

In 1975, Patterson moved to England to take a position at the Applied Psychology Unit of the Medical Research Council in Cambridge.

Awards and honours

Patterson is one of a select group of academics that are fellows of both the Royal Society, the UK's national academy for science, and the British Academy, the UK's national academy for humanities and social sciences. Her nomination for the Royal Society reads:

Personal life

In addition to her academic roles, Patterson has an interest in food and wine, and has served as a wine steward at Darwin College, Cambridge. Patterson is married to Roy D. Patterson.