Alexandra Horowitz

Alexandra Horowitz is a Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Associate Professor within the English and Psychology Departments at Barnard College.

[7] In her early childhood, Horowitz and her family moved to Golden, Colorado, where she completed her primary and secondary education.

[8] Later, Horowitz completed her post-baccalaureate training at Columbia University, where she pursued her interest in animal cognition.

[9] Horowitz had a sensitivity toward animals from an early age, but her academic curiosity flourished during her time at Columbia.

[4][9] During her post-baccalaureate training, observed Herb Terrace, an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, and Diana Reiss, who both study animal cognition.

She credits her work fact-checking books by the neuroscientist and author Oliver Sacks for influencing her decision to study cognitive science.

[8] Her writing and research have received high acclaim, with book reviewers calling it precise, engaging, entertaining, and uplifting.