Çağlayan Özdemir

University of New Hampshire

Çağlayan Özdemir holds a PhD in psychology from the University of New Hampshire. He studies memory development across the life course, including theoretical and practical perspectives on the reminiscence bump.

Written by Çağlayan Özdemir

Black and white photo of two girls, one yawning with hand covering mouth, the other looking forward attentively.

It’s not just youth’s happy memories that have a special weight

Mixed in with the highly memorable rites of growing up are more troubling highlights. But these, too, can have enduring value

by Çağlayan Özdemir, Michelle D Leichtman & David B Pillemer