Jonathan Flombaum is a Director of Graduate Studies at InGenius Prep. He holds a PhD, MS, and MPhil in Cognitive Psychology from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Biology, earned magna cum laude with highest honors, from Harvard University. He is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, where he has served as Director of Graduate Studies for the department’s PhD program.
Dr. Flombaum directs the Visual Thinking Lab at Johns Hopkins, where he and his research team study how people acquire and use visual information, and he serves as Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Visual Cognition. He also teaches one of Johns Hopkins’ most popular undergraduate courses, Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, with annual enrollment of more than 400 students — experience that has sharpened his eye for what makes a strong, well-prepared applicant stand out in a competitive graduate cohort.
As a senior faculty member who has helped shape his department’s graduate program for over a decade, Jonathan brings students a professor’s firsthand perspective on what doctoral programs in cognitive and brain sciences are looking for, from research fit to the strength of a personal statement. He works especially well with students aiming for competitive PhD programs in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
