Jennifer Lynn Barnes (born 1984 – present age 31) graduated high school in 2002, and from Yale University with a degree in cognitive science in May of 2006. She was awarded a Fulbright to do post-graduate work at Cambridge (autism), and then returned to the states, where she completed her PhD. in developmental psychology. She's currently Professor of Psychology at the University of Oklahoma specializing in the cognitive science of fiction and storytelling.
