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My primary research interests are in reading comprehension and memory. My current research interests focus on: The memory processes involved in the reactivation of prior text as well as general world knowledge; situation models; and factors that improve comprehension and memory of text.

In addition to research I am equaly committed to my teaching. I have taught General Psychology, Human Cognition, Statistics for Behavior Sciences, Psychology of Reading, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Research Methods I and II.

The basic foundations in the area of cognitive psychology, my overall program of study, are useful for understanding how we learn. I apply the fundamentals of basic cognitive processes to my teaching and learning practices in the classroom.
 

Degree Program University
M.S. College Teaching University of New Hampshire
Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology University of New Hampshire
M.A. Cognitive Psychology University of New Hampshire
B.A. Psychology Southern New Hampshire University

My Professional Experience

Articles & Book Reviews

  • Access to prior spatial information
    Memory and Cognition
    2019
  • Enhancing memory access for less-skilled readers
    Scientific Studies of Reading, vol. 20
    2016
  • Knowledge revision processes in refutation texts
    Discourse Processes, vol. 51
    2014

Awards & Distinctions

  • Summer Research Fellowship
    Category: Research
    Committee on Teaching and Faculty Development, 2018
  • Summer Research Fellowship
    Category: Research
    Committee on Teaching and Faculty Development, 2016
  • Jason Albrecht Outstanding Young Scientist Award
    Category: Research
    Society for Text and Discourse, 2013

Presentations

  • Effect of music tempo on inference activation in reading comprehension
    February, 2019
    Eastern Psychological Association, New York City, New York
  • Assessing the survival memory benefit and other memory enhancement techniques
    2017
    Eastern Psychological Association, boston, Massachusetts
  • The availability of spatial information
    2017
    Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • When readers rely on source credibility in narrative text
    2017
    Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Memory-enhancement techniques:Testing the benefit of a survival context
    2016
    Eastern Psychological Association, new york, New York
  • The effect of music on autobiographical memory recall
    2016
    Eastern Psychological Association, New york, New York
  • Patters of college student help seeking behavior
    2015
    Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • The prevalence of gender biases for traditional occupations
    2015
    Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Updating during reading for skilled and less skilled readers
    2015
    Society for Text and Discourse, minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Tracking space and time
    2014
    Society for Text and Discourse, Chicago, Illinois