Emily Smith
Associate Professor of Psychology
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 equality committed to my teaching. I have taught General Psychology, Human Cognition, Statistics for Behavior Sciences, and Research Methods.
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