Lab Research Topics
1. SOCIAL MEDIA/CELL PHONE USE
-The mnemonic consequences and neurological correlates associated with social media use
-The mnemonic costs and benefits associated with cell phone uses
2. MONUMENTS/MUSEUMS/PUBLIC SPEECHES
-The mnemonic consequences associated with monuments and museums for both individuals and collectives.
-The mnemonic consequences associated with attending to a public speech
3. CONVERSATIONS
-Conversations and their role in shaping autobiographical memories and forging collective memories
-Conversations among co-eyewitnesses and their influence on how they remember facts of a crime
4. INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION/PUBLIC EVENTS
-The intergenerational transmission of memories for public events (i.e., WWII, 9/11 and school shootings)
-How individuals remember more recent, public events (e.g., The Brett Kavanaugh hearing)
5. JURY DECISION-MAKING
-Jury deliberations and how they shape the way jurors remember facts of a trial and, in turn, shape their decision-making
-The mediating influence of dehumanization on jury decision-making
-How corporate stereotypes influence jury decision-making
-The consequences of information received outside of a trial on jury decision-making
6. MISINFORMATION
-The mnemonic consequences associated with false denials and lies