Principal Investigator & Faculty Supervisor

Education

Post-doctoral Fellow, Aging Training Grant, Washington University in St. Louis 2008-2011

Ph.D., Experimental Psychology (specialization in Cognitive/Developmental), Louisiana State University, 2008

M.S., Research Psychology, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 2003

B S., Psychology, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 2001

Teaching Interests

Cognitive Psychology

Psychology of Aging

Experimental Psychology

Disability Identity

Research Interests

Prospective memory and goal execution

Cognitive offloading and the use of reminders

Individual differences in working memory and intelligence

Applying cognitive principles to educational settings

Cognitive aging (both healthy aging and dementia)

Lab Manager 

Erin is a second-year in the Masters of Science: Psychological Sciences program. In addition to her lab management position, she also serves as the coordinator of the psychology research methods labs. Her research interests surround substance use and neurocognition. In addition, Erin also has interests regarding the intersection of social factors and substance use, neurocognitive disorders, and sensation/perception. Her current thesis project examines the moderating role of ego threat on the relationship between alcohol consumption and impulse control. In her spare time, she likes to read, go out with friends, and tend to her enormous collection of plants. 

I'm a first year grad student earning my Master's of Science in Psychological Science. I'm interested in studying Cognitive Resilience and Disability Identity. I'm currently working on a study evaluating Perceptions of Disabled Instructors. When I'm not doing research or teaching I am in the woods hunting and fishing.  

Violet is a first-year graduate student in the Psychological Science Master’s program at UTC. She earned her B.S. in Neuroscience with a concentration in cognitive psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2023. Her research interests are memory and context, and teaching and learning in higher education. She loves research and is currently conducting a project on using prospective memory demands to encourage better academic focus and learning outcomes in university students. Violet also immensely enjoys teaching. During her undergraduate years, she worked as a teacher’s assistant, tutor, and supplemental instruction (SI) leader, and as a graduate student, she serves as a graduate teaching assistant. Looking forward, she hopes to become an adjunct or tenured faculty at a university. In her free time, she watches movies with her cat and roommates, video chats with her son, and reads high-fantasy novels.