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EDUCATION 

2010 Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 

Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Clegg

Dissertation Title: The Impact of Long-term Visual Representations on Consolidation in Visual Working Memory

 

2007 M.S. in Cognitive Psychology

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Clegg

Thesis Title: Processing in Visuospatial Working Memory: The Effects of Presentation Type and Spatial Configuration

 

2004 B.S. in Psychology (German minor), summa cum laude

University Honors and Honors in Psychology

University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida


ACADEMIC POSITIONS 

2023 - Present Professor, Department of Psychology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida

2016 – 2023 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida 

2010 - 2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida

RESEARCH POSITIONS

2019-2020 Office of Naval Research Faculty Sabbatical Fellow, Naval Air Warfare Center - Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida.

PUBLICATIONS

Graduate student co-authors marked with an *, undergraduate co-authors marked with a †

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Hopkins, K.*, Kass, S. J., Blalock, L. D., & Brill, J. C. (2016). Effectiveness of auditory and tactile crossmodal cues in a dual task visual and auditory scenario. Ergonomics,60, 692-700. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2016.1198495

Blalock, L. D. (2015). Familiarity improves consolidation of visual working memory representations. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 77, 1143-1158. doi: 10.3758/s13414-014-0823-z 

VanWormer, L. A., Jordan, E. F., & Blalock, L. D. (2014). Assessing the perceived value of research participation. Teaching of Psychology, 41, 233-236. doi: 10.1177/0098628314537974

Blalock, L. D., Sawyer, B. S.†, Kiken, A.†, Gutzwiller, R. G., McGill, C.†, & Clegg, B. A. (2014). Cognitive load while driving impairs memory of moving but not stationary elements within the driving environment. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 3, 95-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2014.04.006

Blalock, L. D. (2013). Mask similarity impacts short-term consolidation in visual working memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 20, 1290-1295. 

Blalock, L. D., & McCabe, D. P. (2011). Proactive interference and practice effects in visuospatial working memory span task performance. Memory, 19, 83-91.

Blalock, L. D. & Clegg, B. A. (2010). Encoding and representation of simultaneous and sequential arrays in visuospatial working memory. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 63, 856-862.

Morett, L. †, Clegg, B. A., Blalock, L. D., & Mong, H. M. (2009). Applying multimedia learning theory to map learning and driving navigation. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 12, 40-49.

Peer Reviewed Proceedings

Blalock, L. D. (2022). Adaptively adding cards to a flashcard deck improves learning compared to adaptively dropping cards regardless of cognitive ability. In R. A. Sottilare and J. Schwarz (Eds.) HCII 2022: Adaptive Instructional Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. (Vol 13332, pp. 87-103). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05887-5_7  

Witt, J. K., Clegg, B. A., Blalock, L. D., & Warden, A. C. (2021). The impact of familiarity on visualizations of spatial uncertainty. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th Annual Meeting, 65, 596-600. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181321651208 

Whitmer, D., Johnson, C., Marrafino, M., Pharmer, R., & Blalock, L. D. (2020). A mastery approach to flashcard-based adaptive training. In R. A. Sottilare and J. Schwarz (Eds.) HCII 2020: Adaptive Instructional Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol 12214, pp. 555-568). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50788-6_41  

Fosha, R.*, Blalock, L. D., & Kass, S. (2016). Cognitive constructs and psychomotor tracking. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics. In Press.

Clegg, B. A., Heggestad, E., & Blalock, L. D. (2010). The influences of automation and trainee aptitude on training effectiveness. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 54th Annual Meeting, 54, 2329-2332.

Blalock, L. D., Sawyer, B. S. †, Kiken, A. †, & Clegg, B. A. (2009). The impact of load on dynamic versus static situational knowledge while driving. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting, 53, 1338-1342. 

Campbell, G. E., Johnson, C. I., & Durrance, L. M. (2004). Moving science education out of the classroom: The impact of collaboration and conceptual change activities on learning. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference.

Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Durrance, L. M., & Johnson, C. I. (2004). Mental models of computers as a function of sex and perceived trust.  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, 48, 1248-1251.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

Blalock, L. D., Rainey, V. R., & Halonen, J. S. (2021). Assessment of learning in psychology: Summative strategies in courses and programs. In J. Zumbach, D. A. Bernstein, S. Narciss, & G. Marsico (Eds.), International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26248-8_62-1 

Manuscripts Under Review

Blalock, L. D., & VanWormer, L. A. The impact of articulatory suppression tasks on change detection performance. Manuscript in preparation. 

Manuscripts in Progress 

Blalock, L. D., Johnson, C. I., & Whitmer, D. (In Prep). How can we improve flashcard-based learning? Making the case for adaptive instructional strategies.

Kelly, M.†, & Blalock, L. D. (In Prep). The effectiveness of infographics for learning historical timelines. 


BOOKS

Halonen, J. S., Dunn, D. S., & Blalock, L. D. (2017). Instructor’s Resource Manual for Psychology Major Companion. New York: Worth Publishers.


PRESENTATIONS

Invited Talks

Blalock, L. D. (2014, April). Processing in visual working memory. Presented at the 2014 NSF ADVANCE Grant Showcase, Pensacola, FL.

Blalock, L. D. (2014, November). What's so special about visual working memory? Presented at the Aging Insights Seminar Series, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL.

Blalock, L. D. (2010, June). Taking a look at visual search. Presented at The Information Science & Technology Center Multidisciplinary Seminar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.

Blalock, L. D. (2009, April). Interactions between attention and visual working memory. Presented at the Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Conference Presentations

Blalock, L. D., & Kelley, M. † (November, 2022). Effectiveness of Infographics for Learning Historical Timelines. Poster presented at the 63rd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA. 

Kelley, M. †, & Blalock, L. D. (April 2022).  Relationship Between Student Achievement and Study Strategies in Online and Traditional Classes. Poster presented at the 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Virtual. 

Blalock, L. D., & Kelley, M. † (November, 2021). Does Adaptive Mastery Improve Flashcard-based Learning? Poster presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Virtual. 

Boatright, S.*, Kass, S., & Blalock, L. D. (2020). Examination of VR and above real-Time for training baseball umpires. Poster to be presented at the 66th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. 

Blalock, L. D., & Harris, G. † (2019). Effects of pretesting on improving course performance in online and face-to-face classes. Poster to be presented at the 60th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Montréal, Quebéc.

Blalock, L. D., VanWormer, L. A., & Nguyen, A. † (November, 2018). Adaptive Attention: Survival Processing Effects in Change Detection. Poster to be presented at the 59th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.

Yasmin, N.*, Drinkwater, E.*, Rotunda, R., & Blalock, L. D. (May, 2018). Examining schizotypy, referential beliefs, aberrant salience and delusional thinking on anti-saccade performance. Poster to be presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. 

Blalock, L. D. (May, 2018). Effects of conceptual masking in visual working memory. Poster to be presented at the 3rd International Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Blalock, L. D. (January, 2018). Course sharing: Professional development in psychology. Poster presented at the 40th annual meeting of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL.

Wheatley, K.*, Rainey, V. R., & Blalock, L. D. (March, 2017). Effects of age and ADHD diagnosis on cognitive training. Poster presented at the 63rd annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Atlanta, GA.

VanWormer, L. A., Blalock, L. D., & Powers, E. A.* (November 2016). Survival effects in a change detection task. Poster presented at the 57th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.

Powers, E. A.*, VanWormer, L. A., & Blalock, L. D. (March, 2016). The effects of survival relevance on change detection in real-world objects. Poster presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, New Orleans, LA.  

Blalock, L. D. (2016, January). A cornerstone to capstone curriculum: Assessment strategies that work. Participant idea exchange presented at the 38th annual meeting of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology conference, St. Pete Beach, FL. 

Weichman*, K., & Blalock, L.D. (2015, November). The effects of long-term conceptual knowledge and categorical distinctiveness on object bindings in working memory. Poster presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL. Poster awarded a competitive graduate student travel award. https://www.psychonomic.org/page/graduatetravel 

Nabulsi, Y. †, Johnson, M. †, Drinkwater, E. †, & Blalock, L. D. (2015, March). Effects of music on a mental rotation task. Poster presented at the 61st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Hilton Head, SC.

Blalock, L. D. (2014, July). Bottom-up and top-down influences during encoding in VWM. Poster presented at the International Conference on Working Memory, Cambridge, UK. 

Blalock, L. D. & VanWormer, L. A. (2013, November). Verbal strategies, aptitude, and change detection performance in visual working memory. Poster presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, ON. 

Blalock, L. D. (2013, May). Mask similarity impacts short-term consolidation in visual working memory. Poster presented at the 13th annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Sullivan, A.*, & Blalock, L. D. (2013, March). Short-term consolidation between younger and older adults. Poster presented at the 59th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Atlanta, GA.

Wallace, C. †, & Blalock, L. D. (2013, March). Source Monitoring in Multimedia Learning. Poster presented at the 59th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Atlanta, GA. 

Blalock, L. D. (2012, February). Does Fluid Intelligence Predict Stabilization of Visual Working Memory Representations? Paper presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, New Orleans, LA.

Blalock, L. D., & Clegg, B. A. (2011, May). Training Improves Stability of Visual Working Memory Representations. Poster presented at the 11th annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Blalock, L. D. & Clegg, B. A. (2011, March). The impact of automation and teamwork on training in a dynamic micro-world simulation task. In A. F. Healy & S. L. Ketels (Chairs), Principles of Training. Invited symposium conducted at the 57th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, Florida.

Clegg, B. A., Heggestad, E. D., Blalock, L. D., & Blitch, J. (2010, April). Levels of automation, aptitude, and the effectiveness of training. Presentation at the Ellis-Battig Memorial Symposium of the 80th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. 

Blalock, L. D., & Clegg, B. A. (2010, April). The Impact of Load on Simulated Driving and Situational Awareness. Poster presented at the 80th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

McGill, C. †, Blalock, L. D., & Clegg, B. A. (2010, April). Ratings of Importance and Risk of Objects in Simulated Driving Scenes. Poster presented at the 80th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

Blalock, L. D., & Clegg, B. A. (2009, November). Impact of Item Familiarity on Short-term Consolidation in Visual Working Memory. Poster presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.

Blalock, L. D., & Clegg, B. A. (2009, May). Impact of Global vs. Local Attentional Processing on Visual Working Memory Organization. Poster presented at the 9th annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Blalock, L.D., & McCabe, D. P. (2008, November). Proactive Interference and Practice Effects in Working Memory Span Performance. Poster presented at the 49th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL. 

Morett, L. †, Clegg, B. A., Durrance, L. M., & Mong, H. M. (2008, May).  Application of multimedia learning theory to map learning and driving navigation.  Poster presented at the 20th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Morett, L. †, Clegg, B. A., Durrance, L. M., & Mong, H. M. (2008, April).  Application of multimedia learning theory to map learning and driving navigation.  Poster presented at the 78th annual convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boise, ID. 

Durrance, L. M., & Clegg, B. A. (2007, November). Encoding, Representation, and General Fluid Intelligence in Visuospatial Working Memory. Poster presented at the 48th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, California. 

Durrance, L. M., & Clegg, B. A. (2007, May). Aspects of Spatial Cognition: Representation in Visuospatial Working Memory. Poster presented at the 19th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.

Durrance, L. M., Clegg, B. A., & DeLosh, E. L. (2006, April). Can Spatial Information Improve Item Recall? Paper presented at the 76th annual convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Park City, UT.

Campbell, G. E, Durrance, L. M., & Johnson, C. I. (2005, May). Personality as a Moderator of the Collaborative Learning Effect. Poster presented at the 17th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.  

Durrance, L. M., Sims, V. K., & Chin, M. G. (2004, May). Errors in a Bilingual Lexical Decision Task: The Proficiency Factor. Poster presented at the 16th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

Durrance, L. M. (April 2004). Proficiency as a Predictor of Lexical Representation in English Speakers Learning German. Poster presented at the 1st annual University of Central Florida Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Orlando, FL. Poster won honorable mention award.

Durrance, L. M., Sims, V. K., & Chin, M.G. (2004, March). Reaction Time Differences in a Bilingual Lexical Decision Task for Learners of German at Different Proficiency Levels. Poster presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught at the University of West Florida

Courses Taught at Colorado State University

HONORS, AWARDS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS 

2015

National Quality Matters Certification, awarded to hybrid Research Methods in Psychological Science I course, University of West Florida

2014

Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, awarded to five faculty at the university with an outstanding teaching record, University of West Florida, $2,000

2005

Colorado State University Graduate Fellowship, merit based fellowship awarded to first year graduate students, Colorado State University, $5,200

2004

Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence Honorable Mention Award, awarded to undergraduate honors thesis, University of Central Florida, $750

2004

Who’s Who at the University of Central Florida, awarded to the Top 25 Students in Academics, University of Central Florida, $500 

2003

Honors in the Major Scholarship, merit based scholarship to assist with running honors thesis, The Burnett Honors College, University of Central Florida, $1,500