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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Recent Talks
Smith, A. C., Smilek, D., & Fenske, M. J. (2025). Oral contraceptive use and cognition: A review of the current literature and future directions. Oral Presentation, Joint meeting of the experimental psychology society and the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science. Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Smith, A. C. & Smilek, D. (2024). Revisiting oral contraceptive use and attentional engagement in everyday life: The role of oral contraceptive formulation. Oral Presentation, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science Conference. Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Smith, A. C. & Smilek, D. (2023). Investigating how using ‘the pill’ relates to self-control. Oral Presentation, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science Conference. Guelph, ON, Canada.
Smith, A. C.*, Pereira, E. J. & Smilek, D. (2022). Does ‘the pill’ predict attention? The relation between oral contraceptive use and sustained attention. Oral Presentation, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science Conference. Halifax, NS, Canada.
*Hebb Graduate Student Award for Best Oral Presentation
Smith, A. C., Pereira, E. J. & Smilek, D. (2021). Examining the relation between oral contraceptive use and trait- and state-level attention. Oral Presentation, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science Conference. Montreal, QC / Online.
Smith, A. C. & Smilek, D. (2021). Oral contraceptive use and everyday attention. Oral Presentation, Canadian Psychological Association Convention. Online. [Link]
Smith, A. C., Ralph, B. C. W., Smilek, D., & Wammes, J. D. (2020). Deep effortless learning: Flow predicts engagement, understanding, and grades in undergraduate lectures. Oral Presentation, McMaster Conference on Education and Cognition. Online. [Link]
Smith, A. C., Ralph, B. C. W., Seli, P., & Smilek, D. (2019). Attentional pacing: How the expectation of task length influences mind wandering. Oral Presentation, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science Conference. Waterloo, ON.
Recent Posters
Smith, A. C., Crawford, C. M. L., Singh, G., & Fenske, M. J. (2026). The cognitive-affective hearing aid paradox: Boredom proneness and attentional difficulties predict worse age-related subjective hearing but lower rates of hearing aid adoption. Poster Presentation, Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. [pdf]
Smith, A. C., Marty-Dugas, J. & Smilek, D. (2025). The Relation Between Oral Contraceptive Use, Boredom, and Flow. Poster Presentation, Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. [pdf]
Marty-Dugas, J., Smith, A. C., & Smilek, D. (2025). The Impact of Different Birth Control Methods on Everyday Attention. Poster Presentation, Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
Smith, A. C. & Smilek, D. (2024). Revisiting oral contraceptive use and attentional engagement in everyday life: The role of ethinyl-estradiol and progestin doses. Poster Presentation, Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. [pdf]
Smith, A. C. & Smilek, D. (2023). On the relation between oral contraceptive use, self-control, and self-regulation. Poster Presentation, Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Washington, DC, USA. [pdf]
Ayers-Glassey, S., Smith, A. C., & Smilek, D. (2021). ADHD symptoms and inattention in the follicular and luteal phases of naturally cycling women and in women using oral contraceptives. Poster Presentation, 17th Annual CADDRA ADHD Conference. Online.
Smith, A. C., Brosowsky, N. P., Seli, P., & Smilek, D. (2020). The role of motivation in the distinction between mind-wandering intentionality and thought guidance. Poster Presentation, Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. [pdf]
Marty-Dugas, J., Smith, A. C., & Smilek, D. (2020). Can mindful breathing facilitate flow experience?. Poster Presentation, Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
Smith, A. C., Wammes, J. D., Ralph, B. C. W. & Smilek, D. (2019). The link between engagement and understanding during lectures. Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation, McMaster Conference on Education and Cognition. Hamilton, ON, Canada. [pdf]
Smith, A. C., Ralph, B. C. W., Seli, P., & Smilek, D. (2019). Attentional Pacing: The strategic modulation of attention over time. Poster Presentation, Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC, USA. [pdf]
Smith, A. C., Marty-Dugas, J., Ralph, B. C. W., & Smilek, D. (2019). Examining the relation between grit, flow, and attention in everyday life. Poster Presentation, Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference. Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. [pdf]