Dr. Sasha Cervantes

BIOGRAPHY

Sasha N. Cervantes joined the faculty at Governors State University in 2014. She earned her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. from New York University, and an M.A/Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She was the Frederick Douglass Scholar and Visiting Professor at California University of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty at GSU.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Memory accuracy and false memory

• Normal cognitive aging processes

• Memory and creativity

• Scholarship of teaching and learning - particularly online pedagogy

• Co-curricular academic engagement and first generation college students

COURSES

• Cognitive Psychology

• Learning & Behavior

• Biological Psychology

• Research Methods

• Principles of Psychology

• Psychological Issues and Social Values

• Learning & Memory

• Memory & the Law

SERVICE (select roles)

• Society for Teaching of Psychology (STP), Diversity Committee

• STP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force

• Faculty Senator

• Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology, co-Advisor

• Faculty Professional Development Committee, co-Chair

• Student Evaluation of Instruction Revision Taskforce

• Midwestern Psychological Association, GSU Representative

• Invited editor, plus text & conference submissions reviewer