Michael J. Kane is a Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He earned his B.A. in psychology from Haverford College and his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Duke University.
Mike has served as Associate Editor for the journals, Cognitive Psychology and Memory & Cognition, and he currently serves as Consulting Editor for the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.
Mike trains doctoral students within the Psychology Department's Cognitive Psychology program.
See Mike's research profiles below (Google Scholar, OSF, NC Docks). Contact Mike at mjkane@uncg.edu
Chandni Lal is a cognitive MA-PhD student working in the I.D.E.A. lab. She earned her B.S. and M.A. in psychology from UNCG.
Chandni's research interests are in mind-wandering and mind-blanking experiences, mindfulness, and attention in academic settings.
Contact Chandni at c_lal@uncg.edu
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Michael W. McHale is a doctoral student in Psychology at Kent State University.
Michael earned his MA at UNCG. His thesis was on the spread (or "contagion") of mind wandering among students in learning contexts.
See Michael's personal webpage.
Contact Michael at mmchale6@kent.edu or connect with him on Twitter.
Rachel A. Booth is customer training specialist at JobTread.
Rachel earned her MA at UNCG, with primary research interests in attention, memory, learning, and creativity.
Contact Rachel at r.ann.booth@gmail.com
Matthew S. Welhaf, Ph.D. is a new Assistant Professor of Psychology at North Carolina A&T University.
Matt's research focuses on individual differences in attention control and mind wandering, with special interest in the measurement of sustained attention abilities and the contents of people's off-task thoughts.
See Matt's professional webpage, and Google Scholar profile.
Contact Matt at mswelhaf@ncat.edu
Bridget A. Smeekens is a Lecturer in the UNCG Psychology Department.
Bridget earned her MA at UNCG. See Bridget's Google Scholar profile, and Twitter profile.
Matt E. Meier, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Appalachian State University.
Matt's research focuses on individual differences in working memory capacity and cognitive control.
See Matt's professional webpage, and Google Scholar profile.
Jennifer C. McVay, Ph.D., is a Principal Behavioral Scientist for CACI International, Inc.
See Jen's Linkedin profile or her ResearchGate page.
Bradley J. Poole, Ph.D., is Lead User Experience Researcher for Alight Solutions in Chicago, IL.
See Brad's Linkedin profile.
Tina M. Miyake, Ph.D., is a Human Factors Scientist in the Idaho National Laboratory’s Human Factors and Reliability Department.
See Tina's Linkedin profile or her bold.pro profile.