Principal Investigator |
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Stephen J. Flusberg, Ph.D.
I am an Associate Professor of Psychology and the Faculty Director of Pedagogy Development at Purchase College, SUNY. I received my PhD in Psychology from Stanford University, and BAs in Psychology and Religion from Northwestern University. When I am not professing, I enjoy creating and listening to music, reading (speculative) fiction, and practicing self defense. I live in New York City with my wife and our two dogs. Link to CV |
Senior Researchers |
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Olisa Bajgora
Olisa is interested in how language can affect how we think and make decisions. Her thesis will examine whether and when reasoning in a non-native language influences moral decision-making. Kelly Baxter
Kelly is fascinated by the role that metaphor plays in how people think about complex issues. Her thesis will investigate whether specific metaphors shape how people reason problems related to health conditions like drug addiction and cancer. Angelica Castaldo
Angelica has spent a lot of time thinking about memory, and what collective false memories might tell us about how our minds work. Her thesis will examine the prevalence of the Mandela Effect, what factors predict how susceptible people are to the effect, and what people think it reveals about the universe. Dylan Ciolfi
Dylan is interested in how linguistic framing works. His thesis will examine whether stereotypes about gender and moral typecasting in cases of sexual assault moderate the effects of victim framing. Rilet Philistin
Rilet is passionate about understanding how multilingualism impacts educational experience. His thesis brings together research on sensitive periods in language acquisition and the role of emotion and stress in learning to illuminate the challenges students face when their schooling is in their non-native language. |
Lab Alumni & Thesis Topics |
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2018-2019
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Sam Balko
Abbey Cuddy Melissa Herrera Edona Lazorja Katherine Lopez Kiera O'Connell |
Effects of speaker and listener identity on metaphor framing
Does maternal history of depression predict internal state talk? Does maternal internal state talk affect executive functioning? War metaphors for addiction Framing effects for neurodiverse persons in a criminal context Is there a saving-enhanced memory effect for spatial layouts? |
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2017-2018
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Metaphorical framing for the treatment of social anxiety
Linguistic framing and attitudes towards law enforcement How smartphone presence affects lecture learning Agent framing moderates effects of the moral history of money Do smartphones function as security blankets? Framing effects on attitudes towards mental illness |
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2016-2017
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Mark Lauria
Avianca Ramos Jessica Smith Rachel Ubanos Paul Wingate |
The influence of communication modality on metaphor framing
Saving-enhanced memory effects in the real world How access to the internet affects problem-solving Cognitive consequences of schema violations Do schema violations reduce top-down processing? |
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2015-2016
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Kevin Collister
Adaira Marie Greco Conrad Hamonet Daniel Pitti |
Effects of schema disruptions on visual pattern detection
The effects of thought disposal on feelings of guilt Illusory behavioral synchrony and prosocial behavior Effects of metaphor on perceptions of social mobility |
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2014-2015
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Kathleen Dengler
Phineas Howie Brie Massaro Jessica Pivnik Devin Stack |
The role of acting experience in lie detection
Effects of information availability on memory and attitudes Do metaphors enhance text learning? How low illumination affects the empathic response The effects of musical experience on sequential memory |
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2013-2014
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Gracie Bihn
Michael DellaValle Alicia Hwang Dean Miller Stacy Radich |
Does yoga enhance attentional abilities?
The role of metaphor in reasoning about mental illness Effects of dance expertise on sequence learning Multiple reference frames in the learning of spatial layouts Movin’ on up: Spatial metaphors and social standing |
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2012-2013
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Chase Meyerson
Derek Shapiro |
Do actors make better liars and lie detectors?
Life journey metaphors predict locus of control |