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Principal Investigator

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​​Stephen J. Flusberg, Ph.D.
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​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 the New York City area with my wife and our dog, Dany.

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Senior Researchers

Lindsey Anderson

Maddison Buttice

Amna Khan

Karina Medina

Andrew Raska

Lab Alumni & Thesis Topics

2021-2022​
Yasmine Compaore
​Matthew Cohen
Deborah Hoffman
Natalie Kurek
​Raja Mazar
Hadiyah Phillips

Effects of a brief educational intervention on mental illness stigma Effects of phonetics and celebrity on preference for neologisms
Investigating the social and cognitive consequences of bilingualism

Factors associated with resistance to gender-fair language
The impact of anthropomorphism on cognitive development
Bicultural identity and belonging in a college setting
2020-2021
​Olisa Bajgora
Kelly Baxter
Angelica Castaldo
Dylan Ciolfi
Jasmine Pacheco
Rilet Philistin
​The foreign language effect in moral judgment and mental imagery
Linguistic framing and stigma for substance use disorders
Investigating the prevalence and predictors of the Mandela Effect
The role of gender stereotypes in victim framing

The relationship between aphantasia, daydreaming, and rumination
Barriers to education in a non-native language
2018-2019
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? 

2017-2018
​​Michael Battersby
Jada Cheek
Nicholas Duci
Carly LaPlace
Robert Olejarz
​Justice Marin 
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

2016-2017​
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? 

2015-2016
​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 

2014-2015
​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

2013-2014
​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

2012-2013
Chase Meyerson
​Derek Shapiro ​
Do actors make better liars and lie detectors?
Life journey metaphors predict locus of control 
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