Education:
- Ph. D., Experimental Psychology, Kent State University
- M.A., Experimental Psychology, St. Bonaventure University
- B.A., Honor’s Psychology, State University of New York at Potsdam
Teaching Interests:
- Introduction to Psychology
- Experimental Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
- Child Development
- Cognitive Development
- Learning and Behavior
- False Memory and Suggestibility
Research Interests:
- Adult and Children’s Eyewitness Suggestibility
- Mechanisms of False Memory Creation
- Directed Forgetting and Retrieval Inhibition
- Interactive Technology Use in the Classroom
Selected Publications:
- Zaragoza, M. S., Mitchell, K. J., Payment, K. E., & Drivdahl, S. B. (2011). False memories for suggestions: The impact of conceptual elaboration. Journal of Memory and Language, 64, 18-31.
- Zaragoza, M.S., Belli, R.F., & Payment, K.E. (2007). Misinformation effects and suggestibility on eyewitness memory. In M. Garry & H. Hayne (Eds.), Do Justice and Let the Sky Fall: Elizabeth F. Loftus and Her Contributions to Science, Law, and Academic Freedom.Erlbaum.
- Zaragoza, M.S., Payment, K.E., Ackil, J.K., Drivdahl, S.B., & Beck, M. (2001). Interviewing witnesses: Forced confabulation and confirmatory feedback increase false memories. Psychological Science, 12, 473-477.
