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Dr.%20Lin%20Agler

The Metacognition Lab is directed by Dr. Lin Agler, and the research focus includes metacognition in reading and math, metacognitive aging, personality traits in learning and cognitive self-assessments, risk self-assessments and risk action, and gender stereotyping.  

Dr.%20Tammy%20Greer

The is directed by Dr. Tammy Greer and focuses on the impact of environmental factors on psychological processes and the relationship between psychological processes and health behaviors with an emphasis on the mitigation of health disparities, especially among minority populations. 

Dr.%20Alen%20Hajnal

The uses virtual reality technology to examine the interplay of perception and action in everyday perceptual and motor skills. These skills are referred to as affordances, i.e. possibilities for action that are available to organisms involved in a variety of everyday actions such as walking, stepping, reaching, grasping, jumping, catching, to name a few. State-of-the-art motion tracking equipment is used to capture and record body movements to complement perceptual measurements.

Dr.%20Andrew%20Huebert

The Recognition and Metacognition (RAM) Lab is directed by Dr. Andrew Huebert and focuses on topics related to memory and cognition. We tend to focus on the cognitive processes that precede or occur in the absence of memory for specifics. This includes processes such as familiarity-based recognition, feature matching, feature significance, d茅j脿 vu, tip of the tongue, partial recollection, illusory recollection, illusory prediction, memory search, and curiosity. 

Dr.%20Mark%20Huff

Experimental Psychology Training Director

The is directed by Dr. Mark Huff. Research in this lab includes areas such as (1) false memory, especially in the context of eyewitness suggestibility paradigms, (2) distinctiveness encoding and the memorial benefits (and costs) that follow encoding tasks, (3) the role of individuals differences in attention and its relation to memory performance, and (4) the cognitive differences between older and younger adults, with the goal of mitigating age-related declines for older adults.

• Current Funding: REAM Foundation. Project Title "Characterizing Attention and Memory Deficits in Misophonic Individuals Following Exposure to Trigger Sounds" ($457,783; 2023-2026).

Dr.%20Kenji%20Noguchi

The is directed by Dr. Kenji Noguchi and focuses on various social psychological issues such as (1) cultural differences in social cognition and values, (2) psychological well-being especially on meaning in life, mindfulness, and coping styles, and (3) other social issues including political ideology, morality, and cognitive biases.  

Dr.%20Don%20Sacco

The is directed by Dr. Donald Sacco and focuses on the following research domains: (1) how motivational systems shaped by natural and sexual selection influence perception, attitudes and behavior; (2) the relationship between personality and social perception; and (3) strategies for promoting ethically sound research practices.

• 2025-2028: 鈥淔ostering STEM Practices through Education, Community, and Reputational Norms;鈥� Role: PI; Agency: National Science Foundation; FAIN: 2520254; Amount: $399,672; Period: 08/15/2025 鈥� 07/31/2028.
• 2024-2028: 鈥淎ccelerating Research Translation in 51逗奶 Mississippi: From Concepts to Career;鈥�  Role: Co-PI; Agency: National Science Foundation; FAIN:2331378; Amount: $6,000,000; Period: 02/01/2024 鈥� 01/31/2028.
• 2023-2025: Characterizing Attention and Memory Deficits in Misophonic Individuals Following Trigger Exposure;鈥� Role: Co-PI; Agency: Misophonia Research Foundation/REAM Foundation; Amount: $455,092; Period: 10/01/2023 鈥� 09/30/2025.

Dr.%20Elena%20Stepanova

The is directed by Dr. Elena Stepanova and focuses on the following domains:  (1) social cognition, specifically (a) conceptualization of social categories and (b) effects of alcohol on social judgments; and (2) cross-cultural work, particularly explicit and implicit ethnic attitudes.