2018: Dr. Matthew Whoolery, Brigham Young University-Idaho
Dr. Whoolery is a Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University-Idaho. He holds a B.S., an M.S., and a Ph.D. from Brigham Young University. Dr. Whoolery was previously an Associate Professor of Psychology at the American University in Cario, Egypt.
Dr. Whoolery's research focuses on theoretical psychology and the application of psychology in cross-cultural settings. Dr. Whoolery has conducted psychology research across the world to investigate the validity of psychological measures when applied in non-Western, non-English speaking cultures.
Dr. Whoolery's research focuses on theoretical psychology and the application of psychology in cross-cultural settings. Dr. Whoolery has conducted psychology research across the world to investigate the validity of psychological measures when applied in non-Western, non-English speaking cultures.
2017: Dr. Keith Hutchison, Montana State University
Dr. Hutchison is Professor and Chair of Psychology department at Montana State University. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. He also completed a 2-year postdoctoral research fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently starting his fifth year as Psychology department head and beginning a 5-year term as Associate Editor for the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition.
Dr. Hutchison's research focuses on the interplay between attention, memory, and language in young adults, older adults, and individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In the attention domain, he focuses on how top-down and automatic mechanisms of control interact to improve selective attention performance. In the memory domain, he focuses primarily on how linguistic properties within study materials influence veridical and false memory. Within language, much of his recent work explores the contribution of controlled attention and semantic context to word recognition.
Dr. Hutchison's research focuses on the interplay between attention, memory, and language in young adults, older adults, and individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In the attention domain, he focuses on how top-down and automatic mechanisms of control interact to improve selective attention performance. In the memory domain, he focuses primarily on how linguistic properties within study materials influence veridical and false memory. Within language, much of his recent work explores the contribution of controlled attention and semantic context to word recognition.
2016: Dr. Xiaomeng (Mona) Xu, Idaho State University
Dr. Xu is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Idaho State University. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from New York University, an M.A. in Psychology from Stony Brook University, a Ph.D. in Social Health Psychology from Stony Brook University, and completed an NIH-sponsored Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Alpert Medical School of Brown University and The Miriam Hospital.
Dr. Xu's research focuses on cardiovascular & behavioral health (e.g. physical activity/sedentary behavior, weight control, smoking), close relationships (especially romantic love), and neuroimaging (fMRI). Dr. Xu conducts basic research in each of these areas as well as more applied research in the overlaps. Dr. Xu also researches these areas in the context of individual differences and culture. Additionally Dr. Xu is interested in pedagogy and mentoring. |
2015: Dr. Megan Smith, Utah State University
Dr. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Utah State University. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Purdue University, a M.A. in Experimental Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Purdue University.
Her Research is aimed at understanding fundamental processes, and the way retrieval-based learning activities can be used to improve meaningful learning in academic settings. |
2014: Dr. Drew C. Appleby, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Dr. Appleby received his BA from Simpson College in 1969 and his PhD from Iowa State University in 1972. During his 40-year career, he served as the Chair of the Marian University Psychology Department, the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Psychology Department, and the Associate Dean of the IUPUI Honors College. His research investigated learning, teaching, academic advising, and mentoring processes and used the results of his research to create strategies designed to enable college students to adapt to their educational environment, acquire academic competence, identity and set goals, and achieve their career aspirations. |