Primary Investigator
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Dr. Timothy Ricker
Ph.D. University of Missouri, 2013
My research follows two main directions. The first explores how humans maintain information across time and in the face of interfering tasks. The second examines the parameters and processes involved in creating stable working memory representations. I use behavioral experimentation, Bayesian estimation, and mathematical modeling to examine these questions. Contact: Timothy.Ricker@csi.cuny.edu Click here to download C.V. |
Graduate Students
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Kelly CottonB.S./B.A. University of Rochester, 2015
My interests include working memory, consolidation into long-term memory, and how these functions differ in various populations. I'm particularly interested in using neuroimaging and eye-tracking to inform our knowledge of human cognition. I graduated from the University of Rochester in 2015, with a dual B.S./B.A. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences/Linguistics. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Contact: kcotton@gradcenter.cuny.edu Click here to download C.V. |
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Megan CaldwellMy interest is in the fundamental aspect of memory in our everyday lives. What most propels me toward research is that, in the field of psychology, we can observe traits and postulate their causes. In conjunction with understanding the biological mechanisms of the brain we can really get down to the cause and effect relationships. I have a B.S. in Psychology and am currently working on my M.S. in Neuroscience.
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Undergraduate Research Assistants
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Nicholas Cirrone
I am interested in how memory can influence people’s everyday decisions. I am currently in Macaulay Honors at the College of Staten Island and hope to attend medical school to become a physician after graduation.
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William FrickensteinI am interested in mental rotation and joined the lab to learn more about visual cognition. Specifically, I am curious if the constant presence of technology in our lives has eliminated the gender gap in the mental rotation performance. I intend to pursue a career in counseling after I graduate.
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Danielle AylmerWhat interest me about memory is how we can remember certain things like it’s the back of our hand and other thing we seem to forget no matter how hard we try. I find it fascinating that our research participants often think they do not remember anything, but their reponses are almost spot on. Even without fully realizing it, things are being stored in our working memory. Once receiving my bachelors degree I plan to continue on to dental school.
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Alani HarrisonI am interested in the mechanisms behind our memory organization. How we remember information has been of interest to me throughout my time at the College of Staten Island. I am a Psychology major with the goal of becoming a physical therapist.
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Caryn DarmoniI've always been interested in the memory process. Some details are easily recalled and others left to be forgotten. What makes us differentiate between the two? Is it our interest in the information that helps us store it while we forget things we deem unimportant? I am in the Verrazano Honors Program at CSI. I plan to graduate with a Psychology major and a minor in Spanish and Biology. After graduation, I intend on furthering my studies in dental school.
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Hannah BareketI have always been captivated by how our memory works. I joined the lab to learn to learn more about the mechanisms guiding memory performance. I am in the Verrazano Honors Program at CSI. I plan to graduate with a Psychology major and a minor in Spanish. After graduation, I intend to pursue a degree in Physical Therapy.
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