Mary Harmon

Mary Harmon serves as Associate Professor of Psychology at Providence College, holding an office in Sowa 0121 with contact details (401) 865-2612 and mharmon@providence.edu.

Education

• Ph.D. from University of New Hampshire (2009)

Research Focus

Dr. Harmon's work centers on cognitive psychology with specialized investigations into religion-cognition interfaces and attentional mechanisms during information processing. Her research examines how theistic and atheistic individuals implicitly understand versus explicitly express concepts of God, alongside studying how divided attention impacts textual comprehension. This dual focus bridges theoretical cognitive frameworks with real-world applications in belief systems and cognitive load management.

Research Grants

• God talk: Differentiating Implicit Understanding and Explicit Expression of God Among Theists and Atheists (Fordham University/Templeton Foundation, 2014-2015)
• The influence of divided attention on text processing (Committee on Aid to Faculty Research, 2011-2012)