Matthew Reysen

Matthew Reysen is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Mississippi, affiliated with the Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts. He holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Purdue University (2004). His research focuses on social influences on cognitive processes, particularly human memory and eyewitness testimony. He has also explored 'reality construction' and the Verbal Overshadowing Effect, which examines how verbal descriptions of perpetrators impact memory accuracy in line-up identifications.

• Education:
• B.A. Psychology, California State University, Fresno (1998)
• M.S. Psychology, Purdue University (2002)
• Ph.D. Psychology, Purdue University (2004)
• Research Interests:
• Role of social collaboration on memory performance
• False memory formation via imagination
• Improving eyewitness testimony accuracy
• Teaching:
• PSY 201: Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 320: Cognitive Psychology
• PSY 394: Lab in Psychology (Cognition and Perception)
• PSY 704: Advanced Cognitive Psychology