Matthew Crump

Matthew Crump is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (CUNY), where he was promoted from Assistant Professor (2011) to Associate Professor (2016) and finally to Full Professor (2022). He also has an affiliation with the Cognitive and Comparative Psychology Training area of the Psychology Doctoral program at the Graduate Center of CUNY. Dr. Crump runs the Computational Cognition Lab, which investigates learning, memory, attention, performance, and semantic cognition.

Dr. Crump's educational background includes a Postdoc from Vanderbilt University (2011) in Psychology, a Ph.D. from McMaster University (2007) in Psychology, and a B.Sc. from the University of Lethbridge (2002) in Psychology. His academic journey reflects a strong foundation in cognitive psychology that has shaped his research career.

Dr. Crump's research focuses on cognitive psychology, particularly learning, memory, attention, skill learning, semantics, and computational modeling. His work often employs instance theory frameworks to understand cognitive processes. He has made significant contributions to understanding skilled action sequencing, particularly in typewriting, and has developed computational models of semantic memory. His research bridges theoretical cognitive science with practical applications in education and research methodology.

Analysis of Dr. Crump's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on cognitive modeling, particularly instance-based approaches to understanding memory and language processing. His work spans multiple subfields including attentional control, semantic networks, and skill acquisition. Notably, he has made significant contributions to open science practices through developing R packages for research and creating open educational resources for statistics education.

Dr. Crump is actively involved in mentoring students at multiple levels, from undergraduates to doctoral students in his Computational Cognition Lab. While specific grant information isn't provided in the text, his extensive publication record and development of educational resources suggest successful research funding.

The Computational Cognition Lab at Brooklyn College, run by Dr. Crump, includes undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral researcher associates. The lab focuses on empirical research in cognitive psychology with an emphasis on computational approaches. Dr. Crump has developed several open educational resources, including textbooks and course materials that are freely available online.