Stacy Birch

Stacy Birch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neuroscience at the State University of New York at Brockport, specializing in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience research.

Education:

• PhD in Cognitive Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1993)
• M.A. in Cognitive Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1990)
• B.A. (summa cum laude) in Honors Psychology and English, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston (1987)

Research Focus: Dr. Birch investigates memory systems—particularly eyewitness memory and retention of surface versus conceptual information—and language processing mechanisms, examining how linguistic factors like syntactic prominence influence sentence comprehension. Her work extends to phonological processing in reading and associated impairments, bridging cognitive theory with real-world applications in legal and educational contexts.

Teaching Portfolio: She instructs core courses including Cognitive Psychology (PSH 351), Biopsychology (PSH 341), Research Methods (PSH 301), Cognitive Neuroscience, and Advanced Biopsychology (PSH 640).