Ryan Thibodeau is a Professor at St. John Fisher University and a New York State licensed psychologist with Apple Teacher certification. His research examines the history of psychiatry and mental illness stigma, with publications spanning PTSD, schizophrenia, depression, and autism stigma. Recent work explores continuum beliefs, social distance, and intervention efficacy. Community involvement includes the Mount Hope Cemetery unnamed deceased memorial project and sensory-friendly space development. His publication portfolio demonstrates extensive focus on mental health stigma mechanisms across military/civilian contexts, celebrity influences, and parent-associated stigma. Methodologies include laboratory experiments, correlational studies, and implicit/explicit measures spanning psychophysiology and social cognition.
David Huber is a Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado. He holds a PhD from Indiana University (2000). His research focuses on human perception, memory, and decision-making from a computational perspective, integrating behavioral studies with neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, ERP) and computational models (Bayesian, neural networks). Key areas include visual cognition, spatial navigation models, memory retrieval dynamics, and priming effects. Education: PhD in Psychology from Indiana University (2000). Research emphasizes mechanisms underlying memory processes, perceptual adaptation, and the neural basis of cognitive functions. Recent work challenges traditional roles of hippocampal place/grid cells, proposing memory-centric models. He explores how perceptual fluency influences decision-making and juror cognition, with studies on serial dependence and gestalt principles in binocular rivalry. His neurocomputational methods include fMRI-based tuning function analysis and virtual electrophysiology modeling. Publications span over two decades, focusing on memory models (SAM-RI), neural habituation, and Bayesian modeling of brain activity. His work advocates for rigorous model-driven approaches in cognitive neuroscience.
Kristen Diliberto-Macaluso is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Undergraduate Research at Berry College, located in the Department of Psychological Science. She holds a Ph.D. from the University at Albany, SUNY (1996-1999), and has served in roles including Department Chair (2007-2013), Coordinator of the George Scholar Program, and has been a faculty member since 1999. Her research focuses on cognitive processes such as false memory, perceptual pop-out effects, and the interplay between emotion and memory. She also investigates practical applications like using mobile apps to enhance student learning and the psychological impacts of art. Recently, her work includes studies on academic burnout among students and autobiographical memory in Latino immigrants. Dr. Diliberto-Macaluso is deeply engaged in mentoring undergraduate researchers. Her articles span topics from religious schema activation to educational technology, emphasizing applied cognitive science. She actively participates in professional organizations like the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and the Psychonomic Society. Her teaching interests include cognitive psychology, research methods, and eyewitness memory. She has consistently integrated innovative pedagogical strategies into her courses, such as app-based learning tools, as highlighted in her Teaching of Psychology publication.
Holly Branigan is a Professor of Psychology of Language and Cognition at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. Her research focuses on language production, dialogue, child language development, and bilingualism. She holds a Personal Chair and has led numerous grants including projects on conversational alignment in children with autism, language experience effects on development, and syntactic priming in dialogue. Her teaching includes undergraduate courses on Psychology of Language and postgraduate modules on Dialogue. She supervises PhD students in topics like syntactic processing, bilingualism, and interactional linguistics. Branigan has secured over £10M in research funding from bodies like the ESRC and EU, leading projects such as 'How does language experience support language development?' (2018–2023) and 'AThEME: Advancing European Multilingual Experience' (2014–2019). Her work explores how speakers adapt language based on social context, interlocutor traits, and cognitive factors. Key achievements include a 7-year ESRC fellowship (1999–2006), and recognition for contributions to understanding syntactic processing mechanisms. She currently leads research on child language imitation in social contexts and bilingual syntactic representation.
Diane M Beck is Professor and Head of Psychology at the University of Illinois, with additional affiliations in the Neuroscience Program and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research investigates cognitive processes and neural mechanisms underlying visual perception and attention. Key interests include: Factors determining visual awareness and object representation Neural constraints on simultaneous item processing Attention modulation in visual cortex Efficient processing of natural scenes Roles of statistical regularities in perception Methodologies include fMRI, behavioral experiments, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Research publications demonstrate strong emphasis on visual cognition (58%), attention mechanisms (25%), and neural encoding of statistical regularities (17%), with neuroimaging being the primary methodology (72% of recent works). Directs the Attention and Perception Lab, advising 4 current graduate students and 18+ alumni. Major collaborators include Fei-Fei Li (Stanford), Kara Federmeier (Illinois), and Gabriele Gratton (Illinois).
Matteo Mario Pietro Motterlini is a Full Professor of Philosophy of Science at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan, where he is affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy. He is the director of the Center for Research in Experimental and Applied Epistemology (CRESA) and the Behavior Change Lab, and collaborates with the Cognitive Neuroscience Center and Division of Neuroscience. He holds teaching responsibilities in Cognitive Economics and Neuroeconomics, and Behavior Change, and serves on the university's academic committee. Università degli Studi di Milano – Philosophy London School of Economics – Economics Carnegie Mellon University – Cognitive Science His research lies at the intersection of philosophy, behavioral economics, and cognitive neuroscience, focusing on human rationality, decision-making processes, emotions, regret, and social learning, particularly in economic and financial contexts. He investigates how behavioral science can inform public policy and improve organizational practices. His work integrates experimental methods with neuroimaging to uncover the neurobiological foundations of judgment and choice. The recent publications highlight a strong trend in applying behavioral and cognitive sciences to societal challenges such as vaccine hesitancy, disinformation, charitable giving, and policy design. His work combines empirical rigor with philosophical depth, exploring topics like the epistemology of nudges, truth perception, and the role of expert endorsement. The integration of neuroscience, psychology, and economics is evident across his research output. Chief Behavioral Officer, E.ON Italia Spa Chief Behavioral Officer, Gruppo San Donato Scientific Advisor, MilanLab (AC Milan) Scientific Advisor, MarketPsych LLC Advisor for Behavioral Finance, Fidelity (Growth, Income & Stability project) Advisor for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Italy) He has received no explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text. However, his advisory roles in high-impact public and private institutions reflect recognition of his expertise. His books are international bestsellers, translated into multiple languages, indicating broad scholarly and public influence. Motterlini has been actively involved in public engagement through collaborations with Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore, and Il Foglio. He has delivered keynote lectures and participated in public festivals and media appearances, including on Sky TG24. He has advised on financial education (EDUFIN) and participated in events on longevity risk, health, and sustainability. His research is supported by interdisciplinary collaborations and applied projects with industry partners. He leads two major research units: the Center for Research in Experimental and Applied Epistemology (CRESA) and the Behavior Change Lab (also referred to as the E.ON Customer Behavior Lab), which focus on biometric and neuroscientific analysis of behavior. These labs serve as hubs for experimental research in decision-making, nudging, and behavioral interventions in health, finance, and sustainability.
John H. Mace serves as Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Eastern Illinois University, concurrently holding a professorship in Aging Studies (Gerontology). Based in Klehm Hall, Charleston, his contact email is jhmace@eiu.edu. His research centers on autobiographical memory systems , specifically: Involuntary vs. voluntary memory recall mechanisms Organization principles of autobiographical memories Semantic-to-autobiographical priming under varied conditions (non-verbal cues, subliminal stimuli, cue repetition) Functional purpose of involuntary memories Methodological innovations in diary-based memory research Recent publications (2023-2024) demonstrate rigorous experimental approaches examining how semantic cues trigger autobiographical memories, revealing critical insights about memory accessibility thresholds and unconscious processing. His work bridges cognitive psychology with consciousness studies through innovative paradigms like vigilance tasks and subliminal stimulation protocols. Dr. Mace maintains active teaching responsibilities for Cognitive Psychology and Human Memory courses while leading departmental operations. His public profile includes media recognition as the 82-year-old Boston Marathon qualifier in 2020, featured across eight media outlets including The Boston Globe .
Eriko Sugimori is an Associate Professor at the School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Education and has established herself as a prominent researcher in experimental psychology with a focus on memory processes and cognitive phenomena. Her research interests span across several key areas of experimental psychology: Memory and source monitoring processes Action and implicit memory Individual differences in cognitive processing Nostalgia and autobiographical memory Schizotypal personality traits and cognitive functioning Dr. Sugimori's work demonstrates a consistent pattern of investigating how cognitive processes interact with emotional states, social contexts, and perceptual experiences. Her research spans from basic cognitive mechanisms to applied settings in clinical, educational, and social contexts. A significant portion of her work examines how memory processes are influenced by emotional states, social interactions, and individual differences in personality traits. Among her notable achievements is the Japanese Psychological Association Excellent Paper Award received in 2006. Her research has been published in numerous high-impact journals across psychology and cognitive science. Dr. Sugimori has mentored numerous students through research projects and has been involved in various research collaborations across different institutions. Her work has received significant attention in the field, as evidenced by her 504 citations and h-index of 12 across 43 publications. She is actively involved in several professional organizations including the Japanese Society of Sport Psychology, Japanese Society of Applied Psychology, Psychonomic Society, Japanese Psychological Association, and Japanese Society of Cognitive Psychology, demonstrating her commitment to advancing psychological science across multiple subdisciplines.
Dr. Christian Büsel is a researcher at the Department of General Psychology I, Institute of Psychology, University of Innsbruck . His work focuses on visual attention mechanisms, including top-down and bottom-up processing, and their relationships with working memory. Email: Christian.Buesel@uibk.ac.at Research Interests: Visual attention, visual search, and the interplay between working memory and intentional visual attention. He employs behavioral experiments, meta-analyses, and mobile eye tracking to study suppression of irrelevant stimuli and contingent capture effects. Methodological Contributions: A key developer of the open-source Experimenters' Tools project, which provides resources for psychological research, including visual angle calculations, color conversions, power analyses, and diffusion modeling. His textbook on empirical-experimental methods is available via Springer. Articles Trends: Recent publications emphasize attentional control, feature-based suppression, and cross-modal cognitive processes (e.g., music reading and auditory discrimination). Technical contributions highlight mobile experimentation frameworks and OpenSesame-based methodologies.
Perla Gámez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Her research focuses on language and literacy development, particularly for Dual Language Learners and English Language Learners, examining how linguistic environments across classrooms, homes, and museums impact developmental outcomes from preschool through adolescence. PhD and MA in Developmental Psychology from the University of Chicago BA in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago Her work employs both naturalistic observation and experimental methods, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation. She teaches courses including PSYC 273 Developmental Psychology , PSYC 307 Psychology of Language , and PSYC 540 Psychology of Language Development . Recent research trends include narrative skill analysis in bilingual populations, syntactic priming mechanisms, and vocabulary acquisition influenced by socioeconomic factors. Notable awards include the Edwin T. and Vivijeanne F. Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence .
Dr. Richard J. Addante is a Research Fellow in Neuroscience with expertise in cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, and memory research. He earned a BA in Psychology from The College of New Jersey and a PhD in Neuroscience at UC Davis as a Diversity Fellow of the American Psychological Association, followed by a Post-doctoral Fellowship in Neuroimaging at UT-Southwestern Medical School. Currently, he is an NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Fellow. Education: BA in Psychology (The College of New Jersey), PhD in Neuroscience (UC Davis) His research focuses on implicit memory, recognition processes, and neural oscillations, particularly theta waves. He uses electrophysiological methods (ERPs, EEG) and neuroimaging to study metacognition, semantic priming, and hippocampal contributions to memory. His work often involves developing automated pipelines for cognitive data analysis. Dr. Addante has received notable fellowships, including the American Psychological Association Diversity Fellowship and the NIH LRP Fellowship. His network includes collaborations with researchers from institutions like Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UT-Southwestern Medical School.
Katarzyna Jankowiak serves as an Assistant Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań's Faculty of English, specializing in psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics with expertise in bilingual language processing. Her research integrates electrophysiological methods (EEG/ERP) with behavioral measures to investigate cognitive mechanisms underlying metaphor comprehension, emotional language processing, and stereotype activation in bilingual contexts. Her research interests focus on psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, bilingualism and cognition, event-related potentials, figurative language processing, emotional language processing, clinical linguistics, metaphor comprehension, gender stereotypes in language, and neurophysiological measures . She employs sophisticated methodologies including EEG, galvanic skin response, and eye-tracking to examine how language proficiency, mood states, and modality affect cognitive processing in bilingual speakers. Analysis of her recent publications (2021-2025) reveals consistent focus on bilingual metaphor processing, emotional language comprehension across languages, and neural correlates of stereotype activation. Her work demonstrates that emotional reactivity is reduced in non-native languages, that mood states differentially affect semantic processing in L1 versus L2, and that bilinguals show decreased sensitivity to gender stereotypes in their foreign language. Methodologically, she bridges behavioral and neurophysiological approaches to provide comprehensive insights into bilingual cognition. Scientific Awards and Recognition: START scholarship from Foundation for Polish Science (2019/2020) Multiple AMU Rector's Prizes for research and organizational achievements (2021-2023) Minister of Education and Science scholarship for outstanding young researchers (2022) Adam Mickiewicz University Vice-Chancellor's scholarships for outstanding PhD work (2014-2018) Dr. Jankowiak actively contributes to academic service as project/grant reviewer for international organizations (SSHRC, NSF, Fulbright Commission, NAWA) and as peer reviewer for over 20 journals including Bilingualism: Language and Cognition , NeuroImage , and International Journal of Psychophysiology . She has organized numerous international conferences including Young Linguists' Meetings and Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Embodiment events, demonstrating strong leadership in her field.
Professor Phillip Morgan is a leading academic in Human Factors and Cognitive Science at Cardiff University's School of Psychology, holding a Personal Chair since 2020. He directs the Human Factors Excellence (HuFEx) Research Group and serves as Director of Research for the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Human-Machine Systems (IROHMS) . Since March 2019, he has been seconded part-time to Airbus as Director of their Centre of Excellence in Human-Centric Cyber Security . BSc (Hons) Psychology, Cardiff University (2001) PGDip Research Methods, Cardiff University (2002, Distinction) PhD in Cognitive Psychology, Cardiff University (2005) PGCHE, University of Wales (2012, Distinction) His research merges Human Factors with Cognitive Science to address real-world challenges in: Human-machine interaction in autonomous systems Cyberpsychology and security behavior Transport human factors (connected/autonomous vehicles) Interruption/distraction effects on cognition Trust and blame dynamics in AI systems Industry 5.0 human-centric manufacturing Recent publications show AI and cybersecurity as dominant themes, with specific focus on autonomous vehicle interfaces, human fatigue analysis, and trust calibration in human-machine systems. His work integrates behavioral experiments, driving simulators, and human-state monitoring. Scientific Recognition: Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society Best Paper Award at AHFE 2021 Member of Experimental Psychology Society Keynote speaker at multiple international conferences As supervisor, he leads projects on cybersecurity frameworks, fatigue detection, and human-AI interaction. His grants portfolio exceeds £37m from sources including EPSRC, ESRC, Airbus, and Wellcome Trust. Current supervisees include Victoria Marcinkiewicz, George Raywood-Burke, and Nicola Turner.
Dr. Agnieszka Konopka is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Aberdeen, where she conducts research and teaches while actively accepting PhD students for supervision. Her office is located in Room G33 of the William Guild Building on the University of Aberdeen campus. Her academic appointments include: Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen SONA and research participation coordinator Associate Editor, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Editorial Board Member, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition Editorial Board Member, Applied Psycholinguistics Dr. Konopka's research focuses on the cognitive mechanisms underlying language production and memory for language. She investigates how speakers plan and formulate messages and sentences across different languages, examining incrementality and flexibility in message and sentence formulation. Her work also bridges bilingual sentence processing with reconstructive memory research to understand how language learning affects memory for linguistic information. Her research interests include: Language production and message formulation Sentence formulation and incrementality Cross-linguistic differences in language processing Linguistic diversity and bilingualism Syntax and memory for language Source memory and metacognition Her publication record shows a consistent trajectory of high-impact research in psycholinguistics and cognitive psychology, with recent work expanding into cross-cultural aspects of emotion recognition and social category influences on cognitive processes. She frequently employs eye-tracking and other experimental methodologies to examine the precise time-course of linguistic processing. Her teaching responsibilities include: Memory & Language Methodology B MRes programme instruction Dr. Konopka maintains an active presence in the academic community through her editorial roles and continues to advance research at the intersection of language, cognition, and social processes.
Robert Wood is a Professor and Honorary Professor at Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University. He holds leadership roles including Director of the CommBank Diaries 2026 project and previously founded the Centre for Ethical Leadership at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on behavioral decision theory, leadership development, and ethical decision-making within organizational contexts. Education: PhD from the University of Washington and post-doctoral studies at Stanford University. His academic background combines psychology with applied organizational research. Key research interests include understanding how personality traits like neuroticism influence workplace performance, adaptive problem-solving strategies, and leadership emergence in diverse settings. He has pioneered commercial applications such as the Active Memory brain training app and Cognicity Academy, bridging academic research with practical tools. Awards include the prestigious Jay Wright Forrester Award and fellowships from leading professional bodies. Recent projects include investigating banks' carbon tracking solutions' feedback effects (2022-2023). Consultancy and advisory roles span industry and government, including contributions to the Victorian government's Recruit Smarter initiative and the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council.
