Department of Psychology 139 Tisch Learning Center Skidmore College 815 North Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 hknicker@skidmore.edu Department Phone: 518.580.5300 Fax: 518.580.5319 H. Faye Knickerbocker, Ph.D. (Current as of 7/14/2014) Education 2008-2014 Department of Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York Degree: Ph.D. (Cognitive Psychology, 2014) Dissertation: Release from Proactive Interference: The Impact of Emotional and Semantic Shifts on Recall Performance Mentor: Dr. Jeanette Altarriba Degree: M.A. (Cognitive Psychology, 2011) 2004-2008 Department of Psychology, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York Degree: M.A. (Psychology, 2008) Mentor: Dr. James Regan Degree: B.A. summa cum laude (Psychology, 2006) 2002-2004 Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, New York Research Affiliation 2009-current Lab Manager of the Language, Eye-Tracking, & Reading (LETR) Lab (Graduate Researcher, 2009-2014) Department of Psychology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York Director: Dr. Rebecca L. Johnson 2008-current Postdoc Research Associate of the Cognition and Language Laboratory (Graduate Researcher, 2008-2014) Department of Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York Director: Dr. Jeanette Altarriba Academic Positions 2014-current Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
Page 2 2012-2014 Graduate Assistant for the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York 2008-2014 Graduate Assistant for Cognition and Language Laboratory University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York 2006-2008 Graduate Assistant for Marist College Psychology Department Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York 2006-2007 Research Assistant at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York Research Interests Distinction between emotion and abstract words, distinction between emotion and emotionladen words, emotion word processing (eye movements, perception, and memory), language acquisition and bilingualism, attention, eye tracking, memory, priming, proactive interference, repetition blindness Publications Knickerbocker, H., Johnson, R. L., & Altarriba, J. (2014). Emotion effects during reading: Evidence of differences in eye movements and processing. Cognition & Emotion. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2014.938023 Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, A. (2014). Bilingualism, memory, and emotion. Cambridge Extra at the Linguist List. Retrieved from: http://cup.linguistlist.org/2014/01/bilingualismmemory-and-emotion Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2013). Differential repetition blindness with emotion and emotion-laden wordtypes. Visual Cognition, 21(5), 599-627. doi: 10.1080/13506285.2013.815297 Altarriba, J., & Knickerbocker, H. (2011). Acquiring second language vocabulary through the use of images and words. In P. Trofimovich & K. McDonough (Eds.), Applying priming methods to L2 learning, teaching and research: Insights from psycholinguistics (pp. 21-48). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2011). Bilingualism and the impact of emotion: The role of experience, memory, and sociolinguistic factors. In V. Cook & B. Bassetti (Eds.), Language and bilingual cognition (pp. 453-477). New York: Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis. Manuscripts in Preparation Knickerbocker, H. (in preparation). Release from proactive interference: The impact of emotional and semantic shifts on recall performance. Dissertation Abstracts International.
Page 3 Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (in preparation). The distinction between emotion and emotionladen words: Evidence from release from proactive interference. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Language, Memory, and Cognition. Knickerbocker, H., Johnson, R. L., Altarriba, J., & Hall, A. (in preparation). Eye movements when reading emotion-laden words. Cognition & Emotion. Conference Presentations Knickerbocker, H. F., & Altarriba, J. (2014, October). Release from proactive interference effects with emotion and emotion-laden words. Paper to be presented at the 54 th New England Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Bates College, Lewiston, ME. Hall, A., Johnson, R. L., Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2014, March). The processing of negative emotion-laden words during reading: An eye-tracking study. Poster presented at the 85th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA. Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2013, November). Release from proactive interference with emotional and neutral semantic shifts. Poster presented at the 54 th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2013, September). Differentiating emotion and emotion-laden words using proactive interference. Poster presented at the 2013 Faculty Research Poster Session, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY. Knickerbocker, H., Johnson, R. L., & Altarriba, J. (2012, November). Individual differences in processing emotion words during reading: Evidence from eye movements. Poster presented at the 53 rd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN. Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2012, November). Release from proactive interference using emotion and emotion-laden words. Poster presented at the 53 rd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN. Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2012, May). Processing emotion and emotion-laden stimuli within the RSVP paradigm. Paper presented at the 84 nd annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2010, November). The influence of emotion wordtype on the repetition blindness effect. Poster presented at the 51 st annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO. Knickerbocker, H., & Altarriba, J. (2010, April). Repetition blindness with emotion, emotion laden, and neutral words. Paper presented at the 82 nd annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Page 4 Boyer, S., Knickerbocker, H., & Regan, J. (2007, August). Assertive community treatment: Brief history and team training considerations. Paper presented at the 115 th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. Regan, J., & Knickerbocker, H. (2007, May). Blended or online courses: Developing trends supporting blended approaches. Poster presented at the 19 th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC. Regan, J., Knickerbocker, H., & Allen, J. (2007, March). Course management system: Past, present and future. Panel presentation at the 21 st annual conference on the Teaching of Psychology: Ideas & Innovations, Ellenville, NY. Dingman, S., & Knickerbocker, H. (2006, October). Neuroscience education in cyberspace at one undergraduate institution. Poster presented at the 35 th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA. Grants Awarded GSA Professional Development Grant University at Albany, SUNY, Fall 2013 Graduate Initiative Grant University at Albany, SUNY, Fall 2013 Graduate Initiative Grant University at Albany, SUNY, Spring 2013 Graduate Initiative Grant University at Albany, SUNY, Fall 2012 GSEU Professional Development Grant University at Albany, SUNY, Summer 2012 GSO Travel Grant University at Albany, SUNY, Spring 2010 Graduate Initiative Grant University at Albany, SUNY, Fall 2009 Graduate Initiative Grant University at Albany, SUNY, Fall 2008 Awards Dissertation Research Fellowship Award University at Albany, SUNY, Summer 2013 Excellence in Undergraduate Psychology Marist College, Spring 2006 Honor Societies Psi Chi: National Honor Society in Psychology Phi Theta Kappa: National Honor Society for Two Year Colleges
Page 5 Teaching Experience Skidmore College PS 101: Introduction to Psychological Science Fall 2014 (2 sections) PS 312A: Cognitive Behavioral Learning Fall 2014 University at Albany, SUNY APSY 210: Statistical Methods in Psychology Spring 2012, Fall 2011 APSY 380: Learning Summer 2012 APSY 381: Memory and Cognition Summer 2013, Summer 2011, Summer 2010 APSY 892: Practicum in College Teaching Introduction to Psychology Discussion Sections Fall 2009 Marist College COM 200: Communications Research Methods and Strategies Spring 2007 Thesis Committee/Supervisory Position Sarah E. Pate, B.A., (Honors Thesis, 2013), Department of Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY Professional Activities Ad Hoc Reviewer American Journal of Psychology