Revised 10-2013 Michael Friedman 1 Michael C. Friedman Curriculum Vitae General Information Mailing address: Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 780 Cambridge, MA 02138 Email address: michael_friedman@harvard.edu Date of Birth: December 6, 1984 Citizenship: American Education Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology (minor: Developmental Psychology) 2013 Dissertation: The Importance of Selectivity in Memory: The Influence of Value on Monitoring, Learning, and Cognitive Aging Advisor: Dr. Alan D. Castel M.A. in Cognitive Psychology 2009 Advisor: Dr. Alan D. Castel B.A. in Psychology, with a Specialization in Computing 2007 Awards and Fellowships Departmental Teaching Practicum Program Award 2013 Departmental Dissertation Fellowship ($22,000) 2012-2013 Psychology Graduate Student Association Peer Mentoring Award 2012 Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant ($5,000) 2011 Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Award ($5,000) 2010 Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Award ($5,000) 2009 University Fellowship ($20,000) 2008-2009
Revised 10-2013 Michael Friedman 2 Research Interests Human memory, attention, learning, and cognitive aging Metacognition and judgment and decision making Applications of basic principles of memory, metacognition, and learning in educational, legal, clinical, and other training environments Publications Storm, B.C., Friedman, M. C., & Bjork, R.A. (in press). On the transfer of prior tests or study events to subsequent study. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. Bui, D. C., Friedman, M. C., McDonough, I. M., & Castel, A. D. (2013). False memory and importance: Can we prioritize without consequence? Memory & Cognition, 41, 1012-1020. Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (2013). Memory, priority encoding, and overcoming high-value proactive interference in younger and older adults. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 20, 660-683. Castel, A. D., Murayama, K., Friedman, M. C., McGillivray, S., & Link, I. (2013). Selecting valuable information to remember: Age-related differences and similarities in self-regulated learning. Psychology and Aging, 28, 232-242. Castel, A. D., Rhodes, M. G., & Friedman, M. C. (2013). Predicting memory benefits in the production effect: The use and misuse of self-generated distinctive cues when making judgments of learning. Memory & Cognition, 48, 28-35. Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A.D. (2011). Are we aware of our ability to forget? Metacognitive predictions of directed forgetting. Memory & Cognition, 39, 1448-1456. Sungkhasettee, V. W., Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (2011). Memory and metamemory for inverted words: Illusions of competency and desirable difficulties. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 18, 973-978. Chapters in edited books McGillivray, S., Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (2012). Impact of aging on thinking. In K. Holyoak & R. Morrison (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of thinking and reasoning (pp. 650-672). New York: Oxford University Press.
Revised 10-2013 Michael Friedman 3 Castel, A. D., McGillivray, S., & Friedman, M. C. (2012). Metamemory and memory efficiency in older adults: Learning about the benefits of priority processing and value-directed remembering. In M. Naveh-Benjamin & N. Ohta (Eds.), Memory and aging: Current issues and future directions (pp. 245-270). New York: Psychology Press. Publications (under review or in preparation) Friedman, M. C., McGillivray, S., Murayama, K., Castel, A. D. (under review). Memory for medication side effects in younger and older adults: The role of subjective and objective importance. Friedman, M. C., Sungkhasettee, V. W., & Castel, A. D. (under revision). Dissociating perceived and actual influences of perceptual cues on memory and metamemory. Castel, A. D., Friedman, M. C., McGillivray, S., Flores, C. C., & Murayama, K. (under revision). Memory for money associated with faces: Age-related similarities and differences in remembering gains and losses. Cohen, M. S., Friedman, M. C., Castel, A. D., & Bjork, R. A. (in preparation). What people do and do not learn about value and levels of processing across multiple lists. Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (in preparation). Metacognitive control, serial position effects, and the effectiveness of transfer to self-paced study. Miyatsu, T., Friedman, M. C., Castel, A. D., & Bjork, R. A. (in preparation). The harder you try to remember, the more you forget: Retrieval-induced forgetting in value-directed remembering. Published and Refereed Conference Abstracts Friedman, M. C., Castel, A. D., & Noh, S. (November 2012). Goals can enhance inductive learning with interleaved study schedules. Poster presented at the 53 rd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Minneapolis, MN. Miyatsu, T., Friedman, M. C., Castel, A. D., & Bjork, R. A. (November 2012). Are high-value items more or less vulnerable to retrieval-induced forgetting? Poster presented at the 53 rd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Minneapolis, MN.
Revised 10-2013 Michael Friedman 4 Friedman, M. C., McGillivray, S., & Castel, A.D. (June 2012). Memory for medication side effects in younger and older adults: The role of perceived importance. Poster presented at the 17 th Annual UCLA Research Conference on Aging. Los Angeles, CA. Friedman, M. C., Sungkhasettee, V. W., & Castel, A. D. (November 2011). The misuse of inversion and font size when making judgments of learning. Poster presented at the 52 nd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Seattle, WA. Bui, D. C., McDonough, I. M., Friedman, M. C., Castel, A. D., & Myerson, J. (November 2011). False memory and importance: Can we prioritize without consequence? Poster presented at the 52 nd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Seattle, WA. Sungkhasettee, V. W., Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (April 2011). Memory and metamemory for inverted words: The unappreciated effects of desirable difficulties. Poster presented at the 91 st annual convention of the Western Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA. Friedman, M. C., Castel, A. D., Nestojko, J. F., Bjork, R. A., & Halamish, V. (April 2011). Retrieval as a metacognitive modifier? Estimates of forgetting and retrieval-induced forgetting. Poster presented at the 91 st annual convention of the Western Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA. Flores, C. C., McGillivray, S., Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (April 2011). Memory for prices and better buys in older and younger adults. Poster presented at the 91 st annual convention of the Western Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA. Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (November 2010). Metacognitive control, serial position effects, and the effectiveness of transfer to self-paced study. Paper presented at the 51 st annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society. St. Louis, MO. Cohen, M. S., Castel, A. D., Friedman, M. C., Bjork, R. A. (November 2010). The interactive influences of level of processing and item value on recall and metamemory judgments. Poster presented at the 51 st annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society. St. Louis, MO. Friedman, M. C., Castel, A.D., McGillivray, S., & Flores, C.C. (June 2010). Associative memory for money and faces in young and old adults. Poster presented at the 15th annual UCLA Research Conference on Aging. Los Angeles, CA. Friedman, M. C., Castel, A.D., McGillivray, S., & Flores, C.C. (April 2010). Associative memory for money and faces in young and old adults. Poster presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference 2010. Atlanta, GA.
Revised 10-2013 Michael Friedman 5 Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (April 2010). Memory, aging, and interference in a value-based encoding task. Poster presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference 2010. Atlanta, GA. Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (November 2009). Memory and interference in a value-based encoding task. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Boston, MA. Storm, B.C., Friedman, M. C., & Bjork, R.A. (November 2009). On the transfer of prior tests or study events to subsequent study. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Boston, MA. Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A. D. (June 2009). The effect of value on binding and face recognition. Poster presented at the 14th annual UCLA Research Conference on Aging. Los Angeles, CA. Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A.D. (November 2008). Are we aware of our forgetting? Metacognitive ratings of directed forgetting. Poster presented at the 49 th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Chicago, IL. Friedman, M. C., & Castel, A.D. (May 2008). Are we aware of our forgetting? Metacognitive ratings of directed forgetting. Poster presented at the 17 h Annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Los Angeles, CA. Storm, B.C., Friedman, M. C., Bjork, E.L., & Bjork, R.A. (April 2008). The role of context in retrieval-induced forgetting. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association s 88 th Annual Convention. Irvine, CA. Storm, J.C., Storm, B.C., Friedman, M. C., & Bjork, R.A. (August 2007). When expanding test schedules succeed and fail to enhance learning. Poster presented at the 115 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA. Friedman, M. C., Storm, B.C., Bjork, E.L, & Bjork, R.A. (May 2007). Is retrievalinduced forgetting context specific? Poster presented at the 16 th Annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Los Angeles, CA. Research History Graduate Student, Castel Memory & Lifespan Cognition Lab, Oct. 2008 Aug. 2013 Lab Assistant, Bjork Learning and Forgetting Lab, Oct. 2005 Oct. 2008
Revised 10-2013 Michael Friedman 6 Lab Assistant, Castel Memory & Lifespan Cognition Lab, Jun. 2007 Oct. 2008 Ad hoc Reviewer Memory & Cognition Psychology and Aging Psychonomic Bulletin & Review Teaching Experience Introduction to Cognitive Science (Summer 2013), UCLA Teaching Assistant Experience General Psychology Laboratory (Spring 2013), UCLA Psychological Statistics (Fall 2012), UCLA Research Methods (Summer 2012), UCLA Psychology and Law (Summer 2012), UCLA Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (Spring 2012), UCLA Introduction to Cognitive Science (Winter 2012), UCLA Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (Fall 2011), UCLA Psychological Statistics (Summer 2011), UCLA Research Methods (Winter 2011), UCLA Sensation and Perception (Fall 2010), UCLA Research Methods (Spring 2010), UCLA Introduction to Psychology (Winter 2010), UCLA Sensation and Perception (Fall 2009), UCLA * Teaching ratings, and descriptions of responsibilities, are available upon request. Presented a guest lecture.