I was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and moved to the United States when I was four. I was raised in God's country, New Jersey, and received a BA from Lafayette College and a PhD from the University of Colorado. (In the middle of graduate school, I took a year off to be a ski bum in Crested Butte, Colorado) Although I was fortunate to have many outstanding teachers, my most influential mentors were Burt Cohen at Lafayette College and Bill Battig at the University of Colorado. I have been teaching at Furman University since 1977. I love teaching and research and some of my greatest rewards come from involving students in research. Over the years, over 30 students have coauthored papers with me.
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Although my general research interests are in the area of memory, my specific focus is on prospective memory, which is memory for future actions such as remembering to take medication . . . more >>
Memory and Cognition
Introduction to Psychology Experimental and Statistical Method
My long time colleague, Mark McDaniel, and I recently wrote a trade book (published by Yale University Press) titled "Memory Fitness: A Guide for Successful Aging." Our goal was to translate the explosion of research on aging and memory over the last 10 years . . . more >>