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Suparna Rajaram
Professor
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Biography
Suparna Rajaram’s research focuses on memory and amnesia. In one line of research, she studies the transmission of memory in groups and social networks. In a second line of research, testing both people with intact memory and with organic amnesia, she studies the differences between implicit and explicit memory, the distinction between episodic and semantic memory, and how attention modulates long-term memory. In a third line of research, she studies the nature of emotional memory.
Education
- PhD, Rice University
- MS, Purdue University
- MA, Bangalore University
- BA, Mt. Carmel College (Bangalore, India)
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January 5, 2017
How To Ditch The Bad Habits That Will Hold You Back This Year
Fast Company
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August 3, 2016
The Psychology Behind Why People Don’t Recycle
Huffington Post
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November 17, 2015
Obesity can spread through social networks
The Express Tribune
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November 16, 2015
Social Networks: Information Is 'Contagious' In Large Groups, Affects Recall Ability
Science World Report
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