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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)
Research Grants
| Award | Start | End | Sponsor | Type | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minority Status and the Academic Achievement Gap: Assessment of the Social, Cognitive, and Health Markers of Stereotype Threat | 2007-09-01T00:00:00 | 2011-06-30T00:00:00 | Russell Sage Foundation | Nonfederal | 167413.67 | Closed |
| ADVANCE LEADERSHIP AWARD: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: WOMEN IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE | 2003-08-01T00:00:00 | 2008-07-31T00:00:00 | National Science Foundation | Federal | 78670 | Closed |
| The Influence of Retrieval Organization on the Formation and Persistence of Collective Memory | 2011-11-03T00:00:00 | 2012-11-02T00:00:00 | American Psychological Association | Nonfederal | 500 | Closed |
| PRIMING NEW ASSOCIATES IN AMNESIA: A PROCESS ANALYSIS | 1997-05-12T00:00:00 | 2004-07-31T00:00:00 | National Institute of Mental Health | Federal | 516250 | Closed |
| Effects of Repetition on Learning and Memory in Amnesia | 2007-01-01T00:00:00 | 2012-12-31T00:00:00 | Trustees of Boston University | Nonfederal | 301104 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research Award for Sarah Barber: Collaborative Memory Impairment: The Role of Executive Control | 2009-11-06T00:00:00 | 2010-11-05T00:00:00 | American Psychological Association | Nonfederal | 1000 | Closed |
| 2014 Dissertation Res Award: Hae-Yoon Choi: The Social Transmission of Emotional Memory | 2014-11-05T00:00:00 | 2015-11-06T00:00:00 | American Psychological Association | Nonfederal | 1000 | Closed |
| Aging and Finding Information: Using Google vs. Relying on Other People | 2015-07-01T00:00:00 | 2018-06-30T00:00:00 | Google Incorporated | Nonfederal | 23347 | Approved |
Publications
- Author Article Social Cognition Learning and Remembering with Others: The Key Role of Retrieval in Shaping Group Recall and Collective Memory 2012 30 1 121 - 132
- Author Article Psychology and Aging Collaborative remembering in older adults: Age-invariant outcomes in the context of episodic recall deficits. 2011 26 3 532 - 545
- Author Article Current Directions in Psychological Science Collaboration Both Hurts and Helps Memory: A Cognitive Perspective 2011 20 2 76 - 81
- Author Article Memory and Cognition Study repetition and divided attention: Effects of encoding manipulations on collaborative inhibition in group recall 2011 39 6 968 - 976
- Author Article Journal of Experimental Psychology: General The influence of learning methods on collaboration: Prior repeated retrieval enhances retrieval organization, abolishes collaborative inhibition, and promotes post-collaborative memory. 2011 140 4 535 - 551
- Author Article Memory Exploring the relationship between retrieval disruption from collaboration and recall 2011 19 5 462 - 469
- Author Article Memory and Cognition The origin of the interaction between learning method and delay in the testing effect: The roles of processing and conceptual retrieval organization 2011
- Author Article Memory Collaborative memory and part-set cueing impairments: The role of executive depletion in modulating retrieval disruption 2011 19 4 378 - 397
- Author Article Neuropsychology Benefits of immediate repetition versus long study presentation on memory in amnesia. 2010 24 4 457 - 464
- Author Article Memory and Cognition When two is too many: Collaborative encoding impairs memory 2010 38 3 255 - 264
- Author Article Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Memory for partner-related stimuli: Free recall and frequency estimation 2010 27 5 658 - 670
- Author Article Perspectives on Psychological Science Collaborative Memory: Cognitive Research and Theory 2010 5 6 649 - 663
- Author Article Memory Effects of repeated collaborative retrieval on individual memory vary as a function of recall versus recognition tasks 2009 17 8 840 - 846
- Author Article Neurocase Narrowing the spotlight: A visual attentional disorder in presumed alzheimer's disease 2008 1 4 305
- Author Article Memory Fact learning: How information accuracy, delay, and repeated testing change retention and retrieval experience 2008 16 8 934 - 946
- Author Article Memory Influence of re-exposure and retrieval disruption during group collaboration on later individual recall 2008 16 3 231 - 244
- Author Article Neurocase Basal forebrain amnesia 2008 3 6 405
- Author Article Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society Not all repetition is alike: Different benefits of repetition in amnesia and normal memory 2008 14 3 365 - 372
- Author Article Psychonomic Bulletin and Review Collaboration can improve individual recognition memory: Evidence from immediate and delayed tests 2007 14 1 95 - 100
- Author Article Neuroscience Role of the anterior cingulate and medial orbitofrontal cortex in processing drug cues in cocaine addiction 2007 144 4 1153 - 1159
Courses
| Term | Role | Course ID | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 518 | Memory |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Summer 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Summer 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 380 | Rsrch Lab: Human Cognition |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 380 | Rsrch Lab: Human Cognition |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 380 | Rsrch Lab: Human Cognition |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Spring 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 487 | Independent Rsrch in Psych |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Summer 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Summer 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 487 | Independent Rsrch in Psych |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | PSY 273 | Supervised Rsrch in Psychology |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | PSY 518 | Memory |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | PSY 698 | Research |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | PSY 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
Honors
| Type | Description | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Academy Membership | Elected Fellow, Eastern Psychological Association | |
| Honors | Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | |
| Other | Elected Member, Board of Directors, Association for Psychological Science | |
| Other | Nominated for an Executive Board Position at the American Psychological Association (Division 3) [DECLINED further consideration due to workload) | |
| Other | Nominated for Editorship of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition [DECLINED further consideration due to workload] |
Scholarly Activities
| Activity | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Rajaram, S. (2012, March), Collaborative learning and remembering. Invited talk at the Memory, Emotion, and the Disciplines, an interdisciplinary conference organized by the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. | 2012-08 |
| Other | BrainWave: Memoryat the Rubin Museum of Art, NYC (April 28, 2012). Total Recall: A conversation between Suparna Rajaram and Marilu Henner, April 28, 2012 (A two-hour, ticketed event in a packed theater.) Visithttp://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/1665 | 2012 |
| Colloquia | Rajaram, S. (October, 2011). Memory in a Social Context: Does Collaboration Help or Hurt Memory? Invited Colloquium at Skidmore College, Saratoga Spring, NY. | 2011-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Choi, H.-Y.*, Kensinger, E. A., & Rajaram, S. (2011, November). The influence of emotional valence on true and false memory. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society, 52nd annual meeting, Seattle, WA. | 2011-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Fazio, L.K*., Barber, S.J.*, Rajaram, S., Ornstein, P.A., & Marsh, E.J. (2011, November). Creating illusions of knowledge: Learning errors that contradict prior knowledge. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society, 52nd annual meeting, Seattle, WA. | 2011-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Rajaram, S. (May, 2011). Collaborative Learning and Remembering: Implications for Group Learning Practices. Invited talk in the symposium, Applying Learning Research to Education, at the Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C. (Invited by the Convention Program Committee) | 2011-08-28 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Blumen, H.M., Rajaram, S., & Young, K.E. (May, 2011). Collaboration Benefits on Later Individual Recall: Does Prior Recall History Matter?Poster presented at the Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C. | 2011-08-27 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Congleton, A.R. & Rajaram, S. (May, 2011). Examining the immediate and delayed aspects of the testing effect. Poster presented at the 23rd annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C. | 2011-08-27 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Congleton, A.R., & Rajaram, S. (2011, June). Examining the immediate and delayed aspects of the testing effect. Poster presented at the 9th annual conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, New York. | 2011-08 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Rajaram, S., & Henkel, L. (2011, June). Collaborative and post-collaborative memories in healthy aging. Paper presented in A.J. Barnier, S. Rajaram, & J. Sutton (Chairs), Scaffolding memory: When people and objects help remembering. Symposium held at the Society for Research on Memory and Applied Cognition (SARMAC) meeting, New York, NY. | 2011-08 |
| Workshop | Collective Memory Workshop (June, 2011). Faculty Participant and Presenter at this Workshop held at the New School, New York, New York. | 2011-08 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Rajaram, S., Barber, S.J.*, & Fox, E.** (2011, August) Examining collaboration at encoding and retrieval. Paper presented in W. Hirst, S. Rajaram, & A. Barnier (Chairs), Social Aspects of Memory: Collaborative Remembering and Collective Memory, Symposium held at the Fifth Symposium held at the International Conference on Memory, York, England. | 2011 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Barber, S.J.,Rajaram, S., & Paneerselvam, B. (2010, November). Collaborative encoding deficits are attenuated with specific warnings. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society, 51st annual meeting, St. Louis, MO. | 2010-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Congleton, A.R.& Rajaram, S. (November, 2010). Examining the immediate and delayed aspects of the testing effect. Research talk, presented at the 51st annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, Missouri. | 2010-12 |
| Other | Rajaram, S. (2010, May): Symposium I - Title: Collaborative Learnin; Symposium Co-Chair (co-chaired with William Hirst, New School for Social Research), at the Association for Psychological Science Convention, Boston, MA | 2010-08 |
| Other | Rajaram, S. (2010, May): Symposium II - Title: CollaborativeLearning;Symposium Co-Chair (co-chaired with William Hirst, New School for Social Research), at the Association for Psychological Science Convention, Boston, MA | 2010-08 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Barber, S.*, & Rajaram, S. (2010, May). Collaborative memory impairment: The impact of divergent versus identical organizational schemes. Poster presented at the meetings of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Boston, MA. | 2010-08 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Barber, S.J.*, Rajaram, S., Aron, A., & Fox, E** (2010, March). When two heads are not better than one: The negative effects of collaboration during learning. Paper presented in W. Hirst (Chair), Social Influences on Memory, held at the meetings of Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), New York, NY. | 2010-08 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Congleton, A.*, & Rajaram, S. (2010, March). The Influence of Learning History on Collaborative and Individual Recall. Paper presented in W. Hirst (Chair), Social Influences on Memory, held at the meetings of Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), New York, NY | 2010-08 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Congleton, A.*, & Rajaram, S. (2010, May). The Influence of Learning History on Collaborative and Individual Recall. Poster presented at the meetings of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Boston, MA. | 2010-08 |
| Workshop | Rajaram, S. (2010, May). The Successful Academic Psychologist Part I: Navigating the First Three Years Post-PhD. Invited Speaker in the Workshop conducted at the meetings of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Boston, MA. | 2010-08 |
| Other | Rajaram, S. (August, 2010). Social Influences on Memory: The Perils of Learning and Remembering with Others. Invited Plenary Address at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. | 2010 |
| Workshop | Rajaram, S. (2010, April). How to attend conferences. Invited Workshop Speaker, CUNY Gender Equity Project Workshop, New York, NY | 2010 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Barber, S. J.*, Rajaram, S., & Harris, C. B. (2009, November). Collaboration impairs recall of unshared study information. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society, 50th annual meeting, Boston, MA. | 2009-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Congleton, A.*, & Rajaram, S. (2009, November). Impact of Learning History on Collaborative and Individual Recall. Paper presented at the Psychonomic Society, 50th annual meeting, Boston, MA. | 2009-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Henkel, L., & Rajaram, S. (2009, November). The Immediate and Aftereffects of Collaborative Recall in Older Adults. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society, 50th annual meeting, Boston, MA. | 2009-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Pereira-Pasarin, L.*, & Rajaram, S. (2009, November). Collaboration and Category Size: Benefits on Individual Recognition. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society, 50th annual meeting, Boston, MA. | 2009-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at another Univ. | Rajaram, S. (October, 2009). Memory in a Collaborative Context. Invited Keynote address at the Armadillo: The Southwest Cognition Conference, Houston, TX. | 2009-12 |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Jose, A., O’Leary, K.D., Rajaram, S., & Williams, M. (2009, June). Memory of Partner Interactions: Reality-Based or Schema-Dependent? Paper accepted at the 40th International Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Santiago de Chile. | 2009-08 |
Professional Service
| Service | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Appointed Member, Fellows Committee, Association for Psychological Science (this committee recommends the members who are qualified to receive Fellow status in the Association) (2011-present) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | Co-Organizer: The Women in Cognitive Science Group Meetings and Workshops organized - At the Psychonomic Society Conference, Seattle, WA, November 2011 At the Association for Psychological Science Convention, Chicago, IL, May, 2012 | 2011 - 2012 |
| Referee | Ad hoc journal reviewer - - Cognitive Neuropsychology - Current Directions in Psychological Science - Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience - Journal of Experimental Psychology: General - Memory | 2011 - 2012 |
| Review Boards - Agency, Institute, Gov. | ·Member, F02B Fellowship Panel (Sensory and Motor Neuroscience, Cognition and Perception), Center for Scientific Review, NIH (2010-present) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Service on Editorial Boards | Editorial Board Member: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (1998-2002; 2006-present) Editorial Board Member: Memory & Cognition (2009-present) Editorial Board Member: Journal of Cognitive Psychology (2009-present) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | Co-Organizer: The Women in Cognitive Science Group Meetings and Workshops organized - At the Psychonomic Society Conference, St. Louis, MO, November 2010 | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | External Ph.D. Thesis Examiner - Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (March, 2011) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | Member, Strategic Planning Committee, The Psychonomic Society. | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | Members, Fellows Committee, Association for Psychological Science (this committee recommends the members who are qualified to receive Fellow status in the Association) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Referee | Ad hoc Reviewer to the following Journals - Psychological Science (two reviews) Psychology and Aging (two reviews) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Review Boards - Agency, Institute, Gov. | Ad hoc Reviewer, Perception, Action, and Cognition Panel, National Science Foundation (April, 2011) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Review Boards - Agency, Institute, Gov. | Member, F12A Fellowship Panel, Center for Scientific Review, NIH | 2010 - 2011 |
| Service on Editorial Boards | Editorial Board Member: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (1998-2002; 2006-present) Editorial Board Member: Memory & Cognition (2009-present) Editorial Board Member: Journal of Cognitive Psychology (2009-present) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | Co-Organizer: The Women in Cognitive Science Group Meetings and Workshops organized - At the Cognitive Science Society Confernce, Amsterdam, July 2009 At the Psychonomic Society Conference, Boston, November 2009 At the Association for Psychological Science Conference, Boston, May 2010 | 2009 - 2010 |
| Other | Member, Committee on the Future of APS (Association for Psychological Science) Journals (2009) | 2009 - 2010 |
| Referee | Ad hoc Journal Reviewer: Psychological Science Psychonomic Bulletin and Review Memory | 2009 - 2010 |
| Review Boards - Agency, Institute, Gov. | Member, F12A Fellowship Panel, Center for Scientific Review, NIH | 2009 - 2010 |
| Service on Editorial Boards | Editorial Board Member: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (1998-2002; 2006-present) Editorial Board Member:Memory & Cognition (2009-present) Editorial Board Member:European Journal of Cognitive Psychology (2009-present) | 2009 - 2010 |
University Service
| Service | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| College/University Committee | Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Arts & Sciences, Stony Brook University (2009-2012) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Departmental Committee | Psychology representative, SBU Cluster Hire Initiatives (Spring 2012-present) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | Faculty Supervisor, Graduate Substantial Direct Instruction, Stony Brook University (Spring, 2012 - two students) | 2011 - 2012 |
| College/University Committee | Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Arts & Sciences, Stony Brook University (2009-2011) | 2010 - 2011 |
| College/University Committee | Member, Stony Brook University Turner Advisory Committee for the advancement of minority and disadvantaged students (2007-2010) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Departmental Committee | Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Psychology 2020, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University. | 2010 - 2011 |
| College/University Committee | Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Arts & Sciences, Stony Brook University (2009-2011) | 2009 - 2010 |
| College/University Committee | Member, Stony Brook University Turner Advisory Committee for the advancement of minority and disadvantaged students (2007-2010) | 2009 - 2010 |
| Departmental Committee | Member, Clinical Faculty Search Committee, Psychology, Stony Brook University (2009-2010) | 2009 - 2010 |
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