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Your topic is Kathleen McDermott. She received the APF F. J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Prize on Understanding the Human Mind. She is referenced in your textbook chapter 7, page 248. Her personal website is https://psychweb.wustl.edu/mcdermott. She is referenced on Wikipedia in an article on Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm. An example of her work is McDermott, K.B., Agarwal, P.K., D’Antonio, L., Roediger, H.L. & McDaniel, M.A. (2014). Both multiple-choice and short-answer quizzes enhance later exam performance in middle and high school classes. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 20, 3-21.
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Kathleen McDermott | |
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| Education | Ph.D., Rice University, M.A., Rice University, B.A., University of Notre Dame |
| Occupation | Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences |
Kathleen McDermott (born YEAR in PLACE) is a psychologist and professor known for her research in the fields of .... (Write a brief summary about the psychologist's are of interest and briefly mention any major awards or publications. You can also add a link to the psychologist's external website.)
Biography
editWrite about the psychologist's educational background. Refer to the psychologist by the last name. For example, Last Name received her B.A./B.S. degree (what degree did she earn?) in area of study at Insert Name of University (you should change this to the name of the university she studied at and the location). She went to graduate school at Insert Name of University where she obtained her masters/Ph.D in insert area of study. She worked under Insert name of her mentor at Insert University. You can briefly talk about what research she did.
Write about what position she is currently holding. Where is she working? What is she focusing on?
What impact does her work have on society? What are some findings? Mention a notable publications that she wrote.
Write about awards that she earned. What were the awards and prizes for? Any major grants?
Outside of scholarly work, what else did she do? Lectures? Conference presentations?
Research
editWhat is the psychologist known for? Elaborate a little more about her field of study and research interests.
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Research topic 1, findings, and implication
Research topic 2, findings, and implication
Research topic 3, findings, and implication
Publications
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References
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External links
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