Ayanna Kim Thomas
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Ayanna Kim Thomas is an American scientist, author, and cognitive researcher. Her research centers on the intersection of memory and aging, particularly as those fields relate to brain and cognitive science. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition.
Early life
Thomas grew up in New York and attended Catholic school. She later attended Bronx High School of Science.[1]
Education and career
Ayanna Thomas received her B.A. in African American Studies and Psychology from Wesleyan University in 1996 and went on to earn her PhD in Psychology from the University of Washington in 2001.[2][3] She then completed her post-doctoral work as a National Institute of Aging (NIA) Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis in 2004.[4]
Her journey to professorship began as a Research Scientist at Washington University in 2004 and transitioned to Assistant Professor at Colby College in the Department of Psychology. In 2007, Thomas became an Assistant Professor at Tufts University. In 2019, Thomas was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor at the Tufts University Department of Psychology. As of 2021, Thomas is the Dean of Research of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University.[4] Thomas is a founding member of The SPARK Society which is devoted to increasing representation in cognitive sciences for underrepresented minorities.[5]
In 2019 Thomas was named Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition, her term started January 1, 2020.[6][7]
Research
Thomas is known for her work in the field of psychology, memory, and cognitive aging. Over her career, Thomas has produced nearly 70 peer-reviewed publications[8] and has published in the Cambridge University Press with the 2020 release of The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective.[9] Her research has been covered by several organizations including I Am a Scientist,[10] National Public Radio,[11] CBC News in Canada,[12][13] and Popular Science.[14]
Selected publications
- Thomas, Ayanna K.; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (April 2002). "Creating bizarre false memories through imagination". Memory & Cognition. 30 (3): 423–431. doi:10.3758/BF03194942.
- Thomas, Ayanna K.; Bulevich, John B.; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (1 June 2003). "Exploring the role of repetition and sensory elaboration in the imagination inflation effect". Memory & Cognition. 31 (4): 630–640. doi:10.3758/BF03196103. ISSN 1532-5946.
- Chan, Jason C.K.; Thomas, Ayanna K.; Bulevich, John B. (1 January 2009). "Recalling a Witnessed Event Increases Eyewitness Suggestibility: The Reversed Testing Effect". Psychological Science. 20 (1): 66–73. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02245.x. ISSN 0956-7976.
- Thomas, Ayanna K.; Millar, Peter R. (March 2012). "Reducing the framing effect in older and younger adults by encouraging analytic processing". The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 67 (2): 139–149. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr076. ISSN 1758-5368.
- Smith, Amy M.; Floerke, Victoria A.; Thomas, Ayanna K. (2016-11-25). "Retrieval practice protects memory against acute stress". Science. 354 (6315): 1046–1048. doi:10.1126/science.aah5067.
Honors and awards
In 2018, Thomas received a Dalmas Taylor Award from the American Psychological Association.[15] She received a mid-career award from the Psychonomic Society in 2021.[16]
References
- ↑ "Ayanna Thomas, PhD | Psychologist". I Am A Scientist. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ "Ayanna Thomas | Department of Psychology". as.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ Thomas, Ayanna K (2001). Changing belief to memory: the role of sensory enhanced imagination and semantic activation in the creation and quality of false memories (Thesis).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Announcing Ayanna Thomas as next Dean of Research for Arts and Sciences | School of Arts and Sciences". as.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ "Our Founders". SPARK Society. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ "Memory & Cognition". Springer. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ "Congratulations to our New Editors!". Psychonomic Society. Retrieved December 11, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ayanna K Thomas". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ Thomas, A.; Gutchess, A., eds. (2020). The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108552684. Search this book on
- ↑ "'I Am A Scientist' offers students STEM role models". Harvard Gazette. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ "Did That Really Happen? How Our Memories Betray Us". NPR.org. December 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mortillaro, Nichole (December 5, 2016). "The science of studying: How students can put their brains to best use". CBC. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ↑ Smith, Amy M.; Floerke, Victoria A.; Thomas, Ayanna K. (2016-11-25). "Retrieval practice protects memory against acute stress". Science. 354 (6315): 1046–1048. doi:10.1126/science.aah5067.
- ↑ Watson, Sara Kiley (2019-10-31). "Kids these days only seem dumb if you think you're a genius". Popular Science. Retrieved 2021-12-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Minority Fellowship Program Achievement Awards". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meet the Psychonomic Society 2021 Mid-Career Award Recipients". 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Why do we forget? on YouTube, May 5, 2015 video with Thomas
- Ayanna Thomas, PhD
External links
- Ayanna Kim Thomas publications indexed by Google Scholar
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