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University of Wyoming
Suzanna L. Penningroth

Suzanna L. Penningroth
Assistant Professor
Prospective memory; Cognitive aging

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago 1995

M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago 1993

B.S., University of Washington 1989


spenning@uwyo.edu • (307) 766-4323 • Bio Sciences Bldg 110

 

Office Hours: By appointment

 

*Dr. Penningroth is actively recruiting prospective graduate students at this time.

Academic Positions
Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming
Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming
Visiting Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale
Post-doc in statistics, (NHLBI funded) Behavioral Medicine Research Program, University of Miami
 

Research Interests:
Prospective Memory (memory for future actions) - Information processing in prospective memory - Adult aging and prospective memory - Childhood development of prospective memory - Social-cognitive and motivational factors in prospective memory - Individual differences in prospective memory - The intention superiority effect Cognitive Aging - Goals and aging - Knowledge about cognitive aging Critical thinking

 

Teaching:
Spring 2010
General Psychology (Psyc 1000)
Cognitive Psychology (Psyc 3120)
Editorial Activities Ad Hoc Reviewer: - Applied Cognitive Psychology - Psychologische Forschung (Psychological Research), Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

 

Publications:

Chapters in Edited Books

Penningroth, S. L., & Scott, W. D. (2008). Improving Goal-based Models of Motivation: Incorporating Research on Prospective Memory. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Psychology of Motivation (pp. 75-82). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Penningroth, S. L., & Scott, W. D. (2007). A Motivational-Cognitive Model of Prospective Memory: The Influence of Goal Relevance. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Psychology of Motivation (pp. 115-128). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

Penningroth, S. L. (2009). When does the intention-superiority effect occur? Activation patterns before and after task completion, and moderating variables, manuscript submitted for publication.

Penningroth, S. L., & Scott, W. D. (2008). Motivational variables in real prospective memory tasks: Differences between young and older adults, manuscript submitted for publication.

Penningroth, S. L., & Scott, W. D. (2008). Effects of importance on strategy use in prospective memory tasks, manuscript submitted for publication.

Selected Journal Articles

Penningroth, S. L., *Despain, L., & Gray, M. J. (2007). A course designed to improve psychological critical thinking,Teaching of Psychology, 34, 153-157.

Penningroth, S. L. (2005). Free-recall of everyday retrospective and prospective memories: The intention-superiority effect is moderated by action versus state orientation and by gender, Memory, 13(7), 711-724.

Penningroth, S. L. (2005). Effects of attentional demand, cue typicality, and priming on an event-based prospective memory task, Applied Cognitive Psychology, 19, 885-897.

 

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