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Stephen Anthony MadiganAssociate Professor of PsychologyContact Information E-mail: smadigan@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-2268 Office: SGM 721 LINKS Curriculum Vitae Faculty Profile on Departmental Website |
Education |
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 Ph.D. Psychology, University of Toronto, 11/1968
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B.A. , University of Western Ontario
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M.A. , University of Western Ontario
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Postdoctoral Training |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology University of Toronto, 09/01/1968-05/31/1969
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Tenure Track Appointments |
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1976-
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Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 1971-1972
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Visiting and Temporary Appointments |
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Vistiting Associate Professor, Department of Psychology University of Toronto, 1977-1978
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Human learning and memory; intelligence and problem solving; research design. | |
Research Keywords |
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| Memory Intelligence Problem Solving | |
Research Specialties |
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| Memory Human Learning Intelligence Research Design | |
Funded Research |
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Contracts and Grants Awarded |
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Interactive computing for statistics instruction (NSF), Norman Cliff, Stephen Madigan, $12,000, 1979-1980
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Studies of short-term memory (National Science Foundation), Stephen Madigan, $10,500, 1971-1972
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USC Funding |
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Faculty Development Award. Pitcure recognition and general cognitive ability: This research examines the relationship between visual recognition memory for material presented at a very fast rate, and measures of mental ability (reasoning and vocabulary). , $2,500, 2011-2012
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Faculty Development Award. Course development: Intelligence and Problem Solving: Development of a new undergraduate course on intelligence, problem solving, and creativity. , $2,500, 2004-2005
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USC ADRC pilot study grant. Sensory memory and its attentional gating to short-term memory control in normal and Alzheimer's patients: Comparison of visual short-term memory funtions in normal controls and patients with CDR-based memory impairment. With Zhoing-Lin Lu, PI, $30,000, 2000-2001
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Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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"Retrieval latency predicts retention in cued recall", WPA-RMPA Albuquerque NM, Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed Paper,
Spring
1998
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Other Presentations |
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"Children's hypermnesia in free recall. ", 3rd International Conference on Memory,
Spring
2001
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Publications |
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Book |
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Thompson, R. F., Madigan, S. A.
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Memory: The Key to Consciousness. Princeton New Jersy: Joseph Henry Press.
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Journal Article |
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Madigan, S. A., Neuse, J.
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Word Length and False Recognition: Reanalysis of Roediget et al. and some new data. Psychonomic Bulletin& Review.
Vol. 11, pp. 567-573.
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Lu, Z., Neuse, J. L., Madigan, S., Dosher, B. A.
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Decay of iconic memory in observers with mild cognitive impairment. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. pp. p. 1797-1802.
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Guest Lectures in Courses |
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Psy 305: Learning and Memory Guest lecture presentation on human memory, 11/29/2011
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New Courses Developed |
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Psy 434 Intelligence, Problem Solving and Creativity, Psychology, A 400-level course dealing with individual difference and experimental approaches to intelligence, reasoning and problem solving, and creativity., 2007-2008
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Service to the University |
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Administrative Appointments |
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Departmental area head: Brain & Cognitive Science, 2009-2010
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Vice Chair UPC IRB, 2005-2006
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Acting Chair, UPC IRB,
Spring
2006
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Committees |
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Chair, Headed the process of nomination of Prof. Richard F. Thompson for the American Psychological Association Gold Medal for Scientific Contributions, 2010. Professor Thompson was the winner of the award., 2010-2011
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Chair, Headed the process of nomination of Prof. Richard F. Thompson for the American Psychological Association Gold Medal for Scientific Contributions, 2010. Professor Thompson was the winner of the award., 2010-2011
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Member, Psychology Department
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee,
Fall
2010
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Service to the Profession |
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Professional Offices |
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member, The Psychonomic Society, 2008-2009
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Professional Memberships |
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AAAS member, 2008-2009
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Reviewer for Publication |
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Brain and Cognition, Elsevier, manuscript review, 2008-2009
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Jornal of Experimental Psychology, APA, manuscpript review, 2008-2009
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Brain & Cognition, Elsevier, Manuscript review and recommendation, 2007-2008
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