Concentration:Summer Whillock

Social Cognition, Memory, Aging, Communication Processes, Source Monitoring

Advisors:

Dr. Michelle Meade and Dr. Ian Handley

Preferred Email Address:

[email protected]

Research Interests:

My research interests include examining how social, cognitive, and individual difference factors (such as age, anxiety, and working memory capacity) influence memory, communication, perceptions of science, and judgment and decision making.

Fellowships, Awards, and Honors

2021

J. Frank Yates Student Conference Award

  • Selected by the Psychonomic Society as one of twelve graduate students in the country to receive this award in 2021

PhD Dissertation Completion Award, Montana State University

Graduate School Dean’s Excellence Award, Montana State University

  • Fellowship to attend the Graduate Leadership Academy, whose mission is to train graduate students to be more inclusive leaders

2020

Outstanding Professional Service & Outreach Award, Psychology Department, Montana State University

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Psychology Department, Montana State University

PhD Enhancement Fellowship, Montana State University

2019 

Featured Psychology Graduate Student at the Annual Board of Regents Meeting, Montana State University  

Selected as one of 25 Montana State University students awarded a scholarship to attend the Montana Racial Equity Project Annual Conference

Invited by the Associate Dean of the College of Letters & Science at Montana State University, on behalf of the Dean, to present my research for the College of Letters & Science Alumni Reunion

Graduate Student Award, Montana Psychological Association

2015

Co-Author for Outstanding Poster Award at the Ohio University EXPO (1st place)

Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Award, Montana State University            

Grants

Undergraduate Scholars Program at Montana State University ($900.00), 2014

Travel Funding Awards

Montana State University Graduate Student Travel Award (Spring 2020, $500)

-Selected as 1 of 2 finalists to receive this award based on my poster presentation at the Winter Research Celebration at Montana State University

College of Letters & Science Dean’s Student Travel Fund (Fall 2019, $1000.00)

-Selected as one of only 7 students to receive this award across 15 departments in the    College of Letters and Science.

-Funding to attend the 2019 Psychonomics Conference

Research Enhancement Award, Montana State University (Spring 2019; $468.47)

-Funding to attend the 2019 conference for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Research Enhancement Award, Montana State University (Spring 2019; $300.00)

-Funding to attend the 2019 conference for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Research Enhancement Award, Montana State University (Fall 2018; $850.00)

-Funding to attend the 2018 Psychonomics Conference

Research Enhancement Award, Montana State University (Fall 2018; $350.00)

-Funding to attend the 2018 Psychonomics Conference

Research Enhancement Award, Montana State University (Spring 2017; $400.00)

-Funding to attend the 2017 conference of the Society for Personality and Social

Psychology.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Oosterhoff, B., Whillock, S. R., Tintzman, C., & Poppler, A. (2021). Temporal associations between character strengths and civic action: A daily diary study. The Journal of Positive Psychology.

Whillock, S. R., Meade, M. L., Hutchison, K. A., & Tsosie, M. D. (2020). Collaborative inhibition in same-age and mixed-age dyads. Psychology and Aging, 35(7), 963-973.

Manigault, A. W., Handley, I. M., Whillock, S. R. (2015). Assessment of unconscious decision aids applied to complex patient-centered medical decisions. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(2), e37.  doi:10.2196/jmir.3739

Book Chapters

Meade, M. L., Whillock, S. R., & Hart, K. M. (2019).  Methodological considerations in collaborative memory and aging research. In N. Jones, M. Platt, K. Mize, & J. Hardin (Eds.),  Conducting Research in Developmental Psychology: A Topical Guide for Research Methods Used Across the Lifespan (pp. 200-209). Routledge/Taylor-Francis Publishers.

Under Revise and Resubmit

Hood, A. V. B., Whillock, S. R., Meade, M. L., & Hutchison, K. A. (under revise and resubmit). Does collaboration help or hurt recall? The answer depends on working memory capacity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.

Presentations

National Oral Presentations

Handley, I. M., Reiter, L. A., Kerkaert, A., Whillock, S. R., Smith, J. L.(October 2018). Explaining Gender-Biased Reactions to Findings of Gender Bias in STEM. Paper presented at the 2018 meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Seattle, WA.

National Poster Presentations

Hood, A. V. B., Whillock, S. R., Meade, M. L., Hutchison, K. A. (November 2020). Does Collaboration Help or Hurt Recall? The Answer Depends on Working Memory Capacity. Virtual Meeting. Poster presented at the Annual Psychonomics Conference.

 

Whillock, S. R., Meade, M. L., Scott, B. G., & Woolman, J. L. (November 2020). The Effects of Anxiety on Age Differences in Free and Forced Recall. Virtual Meeting. Poster presented at the Annual Psychonomics Conference.

 

Poppler, A., Whillock, S. R., Sanders, C., & Oosterhoff, B. (March 2020). Longitudinal associations between civic action and character strengths: A daily diary study. Poster to be presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, CA.—Conference cancelled due to COVID-19

 

Reiter, L. A., Whillock, S. R., & Handley, I. M. (February 2020). Investigating the Role of Negative Framing in the Disappearance of the Unconscious Thought Effect. Poster presented at the 21st annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

 

Whillock. S. R., Lucas, A. N., Meade, M. L. (November 2019). The Influence of Repeated Testing and Collaboration on a Memory Test.  Montreal, Québec, Canada. Poster presented at the Annual Psychonomics Conference.

 

Handley, I. M., Langner, A., Whillock, S. R., & Reiter, L. A.(February 2019). Prior Pain Experiences Moderate Expectation Effects on Pain Experiences. Poster presented at the 20th annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.

 

Whillock, S. R., Tsosie, M., &Meade, M. (February 2019). The Influence of Age on Collaboration Style and Error Correction in a Memory Task. Portland, OR. Poster presented at the 20th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference.

 

Whillock. S. R., Meade, M. L., & Tsosie, M. (November 2018). Age of Collaborating Partners Influences False Recall in the Collaborative Inhibition Paradigm. New Orleans, LA. Poster presented at the Annual Psychonomics Conference.

 

Handley, I. M., Kerkaert, A., Reiter, L. A., Whillock, S. R., Sanders, C., & Smith, J. L. (March 2018). Why Gender Biased Reactions to Findings of Gender Bias? Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

 

Whillock, S. R., Reiter, L. A., & Handley, I. M. (January 2017). Unconscious Thought: Biased by Negative Framing? Poster presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

 

Manigault, A. W., Whillock, S. R., & Handley, I. M., (April 2015). Evidence that Unconscious Thought Output Emerges into Consciousness Independently of Conscious Cognitive Load. Poster presented at the 2015 Student Research & Creative Activity Expo, Athens, OH.

 

Manigault, A. W., Whillock, S. R. , & Handley, I. M. (February 2015). Assessment of Unconscious Decision Aids Applied to Complex Patient-Centered Medical Decisions. Poster presented at the 7th annual meeting of the Social Personality Health Preconference, Long Beach, CA.

 

Manigault, A. W., Whillock, S. R., & Handley, I. M. (February 2015). Evidence that Unconscious Thought Output Emerges into Consciousness Independently of Conscious Cognitive load. Poster presented at the 16th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

Local and Regional Oral Presentations

 

Whillock, S. R., Meade, M. L., Scott, B. G., & Woolman, J. L. (November 2020). The Effects of Anxiety on Age Differences in Free and Forced Recall. Psychology Department, Montana State University, Departmental Brown Bag.

 

Whillock, S. R., Hood, A. V. B., Meade, M. L., & Hutchison, K. A. (November 2020). Does Collaboration Help or Hurt Recall? The answer depends on Working Memory Capacity. Psychology Department, Montana State University, Departmental Brown Bag.

 

Whillock, S. R. (March 2020). The Influence of Collaboration on the Memory of Younger and Older Adults. College of Letters and Science Three-Minute Thesis Competition, Montana State University.

 

Whillock, S. R., Woolman, J. L., Meade, M. L., Scott, B. (October 2019). Age Differences in the Anxiety/Memory Relationship. Psychology Department, Montana State University, Departmental Brown Bag.

 

Whillock, S. R., Lucas, A. N., Meade, M. L. (April 2019). The Influence of Repeated Testing and Collaboration on a Memory Test.  Invited presentation for the Montana State University College of Letters and Science Alumni Reunion. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

 

Whillock, S. R., Reiter, L. A., Handley, I. M., Kerkaert, A., Sanders, C., Smith, J. L. (April, 2019). Explaining Gender-Biased Reactions to Findings of Gender Bias in STEM. First Annual Graduate Employee Organization Colloquium, Montana State University.

 

Whillock, S. R., Hood, A, Hutchison, K., & Meade, M. L. (January 2019). Examining Working Memory Capacity in Collaborative Inhibition, Psychology Department, Montana State University, Departmental Brown Bag.

 

Whillock, S. R., Meade, M. L., & Tsosie, M. (September 2018). Age Differences in Collaborative Memory.  Psychology Department, Montana State University,Departmental Brown Bag.

 

Whillock, S. R. (May, 2017). The Search for Moderation: Does Anxiety Enhance the Unconscious Thought Advantage?  Masters Thesis Defense, Montana State University.

 

Whillock S. R. & Handley, I. M. (September 2016). The Role of Unconscious Thought in Threatening Situations. Psychology Department, Montana State University, Departmental Brown Bag.

 

Whillock, S. R., & Handley, I. M. (April 2016). Unconscious Thought: Where Do We Stand?.Psychology Department, Montana State University, Departmental Brown Bag.

Local and Regional Poster Presentations

Hood, A. V. B., Whillock, S. R., Meade, M. L., Hutchison, K. A. (December 2020). Does Collaboration Help or Hurt Recall? The Answer Depends on Working Memory Capacity.  Bozeman, MT. Poster presented at the Montana State University Student Research Celebration.

 

Whillock, S. R., Poppler, A., Sanders, C., & Oosterhoff, B. (December 2019). Longitudinal Associations between Civic Action and Character Strengths: A Daily Diary Study. Bozeman, MT. Poster presented at the Montana State University Student Research Celebration.

 

Hood, A. V. B., & Whillock, S. R. (September 2019). The Ph.D. in Psychological Science Program at MSU. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Welcome Back Event, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

 

Hood, A. V. B., & Whillock, S. R. (September 2019). Examining Working Memory Capacity in Collaborative Inhibition. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Welcome Back Event, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

 

Whillock, S. R., Lucas, A. N., Meade, M. L. (April 2019). The Influence of Repeated Testing and Collaboration on a Memory Test.  Bozeman, MT. Poster presented at the Montana State University College of Letters and Science Alumni Reunion.

 

Handley, I. M., Kerkaert, A., Reiter, L. A., Whillock, S. R., Sanders, C. S., & Smith, J. L. (April 2019). Explaining Gender-Biased Reactions to Findings of Gender-Bias in STEM. Bozeman, MT. Poster presented at the Montana State University Student Research Celebration.

 

Woolman, J. L., Whillock, S. R., Meade, M. L., & Scott, B. G. (April 2019). The Effects of Anxiety on Age Differences in Memory. Bozeman, MT. Poster presented at the Montana State University Student Research Celebration.

 

Whillock, S. R., Lucas, A. N., Meade, M. L. (April 2019). The Influence of Repeated Testing and Collaboration on a Memory Test.  Bozeman, MT. Poster presented at the Montana State University Student Research Celebration.

 

Whillock, S. R.,Tsosie, M., Meade, M. (April 2018). Age Differences in Collaborative Memory. Bozeman, MT. Poster presented at the Montana State University Student Research Celebration.

 

Whillock, S. R., Reiter, L. A., & Handley, I. M. (April 2017). Unconscious Thought: Biased by Negative Framing? Bozeman, MT: Poster presented at the Montana State Student Research Celebration.

 

Whillock, S.R., Manigault, A. W., & Handley, I. M. (April 2014). The Fleeting Quality of Unconscious Thought: Relative Impact of Decision Speed on the Unconscious Thought Effect.  Bozeman, MT: Poster presented at the Montana State Student Research Celebration.