Audrey Hood
Concentration:
Cognitive Psychology
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Education:
Ph.D., Psychological Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT (2017 – Present)
M.S., Experimental Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2017)
B.S., Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2015)
Minor: Behavioral Neuroscience
A.A., Criminal Justice, Harrisburg Area Community College, Gettysburg, PA (2012)
High Honors
Research Interests:
I am interested in individual differences in attentional control and mind wandering, which I examine both behaviorally and physiologically.
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts:
Published
Hood, A.V.B., Charbonneau, B., & Hutchison, K. A. (in press). Once established, goal reminders provide long-lasting and cumulative benefits for lower working memory capacity individuals. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.
Hood, A.V.B., Whillock, S.R., Meade, M.L., & Hutchison, K. A. (in press). Does collaboration help or hurt recall? The answer depends on working memory capacity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.
Hood, A.V.B., Hart, K.M., Marchak, F.M., & Hutchison, K. A. (2022). Patience is a virtue: Individual differences in cue-evoked pupil responses under temporal certainty. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 84, 1286-1303.
Hood, A. V. B., & Hutchison, K. A. (2021). Providing goal reminders eliminates the relationship between working memory capacity and Stroop errors. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 83, 85-96.
Hutchison, K. A., Moffitt, C. C., Hart, K., Hood, A. V. B., Watson, J. M., & Marchak, F. M. (2020). Measuring task set preparation versus mind wandering using pupillometry. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 46, 280-295.
Banks, J. B., Jha, A. P., Hood, A. V. B., Goller, H. G., & Craig, L. Reducing the TUTs that hurt: The impact of a brief mindfulness induction on emotionally valenced mind wandering. (2019). Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 31, 785-799.
Banks, J. B., Welhaf, M. S, Hood, A. V. B., Boals, A., & Tartar, J. L. (2016). Examining the role of emotional valence of mind wandering: All mind wandering is not equal. Consciousness and Cognition, 43, 167-176.
Under Revise & Resubmit
Banks, J. B., Welhaf, M. S., Hood, A. V. B., & Goller, H. G. Does task demand alter emotionally valenced mind wandering? (R&R; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition).
In Preparation
Presentations:
Conference Presentations
Hutchison, K.A., Hood, A.V.B., & Charbonneau, B. (2022, November). Goal reminders provide long-lasting and cumulative benefits for lower working memory capacity individuals. Psychonomic Society. Boston, MA.
Charbonneau, B., Hood, A.V.B., Hutchison, K.A. (2022, November). Is proactive or reactive support more critical for eliminating Working Memory Capacity Differences in the Stroop task? Psychonomic Society. Boston, MA.
Charbonneau, B., Hood, A.V.B., Towner, C., Maoris, A., Hutchison, K.A., & Watson, J.M. (2022, April). Psychological effects of virtual nature and urban images: A norming study. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. Salt Lake City, UT.
Charbonneau, B., Hood, A.V.B., & Hutchison, K.A.(2022, April). Will providing goal reminders reduce the effects of both top-down and bottom-up forms of control? Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. Salt Lake City, UT.
Charbonneau, B., Hood, A.V.B., & Hutchison, K.A.(2022, April). Will providing goal reminders reduce the effects of both top-down and bottom-up forms of control? Western Psychological Association. Portland, OR.
Charbonneau, B., Hood, A.V.B., Towner, C., Maoris, A., Hutchison, K.A., & Watson, J.M. (2021, November). Psychological Experiences and Restorative Characteristics of Virtual Nature and Urban Images: A Replication and Extension. Psychonomic Society, Virtual.
Hood, A.V.B., Charbonneau, B., & Hutchison, K.A.(2021, November). Name the color, not the word: Stronger evidence that providing goal reminders eliminates the relationship between working memory capacity and Stroop errors. Psychonomic Society, Virtual.
Hood, A.V.B., Hart, K.M., Marchak, F.M., & Hutchison, K. A. (2021, November). Patience is a virtue: Individual differences in cue-evoked pupil responses under temporal certainty. Psychonomic Society, Virtual.
Hood, A.V.B., Scott, B., & Hutchison, K.A. (2021, November). Heart rate variability as a correlate of working memory capacity. Psychonomic Society, Virtual.
Charbonneau, B., Hood, A.V.B., Towner, C., Maoris, A., Watson, J.M., & Hutchison, K.A. (2021, October 12-14). Psychological Experiences and Restorative Characteristics of Virtual Nature and Urban Images Nature and Health Conference, Virtual
Hood, A.V.B., Hart, K.M., Marchak, F.M., & Hutchison, K. A. (2021, October). Patience is a virtue: Individual differences in cue-evoked pupil responses under temporal certainty. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Virtual.
Hood, A.V.B., Scott, B., & Hutchison, K.A. (2021, October). Heart rate variability as a correlate of working memory capacity. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Virtual.
Hood, A. V. B., Whillock, S. R., Meade, M., & Hutchison, K. A. (2020, November). Does collaboration help or hurt recall? The answer depends on working memory capacity. Poster to be presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Virtual Conference.
Welhaf, M. W., Hood, A. V. B., Hutchison, K. A., Boals, A., & Banks, J. B. (2020, November). Mindfulness, anxiety, mind wandering, and self-reported cognitive functioning: A latent variable examination. Poster to be presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Virtual Conference.
Charbonneau, B., Hood, A. V. B., Marois, A., Watson, J. M., & Hutchison, K. A. (2020, November). Psychological experiences and restorative characteristics of virtual nature and urban images. Poster to be presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Virtual Conference.
Hood, A. V. B., & Hutchison, K. A. (2019, November). Providing goal reminders eliminates the relationship between working memory capacity and Stroop errors. Poster presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Hood, A. V. B., Banks, J. B., & Hutchison, K. A. (2018, November). Working memory capacity and dissociations of emotional valence and intensity on subjective and objective reports of mind wandering. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.
Craig, L., Goller, H. G., Holtzman, A. S., Zacka, E., Hood, A. V. B., & Banks, J. B. (2018, November). What the TUT? Examining the causes and consequences of emotionally valenced mind wandering. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.
Hood, A. V. B., Hickey, H. G., Brancaleone, P. J., & Banks, J. B. (2017, November). Don’t think about it: Examining the impact of thought suppression on emotionally valenced mind wandering. Poster presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Vancouver, BC.
Welhaf, M. S., Hood, A. V. B., & Banks, J. B. (2016, November). Narrowing the wandering mind: The impact of an affect manipulation on working memory task performance and number of mind wandering topics. Poster presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.
Welhaf, M. S., Hood, A. V. B., Banks, J. B., & Boals, A. (2015, November). A tale of three TUTs: The role of emotional valence in cognitive task performance. Poster presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
University Presentations
Hood, A. V. B., & Hutchison, K. A. (2019, November). Providing goal reminders eliminates the relationship between working memory capacity and Stroop errors. Poster presented at the Winter Research Celebration, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
Hood, A. V. B., & Whillock, S. R., Hutchison, K. A., & Meade, M. (2019, September). Examining working memory capacity in collaborative inhibition. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Welcome Back Event, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
Hood, A. V. B., & Whillock, S. R., Hutchison, K. A., & Meade, M. (2019, September). 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., Gestido, S., & Yacaman, A. (2015, April). The dark side of mind wandering: Examining the impact of emotionally valenced task unrelated thoughts on working memory. Poster presented at the annual Undergraduate Student Symposium, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL. (Award: 3rd place).
Teaching Experience:
Instructor on Record - Montana State University
Memory and Cognition (online) Summer 2020
Overall evaluation: 4.8/5.0
Memory and Cognition (on-campus) Fall 2019
Overall evaluation: 4.8/5.0
Awards and Grants:
Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Montana State University 2021/2022
Hutchison, K.A. (PI), Scott, B. (Co-PI), and Hood, A.V.B (Co-PI). Research Expansion Funds ($30,000). Heart rate variability biofeedback: A potential training mechanism to improve attentional control. 2021-2022.
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Montana State University 2019/2020
Outstanding Professional Service & Outreach Award, Montana State University 2019/2020
Ph.D. Enhancement Award, Montana State University Spring 2019
College of Letters and Sciences Student Research Travel Grant ($250.00), Montana State University (Fall 2018)
College of Letters and Sciences Student Research Travel Grant ($500.00), Montana State University (Fall 2017)
Pan SGA Travel Grant ($800.00), Nova Southeastern University (Fall 2016)
Pan SGA Travel Grant ($750.00), Nova Southeastern University (Fall 2015)
President’s Academic Full-Tuition Scholarship, Nova Southeastern University (2013
– 2015)
Received for having a transfer GPA of 3.75 or greater and 75 hours of documented
community service; renewed based on maintaining a full-time status and GPA of 3.0+
Dean’s List, Nova Southeastern University (2013 – 2015)
Dean’s List, Shippensburg University (2013)
Dean’s List, Harrisburg Area Community College (2010 – 2013)
Memberships in Professional Organizations:
Psychonomic Society