Saint Vincent College psychology students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty members on projects.  Our students have been co-authors on these recent academic publications:

Integrating Inattentional Blindness and Eyewitness Memory 
    Student Collaborators: Kelly A. Brown, Alexis D. Rodgers, Sara V. Maurer, Tyler C. Camaione, 
Robert M. Minjock, & Gina M. Gowen 
    Faculty Author: Mark Rivardo 
Summary: Inattentional blindness, or the inability to notice an unexpected event due to preoccupation of attention, is becoming an increasingly pertinent field of study, though there has been little research relating it to the accuracy of eyewitness memory. Members of the collaborative research seminar conducted a study in which inattentional blindness and eyewitness testimony were tied by using a staged surveillance video. 
            Rivardo, M.G., Brown, K.A., Rodgers, A.D., Maurer, S.V., Camaione, T.C., Minjock, R.M. Gowen, G.M. (2011).
                  Integrating Inattentional Blindness and Eyewitness Memory. North American Journal of Psychology, 13(3), 519-538.  

Noticing of an Unexpected Event is Affected by Attentional Set for Expected Action 
    Student Collaborator: Tara E. Karns 
    Faculty Author: Mark Rivardo 
Summary: Noticing an unexpected event is dependent on the attentional set, or the type of stimulus on which the participant is focused. When participants of this thesis project were focused on finding a man with a possible criminal record, they were more likely to see an unexpected physical confrontation. 
            Karns, T. E., & Rivardo, M. G. (2010). Noticing of an unexpected event is affected by attentional set for expected  action. 
                  North American Journal of Psychology, 12, 637-649.  

Spanish Language Training for Law Enforcement Officers: Study Aid Use, Motivation, and Need to Use Correlate with Vocabulary Retention 
    Student Collaborators: Doreen M. Blandino, & Samantha L. Zbur 
    Faculty Author: Mark Rivardo 
Summary: A psychology and Spanish language professor collaborated with a student on a study of the effectiveness of study aids on the long-term acquisition of Spanish language. Past need for the language and motivation to learn it also correlated with test performance. 
            Blandino, D. M. & Rivardo, M. G., & Zbur, S. L. (2010). Spanish language training for law enforcement officers:
                  study aid  use, motivation, and need to use predict vocabulary retention. Journal of Police and Criminal
                  Psychology, 25, 43-48.  

Stereotype Threat Leads to Reduction in Number of Math Problems Women Attempt 
    Student Collaborators: Tyler C. Camaione & Jessica M. Legg 
    Faculty Authors: Mark G. Rivardo, Michael E. Rhodes 
Summary: A psychology and biology professor collaborated with students on a study regarding the effect of stereotype threat on women’s ability to successfully complete math problems. Both groups in which stereotype threat was employed performed worse than the group in which it was not. 
            Rivardo, M. G., Rhodes, M. E., Camaione, T. C., & Legg, J. M. (2011). Stereotype threat leads to reduction in number
                  of math problems women attempt. North American Journal of Psychology,13, 5-16.  

Collaborative Recall Reduces the Effect of a Misleading Post Event Narrative 
    Student Collaborators: Tara E. Karns, Sara J. Irvin, & Samantha L. Suranic 
    Faculty Author: Mark G. Rivardo 
Summary: Students studied the effects of working together to recap events in a video on identifying false information. Students watched a video of a car accident, and then read a summary that included false information. When students worked in pairs, they were more likely to recall the correct events. 
            Rivardo, M.G., Karns, T.E., Irvin, S.J., Suranic, S.L. (2009). Collaborative Recall Reduces the Effect of a Misleading
                   Post Event Narrative. North American Journal of Psychology, 11(1), 17-28.