Sharda Umanath, Ph.D.
Department
Areas of Expertise
Teaching Interests
Cognitive Psychology, Autobiographical Memory, Cognitive Aging, Research Methods
Research Interests
Human Learning, and Memory, Aging, Knowledge, Autobiographical Memory
Education
A.B. Washington University in St. Louis; M.A. Duke University; Ph.D. Duke University
Research and Publications
Umanath, S. & Marsh, E. J. (2014). Understanding how prior knowledge influences memory in older adults. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9, 408-426.
Rubin, D. C. & Umanath, S. (2015). Event Memory: A Theory of Laboratory, Autobiographical, and Fictional Memories of Events. Psychological Review, 122, 1-23.
Umanath, S. & Marsh, E.J. (2012). Aging and the memorial consequences of catching contradictions with prior knowledge. Psychology and Aging, 27, 1033-1038.
Umanath, S., Butler, A.C. & Marsh, E.J. (2012). Positive and negative effects of monitoring popular films for historical inaccuracies. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26, 556-567.