Sharda Umanath, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Department
Psychological Science
Areas of Expertise
Aging
Cognition
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.