M. J. Huff 1

Mark Jordan Huff

Postdoctoral Fellow

Washington University in St. Louis

One Brookings Drive, CB 1125

St. Louis, MO 63130

314.737.3716

mhuff@wustl.edu

Professional Positions

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis, Sept. 2013-Present

Adjunct Instructor, University of Calgary, Summer 2013

Academic Degrees

PhD University of Calgary, 2013, Cognitive Psychology

M.S. Montana State University-Bozeman, 2010, Psychological Science

B.S. Montana State University-Bozeman, 2008, Psychology, Highest Honors

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Huff, M. J., Bodner, G. E., & Fawcett, J. M. (in press). Effects of distinctive encoding on

correct and false memory: A meta-analytic review of costs and benefits and their

origins in the DRM paradigm. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2014). All varieties of encoding variability are

not created equally: Separating variable processing from variable tasks. Journal

of Memory and Language, 73, 43-58.

Huff, M. J., Davis, S. D., & Meade, M. L. (2013). The effects of initial testing on false

recall and false recognition in the social contagion of memory paradigm. Memory

& Cognition, 6, 820-831.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2013). When does memory monitoring succeed versus

fail? Comparing item-specific and relational encoding in the DRM paradigm.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 39,

1246-1256.

Huff, M. J., Coane, J. H., Hutchison, K. A., Grasser, E. B., & Blais, J. E. (2012).

Interpolated task effects on direct and mediated false recognition: Effects of

initial recall, recognition and the ironic effect of guessing. Journal of

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Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 38, 1720-1730.

Yap, M. J., Pexman, P. M., Wellsby, M., Hargreaves, I. S., & Huff, M. J. (2012). An

abundance of riches: Cross-task comparisons of semantic richness effects in

visual word recognition. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6, 1-10.

Huff, M. J., Meade, M. L., & Hutchison, K. A. (2011). Age-related differences in

guessing on free and forced recall tests. Memory, 19, 317-330.

Huff, M. J., & Hutchison, K. A. (2011). The effects of mediated word lists on false recall

and recognition. Memory & Cognition, 39, 941-953.

Manuscripts under review

Huff, M. J., Weinshiemer, C. A., & Bodner, G. E. (under review). Reducing the

misinformation effect: Take one or two tests and recall me in the morning.

Memory & Cognition.

Coane, J. H., Huff, M. J., & Hutchison, K. A. (under review). Mediated false

memories occur in both older and younger adults. Memory & Cognition.

McNabb, J. M., Huff, M. J., & Hutchison, K. A. (under review). List Blocking and Longer

Retention Intervals Reveal an Influence of Gist Processing for Lexically

Ambiguous Critical Lures. Journal of Memory and Language.

Manuscripts in preparation

Huff, M. J., Balota, D. A., Aschenbrenner, A., & Duchek, J. (in prep). Comparing local

and global task switch costs between younger adults, healthy older adults, and

very mild AD individuals.

Huff, M. J., Hutchison, K. A., & Balota, D. A. (in prep). Does guessing

enhance retention greater than retrieval practice? Comparing retrieval practice

and guessing in a list-learning paradigm.

Wahlheim, C. N., Huff, M. J., Balota, D. A. (in prep). Recall interference dynamics in

older and younger adults.

Huff, M. J., Pyc, M. A., & Balota, D. A. (in prep). Making memory experts out of older

adults: A method of loci training program.

Huff, M. J., Umanath, S., & Balota, D. A. (in prep). Additive versus contradictory

misinformation: Comparing two types of suggestibility in younger and older

adults.

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Conference Paper Presentations

Weinsheimer, C. C., Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2014, May). Good things come to

those who wait: Initial testing reduces suggestibility over a delay. Paper

presented at the 15th annual meeting of the Northwest Cognition and Memory

Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2013, May). Is variety the spice of memory? Evaluating

the encoding variability hypothesis. Paper presented at the 14th annual meeting

of the Northwest Cognition and Memory Conference, Surrey, BC, Canada

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2012, May). All tasks are not created equal: Type of

processing within an encoding task modulates the DRM illusion, but not

monitoring. Paper presented at the 13th annual meeting of the Northwest

Cognition and Memory Conference, Coquitlam, BC, Canada.

Huff, M. J., Davis, S. D., & Meade, M. L. (2011, May). The protective effects of testing:

Using an initial recall test to reduce misinformation in the social contagion

paradigm. Paper presented at the 12th Annual meeting of the Northwest

Cognition and Memory conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2011, June). Comparing item-specific and relational

generation tasks in the DRM paradigm. Paper presented at the 21st Annual

meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science

Conference, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

Conference Poster Presentations

Huff, M. J., Weinsheimer, C. C., & Bodner, G. E. (2014, November). Reducing the

misinformation effect: Extending the protective effects of testing. Poster

presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach,

CA.

Huff, M. J., McNabb, J. M., & Hutchison, K. A. (2014, November). The meaning is clear

after a delay: The effects of delay and blocking on false memory for lexically

ambiguous critical items. Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the

Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.

Coane, J. H., Huff, M. J., Hutchison, K. A., Termonen, M.- L., & MacNamee, K. (2014,

April). The costs of playing the guessing game: Guessing elevates mediated

false recognition in both older and younger adults. Poster presented at the 2014

Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

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Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2013, November). Is variety the spice of memory?

Evaluating the encoding variability hypothesis. Poster presented at the 54th

annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2013, June). Is variety the spice of memory? Evaluating

the encoding variability hypothesis. Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting

of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science Conference,

Calgary, AB, Canada.

Weinsheimer, C. C., Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2013, May). Protecting memory from

misinformation: Take two tests and recall me in the morning. Poster presented at

the 14th annual meeting of the Northwest Cognition and Memory Conference

Surrey, BC, Canada.

Weinsheimer, C. C., Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2013, May). Protecting memory from

misinformation: Take two tests and recall me in the morning. Poster presented at

the 32nd annual meeting of the Banff Annual Seminar in Cognitive Science, Banff

AB, Canada.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2012, November). Same tasks, different effects: Item-

specific vs. relational encoding in the DRM paradigm. Poster presented at the

53rd Annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2012, May). All tasks are not created equal: Type of

processing within an encoding task modulates the DRM illusion, but not

monitoring. Poster presented at the 31st annual meeting of the Banff Annual

Seminar in Cognitive Science, Banff, AB, Canada.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2011, November). More isn’t always less: Item-specific

vs. relational generation tasks in the DRM paradigm. Poster presented at the

52nd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.

Huff, M. J., Davis, S. D., & Meade, M. L. (2011, November). Examining the role of

initial testing on false memories in the social contagion paradigm. Poster

presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.

Coane, J. H., Huff, M. J., Hutchison, K. A., Blais, J., & Grasser, E. (2011, November).

Cry me a beaver: False memory for mediated and direct associations. Poster

presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.

Huff, M. J., & Bodner, G. E. (2011, May). Comparing item-specific and relational

generation tasks in the DRM paradigm. Poster presented at the 30th Annual

meeting of the Banff Annual Seminar in Cognitive Science, Banff, AB, Canada.

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Blais, J., Grasser, E., Huff, M. J., Hutchison, K. A., & Coane, J. (2011, April). Cry me a

beaver: False memory for mediated and direct word lists. Poster presented at the

12th annual Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Waterville, ME.

Huff, M. J., & Hutchison, K. A. (2010, November). The effects of mediated word lists

on false recall and recognition. Poster presented at the 51st annual meeting of

the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.

Huff, M. J., Meade, M. L., & Hutchison, K. A. (2009, November). Differential response

biases between older and younger adults on recall tests. Poster presented at the

50th annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.

Huff, M. J., & Meade, M. L. (2008, April). Analyses of music performance factors

through handedness and deliberate practice. Poster presented at the Montana

State University Undergraduate Scholars Program Conference, Bozeman, MT.

Invited Talks/Lectures

Huff, M. J. (2014, October). Hooked on memory: A method of loci training program for

older adults. Guest Lecture presented for Psych 4085: Human Memory -

Exceptional Memory Abilities. Instructor: Henry. L. Roediger, III.

Huff, M. J., Davis, S. D., & Meade, M. L. (2011, April). The effects of initial recall

testing on misinformation in the social contagion paradigm. Paper presented at

the 81st Annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Salt

Lake City, UT.

Instructor of Record

Summer 2013 – Psyc 353 (Psychology of Aging) University of Calgary

Teaching Assistantships

Fall 2012-Spring 2013 – Psyc 312 (Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods for

Psychology) Red Deer College

Spring 2012 – Psyc 427 (Environmental Psychology) University of Calgary

Fall 2011 – Psyc 203 (Psychology for Everyday Life) University of Calgary

Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Psyc 312 (Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods for

Psychology) University of Calgary

Fall 2009-Spring 2010 – PSYX 225 (Research Design and Analysis II) Montana State

University

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Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009 – PSYX 100 (Introductory Psychology) Montana State

University

Spring 2009 – PSYX 223 (Research Design and Analysis I) Montana State University

Fall 2008 – PSYX 380 (Memory and Cognition) Montana State University

Students Supervised

Robert Woody (2014-2015). Undergraduate Mind/Brain Program Student. Thesis:

Individual differences in memory training for older adults.

Katie Hebeler (2014-2015). Undergraduate Research Assistant.

Huayu Gao (2014). Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) Program

Thesis: The Effects of Item-Specific and Relational Processing on Homograph

False Memory with Blocked and Alternated Lists.

LMI Aerospace, Inc. Award Winning Project for Excellence in Research

Camille Weinsheimer (2013). Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Protecting memory from

misinformation: Take two tests and recall me in the morning.

Ashley Lee (2012-2013). Undergraduate Research Assistant.

Erin Shumlich (2012-2013). Undergraduate Research Assistant.

Ad-Hoc Reviewer

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Experimental Psychology

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Memory & Cognition

PLOS One

Awards, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Certificates

Teaching Certification - Washington University in St. Louis, 2014

National Institutes on Aging Postdoctoral Fellowship – Washington University

in St. Louis, $41,000, 2013-2015

Psychology Graduate Program Research Excellence Award–University of Calgary, 2013

Izaak Walton Killam Pre-Doctoral Scholarship–$72,000 2013-2014

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - $42,000,

2012-2014

University of Calgary Faculty of Graduate Studies Doctoral Scholarship - $10,000, 2011

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PSI CHI – The International Honor Society in Psychology, Regional Research Award –

2011, $300

Queen Elizabeth II Research Award – $5,000, 2010

Dean’s Entrance Award for Academic Excellence $6,000 – 2010

Dept. of Psychology, Montana State University Outstanding First-Year Graduate Student

Award – 2009

Montana State University Undergraduate Studies Program Research Grant - $1,500,

2008

Dept. of Music, Montana State University Performance Scholarship – $1,800, 2007,

2008

Harrington Pepsi Academic Scholarship – $2,000, 2007, 2008

Rocky Mountain College Aviation Outstanding Freshman Award – $1,000, 2005

Professional Memberships

Psychonomic Society, Member

Association for Psychological Science, Postdoc Member

Professional References

Glen E. Bodner, PhD

Professor

University of Calgary

Email: bodner@ucalgary.ca

Phone: (403) 220-2714

Keith A. Hutchison, PhD

Associate Professor

Montana State University

Email: khutch@montana.edu

Phone: (406) 994-5528

David A. Balota, PhD

Professor

Washington University in St. Louis

Email: dbalota@wustl.edu

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Phone: (314) 935-6549

Michelle L. Meade, PhD

Associate Professor

Montana State University

Email: mlmeade@montana.edu

Phone: (406) 994-5946