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Christina E. Webb
Graduate Student – Cognitive Psychology
The Pennsylvania State University
441 Moore Building
University Park, PA 16802
Education
2015M. S., Cognitive Psychology, (ABD; Ph.D. expected 2018)
The Pennsylvania State University
2013B. S., Psychology
The Pennsylvania State University
Research Experience
2013-The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
Graduate Student with Dr. Nancy Dennis
2010-2013The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
Research Assistant in Dr. Nancy Dennis’ Cognitive Aging and Neuroimaging Lab
2010-2012The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
Research Assistant in Dr. Richard Carlson’s Cognitive Skill and Acquisition Lab
Grants and Fellowships
2017RGSO Dissertation Support
2016Pre-doctoral fellow on NIA Pathways T32 Training Program awarded to The Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Healthy Aging
2016Superior Teaching and Research (STAR) Award, College of the Liberal Arts,
Penn State
2015Honorable Mention for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
2014Honorable Mention for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
2010 WISER (Women in Science and Engineering Research) Scholarship
Awards & Honors
2017Psychology Department Travel Award, Penn State
2016Psychology Department Travel Award, Penn State
2014Bruce V. Moore Graduate Fellowship in Psychology, Penn State
2014Research and Graduate Office (RGSO) Travel Award, Penn State
2014Center for Brain, Behavior, and Cognition (CBBC) Student Travel Award
2014Donald A. Trumbo Psychology Department Student Research Fund, Penn State
2013Psychology Department Travel Award, Penn State
2013Mona Shibley Bird Memorial Scholarship in Psychology, Penn State
20121st Place Award in Conceptual Research at the Penn State Psi Chi Research Conference
2012Mona Shibley Bird Memorial Scholarship in Psychology, Penn State
Manuscripts
Published
Webb, C. E. & Dennis, N. A. (in press). Differentiating true and false schematic memories in older adults.
Webb, C.E., Turney, I.C., & Dennis, N.A. (2016). What's the Gist? The influence of schemas on the neural correlates underlying true and false memories. Neuropsychologia, 93, 61-75.
Wilkinson, K.M., Dennis, N.A., Webb, C.E., Therrien, M., Stradtman, M., Farmer, J., Leach, R., Warrenfeltz, M., Zeuner, C. (2015). Neural activity associated with visual search for line drawings on AAC displays: An exploration of the use of fMRI. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 31(4), 310-324.
Dennis, N.A., Turney, I.C., Webb, C.E. & Overman, A.A. (2015). The effects of item familiarity on the neural correlates of successful associative memory encoding.Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 15(4): 889-900.
Dennis, N.A., Johnson, C.E. & Peterson, K.M. (2014). Neural correlates underlying true and false associative memories. Brain and Cognition, 88, 65-72.
Under Review
Ross, L. A., Webb, C. E., Whitaker, C., Hicks, J. M., Schmidt, E. L., Samimy, S., Dennis, N. A., Visscher, K. M. (accepted). The effects of useful field of view training on brain activity and connectivity.
In Prep
Webb, C. E. & Dennis, N. A. (in prep). The role of contextual schemas and their effect on memory for schematic and non-schematic information.
Sprague, B. N., Freed, S. A., Webb, C. E., Hyun, J., Phillips, C. B., & Ross, L. A. (in prep). Effectiveness of behavioral interventions in cognition: A systematic review.
Conference Presentations
Webb, C. E. & Dennis, N. A. Differentiating true and false schematic memory in older adults. Poster to be presented at the 2018 Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Webb, C. E., Whitaker, C., Hicks, J. M., Schmidt, E. L., Samimy, S. Dennis, N. A. Visscher, K. M. Exploring the effects of speed of processing training on brain activity and connectivity. Poster to be presented at the 2018 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Boston, MA.
Bowman, C. B., Webb, C. E., Chamberlain, J., & Dennis, N. A. Age differences in neural pattern similarity associated with false recognition. Symposium to be presented at the 2018 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Boston, MA.
Webb, C. E., Dennis, N.A. Effects of contextual schemas on memory. Poster presented at the 2017 American Psychological Society Conference, Boston, MA.
Webb, C. E., Visscher, K. M., Dennis, N.A., Ross, L.A. Changes in neural substrates results from speed of processing training in older adults. Poster presented at the 2016 Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Webb, C. E.Dennis, N.A. Examining the role of schemas in retrieval success. Poster presented at the 2016 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, New York, NY.
Johnson, C.E., Turney, I.C., & Dennis, N.A. (2014). Examining the influence of thematic information on retrieval success. Talk presented at the 2014 Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, D.C.
Turney, I.C., Johnson, C.E., & Dennis, N.A. (2014). Exploring the neural correlates of true and false memory for conceptual pictures in older adults. Talk presented at the 2014 Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, D.C.
Johnson, C.E., Turney, I.C., Dennis, N.A. (2014). Exploring the neural correlates of true and false memory for conceptual pictures.Poster presented at the 21st Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Turney, I.C., Maillet, D., Johnson, C.E., Rajah, N., & Dennis, N.A. (2014). Exploring the influence of encoding format on subsequent memory for related information in older and younger adults.Poster presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference 2014, Atlanta, Georgia.
Johnson, C. E., Peterson, K. M.,Dennis, N. A. (2013). Exploring the neural correlates of item familiarization in novelty detection of associative information. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, San Francisco, California.
Peterson, K. M., Johnson, C. E., & Dennis, N. A. (2013). The effects of item familiarity on the neural correlates of successful relational memory encoding. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, San Francisco, California.
Johnson, C. E., Peterson, K. M.,Dennis, N. A. (2012). Investigating the neural correlates of item familiarization in source memory binding in younger and older adults. Poster presented at the 2012 Penn State Psi Chi Research Conference, University Park, PA
Stevens, C., Johnson, C. E., & Carlson, R. A. (2011). Exploring the role of affect in the control of counting. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Psychonomic Society’s Scientific Meeting, Seattle, Washington
Johnson, C. E., Dennis, N. A., & Vandekar, S. N. (2011). The role of item familiarization in source memory binding in younger and older adults. Poster presented at the 2011 Penn State Undergraduate Exhibition, University Park, PA – Awarded 1st place
Teaching Experience
Spring 2016Graduate level fMRI course teaching assistant, SCAN (Psy 511), The Pennsylvania State University
Instructor for lab portion (7 weeks): Utilizing SPM for data analysis
Teaching assistant, Learning and Memory (Psych 452), The Pennsylvania State University
Guest Lecture: Amnesia
Fall 2015Teaching assistant, Research Methods in Psychology (Psych 301W), The Pennsylvania State University
Instructor for weekly lab portion
Spring 2015Graduate level fMRI course teaching assistant, SCAN (Psy 511), The Pennsylvania State University
Instructor for lab portion (7 weeks): Utilizing SPM for data analysis
Spring 2015Teaching assistant, Senior Seminar in Psychology – False Memories and Eyewitness Testimony (Psych 490), The Pennsylvania State University
Guest Lecture: Change Blindness & Eyewitness Testimony
Guest Lecture: Weapon Focus Effect
Guest Lecture: Cognition of Lie Detection
Fall 2014Teaching assistant, Personality Psychology (Psych 438), The Pennsylvania State University
Spring 2014Teaching assistant, Senior Seminar in Psychology – False Memories and Eyewitness Testimony (Psych 490), The Pennsylvania State University
Spring 2014Teaching assistant, Learning and Memory (Psych 452), The Pennsylvania State University
Guest Lecture:Metamemory: Let’s Think About Memory
Guest Lecture: Forgetting
Fall 2013Teaching assistant, Well-being and Positive Psychology (Psych 243), The Pennsylvania State University
Professional Memberships
American Psychological Society – Student Member
Society for Neuroscience – Student Member
Cognitive Neuroscience Society – Student Member
Center for Brain, Behavior, and Cognition (CBBC) – Student Member
Psi Chi International Honor Society – Student Member
Outreach
Academic Experimental Organization for Neuroscience Students (AXONS) – Community Outreach Co-Chair
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) – Lecturer; Disseminating aging research to the community
Centre County Senior Games – Mental Games Volunteer
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre County – Big Sister