Melissa Lehman

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Melissa Lehman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7764-1058

  • Assaf Academic Center - Room 107

Personal profile

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Education/Academic qualifications

B.S. with honors, Psychology, University of Florida

M.A., Psychology, University of South Florida

Ph.D., Psychology with a specialization in Cognition, Neuroscience and Social Psychology, University of South Florida

Areas of Scholarship

  • Memory and learning, with particular interest in educational applications of memory research
  • Individual differences in cognition
  • Relationship between perception and gender

Previous employer

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Purdue University, 2011-2014

Awards and Honors

  • Society for the Teaching of Psychology Instructional Resource Grant, 2023
  • Service and Dedication to Lynn University Award, 2021-2022
  • CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar Grant, 2016 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

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Research Interests

  • Human learning and memory
  • Educational applications of cognitive psychology
  • Retrieval-based learning
  • Control processes in memory
  • Individual differences in cognitive processes
  • The interaction of cognition and emotion
  • Gender and perception
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