My research examines the roles of basic cognitive and motivational processes—especially attention, working memory, executive functions, and self-control—in various complex psychological phenomena that are important in our everyday lives. My current research focuses on laboratory and classroom studies of student learning. Specific research projects that I am currently undertaking include: (a) classroom studies of self-regulatory behaviors (e.g., procrastination) and their interventions; (b) laboratory and classroom studies of the effects of mind-wandering in the learning and retention of math and science lectures; and (c) Individual differences analyses of mind-wandering and repetitive negative thinking (e.g., worry, rumination).
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cognitive psychology, learning and memory in educational settings, self-regulation of attention, self-regulation of thought, self-regulation of behavior, procrastination, mind-wandering, repetitive negative thinking (e.g., worry, rumination), executive functions and working memory, individual differences in cognitive and social processes,
