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== Education and career ==
== Education and career ==
Ayanna Thomas received her B.A. in [[African American studies|African American Studies]] and [[Psychology]] from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1996 and went on to earn her PhD in Psychology from the [[University of Washington]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ayanna Thomas {{!}} Department of Psychology|url=https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/people/faculty/ayanna-thomas|access-date=2021-12-12|website=as.tufts.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis|title=Changing belief to memory: the role of sensory enhanced imagination and semantic activation in the creation and quality of false memories|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/changing-belief-to-memory-the-role-of-sensory-enhanced-imagination-and-semantic-activation-in-the-creation-and-quality-of-false-memories/oclc/48647113&referer=brief_results|date=2001|language=English|first=Ayanna K|last=Thomas}}</ref> She then completed her post-doctoral work as a [[National Institute on Aging|National Institute of Aging]] (NIA) Fellow at [[Washington University in St. Louis]] in 2004.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Announcing Ayanna Thomas as next Dean of Research for Arts and Sciences {{!}} School of Arts and Sciences|url=https://as.tufts.edu/news/2021/04/announcing-ayanna-thomas-next-dean-research-arts-and-sciences|access-date=2021-12-12|website=as.tufts.edu}}</ref>
Ayanna Thomas received her B.A. in [[African American studies|African American Studies]] and [[Psychology]] from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1996 and went on to earn her PhD in Psychology from the [[University of Washington]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ayanna Thomas {{!}} Department of Psychology|url=https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/people/faculty/ayanna-thomas|access-date=2021-12-12|website=as.tufts.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis|title=Changing belief to memory: the role of sensory enhanced imagination and semantic activation in the creation and quality of false memories|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/changing-belief-to-memory-the-role-of-sensory-enhanced-imagination-and-semantic-activation-in-the-creation-and-quality-of-false-memories/oclc/48647113|date=2001|language=English|first=Ayanna K|last=Thomas|oclc = 48647113}}</ref> She then completed her post-doctoral work as a [[National Institute on Aging|National Institute of Aging]] (NIA) Fellow at [[Washington University in St. Louis]] in 2004.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Announcing Ayanna Thomas as next Dean of Research for Arts and Sciences {{!}} School of Arts and Sciences|url=https://as.tufts.edu/news/2021/04/announcing-ayanna-thomas-next-dean-research-arts-and-sciences|access-date=2021-12-12|website=as.tufts.edu}}</ref>


Her journey to professorship began as a Research Scientist at Washington University in 2004 and transitioned to Assistant Professor at [[Colby College]] in the Department of Psychology. In 2007, Thomas became an Assistant Professor at [[Tufts University]]. In 2019, Thomas was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor at the Tufts University Department of Psychology. As of 2021, Thomas is the Dean of Research of the [[Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences|School of Arts and Sciences]] at [[Tufts University]].<ref name=":0" /> Thomas is a founding member of The SPARK Society which is devoted to increasing representation in cognitive sciences for underrepresented minorities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Founders|url=https://www.sparksociety.org/founders|access-date=2021-12-12|website=SPARK Society|language=en-US}}</ref>
Her journey to professorship began as a Research Scientist at Washington University in 2004 and transitioned to Assistant Professor at [[Colby College]] in the Department of Psychology. In 2007, Thomas became an Assistant Professor at [[Tufts University]]. In 2019, Thomas was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor at the Tufts University Department of Psychology. As of 2021, Thomas is the Dean of Research of the [[Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences|School of Arts and Sciences]] at [[Tufts University]].<ref name=":0" /> Thomas is a founding member of The SPARK Society which is devoted to increasing representation in cognitive sciences for underrepresented minorities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Founders|url=https://www.sparksociety.org/founders|access-date=2021-12-12|website=SPARK Society|language=en-US}}</ref>
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In 2019 Thomas was named Editor-in-Chief of the journal ''Memory & Cognition'', her term started January 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Memory & Cognition|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/13421/editors|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Springer|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Congratulations to our New Editors!|url=https://www.psychonomic.org/page/New2020Editors|url-status=live|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=Psychonomic Society}}</ref>
In 2019 Thomas was named Editor-in-Chief of the journal ''Memory & Cognition'', her term started January 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Memory & Cognition|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/13421/editors|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Springer|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Congratulations to our New Editors!|url=https://www.psychonomic.org/page/New2020Editors|url-status=live|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=Psychonomic Society}}</ref>
== Research ==
== Research ==
Thomas is known for her work in the field of psychology, memory, and cognitive aging. Over her career, Thomas has produced nearly 70 peer-reviewed publications<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ayanna K Thomas|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-sX-8_YAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2021-12-12|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> and has published in the [[Cambridge University Press]] with the 2020 release of ''The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2020|isbn=9781108552684|editor-last=Thomas|editor-first=A.|location=Cambridge|editor-last2=Gutchess|editor-first2=A.}}</ref> Her research has been covered by several organizations including I Am a Scientist,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-23|title=‘I Am A Scientist’ offers students STEM role models|url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/i-am-a-scientist/|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Harvard Gazette|language=en-US}}</ref> [[NPR|National Public Radio]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2019|title=Did That Really Happen? How Our Memories Betray Us|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/16/788422090/did-that-really-happen-how-our-memories-betray-us|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-12|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> [[CBC News]] in Canada,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mortillaro |first1=Nichole |title=The science of studying: How students can put their brains to best use |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/exams-studying-tips-brain-science-1.3864360 |access-date=12 December 2021 |agency=CBC |date=December 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Smith|first=Amy M.|last2=Floerke|first2=Victoria A.|last3=Thomas|first3=Ayanna K.|date=2016-11-25|title=Retrieval practice protects memory against acute stress|url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aah5067|journal=Science|volume=354|issue=6315|pages=1046–1048|doi=10.1126/science.aah5067}}</ref> and [[Popular Science]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Sara Kiley|date=2019-10-31|title=Kids these days only seem dumb if you think you’re a genius|url=https://www.popsci.com/kids-these-days-only-seem-dumb-if-you-think-youre-genius/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Popular Science|language=en-US}}</ref>
Thomas is known for her work in the field of psychology, memory, and cognitive aging. Over her career, Thomas has produced nearly 70 peer-reviewed publications<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ayanna K Thomas|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-sX-8_YAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2021-12-12|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> and has published in the [[Cambridge University Press]] with the 2020 release of ''The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2020|isbn=9781108552684|editor-last=Thomas|editor-first=A.|location=Cambridge|editor-last2=Gutchess|editor-first2=A.}}</ref> Her research has been covered by several organizations including I Am a Scientist,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-23|title='I Am A Scientist' offers students STEM role models|url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/i-am-a-scientist/|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Harvard Gazette|language=en-US}}</ref> [[NPR|National Public Radio]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2019|title=Did That Really Happen? How Our Memories Betray Us|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/16/788422090/did-that-really-happen-how-our-memories-betray-us|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-12|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> [[CBC News]] in Canada,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mortillaro |first1=Nichole |title=The science of studying: How students can put their brains to best use |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/exams-studying-tips-brain-science-1.3864360 |access-date=12 December 2021 |agency=CBC |date=December 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Amy M.|last2=Floerke|first2=Victoria A.|last3=Thomas|first3=Ayanna K.|date=2016-11-25|title=Retrieval practice protects memory against acute stress|url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aah5067|journal=Science|volume=354|issue=6315|pages=1046–1048|doi=10.1126/science.aah5067|pmid=27885031|bibcode=2016Sci...354.1046S|s2cid=20202825}}</ref> and [[Popular Science]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Sara Kiley|date=2019-10-31|title=Kids these days only seem dumb if you think you're a genius|url=https://www.popsci.com/kids-these-days-only-seem-dumb-if-you-think-youre-genius/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Popular Science|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Selected publications ==
== Selected publications ==
*{{cite journal|last1=Thomas|first1=Ayanna K.|last2=Loftus|first2=Elizabeth F.|title=Creating bizarre false memories through imagination|journal=Memory & Cognition|date=April 2002|volume=30|issue=3|pages=423–431|doi=10.3758/BF03194942}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Thomas|first1=Ayanna K.|last2=Loftus|first2=Elizabeth F.|title=Creating bizarre false memories through imagination|journal=Memory & Cognition|date=April 2002|volume=30|issue=3|pages=423–431|doi=10.3758/BF03194942|pmid=12061762|s2cid=12243422}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Thomas |first1=Ayanna K. |last2=Bulevich |first2=John B. |last3=Loftus |first3=Elizabeth F. |title=Exploring the role of repetition and sensory elaboration in the imagination inflation effect |journal=Memory & Cognition |date=1 June 2003 |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=630–640 |doi=10.3758/BF03196103 |url=https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196103 |language=en |issn=1532-5946}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Thomas |first1=Ayanna K. |last2=Bulevich |first2=John B. |last3=Loftus |first3=Elizabeth F. |title=Exploring the role of repetition and sensory elaboration in the imagination inflation effect |journal=Memory & Cognition |date=1 June 2003 |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=630–640 |doi=10.3758/BF03196103 |pmid=12872878 |s2cid=18243239 |url=https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196103 |language=en |issn=1532-5946}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Chan |first1=Jason C.K. |last2=Thomas |first2=Ayanna K. |last3=Bulevich |first3=John B. |title=Recalling a Witnessed Event Increases Eyewitness Suggestibility: The Reversed Testing Effect |journal=Psychological Science |date=1 January 2009 |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=66–73 |doi=10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02245.x |url=https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9280.2008.02245.x |language=en |issn=0956-7976}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Chan |first1=Jason C.K. |last2=Thomas |first2=Ayanna K. |last3=Bulevich |first3=John B. |title=Recalling a Witnessed Event Increases Eyewitness Suggestibility: The Reversed Testing Effect |journal=Psychological Science |date=1 January 2009 |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=66–73 |doi=10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02245.x |pmid=19037905 |s2cid=4833910 |url=https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9280.2008.02245.x |language=en |issn=0956-7976}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Thomas|first1=Ayanna K.|last2=Millar|first2=Peter R.|title=Reducing the framing effect in older and younger adults by encouraging analytic processing|journal=The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences|date=March 2012|volume=67|issue=2|pages=139–149|doi=10.1093/geronb/gbr076|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21964668/|issn=1758-5368}}
*{{cite journal|last1=Thomas|first1=Ayanna K.|last2=Millar|first2=Peter R.|title=Reducing the framing effect in older and younger adults by encouraging analytic processing|journal=The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences|date=March 2012|volume=67|issue=2|pages=139–149|doi=10.1093/geronb/gbr076|pmid=21964668|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21964668/|issn=1758-5368}}
*{{Cite journal|last=Smith|first=Amy M.|last2=Floerke|first2=Victoria A.|last3=Thomas|first3=Ayanna K.|date=2016-11-25|title=Retrieval practice protects memory against acute stress|url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aah5067|journal=Science|volume=354|issue=6315|pages=1046–1048|doi=10.1126/science.aah5067}}
*{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Amy M.|last2=Floerke|first2=Victoria A.|last3=Thomas|first3=Ayanna K.|date=2016-11-25|title=Retrieval practice protects memory against acute stress|url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aah5067|journal=Science|volume=354|issue=6315|pages=1046–1048|doi=10.1126/science.aah5067|pmid=27885031|bibcode=2016Sci...354.1046S|s2cid=20202825}}


== Honors and awards ==
== Honors and awards ==

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Ayanna Thomas
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Washington
ThesisChanging belief to memory : the role of sensory enhanced imagination and semantic activation in the creation and quality of false memories (2001)

Ayanna Kim Thomas is an American scientist, author, and cognitive researcher. Her research centers on the intersection of memory and aging, particularly as those fields relate to brain and cognitive science. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition.

Early life

Thomas grew up in New York and attended Catholic school. She later attended Bronx High School of Science.[1]

Education and career

Ayanna Thomas received her B.A. in African American Studies and Psychology from Wesleyan University in 1996 and went on to earn her PhD in Psychology from the University of Washington in 2001.[2][3] She then completed her post-doctoral work as a National Institute of Aging (NIA) Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis in 2004.[4]

Her journey to professorship began as a Research Scientist at Washington University in 2004 and transitioned to Assistant Professor at Colby College in the Department of Psychology. In 2007, Thomas became an Assistant Professor at Tufts University. In 2019, Thomas was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor at the Tufts University Department of Psychology. As of 2021, Thomas is the Dean of Research of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University.[4] Thomas is a founding member of The SPARK Society which is devoted to increasing representation in cognitive sciences for underrepresented minorities.[5]

In 2019 Thomas was named Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition, her term started January 1, 2020.[6][7]

Research

Thomas is known for her work in the field of psychology, memory, and cognitive aging. Over her career, Thomas has produced nearly 70 peer-reviewed publications[8] and has published in the Cambridge University Press with the 2020 release of The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective.[9] Her research has been covered by several organizations including I Am a Scientist,[10] National Public Radio,[11] CBC News in Canada,[12][13] and Popular Science.[14]

Selected publications

  • Thomas, Ayanna K.; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (April 2002). "Creating bizarre false memories through imagination". Memory & Cognition. 30 (3): 423–431. doi:10.3758/BF03194942. PMID 12061762. S2CID 12243422.
  • Thomas, Ayanna K.; Bulevich, John B.; Loftus, Elizabeth F. (1 June 2003). "Exploring the role of repetition and sensory elaboration in the imagination inflation effect". Memory & Cognition. 31 (4): 630–640. doi:10.3758/BF03196103. ISSN 1532-5946. PMID 12872878. S2CID 18243239.
  • Chan, Jason C.K.; Thomas, Ayanna K.; Bulevich, John B. (1 January 2009). "Recalling a Witnessed Event Increases Eyewitness Suggestibility: The Reversed Testing Effect". Psychological Science. 20 (1): 66–73. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02245.x. ISSN 0956-7976. PMID 19037905. S2CID 4833910.
  • Thomas, Ayanna K.; Millar, Peter R. (March 2012). "Reducing the framing effect in older and younger adults by encouraging analytic processing". The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 67 (2): 139–149. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr076. ISSN 1758-5368. PMID 21964668.
  • Smith, Amy M.; Floerke, Victoria A.; Thomas, Ayanna K. (2016-11-25). "Retrieval practice protects memory against acute stress". Science. 354 (6315): 1046–1048. Bibcode:2016Sci...354.1046S. doi:10.1126/science.aah5067. PMID 27885031. S2CID 20202825.

Honors and awards

In 2018, Thomas received a Dalmas Taylor Award from the American Psychological Association.[15] She received a mid-career award from the Psychonomic Society in 2021.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Ayanna Thomas, PhD | Psychologist". I Am A Scientist. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ^ "Ayanna Thomas | Department of Psychology". as.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. ^ Thomas, Ayanna K (2001). Changing belief to memory: the role of sensory enhanced imagination and semantic activation in the creation and quality of false memories (Thesis). OCLC 48647113.
  4. ^ a b "Announcing Ayanna Thomas as next Dean of Research for Arts and Sciences | School of Arts and Sciences". as.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  5. ^ "Our Founders". SPARK Society. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. ^ "Memory & Cognition". Springer. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  7. ^ "Congratulations to our New Editors!". Psychonomic Society. Retrieved December 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Ayanna K Thomas". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  9. ^ Thomas, A.; Gutchess, A., eds. (2020). The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108552684.
  10. ^ "'I Am A Scientist' offers students STEM role models". Harvard Gazette. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  11. ^ "Did That Really Happen? How Our Memories Betray Us". NPR.org. December 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Mortillaro, Nichole (December 5, 2016). "The science of studying: How students can put their brains to best use". CBC. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. ^ Smith, Amy M.; Floerke, Victoria A.; Thomas, Ayanna K. (2016-11-25). "Retrieval practice protects memory against acute stress". Science. 354 (6315): 1046–1048. Bibcode:2016Sci...354.1046S. doi:10.1126/science.aah5067. PMID 27885031. S2CID 20202825.
  14. ^ Watson, Sara Kiley (2019-10-31). "Kids these days only seem dumb if you think you're a genius". Popular Science. Retrieved 2021-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Minority Fellowship Program Achievement Awards". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Meet the Psychonomic Society 2021 Mid-Career Award Recipients". 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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