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202 Wells Hall Murray State University Murray, KY 42071 (270) 809-2317 e-mail: paula.waddill@murraystate.edu
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| Educational History | |||
| 1992 | Ph.D. | Purdue University | |||
| 1981 | M.S. | University of Tennessee | |||
| 1979 | B.S. | Oklahoma State University | |||
| Professional Experience | |||
| 2005
- present 2000 - 2005 1994 - 2000 |
Professor
Associate Professor Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Murray State University, Murray, KY Conduct individual research, supervise undergraduate student research, and teach undergraduate courses in introductory psychology, statistics, applied research design and analysis, learning and memory, psychology of language, career planning, problem-solving and decision-making; supervise graduate student theses; teach graduate courses in cognition and statistics. |
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| 1992 - 1994 | Assistant
Professor Psychology Department, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA Conducted individual research, supervised undergraduate student research and taught undergraduate courses in introductory psychology, statistics, and psycholinguistics. |
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| 1991 - 1992 | Adjunct
Assistant Professor Psychology Department, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Supervised undergraduate research; taught freshman seminar and undergraduate/graduate course in psycholinguistics; taught graduate course in multivariate statistics. |
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| 1985 - 1991 | Consultant
in Experimental Design, Statistics, and Computerized Data Analysis
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Advised on and conducted statistical analyses in a variety of areas of psychology and education, utilizing various statistical packages (SAS, SPSS, EQS, LISREL) |
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| 1983 - 1985 | Administrative
Assistant in Charge of Research and Program Development
Postsecondary Education Consortium, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Assisted 2-year and 4-year schools in the Southeast with developing accommodations for students with hearing impairment; conducted workshops on educational adaptation and accommodation for faculty and administrators; conducted program evaluations |
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| 1981 - 1983 | Language
Development Specialist Knoxville City Schools, Knoxville, TN Taught children (ages 3 - 20 yrs) with a variety of physical, cognitive, developmental, and emotional disabilities to develop and increase their language and communication skills; conducted descriptive and prescriptive language assessments; developed and evaluated individual language education plans for those students; served as a resource for teachers, parents, and other support staff |
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| Publications | ||
| Wann, D. L., & Waddill, P. J. (2010). The influence of anatomical sex and gender role orientation in the language of sport fans. In L. K. Fuller (Ed.), Sexual Sports Rhetoric (pp. 121-129). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. | ||
| Sheets, B., & Waddill, P. J. (2009). E-cheating among college business students: A survey. Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, 25(2). | ||
| Sheets, B., & Waddill, P. J. (2008). Electronic plagiarism among college business students. Journal of Business and Training Education, 17, 45-57. | ||
| Wann, D. L., Brame, J., Clarkson, M., Brooks, D., & Waddill, P. J. (2008). College student attendance at sporting events and the relationship between sport team identification and psychological health. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 1, 242-254. | ||
| Wann, D. L., Grieve, F. G., Waddill, P. J., & Martin, J. (2008). Use of retroactive pessimism as a method of coping with identity threat: The impact of group identification. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 11, 439-450. | ||
| Wann, D. L., & Waddill, P. J. (2007). Examining reactions to the Dale Earnhardt crash: The importance of identification with NASCAR drivers. Journal of Sport Behavior, 30, 94-109. | ||
| Wann, D. L., Waddill, P. J., & Dunham, M. D. (2004). Using sex and gender role orientation to predict level of sport fandom. Journal of Sport Behavior, 27, 367-377. | ||
| Wann, D. W., & Waddill, P. J. (2003). Predicting sport fan motivation using anatomical sex and gender role orientation. North American Journal of Psychology, 5, 365-372. | ||
| Amrhein, P. C., McDaniel, M. A., & Waddill, P. J. (2002). Revisiting the picture superiority effect in symbolic comparisons: Do pictures provide privileged access? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 28, 843-857. | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., Waddill, P. J., Finstad, K., & Bourg, T. (2000). The effects of text-based interest on attention and recall. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92, 492-502. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Fahl, C. (1999). Presentation context and the perception of causal relatedness. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 89, 871-877. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & McDaniel, M. A. (1998). Distinctiveness effects in recall: Differential processing or privileged retrieval? Memory & Cognition, 26, 108-120 . | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., Waddill, P. J., & Shakesby, P. S. (1996). Study strategies, interest, and learning from text: The application of material appropriate processing. In D. Hermann, C. McEvoy, C. Hertzog, P. Hertel, & M. Johnson (Eds.), Basic and applied memory research: Theory in context, Vol. 1 (pp. 385-397). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Einstein, G. O. (1996). Collaboration between researchers at primarily undergraduate institutions and major research institutions. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 16, 218-221. | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., & Waddill, P. J. (1994). The mnemonic benefit of pictures in text: Selective enrichment for differentially skilled readers. In W. Schnotz & R. W. Kulhavy (Eds.), Comprehension of graphics. Advances in Psychology, Vol. 108 (pp. 165-181). Amsterdam, Netherlands: North-Holland/Elsevier. | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., Hines, R. J., Waddill, P. J., & Einstein, G. O. (1994). What makes folk tales unique: Content, familiarity, causal structure, scripts, or superstructures? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 20, 169-184. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & McDaniel, M. A. (1992). Pictorial enhancement of text memory: Limitations imposed by picture type and comprehension skill. Memory & Cognition, 20, 472-482. | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., & Waddill, P. J. (1990). Generation effects for context items: Implications for item-specific and multifactor theories. Journal of Memory and Language, 29, 201-211. | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., Riegler, G., & Waddill, P. J. (1990). Generation effects in free recall: Further support for a three-factor theory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 16, 789-798. | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., Einstein, G. O., & Waddill, P. J. (1990). Material appropriate processing: Implications for remediating recall deficits in students with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 13, 258-268. | ||
| Roediger, H. L., III, Srinivas, K., & Waddill, P. J. (1989). How much does guessing influence recall? Comment on Erdelyi, Finks, and Feigin-Pfau. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 118, 255-257. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., McDaniel, M. A., & Einstein, G. O. (1988). Illustrations as adjuncts to prose: A text-appropriate processing approach. Journal of Educational Psychology, 80, 457-464. | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., Waddill, P. J., & Einstein, G. O. (1988). A contextual account of the generation effect: A three-factor theory. Journal of Memory and Language, 27, 521-536. | ||
| Presentations at Professional Meetings |
| Waddill, P. J., & Stroupe, H. (2009, May). Realistic career expectations? A comparison of college freshmen and seniors. Presented at the 21st Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco. | ||
| Fannin, A., & Waddill, P. J. (2009, May). Implicit and explicit memory for numerical rule learning. Presented at the 21st Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco. | ||
| Farney, M., & Waddill, P. J. (2009, May). The effect of victim impact statements on sentencing in capital murder cases. Presented at the 21st Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (2008, May). Cooperative web-based projects enhance technological literacy. Presented at the 20th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago. | ||
| Leach, R., & Waddill, P. J. (2008, May). Personal drinking behavior and the believability of alcohol norm information. Presented at the 20th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., Ikemoto, R., & Wigginton, E. (2007, November). Visuospatial working memory and warnings modulate object location memory. Presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (2007, May). Online activities benefit performance in the learning and memory course. Presented at the 19th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC. | ||
| Hatcher, E., & Waddill, P. J. (2007, May). Embedded questions enhance learning from expository video. Presented at the 19th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC. | ||
| Wendel, C. M., & Waddill, P. J. (2006, March). Investigating infidelity as a multidimensional construct. Presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. | ||
| Hardin, R., & Waddill, P. J. (2006, March). The effects of encoding and retrieval techniques on facial recognition. Presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., Arledge, R., & McBride, S. (2005, November). Context-specific schemata affect judgments of witness credibility. Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., Conklin, A., & McBride, S. The emotional witness: When is credibility affected? Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN, April 2005. | ||
| Wendel, C., & Waddill, P. J. Individual differences in perceptions of infidelity. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN, April 2005. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Clarkson, M. (2004, May). The cross-race effect as a function of response format. Presented at the 16th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (2004, March). Can mental models acount for different evaluations of parenting style? Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Schels, S. (2003, November). Does presentation format mediate the cross-race effect in face recognition? Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Powers, J. (2003, May). Nonstereotypical emotion enhances witness credibility. Presented at the 15th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Shakesby, P. S. (2003, May). Critically evaluating published research: Learning by doing. Presented at the 10th Annual American Psychological Society Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (2001, October). A combined version of the Parental Authority Questionnaire. Presented at the National Social Science Association conference, Albuquerque, NM. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., Morris-Shirkey, P., & Burnett, S. (2001, March). Elaboration, inference, and the recall of causally-related sentences. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (2000, June). Elaboration and generation mediate recall of causally-related sentences. Presented at the 12th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Miami Beach, FL. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Shakesby, P. S. (2000, June). Using response journals to increase student involvement in course content. Presented at the 7th Annual American Psychological Society Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, Miami Beach, FL. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (1999, November). Using Web-based projects to increase active learning and technological literacy. Presented at the National Social Science Association conference, St. Louis. | ||
| Shakesby, P. S., & Waddill, P. J. (1999, November). Using preoperational and concrete operational strategies in the upper grades. Presented at the National Social Science Association conference, St. Louis. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (1998, November). Doing is better than telling: Constructing connections improves recall. Presented at the National Social Science Association conference, New Orleans. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., Marquardsen, D., & Dallas, M. B. (1997, November). Causal relatedness and elaborative encoding affect text memory. Presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Philadelphia. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (1997, November). Interest and learning from text: Practical applications of cognitive principles. Presented at the National Social Science Association conference, San Antonio. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (1996, November). Study strategies and criterial tasks: Are we testing what they're studying? Presented at the National Social Science Association conference, New Orleans. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Potter, H. (1996, May). Tracking down the locus of individual-item processing effects in text memory. Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (1995, June). Tracking down the locus of relational processing effects on text memory. Presented at the 7th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, New York. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & Ritter, A. D. (1995, June). Portfolios enhance understanding of the basic concepts in general psychology. Presented at the 2nd Annual American Psychological Society Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, New York. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., Ayres, M., & Descher, J. (1994, April). Encoding processes and the recall of stories. Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence, RI. | ||
| Waddill, P. J. (1993, April). Verification priming and the nature of narrative representation. Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Arlington, VA. | ||
| McDaniel, M., Hines, R., & Waddill, P. (1992, May). What produces unique memory patterns in folk tales: Content familiarity, causal structure, scripts, or superstructures? Presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the International Association for the Empirical Study of Literature, Memphis, TN. | ||
| McDaniel, M. A., & Waddill, P. J. (1991, May). The mnemonic benefit of pictures: Text appropriateness and individual differences. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & McDaniel, M. A. (1990, May). Elaborative and distinctive processes in recall. Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & McDaniel, M. A. (1988, April). The generation effect in unmixed-list designs: Evidence for enhanced relational and individual-item processing. Presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago. | ||
| Waddill, P. J., & McDaniel, M. A., & Einstein, G. O. (1988, April). Illustrations as adjuncts to narrative and expository prose. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. | ||
| Current Service |
| Chair, Institutional Review Board (IRB) | |
| Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activities (URSA) Faculty Advisory Board | |
| CHFA Tenure and Promotion Committee | |
| CHFA College Assessment Committee | |
| Chair, Psychology Department Undergraduate Major Assessment Committee | |
| Psychology Department Web Coordinator | |
| Professional Memberships |
| American Psychological Association | |
| Association for Psychological Science | |
| Psychonomic Society | |
| Society for Text & Discourse | |
| American Psychology-Law Society | |
| Southeastern Psychological Association | |
| Council of Undergraduate Programs in Psychology (MSU Department Representative) | |
| Council on Undergraduate Research | |
| National Social Science Association | |
| ` | Sigma Xi |
| Psi Chi |