Maryellen Hamilton, Ph.D.
Chair & Professor of Psychology
About Dr. Hamilton
Dr. Hamilton is currently chair of the Psychology department, the Projector Director of the $3,800,000 Department of Education Title III STEM grant (SURGE), the secretary of the Faculty Senate, and the treasurer of the Eastern Psychological Association. Since joining Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s in 2000, she has served as Faculty Senate President, Faculty Senate Vice President, and President of the AAUP. She is a Cognitive Psychologist whose research area focuses on unconscious processes in memory and learning. She is an alumni of the Ignation Colleagues Program and former chair of SPU Institutional Examen.
“I believe in personalizing the learning experience by trying to make the material relevant to the lives of those I teach. Memory theories suggest that material that is meaningful to you has a better chance of being remembered. I try to make the material I present in my courses meaningful to my students by using as many real life examples as possible.”
“I believe in personalizing the learning experience by trying to make the material relevant to the lives of those I teach. Memory theories suggest that material that is meaningful to you has a better chance of being remembered. I try to make the material I present in my courses meaningful to my students by using as many real life examples as possible.”
Research Interests
- Memory and learning strategies including those specific to bilingual populations
Student Organizations and Clubs
Career & Accomplishments
Degrees
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•Stony Brook University, Ph.D.
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•Stony Brook University, M.A.
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•Hofstra University, B.A.
Accomplishments
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•George F Johnson, SJ Faculty Award
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•Honorary Cross Keys
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•Spur Society
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•AAUP Beatrice G. Konheim Award
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•Psi Chi National Service Award
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•Phi Beta Kappa
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•Phi Theta Kappa
Publications
Mindfulness Meditation in College Students to Advance Health Equity
S Bryan, M Hamilton, E Finn – OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 2018
KM Ensor, M Hamilton – Empirical Studies of the Arts, 2014
L. Geraci, M Hamilton – Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 2009
S Moreira, M Hamilton – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
M Hamilton, L Geraci – The American Journal of Psychology, 2006
M Hamilton, L Geraci – Teaching of Psychology, 2004
M Hamilton, S Rajaram – Acta Psychologica, 2003
S Rajaram, M Hamilton, A Bolton – Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 2002
M Hamilton, S Rajaram – Journal of Memory and Language, 2001