Curriculum Vitae
Kara L. Bopp
429 N. Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-597-4645 or boppkl@wofford.edu
http://webs.wofford.edu/boppkl
Education
1999 – 2003 Syracuse University
Degree: Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, advisor Dr. P. Verhaeghen
1997 – 1999 New York University
Degree: M.A. Cognition-Perception, advisor Dr. L. Jacoby
1992 – 1996 Hamilton College
Degree: B.A.; magna cum laude; Major: Psychology, advisor Dr. J. Rybash
Professional Experience
2005-present Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wofford College
2003 – 2005 Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Hamilton College
2002 – 2003 Research Fellow: Syracuse University Fellowship
2001 – 2002 Research Fellow: Eric F. Gardner Fellowship, Syracuse University
1999 – 2001 Research Assistant: Dr. P. Verhaeghen’s Lab, Syracuse University
1997 – 1999 Research Assistant: Dr. L. Jacoby’s Lab, New York University
Summer 1996 Research Fellow: Hansmann Fund, Hamilton College
Summer 1995 Research Assistant: Dr. G. Brown, The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Summer 1995 Neuropsychology Intern: Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY
Summer 1994 Montessori Assistant Teacher: Montessori Greenhouse, CA
1994 – 1996 Research Assistant: Dr. J. Rybash, Hamilton College
Teaching Experience as Course Instructor
2005-present Introduction to Psychology, Cognitive Science, Adult Development and Aging, Human Memory,
and Senior Thesis: Wofford College
2003-2005 2003-2005: Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, Senior Thesis: Hamilton College
Spring 2001 Statistical Methods II: Syracuse University
Fall 2000 Cognitive Psychology: Syracuse University
1999 – 2003 Undergraduate Thesis Research Supervisor: Syracuse University
Publications
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Bopp, K. L., & Verhaeghen, P. (2007). Age-related differences in control processes in verbal and visuo-spatial working memory: Storage, transformation, supervision, and coordination. Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 62, P239-P246. Verhaeghen, P., Cerella, J., Basak, C., Bopp, K., Zhang, Y., & Hoyer, W. J. (in press). The ins and outs of working memory: Dynamic processes associated with focus switching and search. In N. Osaka, R. Logie, M. D’Esposito (Eds.) Working Memory: Behavioral and Neural Correlates (pp.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. (pre-print PDF) Bopp, K. L., & Verhaeghen, P. (2005). Aging and verbal memory span: A meta-analysis. Journal of Gerontology: B Series, 60(5), P223-233. Verhaeghen, P., Cerella, J., Bopp, K. L., and Basak, C. (2005). Aging and varieties of control: A review of meta-analyses on resistance to interference, coordination, and task switching, and an experimental exploration of age-sensitivity in the newly identified process of focus switching. In R. W. Engle, G. Sedek, U. von Hecker, & D. N. McIntosh (Eds.), Cognitive Limitations in Aging and Psychopathology: Attention, Working Memory, and Executive Functions. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. Bopp, K. L. (2002). Promoting academic honesty in writing. In Banerjee, Bopp, Draeger, Hallock, Jacobi, Najarian, Schmidt, & Steitz (Eds.), Using Writing To Teach (pp. 86 – 99). NY: Syracuse University. Verhaeghen, P., Cerella, J., Semenec, S. C., Leo, M. E., Bopp, K. L., & Steitz, D. W. (2002). Cognitive efficiency modes in old age: Performance on sequential and coordinative verbal and visuo-spatial tasks. Psychology and Aging, 17, 558-570. Jacoby, L. L., Hessels, S., & Bopp, K. L. (2001). Proactive and retroactive effects in memory performance: Dissociating recollection and accessibility bias. In H. L. Roediger, J. S. Nairne, I. Neath, & A. M. Suprenant (Eds.), The Nature of Remembering: Essays in Honor of Robert G. Crowder (pp. 35-54). Washington D. C.: American Psychological Association Press. Rybash, J. M., & Hrubi-Bopp, K. L. (2000). Source monitoring and false recollection: A lifespan developmental perspective. Experimental Aging Research, 26, 75-87. Rybash, J. M., & Hrubi, K. L. (1997). Psychometric and psychodynamic correlates of first memories in younger and older adults. The Gerontologist, 37(5), 581-587. |
Posters and Presentations
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Bopp, K. L. (2004, April). Exploration of age-related differences in executive control processes of verbal and visuo-spatial working memory. Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA. Bopp, K. L. (2002, August). Problem-based learning in the sciences. Teaching Assistant Orientation Program, Syracuse University, NY. Bopp, K. L. (2002, May). Steps to the creation of your own professional portfolio. Minnowbrook Conference, Blue Lake, NY. Leahey, E., & Bopp, K. L. (2002, May). Processing manipulations in verbal and visuo-spatial domains: A working memory study. Syracuse University Poster Conference, Syracuse, NY. Bopp, K. L., & Verhaeghen, P. (2002, April). Primary and working memory span tasks and aging: A meta-analysis. Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA. Bopp, K. L. (2001, August). Steps to the creation of your own professional portfolio. Teaching Assistant Orientation Program, Syracuse University, NY. Bossio, D. M., & Bopp, K. L., & Verhaeghen, P. (2001, May). Working memory is still working in old age: General age effects in verbal and spatial primary and working memory. Syracuse University Poster Conference, Syracuse, NY. Shanley, B., Bopp, K. L., & Verhaeghen, P. (2000, May). A memory study: Age differences in meaning of time and the time of meaning. Syracuse University Poster Conference, Syracuse, NY. Rybash, J. M., & Hrubi, K. L. (1998, November). Source monitoring and false recollection: A lifespan perspective. Psychonomic Society, Austin, TX. Rybash, J. M., Hrubi, K. L., & Bopp, P. J. (1997, November). Process dissociation procedure and false memory effect in list learning. Psychonomic Society, Philadelphia, PA. Rybash, J. M., Hrubi, K. L., & Liao, L. L. (1995, November). Cognitive and psychodynamic correlates of first memories in younger and older adults. Psychonomic Society, Los Angeles, CA. |
Honors and Awards
2003 Dissertation Honors Award, Syracuse University
2003 Certificate in University Teaching Award, Syracuse University
2002 American Psychological Foundation COGDOP graduate research scholarship
2002 – 2003 Syracuse University Fellowship
2001 – 2002 Eric F. Gardner Fellowship
Spring 2001 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
2001 – 2003 Syracuse University Teaching Fellow
2000 - 2003 Teaching Associate (Future Professoriate Project)
May 1997 Elihu Root Fellowship
May 1996 Jonathan Marder Prize in Psychology
May 1996 Department of Psychology Honors
Service and Professional Organizations
2007-present Advisory council for Alzheimer’s Association of South Carolina, Spartanburg
2006-present Psychonomic Society Associate member
2004 Sigma Xi – National Honor Society for Science
2001 – 2002 Search committee for experimental faculty position, Syracuse University
2000 – 2001 Big Psyb Little Psyb Program, Syracuse University
2000 – 2003 Future Professoriate Project
1999 – 2002 Psychology Action Committee (Experimental Rep)
1999 – present APA Division 20: Adult Development and Aging
1996 – present American Psychological Association (APA)
1995 Psi Chi – National Honor Society for Psychology
Research Interests
Broad area: Lifespan cognitive development
Current research topics:
Examination of capacity limits of working memory in younger and older adults
Effectiveness of working memory capacity training in Alzheimer’s disease patients
Previous research topics:
Verbal and visuo-spatial working memory
Meta-analysis of verbal span tasks
Age differences in recognition memory
Accessibility bias and aging
False memories over the lifespan