CURRICULUM VITAE
Julie A. Higgins
Department of Psychology, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase St., Purchase, NY 10577
Office: (914) 323-7173 | Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
2008
2005
2005
1996
1992 – 1994
Yale University, Ph.D.
Yale University, M.S.
Yale University, M.Phil.
Cornell University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
FUNDING, HONORS, AND AWARDS
2007 – 2008
2004 – 2007
1999
Yale University Dissertation Fellowship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Nelson Butters Award for Scholarship in Neuropsychology
Massachusetts Neuropsychology Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 -
Assistant Professor
Manhattanville College
2008 – 2012
Postdoctoral Associate
Advisor: Marcia Johnson, Yale University
2008
Summer Instructor
Yale University
1997 – 2002
Laboratory Coordinator
Geriatric Neuropsychology Laboratory, VA Boston Healthcare System
COURSES TAUGHT
Manhattanville College
Sensation and Perception, Research Methods, Cognitive Psychology, Human Memory,
Fundamentals of Psychology
Yale University
Introduction to Cognitive Science
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
Undergraduate research assistants
Manhattanville College
Maria Robbins, Kristjana Hysaj
Yale University
Stav Atir, Kelly Durbin (M.S.), Kalyan Ray-Mazumder, Heather Robinson, Andrea Sohn,
Jeffrey Tai, Cara Watts
Senior Thesis Supervision:
Yale University
2011 Andrea Sohn, The Effect of Cognitive Control on Resolving Unconscious Competition
2010 Stav Atir, Memory for Information Paired with Humorous, Relevant Jokes
Winner of the Angier Prize for exceptional performance in conducting an
undergraduate research project in the Department of Psychology, Yale University
2009 Jeffrey Tai, The Effect of Unconscious Semantic Relatedness on Reflection and Perception
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Reflective attention; interference; working memory; cognitive aging; brain mechanisms of
memory; source memory; Alzheimer’s disease
TEACHING INTERESTS
Introduction to Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Introduction to Cognitive Science;
Neuropsychology; Human Memory; Cognitive Aging; Statistics; Source Monitoring; Memory
Disorders; Sensation and Perception; Research Methods; Psychology and the Law
PUBLICATIONS
Published:
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2013). Lost thoughts: Implicit semantic interference impairs
reflective access to currently active information. Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Genera, 142, 6-11. Doi: 10.1037/a0028191
Johnson, M. R., Higgins, J. A., Norman, K., Sederberg, P., Smith, T., & Johnson, M. K. (2013).
Foraging for thought: An inhibition of return-like effect resulting from directing attention
within working memory. Psychological Science, 24, 1104-1112. Doi:
10.1177/0956797612466414
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2012). Some thoughts on the interaction between perception
and reflection. In J. M. Wolfe & L. Robertson (Eds.), From Perception to
Consciousness: Searching with Anne Treisman (pp.390-397). New York: Oxford
University Press.
Mitchell, K. J., Johnson, M. R., Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2010). Age differences in
brain activity during perceptual vs. reflective attention. NeuroReport, 21, 293-297.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2009). The consequence of refreshing for access to nonselected items in young and older adults. Memory & Cognition, 37, 164-174.
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Ko, P. C., Higgins, J. A., Kilduff, P. T., Milberg, W., & McGlinchey, R. (2005). Evidence for
intact selective attention in Alzheimer's disease patients using a location priming task.
Neuropsychology, 19, 381-389.
Olson, I. R., Zhang, J. X., Mitchell, K. J., Johnson, M. K., Bloise, S. M., & Higgins, J. A.
(2004). Preserved spatial memory over brief intervals in older adults. Psychology and
Aging, 19, 310-317.
Milberg, W. P., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Duncan, K. M., & Higgins, J. (1999). Alterations in
the dynamics of semantic activation in Alzheimer’s disease: Evidence for the Gain/Decay
hypothesis of a disorder of semantic memory. Journal of the International
Neuropsychological Society, 5, 641-658.
Watson, W. B., & Higgins, J. A. (1998). “The Chauffeurs of Madrid:” A fine but overlooked
Hemingway short story. The North Dakota Quarterly, 65, 204-218.
Under Review:
Higgins, J.A., Johnson, M.R., & Johnson, M. K. (under review). An inhibition-of-return-like
effect in working memory is delayed in aging.
Higgins, J. A., Duncan, K. M., Milberg, W., & McGlinchey, R. (under revision). Semantic
priming from uncued distractor items associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (under revision). Semantic competition from masked words
increases activation in left lateral prefrontal, but not anterior cingulate, cortex.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (***denotes student collaborators)
Higgins, J. A., Johnson, M. R., & Johnson, M. K. (2011, November). An inhibition of returnlike effect in reflective attention in older adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.
Johnson, M. R., Higgins, J. A., Norman, K. A., Sederberg, P. B., & Johnson, M. K. (2011,
May). An inhibition of return (IOR) effect resulting from directing attention within
working memory. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society,
Naples, Florida.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2010, November). Unconscious interference may result in
decreased connectivity between prefrontal control areas. Poster presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2010, May). Age-related impairments resulting from
selective attention in a working memory task. Poster presented at the 4th Annual
Symposium of the Connecticut Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Stamford, CT.
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***Atir, S., Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2010, March). Memory for factual information is
enhanced when accompanied by humorous, relevant statements. Poster presented at the
24th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Tarrytown, NY.
***Atir, S., Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2010, February). Memory for factual information
is enhanced when accompanied by humorous, relevant statements. Poster presented at
the Yale Undergraduate Psychology Symposium, New Haven, CT.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2009, November). Does unconscious interference activate
prefrontal control areas? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic
Society, Boston, MA.
Higgins, J. A., ***Tai, C.–Y., & Johnson, M. K. (2008, November). Unconsciously perceived
competition can impair reflective processing. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of
the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2008, May). Unconscious competition can impair basic
reflective processing of consciously experienced items. Poster presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2007, November). The negative impact of prior reflective
selection is sometimes due to target enhancement. Poster presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2007, May). Age-related disruption on simple cognitive tasks
may result from effects of prior processing. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of
the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2007, May). Prior reflective selection negatively influences
subsequent selection in young and older adults. Poster presented at the Annual
Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington DC.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2006, November). The influence of semantic relatedness
depends on the specific processes engaged. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of
the Psychonomic Society, Houston, TX.
Higgins, J. A., Garoff, R., Huron, C., Mitchell, K. J., Raye, C. L., & Johnson, M. K. (2005,
May). The effect of semantic relatedness on perception and reflection. Poster presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Higgins, J. A., & Johnson, M. K. (2005, May). Collateral damage from thinking. Paper
presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Los
Angeles, CA.
Mitchell, K. J., Johnson, M. K., Raye, C. L., Greene, E. J., & Higgins, J. A. (2003, November).
An fMRI investigation of short-term source memory in young and older adults. Poster
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Vancouver, BC Canada.
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Higgins, J., Grande, L., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., & Milberg, W. (2002, February). Preattentive processing but not focused attention remains intact in Alzheimer’s disease.
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society,
Toronto, Canada.
Higgins, J., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., & Milberg, W. (2000, June). Preattentive processing
preserved in Alzheimer’s disease. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA.
Higgins, J., Duncan, K., Brady, C., Tunick, R., Milberg, W., & McGlinchey-Berroth, R. (1999,
August). Alterations in the dynamics of semantic activation in Alzheimer’s disease:
Empirical evidence for the Gain/Decay hypothesis. Poster presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Cognitive Society for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Learning,
Hood River, OR.
Higgins, J., Duncan, K., Brady, C., Tunick, R., Milberg, W., & McGlinchey-Berroth, R. (1999,
June). Semantic activation in Alzheimer’s disease: Empirical evidence for the
Gain/Decay hypothesis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts
Neuropsychological Society, Boston, MA.
Higgins, J., Brady, C., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Tunick, R., & Milberg, W. (1999, February).
Effects of prototypicality in the semantic priming of individuals with Alzheimer’s
disease. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological
Society, Boston, MA.
Higgins, J., Milberg, W., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., & Duncan, K. (1998, June). The
Gain/Decay hypothesis of the semantic memory deficit in Alzheimer’s disease: An
account based on the dynamics of semantic activation. Poster presented at the
International Neural Modeling of Brain and Cognitive Disorders Conference, Washington
DC.
Higgins, J. A., & DeVoogd, T. J. (1996, April). Rostral circuit functions in adult song
production in female canaries. Paper presented at the National Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Association for Psychological Science, Member
Psychonomic Society, Member
American Psychological Association Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging), Member
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SERVICE
College
Service Committee, Member, 2014 - present
Academic Policy Committee, Member, 2013-2014
Department
Secretary, Sp 2013 - present
EEG subcommittee, Sp, Fa 2013
Profession
Ad hoc reviewer (Acta Psychologica; American Journal of Psychology; Archives of Clinical
Neuropsychology; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition;
Memory & Cognition; Psychology and Aging)
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