Tor Wager University of Michigan Department of Psychology 525 East University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109 Office: 734-615-2480 Email: torw@umich.edu
Education
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ph.D. Student in Psychology, Cognition and Perception Area Certificate program in Cognitive Science & Cognitive Neuroscience Principia College, Elsah, IL Bachelor of Arts, Highest Honors, Music, June 1996 |
Awards |
National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1999 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 1999 Regents Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1998 National Merit Scholarship (1992-1996) Principia College Trustee Scholarship (1992-1996, full tuition) Marion L. Ackley Music Award for excellence in music theory, history and research AP Scholar with Honors |
Affiliations |
Student member, American Psychological Association Student member, American Psychological Society Student member, Cognitive Neuroscience Society |
Research Experience |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Graduate student. Advisor: Dr. Edward E. Smith Neuroimaging research on working memory and response selection with Dr. John Jonides and Dr. Edward E. Smith Event-related potential research on response selection with Dr. William Gehring University of Colorado, Boulder Research assistant in the lab of Dr. Akira Miyake Research on working memory and executive function with Dr. Akira Miyake Research on training and transfer of cognitive skills with Dr. Alice F. Healy and Dr. Lyle E. Bourne Computational modeling of attention with Dr. Randall C. O. Reilly |
Publications
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Miyake, A., Friedman, N. P., Emerson, M. J., Witzki, A. H., Howerter, A., & Wager, T.D. (1999). Fractionating the Central Executive: Evidence for Separability of Executive Functions. Manuscript in preparation, University of Colorado at Boulder. Wager, T.D. & O. Reilly, R.C. (1999). A computational simulation of the thalamic reticular nucleus in perceptual selection. Manuscript in preparation, University of Michigan. Wager, T.D., Greenberg, A., & Healy, A.F. (1999). Training, imageability, and contextual interference in a free recall task. Manuscript in preparation, University of Michigan. |
Posters & Presentations |
Wager, T.D. & OReilly, R.C. A computational simulation of the thalamic reticular nucleus in perceptual selection. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Washington, D. C., 1999. Wager, T.D., Greenberg, A., & Healy, A.F. Training, imageability, and contextual interference in a free recall task. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Denver, Colorado, 1999. Wager, T.D., Miyake, A., & Healy, A.F. Working memory and distractor suppression in a visual search task. Presented at the Seventeenth Annual Ekstrand Memorial Departmental Mini-Convention, May 4, 1998, at the University of Colorado, Boulder. |
Work Experience 1997-1998
1997-1998
1996 (fall)
1995-1996
1994 |
Developmental Disabilities Center, Boulder, CO Direct care provider University of Colorado, Housing Department Resident advisor Imperial Language School, Bangkok, Thailand English teacher Principia College Writing Center Writing Tutor Principia College Microcomputer Lab Lab Assistant |
Volunteer Experience 1997 (spring) 1996 1993 1992 |
Apnalaya, Bombay, India; Drug rehabilitation counseling & teaching Pere Marquette State Correctional Facility, Tutor Alton High School, Tutor Evergreen High School, Tutor |