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Research Publications

Thanks for taking the time to dive further into my research! Below I have lined our the publications I have/am currently working on and the presentations/posters that I (or my amazing undergraduate students) have given at conferences. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about any of the work I have been doing!!

Publications  *denotes undergraduate author

Under Review

  • Simonson, T. L., Hutson, J.P., Yu, Y., Ueda, Y., Saiki, J, & Loschky, L.C. (Under Review). The Role of a Goal and Culture on Eye-Movements: Volitional and Mandatory Top-Down Attentional Selection During Film Viewing, Cognitive Research: Principles and Investigations.

  • *Hubbell, I., Simonson, T. L., & Loschky, L. C. (Under Review). Movie Genre Preferences and Visual Attention During Movie Watching, Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences.

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Submitted

  • Simonson, T. L. Hubbell, I., McGatlin, K., & Bailey, H. R. (Submitted). Moving-Away from Verbal-Based Measures of Cognition: Using Drawing to Measure Event Comprehension and Memory, Memory & Cognition.

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In Preparation

  • Bell, T. D. & Simonson, T.L. (In preparation). “Up-gaging”: Concrete ways to Create an Inclusive and Engaging Classroom.

  • Simonson, T. L., Yu, Y., Hutson, J.P., Ueda, Y., Saiki, J, & Loschky, L.C. (In preparation). Executive Control of Eye-Movements in Film: Understanding How the Tyranny of Film is Attenuated by Cognitively Demanding Tasks.

  • Simonson, T. L. & Bell, D. (In preparation). Skill Development: The New Way to Teach Undergraduate Students.

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Conference Presentations 
* denotes undergraduate collaborator/presenter

International

  • Simonson, T.L., Hubbell, I, Bailey, H.R. (2022, November). Moving Away from Verbal-based Measures of Cognition: Using Drawing to Measure Event Comprehension and Memory, Submitted poster presentation for the Psychonomic Society, Boston Mass. 

  • Simonson, T.L., Hutson, J. P., Yu, Y, Kumakiri, S., Ueda, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L. C. (2021, June). A Role for Top-down Processes on Attentional Selection During Film Viewing: Does it come at a cost? Talk given at the Virtual Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image.

  • Simonson, T.L., Hutson, J. P., Yu, Y, Kumakiri, S., Ueda, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L. C. (2021, May). The Price of Breaking the Tyranny of Film: The cognitive demand of top-down processes. Poster presented at the annual Virtual International Vision Sciences Society.

  • *Hubbell, I., Simonson, T. L., & Loschky, L. C. (2021, May). Can You Break the Tyranny of Film?: The power of viewers’ film genre preferences and knowledge on attentional selection. Poster presented at the annual Virtual International Vision Sciences Society.

  • Simonson, T.L., Yu, Y, Kumakiri, S., Hutson, J. P., Ueda, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L. C (2020, December). Volitional and Mandatory Attentional Selection While Watching Films: A Look at the Influence of Cognitive Load and Culture. Presentation to be given at the 4th annual Virtual International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications Conference in Granada, Spain.

  • Simonson, T.L., Yu, Y, Kumakiri, S., *Weigel, A., *Royg-Quevedo, J, Ueda, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L. C (2020, November). Mandatory versus Volitional Attentional Selection During Film Viewing: The Roles of Culture and Cognitive Load on Attention. Poster presentation to be given at the Virtual 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Austin, Texas.

  • Simonson, T.L., Kumakiri, S., Yu, Y, Ueda, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L. C. (2020, June). What besides the film guides viewers’ attention while watching films? The roles of culture and task. Presentation given at the Virtual Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image.

  • Simonson, T.L., Kumakiri, S., Takamori, R., Hutson, J. P., Ueda, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L. C. (2019, November). Did You See That? I Did! A Cultural Comparison of Volitional Attention and Attentional Selection in Film. Poster presentation to be presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Montreal, Canada

  • Simonson, T. L., Kumakiri, S., Takamoria, R., Hutson, J. P., *Mcleod, E., *Treyu, H., *Ost, N., *Ma, Yuhang, *Cook, A., *Kolze, K., *Kriss, K., Ueda, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L.C. (2019, May). Investigating volitional attentional control during film viewing. Poster presentation presented at the Vision Sciences Society, St. Petersburg, FL.

  • *Simonson, T. & Larson, A. M. (2017, May). Did You See That?! A Look into Whether Media Engagement Can Be Influenced by Individuals’ Viewing Styles. Poster presented at Vision Sciences Society, St. Petersburg, FL.

  • Larson, A. M., *Simonson, T., *McMullen, M., & *Payne, K. (2017, May). Event Model Construction Occurs Within a Single Eye Fixation. Poster presented at Vision Sciences Society, St. Petersburg, FL.

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Regional

  • Simonson, T.L., Hubbell, I., McGatlin, K., & Bailey, H. R. (2023, March). Moving Away from Verbal-based Measures of Cognition: Using Drawing to Measure Event Comprehension and Memory. Talk to be given at Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

  • *Warner, E. C., *McQueen, T. T., Simonson, T.L., & Bailey, H. R. (2023, March). Reminiscence and the Evaluation of Socialization Trends (REST). Poster to be Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  • *Dix, R., Simonson, T.L., & Bailey, H. R. (2023, March). Engaged in Discussion: Exploring Student Engagement and Course Performance. Poster to be Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  • *Potter, K. M., *Sanders, S. E., Simonson, T.L., & Bailey, H. R. (2023, March). Should Older Adults Take Their Vitamins?: Impacts on Memory. Poster to be Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  • Simonson, T. L. (2022, October). Application-based Instruction: Are there Long Term Benefits for Students? Submitted Poster presentation to Midwestern Educational Research Association, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

  • Bell, D. & Simonson, T., L. (2022, March). “Up-gaging”: Concrete ways to Create an Inclusive and Engaging Classroom. Roundtable discussion to be given at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  • *Hubbell, I., Simonson, T. L., & Loschky, L. C. (2022, March). Poster Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  • Simonson, T. L., Hutson, J. P., Takamoria, R., Kumakiri, S., *Mcleod, E., *Treyu, H., *Ma, Yuhang, *Cook, A., *Kolze, K., *Kriss, K., Uehara, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L.C. (2019, April). Volitional Attention and Attentional Selection in Film: A Cultural Comparison. Presentation given at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

  • *Bettac, E.L., Mata, A.D., *Simonson, T., & *Stump, C. (2016, May). Grit and Resiliency: The Next Tomato, Tomahto? Poster Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

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Local

  • Bell, T. J. & Simonson, T.L.  (2022, May). “Up-gaging”: Concrete ways to Create an Inclusive and Engaging Classroom. Poster presented at the annual Teaching and Learning Center SoTL Showcase, Manhattan, Kansas.

  • *Hubbell, I., Simonson, T. L., Chandran, P., & Loschky, L. C. (2021, May).  Fan Favorites: The effect of gender-based genre preferences on attentional selection. Poster presented at the annual Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Convocation, Manhattan, Kansas.

  • Simonson, T. L., & Loschky, L. C. (2020, March). Culture and Cognition in Film Viewing: The Influence of Individual Factors and Cognitive Demand on Attention. Presentation to be given at the K-State Graduate Research, Arts, and Discovery (GRAD) Forum, Manhattan, Kansas. (Conference Canceled)

  • *Wiegel, A., *Royg, J., Simonson, T. L., Smith, M. E., & Loschky, L. C. (2020, March). How do Individual Differences Impact Attentional Selection Ability During Volitional Control Tasks in Film? Talk given at the 40th annual meeting for the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Convention, St. Joseph, Kansas.

  • Simonson, T. L., Kumakiri, S., Takamori, R., Uehara, Y., Saiki, J., & Loschky, L. C. (2019, March). Cultural Differences in Attentional Selection and Volitional Control During Film Viewing. Poster presented at the K-State Graduate Research, Arts, and Discovery (GRAD) Forum, Manhattan, Kansas.

  • *Simonson, T. & Larson, A. M. (2017, April). Can Attention Within a Film be Influenced by an Individual’s Engagement in The Film? Poster presented at the 11th annual Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity, Findlay, OH.

  • *Simonson, T. & Larson, A. M. (2016, April). Did You See That! Does Media Engagement Influence the Deployment of Attention in Film? Poster presented at the 10th annual Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity, Findlay, OH.

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