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Sara J. Margolin , Ph.D

Associate Professor (Psychology)

(585) 395-2908
smargoli@brockport.edu
Office: Holmes Hall 127

Education

• PhD, Cognitive Psychology, with a Certificate in Gerontology, University of Florida - 2007
• M.S., Cognitive Psychology, University of Florida - 2005
• B.S. (cum laude), Psychology with Mathematics Minor, University of Florida - 2002

Areas of Specialty

Courses

• Cognitive Processes
• Sensation and Perception
• Research Methods
• Psychology of Aging
• Principles of Psychology

Research Interests

• Factors impacting language at both the word and sentence levels; both age-related changes and changes induced by our use of technologies; the effects of misspellings on reading comprehension in young and older adults; the effects of negation on reading comprehension and metacomprehension in young adults and older adults.

• Awards/Recognitions
  • 2007 - Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship (Finalist)
  • 2007 - E. Porter Horne Memorial Scholarship
  • 2005 - Southern Gerontological Society Best Paper Award (3rd Place)

  Grants

  • 2018 - Top 20 Downloaded Article in Mind, Brain, and Education Title: How should I use my e-reader? An exploration of the circumstances under which electronic presentation of text results in good comprehension
  • 2018 - Discretionary Salary Award- Scholarship ($1200)
  • 2018 - NSF Discovery Grant ($449,931- not funded) Title: Connections across learning strands, preparing students for STEM majors (Role: Co-PI)
  • 2018 - Scholarly Incentive Award ($983) Title: The impact of re-reading on older adults’ comprehension and metacomprehension of negated text
  • 2017 - NSF Discovery Grant ($450,000- not funded) Title: Improving instruction and learning of applied mathematics problems (Role: cognitive psychologist/consultant)
  • 2017 - Presidential Teaching Excellence Award Nominee
  • 2012 - NIH R15 Area Grant ($207,414- not funded) Title: Can negation interfere with older adults’ comprehension of and memory for medication instructions?
  • 2011-2012 - Scholarly Incentive Award ($800) Title: Older adults’ comprehension and metacomprehension of negated text
  • 2011 - Discretionary Salary Increase- Scholarship ($1000)
  • 2009 - Discretionary Salary Increase- Scholarship ($800)
  • 2008-2009 - Faculty/Staff Technology Initiative Grant, SUNY Brockport, State University of New York ($380) Title: Computer-based training for improvement of student study skills in a peer mentoring program
  • 2008 - Nelson-Denny^TM Assessment, Funded by Dr. Fox’s Office of Assessment ($168.99)
  • 2008 - Discretionary Salary Increase- Scholarship ($800)
  • 2006-2007 - Sigma Xi Research Grant-in-Aid Award Title: Negation comprehension and aging: The role of inhibition and the impact of compensation during reading
  • 2004-2005 - Sigma Xi Research Grant-in-Aid for Award Thesis: Implicit and Explicit Retrieval of Spelling in Young and Older Adults
• Recent Publications
  • Margolin, S.J., & Brackins, T. ++ (2021). I’m not crying, you’re crying: An evaluation of the impact of emotional text on negation comprehension. Reading Psychology.
  • Margolin, S.J., & Brackins, T. ++ (2020). Comprehension and metacomprehension of negated text: Is retrieval practice beneficial for understanding. Written Language and Literacy, 23(1), 92-108.
  • Margolin, S.J. (2018). Cognitively active older adults’ comprehension and metacomprehension of negated text. Experimental Aging Research, 44(4), 329-337. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2018.1475154
  • Margolin, S.J., Snyder, N. ++, & Thamboo, P. ++ (2018). How should I use my e-reader? An exploration of the circumstances under which electronic presentation of text results in good comprehension. Mind, Brain, & Education, 12(1), 39-48.
  • Riano, A. ++, & Margolin, S.J. (2018). But spell checker always corrects witch words eye misspelled: Spell checker dependency among good and poor spellers in college. Written Language & Literacy, 20(2), 129-146.
  • Margolin, S.J., & Snyder, N. + (2018). It may not be that difficult the second time around: The effects of rereading on the comprehension and metacomprehension of negated text. Journal of Research in Reading, 41(2), 392-402.
  • Margolin, S.J., Toland, M.J. + (in press). Should we LOL? The effects of text messaging on young adults’ spelling. The Journal of Reading, Writing and Literacy.
  • Margolin, S.J. (2015). Older adults’ comprehension of transformational and deactivation negation. Educational Gerontology, 41(8), 604-612.
  • Margolin, S.J. (2015). Ancillary quizzes for Sensation and Perception. Schwartz & Krantz. Sage Publications. Retrieved from https://edge.sagepub.com/schwartz.
  • Margolin, S.J., Driscoll, C. +, Toland, M.J. +, & Kegler, J.L. (2013). E-readers, computer screens, or paper: Does reading comprehension change across media platforms? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 27, 512-519.
  • Margolin, S.J. (2013). Can bold typeface improve readers’ comprehension and metacomprehension of negation? Reading Psychology, 34(1), 85-99.
  • Margolin, S.J., & Hover, P.A.+ (2011). Metacomprehension and negation: Assessing readers’ awareness of the difficulty of negated text. Reading Psychology, 32, 158-171.
  • Abrams, L., Farrell, M., & Margolin, S.J. (2010). Older adults’ detection of misspellings during reading. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 65B, 680-683.
  • Desrochers, M. N., & Margolin, S. (2010). Factorial Research Design. Office of Teaching Resources for Psychology Online. Retrieved from http://www.teachpsych.org/otrp/resources/factorial/index.php
  • Margolin, S.J., & Abrams, L. (2009). Not may not be too difficult: The effects of negation on older adults’ sentence comprehension. Educational Gerontology, 35, 308-322.
  • Margolin, S.J., & Abrams, L. (2007). Individual differences in spelling ability: Do good spellers age better than poor spellers? Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 14, 529-544.
  • Abrams, L., Trunk, D.L., & Margolin, S.J. (2007). Resolving tip-of-the-tongue states in young and older adults: The role of phonology. In L.O. Randal (Ed.), Aging and the Elderly: Psychology, Sociology, and Health (pp. 1-41). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.