Benjamin Uel Marsh

School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences

PhD Cognitive Psychology, MA Psychology/Evaluation

AREA OF RESEARCH: Cognition and Culture

What draws you to this area of research?:

I have a strong interest in cultural differences, and how culture shapes the way one maneuvers through their environment as well as ones world view. Additionally, I’ve been blessed with a number of abroad experiences that have furthered an interest in how culture influences ones interpretation of the many things and situations one may encounter regularly. At the moment, I am studying the effects of language dependent recall on reporting the details of an autobiographical memory using Spanish-English bilinguals as participants.

Would you like to collaborate?

Yes

List areas for collaboration (research studies, publishing, conference presentations, etc.):

I can see myself collaborating on many different topics, particularly ones that involve evaluation or research surrounding cultural differences in learning and perception.

Would you say your research is Transdisciplinary?:

No.

Publications / Presentations:

PRESENTATIONS:

• Kanaya, T, Marsh, B., Soto, C., Zaldana, C. & Cathcart, J. (2010). A cross-linguistic examination of working memory development in bilingual children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA

• Alvarez, C., Kanaya, T., Alejandro, A., Morales, I. & Marsh, B. (2010). Effects of home language environment on bilingual children’s working memory development. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Cancun, Mexico

Future goals as a scholar:

I planned to be a professor of psychology as well as an Evaluator.  Perhaps, even a writer of some sort.

Must-read books or articles in your field:

This is more of a list of readings that have inspired me in someway or another than a must read of cognitive psychology.

• Nelson, K. (1993). The psychological and social origins of autobiographical memory. Psychological Science, 4(1), 1-8.
• Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Culture and Intelligence. American psychologist, 59(5), 325-338. Thinking styles by Robert Sternberg.

Helpful resources at CGU:

In my experience, there are no better resources than the students and faculty at CGU. Typically, someone in these two categories has an answer to your question.

PUBLISHED SPRING 2010

SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL & ORGANIZATIONAL SCIENCES STUDENT RESEARCH ARCHIVES