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Pamela Ansburg

Professor of Psychological Sciences

Psychological Sciences

Biography

Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology. University of Illinois, Chicago MA in Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno BA in Psychology, University of California, Riverside.

Research Interests

    Dr. Ansburg focuses on understanding the cognitive processes involved in remembering and using knowledge. In particular, she investigates how both task demands (task familiarity, working memory load, etc.) and individual differences (age, attentional focus, etc.) can impact the ability to learn, access, and apply information.

Education

PhD in Cognitive Psychology

University of Illinois

MA in Clinical Psychology

University of Nevada

BA in Psychology

University of California

Published Works

    Ansburg, P., Dillen, F. B. (2026). Psyched to Work! An Extracurricular Job Shadowing and Professional Development Program to Enhance the Career Value of a Psychology Bachelor’s Degree. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/stl0000476 Ansburg, I. P., Schatz, T. R. . Strategic advising for psychology undergraduates: Guiding students to connect career aspirations with graduate education. (Issue 2nd). Oxford University Press. Ansburg, I. P., Basham, E. M., Gurung, A. R. (2021). Thriving in Academia: Building a Career at a Teaching-Focused Institution. (). American Psychological Association. McKinney, L., Sinley, C. R., Daughtrey, C., Ansburg, P., Rajan, R., Meyer, J., Lopez, R. J., Eaker, L. R. (2021). Faculty Are Our Allies in Teaching Career Preparation and Readiness Skills. National Association of Colleges and Employers Journal, www.naceweb.org Ansburg, P., Daughtrey, C., Eaker, L. R., Lopez, R. J., McKinney, L., Meyer, J., Rajan, R., Sinley, C. R. (2021, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)). Who should teach career preparation and career readiness skills?. Marketing Educators' Association Conference Proceedings 2021. Schatz, T. R., Ansburg, P. (2020). Advising Psychology Majors about Graduate School in Psychology: Current Practices and Challenges. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 6(1), 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000165. Ansburg, P. (2016). Myth-Busting is a Bust for Patient Education: Making Salient Older Adults’ Misconceptions about Osteoarthritis Fails to Lead to Lasting Corrections. Educational Gerontology, 42(5), 330-341. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/03601277.2015.1121751. De Cino, T., Duburguet, P. D., Bulleigh, K. T., Ansburg, P., Forrest, S. J., King, G. G., Jennings, T. C. (2013). STEM: Introducing Students to Aviation Psychology through Flight Simulation. Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Ansburg, P., Heiss, J. C. (2012). Potential paradoxical effect of nutrition myth-busting in older adults. American Journal of Health Education, 33(1), 31-37. files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ978261.pdf. Sanders, E. C., Basham, M., Ansburg, P. (2008). Building a Sense of Community among Undergraduate Psychology Students. Association for Psychological Science, Gurung, A. R., Ansburg, P., Alexander, A. P., Kerr Lawrence, N., Johnson, D. (2008). The state of the scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 35(4), 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/00986280802374203. Sanders, E. C., Basham, M., Ansburg, P. (2006). Building a sense of community among undergraduate psychology students. Observer, www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2006/may-06/building-a-sense-of-community-in-undergraduate-psychology-departments.html Ansburg, P., Hill, K. (2003). How analytic and creative thinkers differ in their use of attentional resources. , 34141-1152. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886902001046. Ansburg, P., Shields, L. (2003). Training overcomes reasoning schema effects and promotes transfer. , 5331-242. opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/tpr/vol53/iss2/5/. Ansburg, P. (2000). Individual differences in problem solving via insight. , 1943-146. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-000-1011-y. Ansburg, P., Dominowski, L. R. (2000). Promoting insightful problem solving. , onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.2162-6057.2000.tb01201.x/abstract Ansburg, P., Solso, L. R. (1995). Prototype formation among professional dancers. , 243-17. art.sagepub.com/content/13/1/3.short. Ansburg, P., Dominowski, L. R. (1994). Insight and problem solving. MIT Press,