Stephen R. Schmidt, Ph.D.

	Office:		Jones Hall 206
	Phone:		615.898.2556
	Email:		Stephen.Schmidt@mtsu.edu
	Web Site:		http://www.mtsu.edu/~sschmidt
	Areas of Interest:		Memory and Cognitive Processes Focus: The effects of distinctiveness and emotion on human memory.
	Courses:		Introduction to Cognition Basic Statistics Research Methods
	Recent Publications:		Schmidt, S. R.  (2012). Extraordinary Memories for Exceptional Events.  Psychology Press. Schmidt, S. R. (2012) Memory for Emotional Words in Sentences: The Importance of Emotional Contrast. Cognition & Emotion, 26, 1015-1035. Schmidt, S. R. (2008).  Distinctiveness and memory:  A theoretical and empirical review. In Roediger, H L. (Ed) Learning and Memory:  A Comprehensive Reference: Volume 2: Cognitive Psychology of Memory (pp. 125-144). Oxford: Elsevier. Schmidt, S. R. (2007). Unscrambling the Effects of Emotion and Distinctiveness on Memory. In Nairne, J. (Ed.) The Foundations of Remembering:  Essays in Honor of Henry L. Roediger, III (pp. 141-158). New York: Psychological Press. Schmidt, S. R. (2006). Emotion, significance, distinctiveness, and Memory. In R. R. Hunt, & J. B. Worthen, (Eds.) Distinctiveness and Memory (pp. 47-64). Oxford: University Press. Schmidt, S. R., Saari, B. (2007). The emotional memory effect: Differential processing or item distinctiveness? Memory & Cognition, 35, 1905-1916. Schmidt, S. R.  (2004).  Autobiographical memories for the September 11th attacks:  Reconstruction, distinctiveness, plus emotional impairment of memory. Memory & Cognition, 32, 443-454. Schmidt, S. R. (2002).  Outstanding Memories:  The Positive and Negative Effects of Nudes on Memory.  Journal of Experimental Psychology:  Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 28, 353-361. Schmidt, S. R. (2002).  The humor effect:  Differential processing and privileged retrieval.  Memory, 10, 127-138.
	Graduate Program Role:		Coordinator of the Experimental Emphasis.
	Outside Interest:		Triathlon; Mountaineering