Talks

Invited Talks

Forrin, N. D. (2019). Investigating the spread of attention/inattention in the classroom. McMaster Conference on Education and Cognition, Hamilton, ON.

Forrin, N. D. (2018). Attention and memory in the modern classroom. Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.

Conference Presentations

Forrin, N. D., Huynh, A. C., Smith, A. C., Cyr, E. N., McLean, D., Siklos-Whillans, J., Risko, E. F., Smilek, D., & MacLeod, C. M. (2019). Attention contagion in an undergraduate lecture setting. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Montreal, QC.

Forrin, N. D., Huynh, A. C., Smith, A. C., Cyr, E. N., McLean, D., Siklos-Whillans, J., Risko, E. F., Smilek, D., & MacLeod, C. M. (2019). Examining the spread of (in)attentiveness in the classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Waterloo, ON.

Huynh, A. C., Forrin, N. D., Smith, A. C., McLean, D., Siklos-Whillans, J., Smilek, D., & MacLeod, C. M. (2018). Spreading attention in the classroom: Student learning as a function of attentive and inattentive others. Paper presented at the University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference, Waterloo, ON.

Smith, A. C., Forrin, N. D., Huynh, A. C., Smilek, D., & MacLeod, C. M. (2018). Attention contagion in the classroom. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.

Roberts, B. R. T., Forrin, N. D., & MacLeod, C. M. (2018). Sharing associations influences color-word contingency learning. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.

Forrin, N. D., Ralph, C. W., Li, B., Smilek, D., & MacLeod, C. M. (2017). Wait for it...Performance anticipation imposes a cost on memory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Vancouver, BC.

MacLeod, C. M., & Forrin, N. D. (2017). On the relation between contingency learning and attention. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Vancouver, BC.

Forrin, N. D., Smilek, D., & Risko, E. F. (2016). Mind-wandering reports can differ based on experimental design (within- vs. between participants). Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Ottawa, ON.

Mills, C., Seli, P., Forrin, N. D., D’Mello, S., Smilek, D., & Risko, E. F (2016). The effect of text difficulty on intentional and unintentional mind-wandering. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Ottawa, ON.

Forrin, N. D., & MacLeod, C. M. (2015). The production effect: Testing the boundaries of the translation account. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.

MacLeod, C. M., & Forrin, N. D. (2015). Exploring the underpinnings of color-word contingency learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.

Forrin, N. D., Millar, J. C., Klinger, J.A., & Smilek, D. (2015). Mind-wandering and reading difficulty: A tale of two effects. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Ottawa, ON.

Forrin, N. D., Millar, J. C., Klinger, J.A., & Smilek, D. (2015). Mind-wandering and reading difficulty: A sentence length effect? Poster presented at the annual Graduate Psychology Discovery Conference, Waterloo, ON.

Forrin, N. D., Millar, J. C., Klinger, J.A., Seli, P., & Smilek, D. (2014). Mind-wandering and reading: Does difficulty matter? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Toronto, ON.

Forrin, N. D., Millar, J. C., Klinger, J.A., & Smilek, D. (2014). The effect of reading difficulty and interest on mind-wandering. Poster presented at the annual Graduate Psychology Discovery Conference, Waterloo, ON.

Forrin, N. D., Groot, B., & MacLeod, C. M. (2013). The production effect is both a benefit and a cost. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, ON.

Forrin, N. D., Groot, B., & MacLeod, C. M. (2013). The benefits and costs of production. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Calgary, AB.

Forrin, N. D., MacLeod, C. M., & Jonker, T. R. (2012). Production improves memory even following generation and imagery. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.