Department of Psychology: Danielle Polage

Dr. Danielle Polage Assistant Professor Ph. D, Cognitive Psychology, Univ of Washington, 1999 B.A. Mathematics, Emory University Office number: Des Moines 371 Office phone number: 206-439-3800 x 3815 Email: polaged@cwu.edu

About me:

I love to travel, play tennis, scuba dive, and ski. I love the outdoors- camping, hiking, rafting, etc. I am married and have 2 kids, ages 5 and 2.

Courses Typically Taught at CWU:

• PSY 101 - General Psychology
• PSY 300 - Research Methods
• PSY 301 - Learning
• PSY 460 - Cognitive Psychology

Research Interests:

Memory Research, particularly as it applies to Psychology and Law, such as Lying, Eyewitness Testimony, Jury Decision Making, and Repression

Recent Publications and Presentations:

Polage, D. C. (2004). Fabrication deflation? The mixed effects of lying on subsequent memory. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 18, 455-465.

Cupp, R. L. Jr. & Polage, D. C. (2002). The rhetoric of strict products liability versus negligence: An empirical analysis. New York University Law Review, 77, 874-961.

Tsai, A., Loftus, E. F., & Polage, D. C. (2000). Current Directions in False Memory Research. In D. Bjorklund (Ed.), False-memory creation in children and adults: Theory, research, and implications, (pp. 31-44). Erlbaum.

Loftus, E. F. & Polage, D. C. (1999). Repressed Memories: When are they real? How are they false? In P. Resnick (Ed.), Psychiatric Clinics of North America, (pp. 61-70). Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Co.

Loftus, E. F., Joslyn, S. L., & Polage, D. C. (1998). Repression: A mistaken impression? Development and Psychopathology, 10, 781-792.