Dr. David Frank

Assistant Professor
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Dr. David Frank

Assistant Professor

Psychological Sciences & Counseling

djfrank02@ysu.edu

  • Education
    • 2015

      Ph D, Cognitive Psychology

      University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    • 2012

      MA, Cognitive Psychology

      University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    • 2005

      BA, Psychology

      Kent State University

  • Awards and Honors
    • April 2021

      Texas A&M University-Commerce

      CLASS Award

      Awarded to faculty who have excelled in the areas of teaching, research, and service. Nominations made by the department head.

    • October 2020

      Texas A&M University-Commerce

      Chuck Arize Junior Faculty Award

      The Junior Faculty Award recognizes faculty members from A&M-Commerce who exhibit professional excellence. Professors are nominated by department heads or deans based on exceptional teaching evaluations, research, publications and more. 15 awards are given annually. Nominations are made by each department.

    • April 2019

      Texas A&M University-Commerce

      Presidential GAR Initiative

      Awarded based on proposed research and provided funds for a graduate research assistant for the upcoming year.

  • Past History
    • 2022

      Youngstown State University

      Assistant Professor

    • 2017

      Texas A&M University-Commerce

      Assistant Professor

    • 2015

      Case Western Reserve University

      Post-Doctoral Researcher

  • Intellectual Contributions
    • 2023

      "Higher Judgments of Learning for Emotional Words: Processing Fluency or Memory Beliefs?"

      Cognition and Emotion, volume 4, p. 714-730

    • 2023

      "A discriminant function analysis of NFL combine predictors on NFL player success."

      Journal of Expertise, volume 6, issue 2, p. 130-163

    • 2021

      "How do task characteristics affect learning and performance? The roles of simultaneous, interactive, and continuous tasks."

      Psychological Research, volume 85, p. 2364–2397

    • 2020

      "The role of individual differences in risk learning: Who learns to place optimal wagers?"

      Learning & Motivation, volume 71

    • 2020

      "Retrieval shifts in spatial skill acquisition are collective rather than item-specific."

      Memory and Cognition, volume 47, issue 7, p. 1344-1358

    • 2020

      "Louder = Larger = Clearer: Examining the Consistency of Metamemory Illusions"

      Zeitschrift für Psychologie, volume 228, issue 4, p. 296-300

    • 2018

      "How do task characteristics affect learning and performance? The roles of variably mapped and dynamic tasks."

      Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, volume 44, issue 5, p. 764-778

    • 2017

      "More than just beliefs: Experience and beliefs jointly contribute to volume effects on metacognitive judgments."

      Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, volume 40, issue 10, p. 680-693

    • 2017

      "Does the acquisition of spatial skill involve a shift from algorithm to memory retrieval?"

      Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, volume 43, issue 12, p. 1845-1856

    • 2017

      "Deliberate practice and the deliberate practice view."

      Psychology Press, Routledge

  • Professional Service
    • 2023 - present

      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Memory and Cognition

    • 2023 - present

      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

    • 2022 - present

      Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
      Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications