Mitchell

Meltzer

Mitchell Meltzer received his B.S. in psychology from Truman State University, M.S. in clinical psychology from Marquette University, and M.S. and Ph.D. in cognition and neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas.

As a teacher, he seeks to maximize student engagement in the courses he teaches which include Cognitive Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Psychology of Human Motivation, Psychology of Learning, Personality, and Integrated Statistics and Methodology for the Social Sciences, and his research primarily examines face memory and how perceptual processing of faces influences person identification. 

He enjoys spending his free time outdoors engaging in activities such as hiking, kayaking, and mountain biking.

Relevant Publications

Meltzer, M.A. (2023). Learning facilitates dual-process face recognition regardless of holistic processing. Memory & Cognition, 51, 1416-1430. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-023-01399-2. 

Weatherford, D.W., Meltzer, M.A., Carlson, C.A., & Bartlett, J.C. (2021).  Never forget a face:  Verbalization facilitates recollection as evidenced by flexible responding to contrasting recognition memory tests.  Memory & Cognition, 49, 323-339. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01085-7. 

Meltzer, M.A. & Bartlett, J.C. (2019).  Holistic processing and unitization in face recognition memory.  Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(8), 1386-1406.  https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000640. 

Meltzer, M.A. & Nielson, K.A. (2010).  Memory for emotionally provocative words in alexithymia: A role for stimulus relevance.  Consciousness and Cognition, 19(4), 1062-1068.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2010.05.008.

Nielson, K.A. & Meltzer, M.A. (2009). Modulation of long-term memory by arousal in alexithymia: The role of interpretation.  Consciousness and Cognition, 18(3), 786-793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2009.06.001. 

Martin, M.V., Dong, H., Meltzer, M.A., Ali, Z., Czeisler, B., Csernansky, J.G. (2005). Neuroprotective effects of Olanzapine in a rat model of neurodevelopmental injury. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 83(2), 208-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2006.01.009.