Recurrent involuntary memories and mind wandering are related but distinct
Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2024). Recurrent involuntary memories and mind wandering are related but distinct. Psychological Research
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Education
- PhD, Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience), 2018 – 2022
- Thesis: The Persistence of Involuntary Memory: Analyzing Phenomenology, Links to Mental Health, and Content
- Graduate Diploma, Computational Data Analytics for the Social Sciences and Humanities
- MA, Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience), 2016 – 2018
- Thesis: Memory Bias for Threat-Related Information in Social Anxiety
- BSc, Honours Psychology with Biology Minor, 2012 – 2016
- Thesis: Attention and Contrast Judgments: Does Attention Alter Appearance?
Proficiencies
| Skill | Software |
|---|---|
| Programming | R, Python, HTML, CSS, E-Prime |
| Data Collection/Management | Qualtrics, Excel, OSF, Google Suite |
| Data Analysis | R, Python, jamovi, JASP, SPSS |
| Creative | GIMP, Audacity |
Publications
Disentangling boredom from depression using the phenomenology and content of involuntary autobiographical memories
Yeung, R. C., Danckert, J., van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Fernandes, M. A. (2024). Disentangling boredom from depression using the phenomenology and content of involuntary autobiographical memories. Scientific Reports, 14, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52495-5
Specific topics, specific symptoms: Linking the content of recurrent involuntary memories to mental health using computational text analysis
Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2023). Specific topics, specific symptoms: Linking the content of recurrent involuntary memories to mental health using computational text analysis. npj Mental Health Research, 2(22), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-023-00042-x
It’s time to bring mental health literacy education into the postsecondary curriculum
Zaza, C., & Yeung, R. C. (2023). It’s time to bring mental health literacy education into the postsecondary curriculum. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning., 14(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2023.1.13663
Understanding autobiographical memory content using computational text analysis
Yeung, R. C., Stastna, M., & Fernandes, M. A. (2022). Understanding autobiographical memory content using computational text analysis. Memory, 30(10), 1267–1287. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2022.2104317
Machine learning to detect invalid text responses: Validation and comparison to existing detection methods
Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2022). Machine learning to detect invalid text responses: Validation and comparison to existing detection methods. Behavior Research Methods, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01801-y
Recurrent involuntary memories are modulated by age and linked to mental health
Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2021). Recurrent involuntary memories are modulated by age and linked to mental health. Psychology and Aging, 36(7), 883–890. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000630
Divided attention at encoding or retrieval interferes with emotionally enhanced memory for words
Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2021). Divided attention at encoding or retrieval interferes with emotionally enhanced memory for words. Memory, 29(3), 284–297. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.1887896
The influence of social anxiety-provoking contexts on context reinstatement effects
Yeung, R. C., Lee, C. M., & Fernandes, M. A. (2021). The influence of social anxiety-provoking contexts on context reinstatement effects. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74(7), 1170–1184. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021821998489
Recurrent involuntary autobiographical memories: Characteristics and links to mental health status
Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2020). Recurrent involuntary autobiographical memories: Characteristics and links to mental health status. Memory, 28(6), 753–765. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2020.1777312
Altered working memory capacity for social threat words in high versus low social anxiety
Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2019). Altered working memory capacity for social threat words in high versus low social anxiety. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 32(5), 505–521. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2019.1626838
Social anxiety enhances recognition of task-irrelevant threat words
Yeung, R. C., & Fernandes, M. A. (2019). Social anxiety enhances recognition of task-irrelevant threat words. Acta Psychologica, 194, 69–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2019.01.015
Talks
Voluntary and involuntary autobiographical memories: More similar than different?
Talk at CSBBCS, Halifax, NS
Key takeaways from Waterloo’s undergraduate mental health literacy course
Talk (co-author) at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Recurrent involuntary memories are linked to mental health and modulated by age: Insights from computational text analysis
Talk (co-author) at MDRS, Virtual
What are recurrent memories about? Understanding their contents and links to mental health using computational text analysis
Talk at CSBBCS, Montreal, QC
Assessing impacts of Waterloo’s undergraduate mental health literacy course
Talk (co-author) at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Assessing Waterloo’s first undergraduate course on mental health literacy: Did students’ attitudes change over time?
Talk at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
University of Waterloo’s undergraduate course on mental health literacy
Talk at Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, Toronto, ON
Anxiety-provoking context scenes can reduce the context reinstatement effect
Talk (co-author) at CSBBCS, Waterloo, ON
From tea cakes to trauma: Bridging gaps between involuntary memory and mental health
Talk at CSBBCS, Waterloo, ON
From tea cakes to trauma: Bridging gaps between involuntary memory and mental health
Talk at TAMeG, Toronto, ON
Altered working memory capacity for social threat words in high versus low social anxiety
Talk at INS, New York, NY
Bias in long-term and working memory in individuals with high versus low social anxiety
Talk (co-author) at MDRS, Toronto, ON
Social anxiety enhances recognition of task-irrelevant threat words
Talk at TAMeG, Toronto, ON
Teaching
Service and Leadership
- Associate Editor
- Mind Pad (Canadian Psychological Association)
- Peer Reviewer
- Behavior Research Methods
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
- PLOS One
- Acta Psychologica
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Mind Pad (Canadian Psychological Association)
- Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences
- Conference Organizer
- University of Waterloo Psychology Discovery Conference 2020
- Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science 2019 Conference
- Leadership Positions
- University of Waterloo Campus Wellness Student Advisory Committee Member
- Student Representative, Project Review Committee (Graduate Studies Endowment Fund)
- Secretary, Graduate Association of Students in Psychology
- Panel Member (Mental Health Experts), President’s Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health