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Anthony J. Ryals

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Psychology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, Colorado State University, 2012
    Major: Psychology
    Specialization: Cognitive Psychology
    Dissertation: Isolating Partial Recollection as a Distinct Entity in Recognition Memory Using a Modified Recognition Without Identification 9RWI) Paradigm
  • MS, Colorado State University, 2010
    Major: Psychology
    Specialization: Cognitive Psychology
    Dissertation: The Role of Emotion in Recognition with Versus Without Cued-Recall
  • BS, Western Oregon University, 2006
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 1650.003Biological PsychologySpring 2025
PSYC 6950.716Doctoral DissertationSpring 2025
PSYC 4820.003Sensation and PerceptionSpring 2025
PSYC 6030.001Biological Bases of BehaviorFall 2024
PSYC 4830.001Cognitive PsychologyFall 2024 Syllabus
PSYC 6950.723Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisFall 2024
PSYC 5900.734Special ProblemsFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 6950.716Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2024
PSYC 1650.003Biological PsychologySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6950.716Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisSpring 2024
PSYC 4820.003Sensation and PerceptionSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 2900.001SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2024
PSYC 6030.001Biological Bases of BehaviorFall 2023 SPOT
PSYC 6950.723Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisFall 2023
PSYC 4820.001Sensation and PerceptionFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 1650.001Biological PsychologySpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
PSYC 6610.722Independent ResearchSpring 2023
PSYC 5950.722Master's ThesisSpring 2023
PSYC 4820.001Sensation and PerceptionSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6030.001Biological Bases of BehaviorFall 2022 SPOT
PSYC 6950.723Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
PSYC 4950.701Honors ThesisFall 2022
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisFall 2022
PSYC 4820.001Sensation and PerceptionFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4980.001Experimental CourseSummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus
PSYC 3996.001Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSummer 10W 2022
PSYC 1650.002Biological PsychologySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4830.001Cognitive PsychologySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6950.722Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
PSYC 4980.001Experimental CourseSpring 2022 Syllabus
PSYC 4951.701Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2022
PSYC 6610.722Independent ResearchSpring 2022
PSYC 6910.722Special ProblemsSpring 2022
PSYC 6030.001Biological Bases of BehaviorFall 2021 SPOT
PSYC 6950.723Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
PSYC 3996.723Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceFall 2021
PSYC 6610.723Independent ResearchFall 2021
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisFall 2021
PSYC 4820.002Sensation and PerceptionFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4900.737Special ProblemsFall 2021 Syllabus
PSYC 6900.723Special ProblemsFall 2021
PSYC 6950.723Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
PSYC 3996.723Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSpring 2021
PSYC 6610.723Independent ResearchSpring 2021
PSYC 4800.001Introduction to Perception and CognitionSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisSpring 2021
PSYC 5900.723Special ProblemsSpring 2021
PSYC 5900.735Special ProblemsSpring 2021
PSYC 5910.723Special ProblemsSpring 2021
PSYC 4849.001Topics in PsychologySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6030.001Biological Bases of BehaviorFall 2020 SPOT
PSYC 6950.723Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
PSYC 6610.723Independent ResearchFall 2020
PSYC 6610.735Independent ResearchFall 2020
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisFall 2020
PSYC 5900.723Special ProblemsFall 2020
PSYC 6950.723Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
PSYC 6610.723Independent ResearchSpring 2020
PSYC 4800.001Introduction to Perception and CognitionSpring 2020 Syllabus
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisSpring 2020
PSYC 5900.723Special ProblemsSpring 2020
PSYC 6030.001Biological Bases of BehaviorFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6950.723Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
PSYC 4800.001Introduction to Perception and CognitionFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisFall 2019
PSYC 4600.002History and SystemsSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4950.723Honors ThesisSpring 2019
PSYC 4800.001Introduction to Perception and CognitionSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisSpring 2019
PSYC 5900.723Special ProblemsSpring 2019
PSYC 5910.723Special ProblemsSpring 2019
PSYC 6030.001Biological Bases of BehaviorFall 2018 SPOT
PSYC 4950.723Honors ThesisFall 2018
PSYC 6610.723Independent ResearchFall 2018
PSYC 4800.001Introduction to Perception and CognitionFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 5950.723Master's ThesisFall 2018
PSYC 5910.723Special ProblemsFall 2018
PSYC 4600.002History and SystemsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4800.001Introduction to Perception and CognitionSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4600.002History and SystemsFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 6610.723Independent ResearchFall 2017
PSYC 4800.001Introduction to Perception and CognitionFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4900.723Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2017
PSYC 4910.723Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2017
PSYC 4600.002History and SystemsSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4800.001Introduction to Perception and CognitionSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 4600.002History and SystemsFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Ryals, A.J., Doshier, K.K. (2020). Partial Retrieval is a Distinct yet Infrequent Phenomenon in Human Memory. In A.M. Cleary & B.L. Schwartz (Eds.) Memory Quirks: The Study of Odd Phenomena in Memory, Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.. (1) 23. Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/partial-retrieval-distinct-yet-infrequent-phenomenon-human-memory-khrista-doshier-anthony-ryals/e/10.4324/9780429264498-18?context=ubx&refId=c0a21f8d-11cf-49d9-8ba6-fcbc7925956d
  • Ryals, A.J., Voss, J.L. (2015). The Outer Limits of Implicit Memory. Other. 44. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Nomi, J.S., Ryals, A.J., Cleary, A.M. (2013). Biases and Heuristics. Springer Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. 193–194. Springer.
  • Nomi, J.S., Ryals, A.J., Cleary, A.M. (2013). Cognitive Psychology. Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. 400–408. Springer.
  • Journal Article

  • Carbajal, I., Ryals, A.J., Wang, D., Slavish, D.C., Hasapes, N. (2023). Visual recognition memory modulated by language and cultural frame priming in Latinx bilinguals and biculturals. 11 (3) 220-239. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-64699-001
  • Cleary, A.M., Ryals, A.J., Nomi, J.S. (2022). Correction to: Cleary, AM, Ryals, AJ, & Nomi, JS (2013). Intuitively detecting what is hidden within a visual mask: Familiar-novel discrimination and threat detection for unidentified stimuli.. Memory & Cognition. 50 (5) 1124-1130.
  • Kaminski, P.L., Ryals, A.J. (2021). The Autonomic Spectrum Questionnaire: A factor analysis..
  • Ryals, A.J., Kelly, M.E., Cleary, A.M. (2021). Increased pupil dilation during tip-of-the-tongue states. Consciousness and Cognition. 92 103152. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053810021000787
  • Litvin, J., Ross, C., Ryals, A.J., Kaminski, P.L. (2021). The Autonomic Spectrum Questionnaire: A Factor Analysis. 1-8. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-01789-2?utm_source=xmol&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=meta&utm_campaign=DDCN_1_GL01_metadata
  • Dolan, M., Contractor, A.A., Ryals, A.J., Weiss, N. (2020). Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder severity, and positive memories. Memory.
  • Carbajal, I., Palumbo, R.T., O'Neil, J.T., Voss, J.L., Ryals, A.J. (2019). Hemisphere-specific effects of prefrontal theta-burst stimulation on visual recognition memory accuracy and awareness. Brain and Behavior.
  • Ryals, A.J., O'Neil, J.T., Mesulam, M.M., Weintraub, S., Voss, J.L. (2018). Memory awareness disruptions in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: comparison of multiple awareness types for verbal and visuospatial material.. Other. 1-22.
  • Apple, A.C., Schroeder, M.P., Ryals, A.J., Wagner, L.I., Cella, D., Shih, P.A., Reilly, J., Penedo, F.J., Voss, J.L., Wang, L. (2018). Hippocampal functional connectivity is related to self-reported cognitive concerns in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant therapy.. Other. 20 110-118.
  • Apple, A.C., Ryals, A.J., Alpert, K.I., Wagner, L.I., Shih, P., Dokucu, M., Cella, D., Penedo, F.J., Voss, J.L., Wang, L. (2017). Subtle hippocampal deformities in breast cancer survivors with reduced episodic memory and self-reported cognitive concerns. NeuroImage: Clinical. 14 685. Elsevier.
  • Cleary, A.M., Ryals, A.J., Wagner, S.R. (2016). Recognition during recall failure: Semantic feature matching as a mechanism for recognition of semantic cues when recall fails. Memory & Cognition. 44 (1) 50–62. Springer.
  • Wang, L., Apple, A.C., Schroeder, M.P., Ryals, A.J., Voss, J.L., Gitelman, D., Sweet, J.J., Butt, Z.A., Cella, D., Wagner, L.I. (2016). Reduced prefrontal activation during working and long-term memory tasks and impaired patient-reported cognition among cancer survivors postchemotherapy compared with healthy controls. Cancer. 122 (2) 258–268. Wiley Online Library.
  • Ryals, A.J., Wang, J.X., Polnaszek, K.L., Voss, J.L. (2015). Hippocampal contribution to implicit configuration memory expressed via eye movements during scene exploration. Hippocampus. 25 (9) 1028–1041. Wiley Online Library.
  • Ryals, A.J., Rogers, L.M., Gross, E.Z., Polnaszek, K.L., Voss, J.L. (2015). Associative recognition memory awareness improved by theta-burst stimulation of frontopolar cortex. Cerebral Cortex. bhu311. Oxford Univ Press.
  • Wang, J.X., Rogers, L.M., Gross, E.Z., Ryals, A.J., Dokucu, M.E., Brandstatt, K.L., Hermiller, M.S., Voss, J.L. (2014). Targeted enhancement of cortical-hippocampal brain networks and associative memory. Science. 345 (6200) 1054–1057. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Ryals, A.J., Voss, J.L. (2013). Connections between mechanisms for anosognosia and implicit memory. Other. 4 (3-4) 202–203. Taylor & Francis.
  • Cleary, A.M., Ryals, A.J., Nomi, J.S. (2013). Intuitively detecting what is hidden within a visual mask: Familiar–novel discrimination and threat detection for unidentified stimuli. Memory & Cognition. 41 (7) 989–999. Springer.
  • Ryals, A.J., Cleary, A.M., Seger, C.L. (2013). Recall versus familiarity when recall fails for words and scenes: The differential roles of the hippocampus, perirhinal cortex, and category-specific cortical regions. Brain Research. (1492) 72-91.
  • Cleary, A.M., Brown, A.S., Sawyer, B.D., Nomi, J.S., Ajoku, A.C., Ryals, A.J. (2012). Familiarity from the configuration of objects in 3-dimensional space and its relation to déjà vu: A virtual reality investigation. Other. 21 (2) 969–975. Elsevier.
  • Ryals, A.J., Cleary, A.M. (2012). The recognition without cued recall phenomenon: Support for a feature-matching theory over a partial recollection account. Other. 66 (4) 747–762. Elsevier.
  • Ryals, A.J., Yadon, C.A., Nomi, J.S., Cleary, A.M. (2011). When word identification fails: ERP correlates of recognition without identification and of word identification failure. Neuropsychologia. 49 (12) 3224–3237. Elsevier.
  • Cleary, A.M., Ryals, A.J., Nomi, J.S. (2009). Can déjà vu result from similarity to a prior experience? Support for the similarity hypothesis of déjà vu. Other. 16 (6) 1082–1088. Springer.
  • M.S. Thesis

  • Ryals, A.J. (2010). The role of emotion in recognition with versus without cued-recall. Colorado State University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis

  • Ryals, A.J. (2012). Isolating partial recollection as a distinct entity in recognition memory using a modified recognition without identification (RWI) paradigm. Colorado State University.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Fellowship

  • Ryals, A.J. (Co-Principal), "Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship: Training in the Neuroscience of Human Cognition," sponsored by National Institute of Health, Federal, $85000 Funded. (2012 - 2014).
  • Ryals, A.J. (Co-Principal), "Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship: Training in the Neuroscience of Human Cognition," sponsored by National Institute of Health, Federal, Funded. (2012 - 2014).
  • Grant - Research

  • Padilla, P.A. (Principal), Stuart, K.L. (Other), Ryals, A.J. (Other), "UNT GRISE T-32 Awarded to Kara Stuart (Graduate Student)," sponsored by NIH sponsored by the UNT College of Science, University of North Texas, $80000 Funded. (2021).
  • Ryals, A. (Supporting), Olson, R. (Principal), McFarlin, B. (Co-Principal), "Effects of Exercise and Caloric Restriction on Adiposity, Neurocognitive Function, and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Obesity," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2019).
  • Kaminski, P.L. (Principal), Ryals, A. (Co-Principal), Riggs, S.A. (Supporting), Trulson, C.R. (Supporting), "Complex PTSD Research Team Mentoring grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2019 - 2021).
  • Ryals, A. (Co-Principal), Kaminski, T. (Co-Principal), Riggs, S. (Supporting), Trulson, C. (Supporting), "Complex PTSD Research Team Mentoring Grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000.00 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
  • Ryals, A.J. (Principal), "Northwestern University Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center (CNADC) Pilot Research Grant (PHS AG13854 2016))," sponsored by NIA/ Northwestern University Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Dementia Center, Federal, $34923 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Ryals, A.J. (Principal), "Northwestern University Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center (CNADC) Pilot Research Grant (PHS AG13854)," sponsored by NIA/ Northwestern University Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Dementia Center, Federal, $30000 Funded. (2013 - 2014).
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