Rhonda Brown

Assistant Professor
401C Dyer Hall
513-556-3622
rhonda.brown@uc.edu
http://homepages.uc.edu/~brownro

Professional Summary

Rhonda Douglas Brown is an Assistant Professor of Cognitive Developmental Psychology. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University, her M.A. in Psychology from the University of Dayton, and her B.S. in Psychology and Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University. Before joining the faculty at UC, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Texas Tech University. Her major area of research is memory development in early childhood. Current research projects include investigations of developmental and individual differences in children's eyewitness memory, suggestibility, and false-memory creation; developmental differences in neural correlates of memory using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and the effects of imagery on source memory. Additionally, she has collaborated with the Ohio Department of Education in evaluating the implementation of the Galileo System, an on-line observational assessment tool, in state funded early childhood programs, including Head Start.

Research Support

Diehl,L.; Brown,R., Co-morbidity of reading and mathematical disability: An examination of a long term memory deficit in the auditory verbal code, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services. $750. Funded 2008

Peer Reviewed Publications

Chiu, C., Schmithorst, V., Brown, R., Holland, S., & Dunn, S. (2006). Making memories: a cross-sectional investigation of episodic memory encoding in childhood using FMRI. Developmental Neuropsychology, 29, 321, 340.

Kowalski, K., Brown, R., & Pretti-Frontczak, K. (2005). The effects of using formal assessment on preschool teachers' beliefs about the importance of various developmental skills and abilities. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 30, 23, 42.

Schmithorst, V., & Brown, R. (2004). Empirical validation of the triple-code model of numerical processing for complex math operations using functional MRI and group independent component analysis of the mental addition and subtraction of fractions. NeuroImage, 22, 1419, 1425.

Brown, R., Kowalski, K., & Pretti-Frontczak, K. (2003). Assessment as a mediator of parent-teacher partnerships. first eight years: pathways to the future. Proceedings of Head Start.

Pretti-Frontczak, K., Kowalski, K., & Brown, R. (2002). Preschool teachers' use of assessments and curricula: a statewide examination. Exceptional Children, 69, 109, 123.

Bjorklund, D., Cassel, W., Bjorklund, B., Brown, R., Park, C., Ernest, K., & Owen, F. (2000). Social demand characteristics in children's and adults' eyewitness memory and suggestibility: the effect of different interviewers on free recall and recognition. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 14, 421, 433.

Brown, R., & Chiu, C. Neural correlates of memory development and learning: combining neuroimaging and behavioral measures to understand cognitive and developmental processes. Developmental Neuropsychology.

Brown, R., Chiu, C., & Guest, E. Special issue: neural correlates of memory development. Developmental Neuropsychology.

Books

Wang, L., Johnson, L., Boat, M., Brown, R., Pan, W., Zorn, D., & Austin, J. (2002). Ohio early childhood indicators of success year iv final report: instrument evaluation. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood Education.

Book Chapters

Bjorklund, D., Brown, R., & Bjorklund, B. (2002). Lifespan development of human memory. Graf,P.; Ohta,N. (Eds.), Children. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Brown, R., Glodstein, E., & Bjorklund, D. (2000). False-memory creation in children and adults: theory, research, and implications. Bjorklund,D. (Eds.), The history and zeitgeist of the repressed/false-memory debate. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Invited Presentations

Brown, R.D. (04-2007). Paper presented on The Accuracy of Teachers' Judgements for Assessing Young Children's Cognitive Skills. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Brown, R. D., Chiu, C.-Y. P., Schmithorst, V. J., Holland, S., & Dunn, S. (2005). Discriminating verbatim from gist sentences during childhood: A cross-sectional fMRI investigation. Society for Research in Child Development. April 7-10, Atlanta, GA.

Sacks, D. F., & Brown, R. D. (04-2004). College students. Conference on Human Development, Washington, DC.

Kowalski, K., Brown, R. D., & Pretti-Frontczak, K. (04-2004). What to teach versus when: Formal child assessment and Head Start teachers. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Chiu, C. Y. P., Brown, R. D., Schmithorst, V., & Holland, S. K. (02-2004). Neurodevelopment of episodic memory encoding. International Neuropsychological Society Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

Wang, L., Pan, W., Austin, J. T., Maltbie, C., & Brown, R. D. (11-2003). A Systemic Approach to Instrument Evaluation in Standard-Setting Research. 2003 Conference of American Evaluation Association, Reno, NV.

Wang, L., Pan, W., Maltbie, C., Austin, J. T., & Brown, R. D. (11-2003). Holistic data validation in high-stakes program evaluation. American Evaluation Association, Reno.

Barr, D., Pretti-Frontczak, K., Kowalski, K., and Brown, R.D. (02-2003). Preschool teachers' beliefs about child development and their teaching practices. Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities, Honolulu, HI.

Brown, Rhonda (06-2002). Assessment as a mediator of teacher-parent relationships. HSNRC

Brown, Rhonda (04-2002). The reliability of teachers assessment of early cognitive development using a naturalistic observation instrument. BCHD, Charlotte, NC.

Brown, Rhonda (10-2001). Age differences in false recognition of sentences. CDS, Virginia Beach, VA.

Brown, Rhonda (04-2001). Preschool teacher. AERA, Seattle, WA.

Brown, Rhonda (04-2001). Ohio indicators of success: Changing teachersÆ beliefs. National Head Start Association, Washington, D.C.

Brown, R. D., & Schmithorst, V. J. Empirical validation of the triple-code model of numerical processing using fMRI. Proceedings of the 4th Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, San Diego, CA.

Poster Presentations

Brown, R.D. (04-2007). Poster presented on College Students' Use of Multiple and Variable Memory Strategies for Major Academic Disciplines. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Kramer, M., Chiu, C.-Y.P., Schmithorst, V. J., Brown, R. D., & Holland, S. K. (02-2006). Neural correlates of verbal encoding strategies. International Neuropsychological Society Meeting, Boston, MA.