Expertise

As part of the Cognitive Psychology program, Dr. Harris' research examines issues involving language and cognition, primarily in the areas of psycholinguistics and mass communication.

. Although he has studied many specific problems in these areas over the years, currently active research includes the following:

  • Autobiographical memory for media experiences.
  • Studies of bilingual language processing.
Past Affiliations

Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University

Fulbright Visiting Professor, Linguistica
1982 - 1982

Fulbright Visiting Professor, Psicologia
1994 - 1994

Visiting Professor, Psychology, Massey University (past)
2005 - 2005

Degrees
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Psychology, 1974
BA, College of Wooster, Psychology, 1968
Keywords
mass communication linguistics or philology psychology bilingual & intercultural education precollegiate education - bilingual
Languages
French, Portuguese, Spanish
Honors

William Stamey Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences (Kansas State University)

Associations
Association for Psychological Science
Interamerican Society for Psychology
International Communication Association
Midwestern Psychological Association
Psychonomic Society
Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Society for Text and Discourse