Elizabeth Marsh, Ph.D.
Dr. Marsh runs the Marsh Memory Lab at Duke, where she is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. She received her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Stanford University and did her postdoctoral work at Washington University in St. Louis. Her recent work examines how student acquire, maintain, update, and apply their knowledge, with specific interests in learning from non-traditional sources, correcting student misconceptions, essay-writing, and personalized learning. Other research interests include false memories and autobiographical memory.
Dr. Marsh's work has been supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the James S. McDonnell Foundation, and the Spencer Foundation.
Office Location: Erwin Square Plaza B-Wing
Graduate Students
Joyce Park, B.A.
Joyce Park received her B.A. in Psychology with a double minor in Cognitive Science and French from the University of Waterloo in 2021. During her time at the University of Waterloo, she worked with Dr. Evan Risko and the Cognition and Natural Behaviour Lab to study cognitive offloading and the design of online lectures. As of Fall 2022, Joyce is a graduate student in the Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience PhD program at Duke University. Joyce is interested in how externalizing information (e.g., using smartphones and technology) influences memory, metacognition, and learning.
Office Location: Erwin Square B-Wing
Phone: (919) 660-5797
Email: joyce.park@duke.edu
Sophia Amani Daluraya, B.S.
Sophia graduated from UC San Diego in June 2025, where she double majored in Social Psychology (B.S.) and History (B.A.). At UC San Diego, she primarily worked with Dr. Emma Geller in the Learning and Instruction in Multimedia Environments Lab studying factors that impact resistance to belief change in the learning styles misconception. In Fall 2025, Sophia began as a PhD student in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, specifically in the Cognition & the Brain area specialization. Currently, Sophia is interested in investigating interventions that best assist with belief revision in inaccurate information.
Office Location: Erwin Square B-Wing
Phone: (858) 822-9404
Email: sophiaamani.daluraya@duke.edu
Undergraduate Research Assistants Marsh Lab Adds New Talent!
Meet Cole Kannam: A New Addition to the Marsh Lab Team
Cole Kannam, a junior at Duke University majoring in Neuroscience and Statistics, joined the Marsh Lab in Fall 2025. Cole contributes to the lab’s research efforts by assisting with data cleaning, experiment design, and a variety of experimental tasks. His interdisciplinary background brings valuable skills to our ongoing projects, and we’re excited to have him on board.
Norah Rosanbalm
Norah Rosanbalm is a sophomore at Duke University, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Spanish. She has been a research assistant in the Marsh Lab since her freshman year, assisting with coding data, creating stimuli for studies, as well as other experimental research tasks.
Charlotte Lin
Charlotte joined the Marsh Lab as a Practicum Student in Fall 2025. In this role, she actively contributes to data coding, assists in research design and implementation, and supports a range of experimental procedures. She is currently a sophomore at Duke University, pursuing a double major in Mathematics and Psychology, with a minor in Computer Science.
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Researchers
Emmaline Drew Eliseev - Ph.D., Duke University, 2022 - User Experience Researcher at RealPage
Peter Whitehead - Ph.D., Duke University, 2021 - Associate Director of Data Science at Merck
Charles Davis - Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2021 - Data Scientist at Merck
Amanda Zamary Dakermanji - Ph.D., Kent State University, 2019 - Senior Researcher in Games at New York Times
Kathleen Arnold - Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2007- Associate Professor, Radford University
Andrew Butler - Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2009 - Professor of Education & Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
Jeff Lozito - Ph.D., UNC Chapel Hill, 2007
Graduate Students
Anna Smith - Ph.D., 2025 Duke University
Morgan Taylor - Ph.D., Duke University, 2023 - Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brandeis University
Matthew Stanley - Ph.D., Duke University, 2021 - Assistant Professor in the Business School, National University of Singapore
Brenda Yang - Ph.D., Duke University, 2021 - User Experience Researcher at Instagram
Nadia Brashier - Ph.D., Duke University, 2018 - Assistant Professor, UC San Diego
Allison Black-Maier - Ph.D., Duke University, 2017 - Research Associate at Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Hillary Mullet - Ph.D., Duke University, 2016 - User Experience Researcher at Facebook
Sharda Umanath - Ph.D., Duke University, 2014 - Associate Professor at Claremont McKenna College
Andrea Eslick - Ph.D., Duke University, 2011 - Associate Professor at Wartburg College
Lisa K. Fazio - Ph.D., Duke University, 2010 - Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University
Mike Huston - M.A., Duke University, 2006
Lab Managers
Alexandria R. Stone - Graduate Student at Duke University
Lydie Costes - Master of Environmental Management, Duke Nicholas School of the Environment, 2022
Meredith Mechanik - MSW, University of South Florida, 2023; MEd, University of Texas at Austin, 2019
Anna Goswick - M.D., UNC Chapel Hill, 2017
Aaron Johnson - J.D., Duke University, 2013
Barbie Huelser - Ph.D., Columbia University, Cognitive Psychology, 2014
Holli Sink - Ph.D., Miami University at Ohio, Clinical Psychology, 2011
Elaina Pelky - Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2009
Undergraduate Honors Students
Sofia Silvosa - Research Support Specialist, Princton University, 2024
Chloe Williams - Clinical Research Assistant, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2024
Amanda Gill - J.D, University of Virginia School of Law, 2014
Michelle Fang - B.S., Duke, 2010, Policy Lead, Airbnb
Hayden Bottoms - Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Clinical Psychology
Seth Disner - Ph.D. - University of Texas at Austin, 2015; Clinical Psychology Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota
Amy Crook - Ph.D., Rice University, 2012, Associate Professor at Belmont University
Camila Vargas - Jerome Bruner Award Winner, Intern at National Public Radio, Hidden Brain
Lindsey Bass - M.S., University of North Texas, 2020
Ada Aka - Ph.D., The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, 2023
Madeline Lyons - M.D., Georgetown School of Medicine, 2018
Amberly Tenney - Public Policy Manager for the Office of the Secretary of Education in the State of Illinois
Michelle Barbera
Collaborators
Richard Baraniuk - Rice University
Elizabeth Bjork - University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Bjork - University of California, Los Angeles
Alan Brown - Southern Methodist University
Mark McDaniel - Washington University in St. Louis
Kathleen McDermott - Washington University in St. Louis
Suparna Rajaram - Stony Brook University
Henry L. Roediger III - Washington University in St. Louis
Nancy Zucker - Duke University