An Interview with Henry L. Roediger III

Abstract

Henry L. Roediger III is presently the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis and Chair of the Psychology Department. Dr Roediger has published about 150 articles and chapters, mostly on issues concerning human memory. He is coauthor of three textbooks (which have been through a combined 18 editions) and has coedited four other books. He was Editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition from 1985 to 1989 and was the founding Editor of Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (1994 98). He has served as President of the Midwestern Psychological Associa tion, Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, President of Division 3 (Experimental Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, and on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Society. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, the American Psycholog ical Society, and the Canadian Psychological Association. He was elected to the Society of Experimental Psychologists in 1994 and held a Guggenheim Fellowship for the 1994-95 academic year. According to a study by the In stitute of Scientific Information that covered the years 1990-94, papers by Dr Roediger had the greatest impact (average citation count) of those of any psychologist during this period. Roediger was recently elected Presi dent of the American Psychological Society and will serve his term during 2003-2004 academic year. In this interview, he discusses his current research and examines cru cial concerns regarding memory, false memories, hypermnesia, educational psychology, and the field of education in general.