Jason Ozubko

Associate Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science Minor Coordinator
Bailey 133
(585) 245-5249
ozubko@geneseo.edu

Jason Ozubko has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2015.

Office Hours

Tues Noon-2pm, Thurs 1-2pm or by appointment

Research Interests

Dr. Ozubko's research examines the cognitive and neuropsychological properties of human memory. Dr. Ozubko uses both experimental and neuroimaging techniques to investigate episodic and spatial memory. As for episodic memory, much of his research focuses on distinctiveness effects in memory, the influence of semantics on memory, and properties of forgetting over time. For spatial memory, Dr. Ozubko investigates the neuropsychological consequences of learning and navigating in new and familiar environments. His lab uses techniques ranging from classic cognitive experimental paradigms to mathematical models and virtual reality headsets.

Human Memory and Cognition Laboratory Website

Area of Interest

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Memory
  • Spatial Memory
  • False Memories
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Portrait of Jason Ozubko

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, University of Waterloo, 2011

  • M.A., Cognitive Psychology, University of Waterloo, 2007

  • B.Sc., Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough, 2005

Recent Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

  • Introduction to Behavioral Statistics

  • Advanced Research Seminar: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

Classes

  • PSYC 225: Intro to Cognitive Psychology

    The human organism possesses a complex system of mental abilities--including perceiving, remembering, language, problem solving, reasoning, and decision making--through which it acquires, organizes, and utilizes knowledge of the environment. Cognitive psychology is the study of this sophisticated processing system.

  • PSYC 383: Topic: Heuristics and Biases

    An advanced course examining elements of cognitive processes, with an emphasis on contemporary research. Typical offerings may include topics such as Attention, Memory, the Mental Lexicon, or The Visual System.

  • PSYC 452: Top: Ration, Belief, Free Will

    A selected-topic seminar that integrates, at an advanced level, a particular content area with its appropriate literature, research methods, and statistics. In the course of study of the selected issue, students review literature, design research, collect data, analyze and interpret results, and produce both oral and written reports.