Education
- PhD 2025, Brandeis University, Psychology
- MA 2020, Brandeis University, Psychology
- BA 2019, Western Kentucky University, Cultural Anthropology
- BS 2019, Western Kentucky University, Psychological Science
Teaching Interests
Cognitive psychology, Neuroscience, Learning and memory, Social and Cultural Psychology, EEG/ERP, Aging/Adult Development, Statistics & Research Methods in Psychology
Research Interests
I lead the Situated Cognition Lab. I am interested in studying the ways in which we think about and perceive information are affected by our individual backgrounds and surrounding environments. Our minds and mental processes are always situated within a greater context, or culture. My lab's research focuses on how culture and experience influences cognition. We are particularly interested in within-culture variation and the flexibility of culturally-influenced cognitive biases. For example, does what strategy is most effective for improving your memory change when you move from one region of the world to another? Can we train Americans to use a strategy in attention that is more protective of memory with aging? How does Appalachian regional culture influence strategies in memory, attention, and emotional processing? If you are interested in applying to join, fill out the form available here.
Publications
Journal Articles (* indicates student mentee)
Gilliam, A. N., & Gutchess, A. (2025). Use of self-referencing memory strategies change over time with acculturation. Cognition, 254, 105985. [pre-registered]
Gilliam, A. & Gutchess, A. (2024). Influence of acculturation and cultural values on the self- reference effect. Scientific Reports, 14, 1624. [open access]
Gilliam, A., Schwartz, D.* B., Godoy, R., Boduroglu, A., & Gutchess, A. (2022). Does state tightness-looseness predict behavior and attitudes early in the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA?. Journal of cross-cultural psychology, 53(5), 522-542. [pre-registered]
Norman, F. J., Adkins, O.C., Dowell, C.J., Hoyng, S. C., Shain, L. M., Pederson, L. E., Kinnard, J. D., Higginbotham, A. J., & Gilliam, A. N. (2017). Aging and visual 3-D shape recognition from motion. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 79, 2467-2477.
Norman, F. J., Adkins, O. C., Dowell, C. J., Hoyng, S. C., & Gilliam, A. N. (2017). Aging and haptic-visual solid shape matching. Perception, 16, 780.
Norman, F. J., Adkins, O. C., Hoyng, S. C., Dowell, C. J., Pedersen, L. E., & Gilliam, A. N. (2016). Aging and the haptic perception of material properties. Perception, 45, 1387-1398.
Book Chapters
Gutchess, A. & Gilliam, A. (2022). “Cultural influences on memory: Integrating top-down and bottom-up perspectives.” Invited submission for Gelfand, M., Chiu, C-Y., & Hong, Y-Y. (Eds)., Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology: Volume 9. Oxford University Press.
Manuscripts in Progress
Xie, Q.*, Gilliam, A., & Gutchess, A. (Under Review). Impact of Acculturation on Self and Other-Enhancement: N400 & Late Positive Potential. [pre-registered]
Gilliam, A., Xie, Q.*, Lokhmanenko, A.*, & Gutchess, A. (Under Review). ERP evidence for the influence of acculturation on self and other referencing memory strategies. [pre-registered]
Fuchs, H.*, Gilliam, A., B., Godoy, R., Boduroglu, A., & Gutchess, A. (In progress). Change in state tightness-looseness predicts change in covid-19 pandemic behaviors and attitudes. [pre-registered]
Gilliam, A. & English, A. (In progress). Acculturation orientation predicts cognitive style.
Gilliam, A., Gutsell, J., & Gutchess, A. (In progress). Acculturation’s Association with Memory Strategies Via EEG Time-Frequency. [pre-registered]
Conference Talks
Gilliam, A. N. (2025; February). Within-Person & Within-Culture Variation in Cognition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Gilliam, A. N. (2025; January). Within-Person & Within-Culture Variation in Cognition, Saint Anselm University, Manchester, NH.
Gilliam, A. N. (2024; March). Sex Roles, Cultural Tightness, and Self-Esteem Internationally, Brandeis ISSO International Women’s Day Event, Waltham, MA.
Gilliam, A. N. (2020; March). When lack of knowledge seems useful: Perceptions of Muslims in the US and the UK, Society for Applied Anthropology, Albuquerque, NM. (Canceled due to COVID-19).
Gilliam, A. N. (2017; Feb.). Perceptions of Muslims in the UK: A quantitative framework for White-identifying populations’ views, Kentucky Honors Roundtable, Lexington, KY.
Conference Posters (* indicates student mentee)
Gilliam, A., Xie, Q.*, Lokhmanenko, A.*, Uppal, A.*, Sui, Z.*, & Gutchess, A. (2025; March). Acculturation is associated with variation in ERP correlates of self-related memory strategies, Cognitive Neuroscience
Society, Boston, MA. Xie, Q.*, Gilliam, A. N., & Gutchess, A. (2024; Oct.). Effects of Acculturation on Self and Other-Enhancement through Measures of Memory, N400, & Late Positive Potential, Association for Psychological Science (APS) Global Psychological Science Summit, virtual.
Xie, Q.*, Gilliam, A. N., & Gutchess, A. (2024; May). Exploring Self-Enhancement and Acculturation via Behavior and Brain, Brandeis Undergraduate Research & Creative Collaborations Symposium, Waltham, MA.
Gilliam, A. N., & Gutchess, A. (2024; Feb.). Acculturative change relates to self/other-referencing in memory, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Xie, Q.*, Gilliam, A. N., & Gutchess, A. (2023; Oct.). Self and other-enhancement in memory for Chinese internationals, New England Psychological Association, Worcester, MA.
Xie, Q.*, Gilliam, A. N., & Gutchess, A. (2023; Aug.). Self and other-enhancement in memory for Chinese internationals: A behavioral analysis, Brandeis Undergraduate Research & Creative Collaborations Symposium, Waltham, MA.
Xie, Q.*, Gilliam, A. N., & Gutchess, A. (2023; April). Cross-cultural differences in self-enhancement using electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potentials (ERP) Analysis, Brandeis Undergraduate Research & Creative Collaborations Symposium, Waltham, MA.
Gilliam, A. N. & Gutchess, A. (2022; Aug.). How acculturative processes influence the self reference effect, American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Schwartz, D.*, Gilliam, A. N., Godoy, R., Boduroglu, A., & Gutchess, A. (2021; Feb.). Influence of tightness-looseness on attitudes and behaviors during COVID-19, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, virtual (online due to COVID-19).
Gilliam, A.N., Schwartz, D.*, Godoy, R., Boduroglu, A., & Gutchess, A. (2020; Nov.). Impact of tightness-looseness on reported behavior change and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic, Psychonomics Culture & Cognition Preconference, virtual (online due to COVID-19).
