Dr. Jerome R. Sehulster
Professor Jerome R. Sehulster received his MA
and PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Delaware.
His research interests focus on the relationships between everyday
memory functioning, personality styles, and sense of self. He is
currently investigating the relationship between what we talk about
in everyday conversation and the structure of autobiographical memory.
Two manuscripts recently submitted to psychology journals (2004)
explore memory fabrication in conversation and topical structure
of conversation. Among his recent published research is a demonstration
of the psychological reality of a person's "era," or that
time of life in which crucial facets of one's adult identity are
formed. His psychobiographical analysis of identity issues in letters,
diaries, and writings from a period in the life of 19th century
German composer Richard Wagner was published in 2001. Dr. Sehulster's
earlier work at UCONN centered on the notion of styles of remembering
and their relationships to aspects of one's everyday life.
The citations for these are:
Sehulster, J. R. (2006). Things we talk about, how frequently, and to whom: Frequency of topics in everyday conversation as a function of gender, age, and marital status. American Journal of Psychology. Vol. 119(3), Fall, 2006, pp. 407-432.
Sehulster, J. (2001) "Richard Wagner's Creative Vision at
La Spezia or The Retrospective Interpretation of Experience in Autobiographical
Memory as a Function of an Emerging Identity." In J. Brockmeier
and D. Carbaugh. Identity and Narrative. Chapter 9.
Sehulster, J. (1996) "In my era: Evidence for the perception
of a special period of the past." Memory, 4, 145-158.
Sehulster, J. (1996) Individual differences in memory style and
autobiographical memory. In D. Herrmann, C. McEvoy, C. Hertzog,
P. Hertel, and M. Johnson. Basic and Applied Memory: Volume Two,
Practical Applications. Pp. 209-221. Hillsdale, N. J.: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates.
Sehulster, J. (1995) Memory styles and related abilities in presentation
of self. American Journal of Psychology, 108, 67-88.
Awarded Faculty of the Year in 1994-1995, 2000-2001, 2002-2003,
2008, 2009, and 2010, Dr. Sehulster regularly teaches both semesters of the Introduction
to Psychology (PSY 132-133/135), Principles of Research in Psychology
(PSY 202Q), The Study of Personality (PSY 243), Cognitive Psychology
(PSY 256) and Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology (PSY210W). A firm
believer in the "hands-on" learning of skills, Dr. Sehulster
emphasizes problem solving, critical thinking, data collection and
analysis, and the latest statistical software (SPSS) in all his
upper division courses. Dr. Sehulster also teaches in Summer Sessions;
he is Assistant Department Head of the Psychology Department.
An avid opera fan, Dr. Sehulster also regularly offers lecture
series in the Stamford community and at UCONN-Stamford on various
opera topics, under the aegis of UConn's College of Continuing Studies. He has been opera critic for The Advocate in Stamford since 1986, reviewing opera performances locally and
at the Metropolitan Opera, as well as on CD and DVD.
Office: 3.50
Telephone: 203-251-8425
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