My current research focuses on confidence in memory, as well as the application of cognitive psychology principles to education.

As an undergraduate, my research focused on two areas: a) metaconsciousness and the phenomenon of mind wandering or "zoning out" and b) working memory for sentences and other syntactic structures. I also assisted with a number of other studies involving distance perception and spontaneous memories.

I also have strong interests in technology and applications for tech- and Internet-based services in education, news, and more.

• B.S., College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 2009, Psychology, minor in Computer Science (high honors)
• M.A., Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2011
• Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2014

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K. Andrew DeSoto
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1125
St. Louis, MO 63130
Email: desoto@wustl.edu
Lab Phone: (314) 935-8731

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• DeSoto, K. A. (2009). Eye movements while zoning out during reading: implications for mind wandering and metaconsciousness. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. [PDF]