Lyndsey Lanagan-Leitzel

Biography

Dr. Lanagan-Leitzel is a cognitive psychologist whose research focuses on attention, memory, decision-making, and visual search and surveillance in applied settings, especially lifeguarding. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Cognitive Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University.

Research Interests

• Detection of Critical Events in Lifeguarding
• Use of Reply All in Email Communication
• Pedagogy

Of Note

Dr. Lanagan-Leitzel researched the history of the Department of Psychological Science and shared this research with the university community. This presentation can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl2TWA9G8dg.

Teaching Interests

• Cognitive Psychology
• Psychology in South Park
• Research Methods and Statistics

Publications

Grandhi, S. A., & Lanagan-Leitzel, L. K. (2016). To reply or to reply all: Understanding replying behavior in group email communication. Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (pp. 560-569). New York, NY: ACM. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2818048.2819981

Lanagan-Leitzel, L. K., Skow, E., & Moore, C. M. (2015). Great expectations: Perceptual challenges of visual surveillance in lifeguarding. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 29, 425-435. doi: 10.1002/acp.3121

Lanagan-Leitzel, L. K. (2012). Identification of critical events by lifeguards, instructors, and non-lifeguards. The International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 6, 203-214.

Lanagan-Leitzel, L. K. & Moore, C. M. (2010). Do lifeguards monitor the events they should? The International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, 4, 241-256.