Metropolitan State University of Denver

Dr Pamela Ansburg

Educational Biography

Dr. Ansburg earned a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago, an MA in Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno and a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Riverside.

Research Areas/Interests

Dr. Ansburg's current research focuses on understanding the effects of aging on cognition. In particular, she is interested in understanding how aging impacts effective problem solving and everyday memory functioning.

Current Projects

Dr. Ansburg is the lead faculty associate for Metro State's Undergraduate Research Program. Along with Dr. Janos Fustos(Department of Computer Information Systems) and Dr. Jeffrey Forrest (Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science), she is charged with developing and coordinating an undergraduate research program at Metro State. The Undergraduate Research Program, housed within the Applied Learning Center, will promote, support, and celebrate faculty and students involved in undergraduate research activities.

Professional Affiliations

Vice President for Recognitions and Awards,Division 2, Teaching of Psychology, American Psychological Association

Charter Member of Association of Psychological Science

Member of Council for Undergraduate Research

Selected Presentations

Ansburg, P.I. & Robinson, S. Age-Related Self-Perceptions of Memory Functioning. Accepted for Presentation at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., August 2011.

Ansburg, P.I. Does Memory Self-Efficacy Predict Older Adults’ Memory Performance? Disentangling Education Level Effects. Presentation at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D. C., May, 2011.

Selected Publications

Ansburg, P.I. & Heiss, C.J. Potential Paradoxical Effects of Myth-Busting as a Nutrition Education Strategy for Older Adults. Accepted for publication June 2011 in the Journal of Health Education.

Gurung, R.A., Ansburg, P.I., Alexander, P.A., Kerr Lawrence, N. & Johnson, D. (2008). The state of the scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 35, 249-261.

Courses Taught

HON-3320,PSY-1001,PSY-2310,PSY-2330,PSY-3320,PSY-397K,PSY-397S,PSY-4570
,PSY-498H,PSY-498V

Current Semester Schedule