Andrew Cook

Andrew Cook received his bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Southern Maine, and his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at Binghamton University. He specializes in human memory, and is highly interested in how to enhance learning and performance across many knowledge domains. Cook has published papers on enhancing memory through survival stories and how readers interpret text messages when they lack typical social cues. Other interests include Korean language learning, fine arts, applications of AI, and strategy games.

Recent Courses Taught

Introduction to Psychology
Human Memory

Selected Publications

• Poirier, R. C., Cook, A. M., & Klin, C. M. (2025). Read. This. Slowly.: Mimicking spoken pauses in text messages. Frontiers in Psychology.
• Cook, A. M., Klin, C. M., & Westerman, D. L. (2023). Surviving with story characters: What do we remember?. Memory & cognition, 1–14. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-022-01391-2
• Cook, A. M., & Westerman, D. L. (revised, in review). Do People Forget Your Name? Your Face Might be the Problem: The Effect of Cue Memorability on Recall of Associations. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.
• Cook, A. M., Dodson, S. A., & Westerman, D. L. (in preparation).  Faced With Certainty:Judgments of Learning for Associations of Memorability Cues.
• Cook, A. M., & Westerman, D. L. (in preparation).  A Memorable Face Makes a Memorable Place: Enhanced Source Memory for Intrinsically Memorable Images.

Professional Affiliations

Psi Chi (2018-present)
Eastern Psychological Association (2019)
Psychonomics (2022)

Appointed to the Faculty

Educational Background

Ph.D., Binghamton University
B.A., University of Southern Maine