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College of Psychology
Professor/Director - Psychology
Psychology and Neuroscience
College of Psychology
Jonathan Banks, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at NSU's College of Psychology. His research focuses on working memory, mind wandering,
and attentional control. Specifically, he is interested in the role of working memory
to control mind wandering and the impact of mind wandering on current task performance.
Dr. Banks’ research also examines the impact of acute and chronic stress on cognitive
function and is examining mechanisms responsible for stress related working memory
and executive functioning impairments. In this line of research Dr. Banks is interested
in interventions that may alter the impact of stress and impact cognitive functioning,
including expressive writing and mindfulness meditation.