Matthew Jensen Hays, PhD. Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. | Cognitive Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction | University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. | Cognitive Psychology | University of California, Los Angeles
B.S. | Psychology (with Distinction) | Duke University

Courses Taught or Assisted

Cognitive Psychology
Psychological Statistics
Research Methods in Psychology

Publications

Hays, M. J., Glick, A. R., & Smith, C. J. (in press). Hypercorrection in real-world learning.

Nathaniel, E., Scott, H. F., Schmidt, S., Wathen B., Hays M. J., Rolison E., & Lockwood J. (in press). Confidence-weighted testing as an impactful education  intervention within a pediatric sepsis quality improvement initiative.

Hays, M. J., Glick, A. R., & Lane, H. C. (2019). Leveraging cognitive science and artificial intelligence to save lives. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, 386-391.

Hays, M. J., & Smith, C. J. (2018). Cognitive-science-based training for healthcare workers can improve patient outcomes. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. New Orleans, LA, USA.

Merchant, B. D., & Hays, M. J. (2018). The importance of analytics. Paper presented at the 2018 CIO Forum. San Diego, CA, USA.

Donehey, J. R., Adamova, Y. V., Hays, M. J., Birnbaum, R. J., & Zafonte, R. D. (2018). Assessing an interdisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of agitation in traumatic brain injured patients: Implications for community and public health. Poster presented at the 6th Annual MGH Public and Community Psychiatry Symposium. Cambridge, MA, USA.

Hays, M. J., & Smith, C. J. (2017). A kitchen sink of cognitive psychology for high-stakes test prep. Poster presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Hays, M. J., Darrell, J. W., & Smith, C. J. (2016). The forgetting curve(s) of 710,870 real-world learners. Poster presented at the 124th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Denver, CO, USA.

Hays, M. J. (2016). How I learned to stop worrying and measure engagement. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Pearson Cite Conference. Amelia Island, FL, USA.

Lane, H. C., Hays, M. J., Core, M. G., & Auerbach, D. (2013). Learning intercultural communication skills with virtual humans: Feedback and fidelity. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, 1026-1033.

Hays, M. J., Kornell, N., & Bjork, R. A. (2013). When and why a failed test potentiates the effective-ness of subsequent study. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 39, 290-296.

Hays, M. J., Lane, H. C., & Auerbach, D. (2013). Must feedback disrupt presence in serious games? Proceedings of the Workshop on Formative Feedback in Interactive Learning Environments at the 16th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education.

Hays, M. J., Finley, J. R., Bjork, R. A., Benjamin, A. S., & Walker, J. A. (2012). Computerized hints can optimize recall. Poster presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Hays, M. J., Campbell, J. C., Poore, J. C., Webb, A. K., King, T. K., & Trimmer, M. A. (2012). Can role-play with virtual humans teach interpersonal skills? Proceedings of the 34th Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference, 12, 31801-31812.

Poore, J. C., Webb, A. K., Hays, M. J., Campbell, J. C., Trimmer, M. A., & Major, L. M. (2012). Emulating sociality: A comparison study of physiological signals from human and virtual social interactions. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society. New York City, NY, USA.

Hays, M. J., Silva, T. M., & Richmond, T. (2011). Assessing learning from a mixed-media, mobile counter-IED trainer. Proceedings of the 33rd Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference, 11, 5801-5810.

Campbell, J. E., Hays, M. J., Core, M., Birch, M., Bosack, M., & Clark, R. E. (2011). Interpersonal and leadership skills: Using virtual humans to teach new Officers.

Proceedings of the 33rd Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference, 11, 35801-35811. ** Best Paper Honorable Mention **

Finley, J. R., Benjamin, A. S., Hays, M. J., Bjork, R. A., & Kornell, N. (2011). Benefits of accumulating versus diminishing cues in recall. Journal of Memory and Language, 64, 289-298.

Hays, M. J., & Boals, A. (2011). Is measuring short-term memory as easy as reducing test-expectancy? Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Seattle, WA, USA.

Hays, M. J., Kornell, N., & Bjork, R. A. (2010). The costs and benefits of providing feedback during learning. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 17, 797-801.

Hays, M. J., Silva, T. M., & Richmond, T. (2010). Rapid development of a mixed-media, deployable counter-IED trainer. Proceedings of the 32nd Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference, 10, 5101-5110.

Lane, H. C., Hays, M. J., Auerbach, D., & Core, M. (2010). Investigating the relationship between presence and learning in a serious game. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 274-284.

Hays, M. J., Ogan, A. E., & Lane, H. C. (2010). The evolution of assessment: Learning about culture from a serious game. Proceedings of the Workshop on Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Ill-Defined Domains at the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems.

Hays, M. J., Smith, S. M., Wilson, P. D., & Lansky, C. A. (2010). Imaginal preinstatement of test con-text during study improves recall. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. St. Louis, MO, USA.

Solomon, S., Hays, M. J., Chen, G. C., & Rosenberg, M. (2009). Evaluating a framework for represent-ing cultural norms for human behavior models. Proceedings of the 18th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, 81-88. ** Best Paper Award **

Kornell, N., Hays, M. J., & Bjork, R. A. (2009). Unsuccessful retrieval attempts enhance subsequent learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 35, 989-998.

Hays, M. J., Lane, H. C., Auerbach, D., Core, M. G., Gomboc, D., & Rosenberg, M. (2009). Feedback specificity and the learning of intercultural communication skills. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, 391-398.

Lane, H. C., Hays, M. J., Core, M., Gomboc, D., Forbell, E., & Rosenberg, M. (2008). Coaching inter-cultural communication in a serious game. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computers in Education, 35-46. ** Best Paper Award **

Hays, M. J., Kornell, N., Gonzales, R. I., & Bjork, R. A. (2008). Skipping feedback can improve retention. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Chicago, IL, USA.

Hays, M. J., Moore, A. N., Garcia, M. A., & Bjork, R. A. (2008). Episodic limitations of semantic inhibition in retrieval-induced forgetting. Paper presented at the 88th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Irvine, CA, USA.

Lane, H. C., & Hays, M. J. (2008). Getting down to business: Teaching cross-cultural social interaction skills in a serious game. Proceedings of the Workshop on Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems at the 9th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems.

Kornell, N., Hays, M. J., & Bjork, R. A. (2007). Failed tests can enhance learning. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Long Beach, CA, USA.

Hays, M. J., & Bjork, R. A. (2007). Superior long-term retention with expanding-interval retrieval practice: The Goldilocks principle. Poster presented at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA, USA.

Hays, M. J., Young, K., & Bjork, R. A. (2006). Forgetting rate and the optimization of retrieval practice. Poster presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Houston, TX, USA.

Linn, M. C., Bjork, R. A., Richland, L. E., Cheng, H., Kornell, N., Hays, M. J., Finley, J. R., & Fink, D. S. (2006). Desirable difficulties in science learning in a web-based inquiry science environment (WISE). Poster presented at the 2006 Institute for Education Sciences Research Conference. Washington, DC, USA.

Hays, M. J., & Boals, A. (2006). Long-term memory involvement in the Brown-Peterson task is inescapable. Paper presented at the 86th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Palm Springs, CA, USA.

Hays, M. J., Richland, L. E., & Bjork, R. A. (2005). Metacognitive sophistication about desirable difficulty: Implications for acquisition of complex materials. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Gray, L., Vandemark, R., & Hays, M. J. (2001). Thoracic and lumbar spine trauma. Seminars in Ultrasound, CT & MR, 22, 125-34.