Publications

• Cook, A. E., & Dutton, S. O. (in press). Text comprehension. Oxford Bibliographies. Accepted, 12/31/2022.
• Pagano, K., Cook, A. E., & Halstrom, T. A. (in press). Emerging stronger with HyFlex Teaching. In J. Chin or M. Kozimor (Eds.). Emerging Stronger: Pedagogical Lessons from the Pandemic. New York, NY: Routledge. Accepted, 12/07/2022.
• Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (in press). Walking the fine line between passive and strategic validation processes in reading. In P. Gygax & S. Zufferey (Eds.) Handbook of experimental linguistics. Routledge. Accepted, 10/07/2022.
• Tripeny, P., Pagano, K., Cook, A. E., & O’Farrell, K. (in press). The University of Utah Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE). In R. A. R. Gurung, & D. Plaza (Eds.) Onwards to better: The future of higher education in a post-pandemic world. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing Co. Accepted, 09/2022.
• Cook, A. E., Potts, A., Kupcova, M., Hacker, D. J., Woltz, D. J., & Kircher, J. C. (in press). Using pupillometry in the detection of deception. In S. Goldsmith & M. Papesh (Eds.). Modern pupillometry: Cognition, neuroscience, and practical applications. Springer. Accepted, 10/01/2021.
• Creer, S. D., Cook, A. E. & O'Brien, E. J. (2020). Can readers fully adopt the perspective of the protagonist?. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. Vol. 73, 664-675. Published, 03/15/2020.
• Cook, A. E. & Wei, W. (2019). What can eye movements tell us about higher level comprehension?. Vision. Vol. 3, 45-61. Published, 08/01/2019.
• Bovard, P. B. , Kircher, J. C., Woltz, D. J., Hacker, D. J. & Cook, A. E. (2019). Effects of indirect questions on the ocular-motor deception test. Polygraph and Forensic Credibility Assessment: A Journal of Science and Field Practice. Vol. 48, 40-59. Published, 06/2019.
• Cook, A. E. & O'Brien, E. J. (2019). Fundamental components of reading comprehension. Cambridge Handbook of cognition and education. Published, 01/2019.
• Wei, W. , Hudson, M. A. & Cook, A. E. (2019). Using primary research literature to teach critical thinking in pre-service teacher education . (pp. 448-469). Handbook of research on critical thinking strategies in pre-service learning environments. Published, 01/2019.
• Cook, A. E. , Walsh, E. , Bills, M. A. A. , Kircher, J. C. & O'Brien, E. J. (2018). Validation of semantic illusions independent of anomaly detection: Evidence from eye movements. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. Vol. 7, 113-121. Published, 01/15/2018.
• Cook, A. E. & O'Brien, E. J. (2017). Fundamentals of inferencing during reading. Language and Linguistic Compass. Published, 11/15/2017.
• Dean, S. , Wei, W. , Cook, A. E. & O'Brien, E. J. (2017). Teaching and learning guide for: Fundamentals of inferencing during reading. Language and Linguistic Compass. Published, 10/15/2017.
• O'Brien, E. J., & Cook, A. E. (2016). Separating the activation, integration, and validation components of reading. In Ross, B. H. (Ed.), The psychology of learning and motivation, 65, 249-276. Published, 11/15/2016.
• O'Brien, E. J., & Cook, A. E. (2016). Coherence threshold and the continuity of processing. The RI-Val model of comprehension. Discourse Processes, 53, 326-338. Published, 08/01/2016.
• Wei, W., & Cook, A. E. (2016). Semantic size and contextual congruency effects during reading: Evidence from eye movements. Discourse Processes, 53, 415-429. Published, 08/01/2016.
• Patnaik, P., Woltz, D. J., Hacker, D. J., Cook, A. E., Ramm, M. D. F., Webb, A. K, & Kircher, J. C. (2016). Generalizability of an ocular-motor test for deception to a Mexican population. International Journal of Applied Psychology, 6. Published, 01/01/2016.
• Cook, A. E., & Wei, W. (in press). Using eye movements to study reading processes: Methodological considerations. In C. A. Was, F. J. Sansoit, & B. J. Morris (Eds.). Eye Tracking Technology Applications in Educational Research. IGI Global. Accepted, 11/15/2015.
• O’Brien, E. J., & Cook, A. E. (in press). Separating the activation, integration, and validation components of reading. In Ross, B. H. (Ed.). The psychology of learning and motivation, Vol. 65. Accepted, 11/01/2015.
• O’Brien, E. J., & Cook, A. E. (2015). Models of discourse comprehension. In A. Pollatsek, & R. Treiman (Eds.). Handbook on reading. Oxford University Press. Published, 06/2015.
• Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2015.). Passive activation and instantiation of inferences during reading. In E. J. O’Brien, A. E. Cook, & R. F. Lorch (Eds). Inferences during reading. Cambridge University Press. Published, 03/2015.
• Cook, A. E. (2014). Processing anomalous anaphors. Memory & Cognition, 42, 1171-1185. Published, 05/2014.
• Hacker. D. J., Kuhlman, B., Kircher, J. C., Cook, A. E., & Woltz, D. J. (2014). Detecting deception using ocular metrics during reading. (pp. 159-216). In D.C. Raskin, C.R. Honts, & J. C. Kircher (Eds). Credibility assessment: Scientific research and applications. Elsevier. Published, 03/2014.
• Cook, A. E., Lassonde, K. A., Splinter, A., Guéraud, S., Steigler, J., & O’Brien, E. J. (2014). The role of relevance in the activation and instantiation of predictive inferences. Language and Cognitive Processes, 29, 244-257. Published, 01/2014.
• Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2014). Knowledge activation, integration, and validation during narrative text comprehension. Discourse Processes, 51, 26-49. Published, 01/2014.
• Colbert-Getz, J., & Cook, A. E. (2013). Revisiting effects of contextual strength on the subordinate bias effect: Evidence from eye movements. Memory & Cognition, 41, 1172-1184. Published, 03/2013.
• Cook, A. E., Colbert-Getz, J., & Kircher, J. C. (2013). Number-of-Feature effects during reading: Evidence from eye movements. Discourse Processes, 50 (3), 210-225. Published, 01/2013.
• Rodriguez, C. M., Cook, A. E., & Jedrziewski, C. T. (2012). Reading between the lines: Implicit assessment of the Association of Parental Attributions and Empathy with Abuse Risk. Child Abuse and Neglect, 36, 364-571. Published, 06/2012.
• Cook, A. E., Hacker, D. J., Webb, A., Osher, D., Kristjansson, S., Woltz, D. J., & Kircher, J. C. (2012). Lyin’ Eyes: Ocular-Motor Measures of Reading Reveal Deception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 18, 201-313. Published, 05/2012.
• Zheng, R., & Cook, A. E. (2012). Solving complex problems: A convergent approach to cognitive load measurement. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43, 233-246. Published, 02/2012.
• Yaros, R., & Cook, A. E. (2011) Attention Versus Learning Of Online Content: Preliminary Findings From An Eye-Tracking Study. International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology, and Learning, 1, 49-69. Published, 10/2011.
• Kuhlman, B. B., Webb, A. K., Patnaik, P., Cook, A. E., Woltz, D. J., Hacker, D. J., & Kircher, J. C. (2011). Evoked Pupil Responses Habituate During an Oculomotor Test for Deception. Psychophysiology, 48, S63. (Abstract). Published, 10/2011.
• O’Brien, E. J., Cook, A. E., & Gueraud, S. (2010). Accessibility of outdated information. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition, 36, 979-991. Published, 07/2010.
• Webb, A. K, Honts, C. R., Kircher, J. C., Bernhardt, P., & Cook, A. E. (2009). Effectiveness of pupil diameter in a probable-lie comparison question test for deception. Legal and Criminological Psychology. Published, 2009.
• Goldstein, S., Ozonoff, S., Cook, A. E., Clark, E. (2009). Current Research, Challenging Issues and Best Practices in the Assessment of Autism. In S. Goldstein, J. A. Naglieri, & S. Ozonoff (Eds.), Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (pp. 358-372). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Published, 2009.
• Cook, A. E., Zheng, R., & Blaz, J. W. (2009). Measurement of Cognitive Load During Multimedia Learning Activities. In R. Zheng (Ed.). Cognitive Effects on Multimedia Learning.(pp. 34-50). Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing Co. Published, 2009.

Presentations

• Creer, S. D., Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2019, July). Passive activation during perspective-taking. Paper submitted to the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting. New York, NY. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/2019.
• Cook, A. E. (2018, December). Prediction in discourse processing. Invited address at workshop at Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 12/04/2018.
• Cook, A. E., Hacker D. J., Kircher, J.C., Potts, A., Raskin, D. Woltz, D., Patnaik, P., & Webb, A. (2018, September). Ocular-motor Deception Test. Invited address at the Association of International Polygraph Professionals. Oaxaca, Mexico. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/01/2018.
• Kircher, J. C., Woltz, D. J., Hacker, D. J., Cook, A. E., Webb, A. K, Patnaik, P. , Potts, A., & Raskin, D. (2017, August). Ocular-motor deception test. Invited address to the American Polygraph Association. Las Vegas, NV. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 08/01/2017.
• Dean. S. C., Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2017, July). Reading skill and fantasy text comprehension. Paper presented at the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/20/2017.
• Williams, C., Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2017, July). Validating anaphors of explicit and implicit antecedents. Paper submitted to the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/20/2017.
• Wei, W., & Cook, A. E. (2017, July). The role of unexpectedness in antecedent retrieval. Poster presented at the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/20/2017.
• Walsh, E. K., Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2017). Processing fantasy-based contradictions: When witches can and when they cannot fly on broomsticks. Paper presented at the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/20/2017.
• Dean. S. C., Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2017, July). Taking the perspective of the narrator. Poster presented at the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/20/2017.
• Kircher, J. C., Woltz, D. J., Hacker, D. J., Cook, A. E., Webb, A. K, Patnaik, P. , Potts, A., & Raskin, D. (2016, October). Ocular-motor deception test. Invited address to the Latin American Polygraph Association. Bogota, Colombia. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/20/2016.
• Williams, C., Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2016, July). Validating semantic anomalies. Paper to be presented at the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting, Kassel, Germany. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/22/2016.
• Cook, A. E., (2016, March). Knowledge activation, integration, and validation during reading. Roy Erickson Invited Lecture. Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/24/2016.
• Hudson, M. A., Davies, S., Butcher, K. R., & Cook, A. E. (2015, July). Using essays to evaluate learning: Results from human and computerized scoring approaches. Poster submitted to the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/06/2015.
• Dean, S. C., Williams, C. R., Cook, A. E., & O’Brien, E. J. (2015, July). Comprehending fictional narratives: Overcoming the interference of general world knowledge. Poster submitted to the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/06/2015.
• W. Wei, & Cook, A. E. (2015, July). Semantic size and contextual congruency effects during reading: Evidence from eye movements. Poster submitted to the Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/06/2015.
• Patnaik, P., Kircher, J.C., Cook, A.E., Hacker, D.J., & Woltz, D.J. (2014, September). Ocular-motor methods for detecting deception: Direct versus indirect interrogation. Poster presented at the Society for Psychophysiological Research convention, Atlanta, GA. Presentation, Presented, 09/2014.
• Smith, E. R., Cook, A. E., Lassonde, K., & O’Brien, E. J. (August, 2014). Tracking space and time. Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse. Chicago, IL. Presentation, Presented, 08/2014.
• Harward, S., Cook, A. E., Farley, M. A., McMahon, W. M., Jenson, W. R., Builder, D., Coon, H., Viskochil, J., & Haygeman, E. & (May, 2013). Language regression in ASD: A 30-year longitudinal study investigating outcomes in adulthood. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research. Donostia, Spain. Presentation, Presented, 05/2013.
• Battistone, M. J., Morgan, M., Cook, A. E., Case, G., & Jones, T. (October, 2012). What are you reading? A survey of the reading habits of medical students. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. Phoenix, AZ. Presentation, Presented, 10/2012.
• Cook, A. E., Hacker, D. J., Kircher, J. C., & Woltz, D. J. (May 2012). Ocularmotor Deception Test: Review of Laboratory and Field Research. Invited address to the Society of Retired FBI Agents. Salt Lake City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 05/2012.
• Cook, A. E., Hacker, D. J., Kircher, J. C., & Wotz, D. J. (April, 2012). Ocularmotor Deception Test: Review of Laboratory and Field Research. Invited address to the Narcotic Affairs Section and Customs and Border Protection, organized by the National Center for Credibility Assessment, Denver, CO. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2012.
• Harward, S., & Cook, A. E. (2011, November). The role of context in idiom comprehension: Evidence from eye movements. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Seattle, WA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/2011.
• Kuhlman, B. B., Webb, A. K, Patnaik, P., Cook, A. E., Woltz, D. J., Hacker, D. J., & Kircher, J. C. (2011). Evoked pupil responses slowly habituate during an oculomotor test for deception. Poster presented at the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Boston, MA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/2011.
• Butcher, K. R., Davies, S., Crockett, A., Zheng, R., Dewald, A., & Cook, A. (2011, July). Graphical displays for online information seeking. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Boston, MA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/2011.
• Butcher, K.R., Zheng, R., Cook, A., & Ferrara, L. (2010, August). Facilitating Educator Evaluation of Online Instructional Materials: Does Conceptual Browsing Impact Cognitive Processing? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2010), Portland, OR. Presentation, Accepted, 08/2010.

Research Equipment and Testing Expertise

• Expertise in use of eye tracking technology for studying cognitive processes involved in complex tasks (e.g., reading, problem solving, web search, deception).