Dr. Overman is an expert in memory, aging, and the brain and her primary research focuses on how memory works in younger and older adults at both a behavioral and neural level. She also conducts collaborative research on other topics in cognitive neuroscience and cognitive psychology with colleagues at Elon and elsewhere. See Dr. Overman's department profile for more information on her research. (Link at bottom of this page.)

Ph.D., Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration, University of Pittsburgh and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon & University of Pittsburgh

M.S., Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration , University of Pittsburgh and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon & University of Pittsburgh

B.S., Neuroscience, Magna Cum Laude, Allegheny College

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Overman, A.A. & Stephens, J.D.W. (2013). Synergistic effects of encoding strategy and context salience on associative memory in older adults. Psychology and Aging, 28(1), xx-xx.

Overman, A.A., *Wiseman, K.D. (formerly Duggins), Stephens, J.D.W., & Allison, M. (2013). Age differences in memory for crime information. Experimental Aging Research, 39(2), 215-234.

Overman, A.A. (2012). Cognitive training for cognitive impairment due to cerebral malaria: a case report. NeuroRehabilitation, 30(2), 101-107.

Overman, A.A., *Sun, J., *Golding, A.C., & *Prevost, D. (2009). Chewing gum does not induce context-dependent memory when flavor is held constant. Appetite, 53(2), 253-255.

Overman, A.A. & Becker, J.T. (2009). The associative deficit in older adult memory: Recognition of pairs is not improved by repetition. Psychology and Aging, 24(2), 501-506.

Overman, A.A., Hoge, J., Dale, J.A., Cross, J.D., & Chein, A. (2003). EEG alpha desynchronization in musicians and non-musicians in response to changes in melody, tempo, and key in classical music. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 97(2), 519-532.

Becker, J.T., & Overman, A.A. (2002). The semantic memory deficit in Alzheimer’s Disease. Revista de Neurologia, 35(8), 777-783.

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Overman, A.A., *Saelzler, U.G., & Stephens, J.D.W. Behavioral and ERP correlates of unitization in associative memory in young and older adults. Accepted at Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA, April 13-16, 2013.

Stephens, J.D.W., *Scrivens, J., & Overman, A.A. Do “autistic” traits predict audiovisual integration in speech perception? Presented at Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, November 15-18, 2012.

*Hart, L.A., *Milizio, K.J., Stephens, J.D.W., & Overman. A. A. Differential effects of associative strategy and pair repetition in young and older adults in an associative list discrimination task. Presented at Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 17-22, 2012.

*Robbins, R.E., & Overman, A.A. A model cognitive training intervention for minority and low SES older adults. Presented at Annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology & Geriatrics, Atlanta, GA, March 30-31, 2012.

Overman, A.A. Post-malaria cognitive impairment remediated by computer-based training: A case report. Presented at Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., November 12-16, 2011.

*Milizio, K.J. & *Champ, J.K., Overman, A.A. & Stephens, J.D.W. List discrimination and associative recognition: Effects of item repetition, pair repetition, and encoding strategy in young and older adults. Presented at Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., November 12-16, 2011.

*Robbins, R.E. & Overman A.A. Memory improvement in older adults. Presented at North Carolina Conference on Aging, Charlotte, NC, October 18-20, 2011.

Overman, A.A., *Duggins, K.D., Stephens, J.D.W., & Allison, M. Behavioral and electrophysiological effects of schema activation on memory for crime information in older and younger adults. Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 15-18, 2010.

*Robinson, S.A., *Sun, J.A., & Overman, A.A., The effects of strategic encoding and practice on cued-recall of word pairs. Carolinas Psychology Conference, Raleigh, NC, April 17, 2010.

*Kielek, K.L., *Champ, J.K., & Overman, A.A., The effect of pair repetition and encoding strategy on associative recognition. Carolinas Psychology Conference, Raleigh, NC, April 17, 2010.

*Duggins, K.B. (Mentor: Dr. Amy Overman). Behavioral and electrophysiological effects of schema activation on memory for crime information in older and younger adults. Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR): Posters on the Hill. Washington, D.C. April 13, 2010.

*Duggins, K.B., Overman, A.A., Stephens, J.D.W., & Allison, M. Older adult memory for crime information: a behavioral and electrophysiological study.  Symposium for Young Neuroscientists And Professors of the SouthEast (SYNAPSE), Winston-Salem, NC, March 27, 2010.

*Smith, B.T., & Overman, A.A. The effects of degraded perceptual information on encoding and retrieval processes. Carolinas Psychology Conference, Raleigh, NC, April 18, 2009.

*Sun, J.A., *Golding, A.C., *Prevost, D.E., & Overman, A.A. Oral activity does not induce context-dependent memory in the presence of flavor. Symposium for Young Neuroscientists And Professors of the SouthEast (SYNAPSE), Charleston, SC, March 28, 2009.

Overman, A.A., & Becker, J.T. Support for associative and perceptual processing deficits as explanations for age-related memory impairment. North Carolina Cognition Group Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC, February 16, 2008.

Overman, A.A., Becker, J.T, & Perfetti, C.A. Recognition and familiarity in healthy aging: An ERP study. Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY, April 9-12, 2005. 

Overman, A.A. & Becker, J.T. Differences in patterns of brain activation between Alzheimer's Disease patients and healthy older adults during semantic processing: a PET study. Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY, March 30-April 1, 2003. 

Overman, A.A., Becker, J.T., Nebes, R.D., Cidis Meltzer, C. Word and object naming is modulated by aging. Science2001 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 12-14, 2001.

Overman, A.A., Becker, J.T., Nebes, R.D., Meltzer, C.C. Word and object naming is modulated by aging. Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Diego, CA, March 24-27, 2001.

Overman, A., Miller, S., Nebes, R., Meltzer, C.C., DeKosky, S., Becker, J. Semantic information processing in Alzheimer's disease. Human Brain Mapping, San Antonio, TX, June 12-16, 2000. (Abstract published in NeuroImage, 11(5), S163.)

Overman, A.A.  Tempo and melody processing and EEG in musicians vs. nonmusicians and the effect of classical music on spatial task performance. Society for Neuroscience, Miami Beach, FL, October 23-28, 1999.

Ad-hoc Reviewer:

 Psychology and Aging  

Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education (JUNE)  

Appetite

Mentor, Preparing Future Faculty Program, Duke University

Disciplinary Editor, American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR)

Grant Reviewer, Women in Cognitive Science Networking Award                                                                                                (Funding from the Perception, Action, and Cognition Program, NSF)

Department/university service highlights:

Chair, Academic Technology and Computing Committee (ATACC), Elon University, 2012-2013

Chair, Biological psychology faculty hire search committee, Psychology Department, 2012-2013

Member, Social psychology faculty hire search committee, Psychology Department, 2011-2012

Advisor, Elon University Neuroscience Club, 2010-present

Member, Long Range Planning Advisory Committee, Elon University, 2009-2012

Departmental Representative for Psychology, Curriculum Committee, Elon University 2009-2010

Member, Presidential Task Force on Scholarship, Office of Sponsored Programs Ad-hoc Committee, Elon University, 2008

Founding Member, Neuroscience Program, Elon University 2008-present