Keith Millis, Ph.D.Phone: (815)753-7087
Fax: (815)753-8088
kmillis@niu.edu
Office: 320 Psychology
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B.A. California State University 1985
M.A. Memphis State University 1987
Ph.D. Memphis State University 1989
I am interested in discourse comprehension, discourse assessment, memory, and experimental aesthetics.
Psych 345 cognitive psychology
Psych 428 History of Psychology
Psych 245 Thinking
Millis, K.K., Kim, H.J., Todaro, S. Magliano, J., Wiemer-Hastings, K., McNamara, D. (2004). Identifying reading strategies using latent semantic analysis: Comparing semantic benchmarks. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers.
Millis, K. (2001) Making meaning brings pleasure: The influence of titles on aesthetic experiences. Emotion, 3, 320 329.
Millis, K.K., King, A., & Kim, J. (2001) Updating situation models from descriptive texts: A test of the siutational operator model. Discourse Processes, 30, 201-236.
Millis, K.K., & Magliano, J. (1999). The co-influence of grammatical markers and reader goals on the memory for short discourse. Journal of Memory and Language, 183-198.
Dept of Education; with Magliano, J. 9/1/04-9/1/08; $1,500,000 “Assessing comprehension with verbal protocols and latent semantic analysis”.
NSF Grant (00-74); with Magliano, J., & Wiemer-Hastings, K.; 10/1/00-9/30/05; “Promoting active reading strategies to improve students’ understanding of science.”