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Meet Kenneth

Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology
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Education

2013 Stony Brook University, B.A.
2017 Binghamton University, M.S.
2021 Binghamton University, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

General Psychology
Fundamentals of Biopsychology and Learning
Statistics and Experimental Methods I and II

Career Specialties

Kenneth Houghton examines the psychology of reading. His recent research in this area has included how readers' thinking is impacted by misinformation, the experiences of story characters, and the contents of text messages. 

Professional and Community Activities

Representative Publications:

Houghton, K. J., Poirier, R. C., & Klin, C. M. (2022). Credible narrators and misinformed readers. Memory & Cognition, 51, 825-844. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-022-01368-1

Houghton, K. J. & Klin, C. M. (2019). Do readers remember what story characters remember? Discourse Processes, 57, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2019.1571782

Houghton, K. J., Upadhyay, S. S. N. & Klin, C. M. (2018). Punctuation in text messages may convey abruptness. Period. Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 112-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.044