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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology

Aaron S Benjamin

Assistant Head for Infrastructure and Operations
Professor

Research Interests

Human learning, memory, and decision-making

Education

B. A., Carnegie Mellon University

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Additional Campus Affiliations

Professor, Psychology
Professor, Neuroscience Program
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Recent Publications

Fairbairn, C. E., Han, J., Caumiant, E. P., Benjamin, A. S., & Bosch, N. (2025). A wearable alcohol biosensor: Exploring the accuracy of transdermal drinking detection. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 266, Article 112519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112519

Ünal, B., Akan, M., & Benjamin, A. S. (2025). Prior familiarity enhances recognition memory of faces, not just images of faces, when accompanied by conceptual information. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 32(2), 812-821. Article 104433. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-024-02576-3

Yang, R., Patel, T. N., Fairbairn, C. E., & Benjamin, A. S. (2025). The impact of alcohol intoxication on extended vigilance and rest-break recovery. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 87(3), 998-1009. Article e50977. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-025-03029-2

Brown-Schmidt, S., Jaeger, C. B., Lord, K., & Benjamin, A. S. (2024). Remembering conversation in group settings. Memory and Cognition. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-024-01630-8

Patel, T. N., Yang, R., Steyvers, M., & Benjamin, A. S. (2024). The Metacognition of Vigilance: Using Self-Scheduled Breaks to Improve Sustained Attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 30(4), 554-570. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000518

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology

308 Psychology Bldg, MC-716

603 East Daniel St.

Champaign, IL 61820

(217) 333-0631

Email: psych@illinois.edu

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