Factors impacting language at both the word and sentence levels; both age-related changes and changes induced by our use of technologies; the effects of misspellings on reading comprehension in young and older adults; the effects of negation on reading comprehension and metacomprehension in young adults and older adults.

Margolin, S.J. (in press). Can bold typeface improve readers' comprehension and metacomprehension of negation? Reading Psychology.

Margolin, S.J., & Hover, P.A. (in press). Metacomprehension and negation: Assessing readers’ awareness of the difficulty of negated text. Reading Psychology.

Abrams, L., Farrell, M., & Margolin, S.J. (2010). Older adults' detection of misspellings during reading. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 65B, 680-683.

Desrochers, M.N., & Margolin, S.J. (2010). Factorial Design Tutorial. Society for the Teaching of  Psychology Resources.

Margolin, S.J., & Abrams, L. (2009). Not may not be too difficult: The effects of negation on older adults’ sentence comprehension. Educational Gerontology, 35, 308-322.

Margolin, S.J., & Abrams, L. (2007). Individual differences in spelling ability: Do good spellers age better than poor spellers? Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 14, 529-544.

Grants:

Margolin (2011-2012) Older adults’ comprehension and metacomprehension. Scholarly Incentive Award

Desrochers, M., Margolin, S., & Birch, S. (2008) Nelson-DennyTM Assessment, Funded by Dr. Fox’s Office of Assessment

Margolin, S., Birch, S., & Desrochers, M. N. (2008-2009) Computer-based training for improvement of student study skills in a peer mentoring program. Faculty/Staff Technology Support Initiative

Sigma-Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research Award (2005-2006)

Sigma-Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research Award (2004-2005)

Awards:
1. Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship
2. E. Porter Horne Memorial Scholarship
3. Southern Gerontological Society Best Paper Award

Cognitive Processes
Sensation and Perception
Research Methods
Psychology of Aging
Principles of Psychology