Dr. Tom Phenix

Dean, Associate Professor of Psychology
BA Hons (Regina), MA, PhD (Saskatchewan)

tom.phenix@uregina.ca
Phone: 306.359.1237 | Fax: 306.359.1200 | Office: CM 308

Research Interests

Mathematical cognition; arithmetic knowledge representation; memory retrieval processes.

Current Research Project

Investigating the Boundary Conditions of Retrieval-Induced Forgetting

Paper Presentations

  • Phenix, T. & Ta, Tony (2018). The effects of culture-specific stories on memory and retrieval-induced forgetting. Paper presented at Discourse, Power and Resistance. May, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Phenix, T. & Marchi, Ashley (2011, April). Math ability: Belief and performance.
    Paper presented at the Discourse, Power and Resistance Conference, Plymouth, UK.

Representative Publications

  • Bruer, K., Price, H. & Phenix, T. (2016). The ‘magical’ effect of integration on event memory. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30, 591 – 599.
  • Price, H. & Phenix, T. (2015). True (but not false) memories are subject to retrieval-induced forgetting in children.
    Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 133, 1 – 15.
  • Phenix, T. & Price, H. (2012). Applying Retrieval-Induced Forgetting to Children’s Testimony.
    Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26, 796 – 801.
  • Campbell, J.I.D. & Phenix, T. (2009). Target strength and retrieval-induced forgetting in semantic recall.
    Memory & Cognition, 37, 65 – 72.
  • Campbell, J.I.D., Fuchs, S. & Phenix, T. (2006). Identical Elements Model of arithmetic memory: Extension to addition and subtraction.
    Memory & Cognition, 33, 633 – 647.
  • Phenix, T. & Campbell, J.I.D. (2004). Effects of multiplication practice on product verification: Integrated structures model or retrieval-induced forgetting?
    Memory & Cognition, 32, 324-335.
  • Phenix, T., & Campbell, J.I.D. (2001). Fan effects reveal position-specific numerical concepts.
    Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 55, 271-276.