David Rapp Associate Professor, Learning Sciences Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Coordinator, Learning Sciences PhD Program Annenberg Hall Room 220 2120 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-0001 Phone: (847) 467-1871

2009 - Undergraduate Psychology Association Award for Excellence in Teaching

2008 - Residential College Fellow Assistant Researcher Award (FARA), Northwestern University

2006 - McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Award, University of Minnesota

2002 - The Jason Albrecht Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Society for Text and Discourse

Year		Degree		Institution
2000		PhD, Experimental Psychology		State University of New York, Stony Brook
1996		MA, General Psychology		New York University
1994		BA, Psychology		State University of New York, Albany

Year	Title
2000	Reader Preferences and the Application of Temporal Situation Models

Tilstra, J.S., McMaster, K.L., van den Broek, P., Kendeou, P., & Rapp, D.N. (In Press/Under Review). Simple but complex: Components of the simple view of reading across grade levels. Journal of Research in Reading.

Brunyé, T., Taylor, H.A., & Rapp, D.N. (In Press/Under Review). Repetition and dual coding in procedural multimedia presentations.. Applied Cognitive Psychology.

Kurby, C. A., Magliano, J. P, & Rapp, D. N. (In Press/Under Review). Those voices in your head: The activation of auditory images during reading.. Cognition.

Rapp, D. N., & Kendeou, P. (2009). Noticing and revising discrepancies as texts unfold. Discourse Processes: 1-24.

Brunyé, T., Rapp, D. N. & Taylor, H. A. (2008). Representational flexibility and specificity following spatial descriptions of real world environments. Cognition: 418-443.

Lea, R. B., Rapp, D. N., Elfenbein, A., Mitchel, A. D., & Swinburne-Romine, R. (2008). Sweet silent thought: Alliteration and resonance in poetry comprehension. Psychological Science: 709-716.

Rapp, D. N. (2008). How do readers handle incorrect information during reading?. Memory & Cognition: 688-710.

Maddox, K., Rapp, D. N., Brion, S., & Taylor, H. A. (2008). Social influences on spatial memory. Memory & Cognition: 479-494.

Rapp, D.N., & Kurby, C.A (2008). The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of learning: Internal representations and external visualizations. in J.K. Gilbert, M. Reiner, & M. Nakhleh (Eds.), Visualization: Theory and Practice in Science Education: 29-52.

Rapp, D. N., Culpepper, S. A., Kirkby, K., & Morin, P. (2007). Fostering students’ comprehension of topographic maps. Journal of Geoscience Education: 5-16.

Rapp, D. N., van den Broek, P., McMaster, K. L., Kendeou, P., & Espin, C. A. (2007). Higher-order comprehension processes in struggling readers: A perspective for research and intervention. Scientific Studies of Reading: 289-312.

Rapp, D. N. & Kendeou, P. (2007). Revising what readers know: Updating text representations during narrative comprehension. Memory & Cognition: 2019-2032.

Wolf, M. S., Davis, T. C., Shrank, W., Rapp, D. N., Bass, P. F., Connor, U. M., Clayman, M., & Parker, R. M. (2007). To err is human: Patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions. Patient Education and Counseling: 293-300.

Rapp, D. N., & Gerrig, R. J. (2006). Predilections for narrative outcomes: The impact of story contexts and reader preferences . Journal of Memory and Language: 54, 54-67.

Rapp, D.N. (2006). The value of attention aware systems in educational settings. Computers in Human Behavior: 22, 603-614.

Rapp, D.N. (2006). What readers do: Reader-guided processes in discourse comprehension. Information Design Journal: 14, 109-113.

Rapp, D. N., & Uttal, D. H. (2006). Understanding and enhancing visualizations: Two models of collaboration between earth science and cognitive science in Manduca, C. & Mogk, D. (Eds.) , Earth and Mind: How Geologists Think and Learn About the Earth: 121-127.

Taylor, H.A., & Rapp, D.N. (2006). Updating human spatial memory in M.F. Brown and R.G. Cook (Eds.), Animal Spatial Cognition: Comparative, Neural, and Computational Approaches.

Brunyé, T.T., Taylor, H.A., Rapp, D.N., & Spiro, A.B (2006). Learning procedures: The role of working memory in multimedia learning experiences. Applied Cognitive Psychology: 917-949.

Rapp, D. N., Klug, J. L., & Taylor, H. A. (2006). Character movement and the representation of space during narrative comprehension. Memory & Cognition: 1206-1220.

Rapp, D. N., & Van den Broek, P. (2005). Dynamic text comprehension: An integrative view of reading. Current Directions in Psychological Science: 14, 276-279.

Van den Broek, P., Rapp, D. N., & Kendeou, P. (2005). Integrating memory-based and constructionist processes in accounts of reading comprehension. Discourse Processes: 39, 299-316.

Rapp, D.N. (2005). Mental models: Theoretical issues for visualizations in science education in Gilbert, J.K. (Ed.), Visualization in Science Education .

Rapp, D.N. (April, 2009). Readers' processing of accurate and inaccurate information. Invited talk presented at the University of Pittsburgh,. Pittsburgh, PA.

Lea, R.B., Olson, M., Long, D., & Rapp, D.N (November, 2008). The difference a day makes: Time shifts and memory-based text processing. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
. Chicago, IL.

Sparks, J.R., & Rapp, D.N. (November, 2008). Readers’ inferences from credible and non-credible sources.. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic society
. Chicago, IL.

Bohn-Gettler, C.M., & Rapp, D.N. (July, 2008). Depending on my mood: Mood-driven influences on “strategic” processes of text comprehension. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse
. Memphis, TN.

Clinton, V., Seipel, B., van den Broek, P., McMaster, K., Rapp, D.N., & White, M.J (July, 2008). Gender differences in elaborative inference generation of fourth grade students. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Society for Text and Discourse
. Memphis, TN.

Kurby, C.A. & Rapp, D.N. (July, 2008). Do perceptual representations facilitate comprehension?. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Society for Text and Discourse
. Memphis, TN.

Mensink, M.C., Kendeou, P., & Rapp, D.N. (July, 2008). Engagement and exposition: How do introductions influence the processing of scientific explanations? . Paper presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse
. Memphis, TN.

Woehrle, J., Magliano, J., & Rapp, D.N (July, 2008). Anticipatory processes during comprehension of poetry. Paper presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Society for Text and Discourse
. Memphis, TN.

McMaster, K., van den Broek, P., White, M.J., Carlson, S., Rapp, D.N., & Kendeou, P. (June, 2008). Identifying interventions for students who struggle with reading comprehension based on online and offline reading profiles. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Institute of Education Sciences research conference
. Washington, D.C, DC.

Rapp, D. N. (May, 2008). It takes a (multidisciplinary) community: Understanding visualization experiences.. Invited talk at the Visualization in Science Education – Gordon Research Conference planning and review meeting, National Science Foundation,
. Washington, D.C, DC.

McGowan, S.K., & Rapp, D.N. (May, 2008). Spoiler alert: Increasing and decreasing psychological experiences of suspense. Poster presented at the 80th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association
. Chicago, IL.

Peshkam, A., Kendeou, P., & Rapp, D.N. (May, 2008). Do unusual causes foster careful updating of memory? . Paper presented at the 80th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association
. Chicago, IL.

Slaten, D., Horton, W.S., & Rapp, D.N. (May, 2008). Learning facts from far-fetched sources. Paper presented to the 80th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association
. Chicago, IL.

Horton, W.S., & Rapp, D.N. (April, 2008). Updating trait-based models in narrative comprehension by younger and older readers. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Cognitive Aging conference
. Atlanta, GA.

Bohn-Gettler, C.M., Rapp, D.N (March, 2008). The products and processes of comprehension in middle school children and adults. . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Consortium for Instruction and Cognition
. New York, NY.

Year		Description
2008		Invited conference participant, A Health Literate America: Where Do Children Fit In?, American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, DC
2008		Invited panel discussant, Cognitive Learning Science, Professional Development Network, Chicago Chapter of the American Society of Training and Development, Chicago, Illinois

Year		Title		Source		Period		Amount		Status
2009		Collaborative Proposal: Students’ Attempts at Understanding the Unobservable: A Multi-Method Approach to Visualization Analysis and Design		National Science Foundation		2009 - 2012		$~800,000		Pending
PI:     Co-PI: Mary Jane Shultz
2007		Health Literacy and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults		National Institute of Aging		2007 - 2010		$1,900,000		Funded
PI:     Wolf, M. S.
My Role: Co-Investigator
2008		Understanding 3-D Topography from 2-D Maps		(Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center) seed grant, National Science Foundation		2008 - 2009		$11,684		Funded
PI:
2004		Improving Comprehension of Struggling Readers: Connecting Cognitive Science and Educational Practice		Institute of Education Sciences		2004 - 2007		$1,500,000		Funded
PI: Rapp, David    Paul van den Broek, Kristen McMaster
2004		Development of Children's Comprehension Processes: Phase IV Longitudinal Study		Office of the Associate Dean for Research, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota		2004 - 2006		$24,395		Funded
PI: Rapp, David    Paul van den Broek
2003		Reader Preferences and Narrative Inferences		Office of the Dean of the Graduate School, University of Minnesota		2003 - 2005		$19,886		Funded
PI: Rapp, David
2003		Reinforming Misinformation: The Impact of Visualizations on Prior Knowledge in the Earth Sciences		National Science Foundation		2003 - 2005		$5,000		Funded
PI: Rapp, David    Investigators: Panayiota Kendeou, Steve Reynolds, & Paul Morin
2003		A Computer Laboratory for Research on Reading Fluency		Office of the Dean of the Graduate School, University of Minnesota		2003 - 2004		$11,738		Funded
PI:     Randy Fletcher, Paul van den Broek
My Role: Co-Investigator along with Andy Elfenbein and Brian Southwell
2001		Spatial Navigation of Multimedia Digital Libraries - An Iterative Approach to Tools and Processes		Academic Technology, Tufts University		2001 - 2002		$10,000		Funded
PI: Rapp, David    Holly Taylor

Reading comprehension; narrative and expository experiences; updating prior knowledge; mental and situation models; translation of cognitive science research to educational settings; multimedia learning; visualizations as learning tools

Reading Comprehension Lab

LOC 314		The Psychology of Learning Design and Technology
LRN_SCI 403		Learning in Context: Cognitive Science Foundations of the Learning Sciences Cognitive and social science theories of how people learn to understand, reason and solve problems. Implications for the design of classroom learning environments; learning in real scenarios for investigating central issues in cognitive science.  Learning in mathematics, science, reading/writing and informal reasoning.
LRN_SCI 451		Topics in Learning Sciences Current research topics in the learning sciences. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with change in topic.
LOC 351		Psychology of Learning Design and Technology This course begins with the premise that we are all modelers, in the sense that we construct explanations in our heads to simplify situations in which we want to answer a question. These may be personal questions -- such as, "What major should I pursue?" or "Is this the right summer internship for me?" They also may be questions about organizations -- such as, "Should we change the company's employee compensation policy?" When we observe organizations, gather information, draw inferences, and attempt to predict future outcomes, we are engaged in a process of informal modeling.  This course will cover why and how you might convert such informal models and intuitions into more tangible, formal models you can 'run,' explore, or perhaps use to try to change some small corner of the world.

2006 - 2006

Society for Text & Discourse Secretary

Year		Journal Name		Position
2008		Memory & Cognition		Consulting Board Member
2007		Discourse Processes		Associate Editor
2006		Mechamedia		Consulting Board Member
2004		Computers in Human Behavior		Consulting Board Member