B.Sc., University of Waterloo, 1995
M.A., Wilfrid Laurier University, 1997
Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2003

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Research Interests

To function successfully, we need to be able to select the perceptual information relevant to current task goals, and the responses appropriate given the current task goals. I am interested in the attentional control processes that we use to flexibly control our perceptions, memories, and actions in our attempt to successfully complete tasks. Using a combination of behavioural studies and functional magnetic resonance imaging studies, I examine limitations in attentional control, how attentional control processes shape the world that we perceive, and the cortical mechanisms that underlie attentional control.

Selected Publications

1. Harrison, G. W., Rajsic, J., & Wilson, D. E. (February, 2016). Object-Substitution Masking Degrades the Quality of Conscious Object Representations. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 23(1), 180-186 doi: 10.3758/s13423-015-0875-7.

2. Rajsic, J., Wilson, D. E., Pratt, J. (October, 2015). Confirmation bias in visual search. Journal of Experimental Psychology; Human Perception & Performance, 41(5), 1353-1364, doi: 10.1037/xhp0000090.

3. Furlano, R., Kelley, E., Hall, L., & Wilson, D. (May, 2015). Self-perception of competencies in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism Research, 8(6), 761-770, doi: 10.1002/aur.1491.

4. Rajsic, J., & Wilson, D. E. (Oct., 2014). Asymmetrical access to color and location in visual working memory. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 76, 1902-1913. doi: 10.3758/s13414-014-0723-2

5. Rajsic, J., Bi, Y., & Wilson, D. E. (2014). Long-term facilitation of return: A response-retrieval effect. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 21(2) 418-424. doi: 10.3758/s13423-013-0502-4

6. Wild, C. J., Yusuf, A., Wilson, D. E., Peelle, J. E., Davis, M. H., Johnsrude, I. S. (2012). Effortful Listening: The processing of degraded speech depends critically on attention. Journal of Neuroscience, 32, 14010-14021. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1528-12.2012

7. Wilson, D. E., Muroi, M., & MacLeod, C. M. (2011). Dilution, not load, affects distractor processing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 37, 319-335.

8. Greenberg, A., Esterman, M., Wilson, D. E., Serences, J., & Yantis, S. (2010). Control of Spatial and Feature-Based Attention in Frontoparietal Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 30, 14330-14339.

9. Joordens, S., Wilson, D. E., Spalek, T. M., & Paré, D. E. (2010). Turning the Process-Dissociation Procedure Inside-Out: A New Technique for Understanding the Relation Between Conscious and Unconscious Influences. Consciousness & Cognition, 19, 270-280.

10. Dodd, M. D., & Wilson, D. E. (2009). Training attention: Interactions between central cues and reflexive attention. Visual Cognition, 17, 736-754.

11. Wilson, D. E., MacLeod, C. M., & Muroi, M. (2008). Practice in visual search produces decreased capacity demands but increased distraction. Perception & Psychophysics, 70, 1130-1137.

12. Wilson, D. E., & Pratt, J. (2007). Evidence from a response choice task reveals a selection bias in the attentional cueing paradigm. Acta Psychologica, 126, 216-225.

13. Yang, L., Hasher, L., & Wilson, D. E. (2007). Synchrony effects in automatic and controlled retrieval. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 14, 51-56.

14. Wilson, D. E., Castel, A. D., & Pratt, J. (2006). Long-term inhibition of return for spatial locations: Evidence for a memory retrieval account. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 59, 2135-2147.

15. Horton, K. D., Wilson, D. E., Vonk, J., Kirby, S. L., & Nielsen, T. (2005). Measuring automatic retrieval: A comparison of implicit memory, process dissociation, and speeded response procedures. Acta Psychologica, 119, 235-263.

16. Wilson, D. E., & Horton, K. D. (2002). Comparing techniques for estimating automatic retrieval: Effects of retention interval. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 9, 566-574.

17. Horton, K. D., Wilson, D. E., & Evans, M. (2001). Measuring automatic retrieval. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 27, 958-966.

18. Servos, P., Lederman, S., Wilson, D., & Gati, J. (2001). fMRI-derived cortical maps for shape, texture, and hardness. Cognitive Brain Research, 12, 307-313.

Research Interests

Dr. Fekken obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (1978), Master of Arts (1980) and Ph.D. (1983) degrees in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. She joined Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1983 and has since become a tenured Full Professor in the Department of Psychology. Since 2001, Dr. Fekken has held a variety of administrative positions, including Associate Dean (Studies), Associate Dean at-large, and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Arts and Science and Associate Vice Principal (Research) for Queen’s University.

Dr. Fekken's research interests focus on personality theory and psychological assessment. She has published numerous book chapters and empirical papers in refereed journals. Her recent work has evaluated the subclinical aspects of personality known as the “Dark Triad”. Much of her research has evaluated the degree to which people's questionnaire responses can be trusted. Dr. Fekken has been a registered psychologist with the Ontario College of Psychologists since 1989 and has consulted about psychological assessment issues with numerous professional, governmental and community organizations.

Selected Publications

Stead, R. & Fekken, G. C. The central role of Agreeableness in the Dark Triad. Submitted for publication.

Criger, B., & Fekken, G. C. Attitudes toward self-enhancement via smart drugs. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, June 2014. Canadian Psychology, 55, 2a, p. 57 #32.

Plouffe, R., & Fekken, G. C. Effects of sanctions on academic dishonesty. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, June 2014. Canadian Psychology, 55, 2a, p. 62 #87.

Stead, R., Plouffe, R., Kay, A., & Fekken, G. C. The Dark Triad of personality and social desirability: Lying to oneself or lying to other people? Presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Vancouver, June 2014. Canadian Psychology, 55, 2a, p. 63 #98.

Bryan, A., & Fekken, G. C. (2013). The role of the Dark Triad and specific personality traits in academic integrity. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, June 2013. Canadian Psychology, 54, 2a, p.115 #19.

Criger, B., & Fekken, G. C. (2013). Factor congruence in essentialist conceptions of human nature. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, June 2013. Canadian Psychology, 54, 2a, p.115 #25.

Stead, R., & Fekken, G. C. (2013). The central role of Agreeableness in the Dark Triad. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, June 2013. Canadian Psychology, 54, 2a, p.122 #104.

Criger, B. & Fekken. G. C. (2013). Human germline engineering: A study of attitudes among Canadian university students and the American public. International Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(8), 148-159.

Stead, R., Fekken, G. C., Kay, A., & McDermott, K. (2012). Conceptualizing the Dark Triad of personality: Links to social symptomatology. Personality and Individual Differences, 53(8), 1023-1028.

Stead, R., McIntyre, M. & Fekken, G. C. (2012). Academic integrity in university: The role of personality traits and motivation. Canadian Psychology, 53, 2a.

Wong, P. B. Y., Van Coeverden De Groot, P., Fekken, G. C., Smith, H., Pages, M., & Boag, P. T. (2011). Interpretations of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) tracks by Inuit hunters: Inter-rater reliability and inferences concerning accuracy. Canadian Field Naturalist, 125, 1-14.

• B.Sc., (Hon.) University of Toronto, 1993
• M.S., University of Oregon, 1995
• Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1998

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Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Research Interests

My primary research focus is the role of stress and early trauma in the etiology and ongoing pathology of major depression in adolescence and adulthood. My current work focuses on neurohormonal, social cognitive, and motivational/reward factors that increase the sensitivity to, and generation of, stress in major depression.

Selected Publications

Allen, T., Harkness, K., Lam, R., Milev, R., Frey, B., Mueller, D., … Quilty, L. (in press). Neuroticism and Stressful Life Events Predict Response to Pharmacotherapy for Major Depression: A CAN-BIND 1 Report. Personality and Mental Health.

Chakrabarty, T., Harkness, K. L., McInerney, S. J., Quilty, L. C., Milev, R., Kennedy, S. H.,…Lam, R. W. (2020). Childhood maltreatment and cognitive functioning in patients with major depressive disorder: A CAN-BIND-1 report. Psychological Medicine, 50, 2536-2547.

Vallati, M., Stewart, J. G., Larocque, C., Mazurka, R., Milev, R., Bagby, R. M., Kennedy, S., & Harkness, K. L. (in press). Childhood maltreatment and the clinical characteristics of major depressive disorder in adolescence and adulthood. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Chakrabarty, T., Harkness, K. L., McInerney, S. J., Quilty, L. C., Milev, R., Kennedy, S. H.,…Lam, R. W. (in press). Childhood maltreatment and cognitive functioning in patients with major depressive disorder: A CANBIND-1 report. Psychological Medicine.

Shamblaw, A., Benson, J., Harkness, K. L., & Sabbagh, M. A. (2019). Lifetime maternal depression and children’s false belief understanding. Social Development, 28, 927941.

Monroe, S. M., Anderson, S. F., & Harkness, K. L. (2019). Life Stress and Major Depression: The Mysteries of Recurrences. Psychological Review, 126, 791816.

Cunningham, S., Goff, C., Bagby, R. M., Stewart, J. G., Larocque, C., Mazurka, R., Ravindran, A., & Harkness, K. L. (2019). Maternal versus Paternal-Perpetrated Maltreatment and Risk for Sexual and Peer Bullying Revictimization in Young Women with Depression. Child Abuse and Neglect, 89, 111121.

Hudson, C. C., Shamblaw, A., Wilson, G. A., Roes, M. M., Sabbagh, M.A., & Harkness, K. L. (2018). Theory of mind, excessive reassurance-seeking and stress generation in depression: A social-cognitive integration. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 37, 725-750.

Rnic, K., Sabbagh, M. A., Washburn, D., Bagby, R. M., Ravindran, A., Kennedy, J. L.,… & Harkness, K. L. (2018). Childhood neglect and physical abuse are associated with theory of mind decoding accuracy in young adults with depression. Psychiatry Research, 286, 501-507.

Mazurka, R., Wynne-Edwards, K. E., & Harkness, K. L. (2018). Sex Differences in the Cortisol Response to the Trier Social Stress Test in Depressed and Non-depressed Adolescents. Clinical Psychological Science, 6, 301-314.

Stewart, J. G., & Harkness, K. L. (2017). Testing a Revised Interpersonal Theory of Depression Using a Laboratory Measure of Excessive Reassurance-Seeking. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73, 331-348.

Harkness, K. L., & Monroe, S. M. (2016). The Assessment and Measurement of Human Life Stress: Basic Premises, Operational Principles, and Design Requirements. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125, 727-745. (invited)

Mazurka, R. M., Wynne-Edwards, K. E., & Harkness, K. L. (2016). Stressful life events prior to depression onset and the cortisol response to stress in youth with first episode versus recurrent depression. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 44, 1173-1184.

Holshausen, K., Bowie, C., & Harkness, K. L. (2016). Childhood sexual abuse associated with psychotic features in adolescent major depression. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 45, 241-247.

Zahavi, A. Y., Sabbagh, M. A., Washburn, D., Mazurka, R., Bagby, R. M., … Harkness, K. L. (2016). Serotonin and Dopamine Gene Variation and Theory of Mind Decoding Accuracy in Major Depression: A Preliminary Investigation. PLOSOne. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0150872

Harkness, K. L., Strauss, J., Bagby, R. M., Stewart, J. G., Larocque, C., Mazurka, R., Ravindran, A., Wynne-Edwards, K. E., Rector, N. A., & Kennedy, J. (2015). Emotional Maltreatment Moderates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Serotonin Transporter Polymorphisms on Depression Symptoms. Psychiatry Research, 229, 609-612.

Harkness, K. L., Bagby, R. M., Stewart, J. G., Larocque, C. L., Mazurka, R., Strauss, J. S.,…Kennedy, J. L. (2015). Childhood Emotional and Sexual Maltreatment Moderate the Relation of the Serotonin Transporter Gene to Stress Generation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 124, 275-287.

Larocque, C., Harkness, K. L., & Bagby, R. M. (2014). The Differential Relation of Childhood Maltreatment to Stress Sensitization in Adolescent and Young Adult Depression. Journal of Adolescence, 37, 871-882.

Harkness, K. L., Theriault, J. E., Stewart, J. G., & Bagby, R. M. (2014). Exposure to Acute Life Events and Chronic Stress Predicts One-Year Recurrence in Adult Outpatients with Residual Depression Symptoms Following Acute Treatment. Depression and Anxiety, 31, 1-8.

Stewart, J. G., Mazurka, R. Bond, L., Wynne-Edwards, K. E., & Harkness, K. L., (2013). Rumination and Impaired Cortisol Recovery Following a Social Stressor in Adolescent Depression. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 41, 1015-1026.

Harkness, K. L., Bagby, R. M., & Kennedy, S. (2012). Childhood Maltreatment and Differential Treatment Response and Recurrence in Episodic Major Depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80, 342-353.

Harkness, K. L., Jacobson, J. A., Sinclair, B., Chan, E., & Sabbagh, M. A. (2012). For Love or Money? What Motivates People to Know Others’ Minds? Cognition and Emotion, 26, 541-549.

Monroe, S. M., & Harkness, K. L. (2011). Recurrence in Major Depression: A Conceptual Analysis. Psychological Review, 118, 655-674.

Harkness, K. L., Washburn, D., Theriault, J., Lee, L., & Sabbagh, M. A. (2011). Maternal history of depression is associated with enhanced theory of mind ability in depressed and non-depressed women. Psychiatry Research, 189, 91-96.

Harkness, K. L., Stewart, J. G., & Wynne-Edwards, K. E. (2011). Cortisol Reactivity to Social Stress in Adolescents: Moderation by Depression Severity and Child Maltreatment. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 36, 173-181.

Bulmash, E., Harkness, K. L., Stewart, J. G., & R. M. Bagby. (2009). Personality, Stressful Life Events, and Treatment Response in Major Depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 1067-1077.

Lumley, M. N., & Harkness, K. L. (2009). Childhood Maltreatment and Depressotypic Cognitive Organization. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 33, 511-522.

Harkness, K. L., Lumley, M. N. & Truss, A. E. (2008). Stress generation in adolescent depression: The moderating role of childhood adversity. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 421-432.

Lumley, M. N., & Harkness, K. L. (2007). Specificity in the relations among childhood adversity, early maladaptive schemas, and symptom profiles in adolescent depression. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 31, 639-657.

Harkness, K. L., Bruce, A. E., & Lumley, M. N. (2006). The role of childhood abuse and neglect in the sensitization to stressful life events in adolescent depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 115, 730-741.

Lee, L., Harkness, K. L., Sabbagh, M. A., & Jacobson, J. A. (2005). Mental state decoding abilities in clinical depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 86, 247-258.

Harkness, K. L., Sabbagh, M. A., Jacobson, J., Chowdrey, N., & Chen, T. (2005). Sensitivity to subtle social information in dysphoric college students: Evidence for an enhanced “theory of mind”. Cognition and Emotion, 19, 999-1026.

Monroe, S. M. & Harkness, K. L. (2005). Life stress, the ‘kindling’ hypothesis, and the recurrence of depression: Considerations from a life stress perspective. Psychological Review, 112, 417-445.

Harkness, K.L., & Monroe, S. M. (2002). Childhood adversity and the endogenous versus non-endogenous distinction in women with major depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159, 387-393.

Harkness, K. L., & Luther, J. (2001). Clinical risk factors for the generation of life events in major depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 110, 564-572.

Harkness, K. L., Monroe, S. M., Simons, A. D., & Thase, M. E. (1999). The generation of life events in recurrent and non-recurrent depression. Psychological Medicine, 29, 135-144.

BAH Psychology, Queen’s University, 2012
B.Ed, Queen’s University, 2013

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