Clinton Merck

  • Lecturer of Psychology

Areas of Study

Education

  • BA, Walsh University, 2011
  • MA, The New School for Social Research, 2015
  • PhD, The New School for Social Research, 2020

Biography

I am a cognitive psychologist interested in memory. My research centers on observations of memory in real-world contexts. Much of this work centers on the memories that groups form for public events and the role these memories play in collective identities. I examine collective memories: widely shared memories for an event itself, and flashbulb memories: memories for the circumstances in which one learned of a public event.

In other work, I employ memory journaling methods to study autobiographical memory and individual identity. Whenever possible, I apply this research to address pressing social issues.

I teach Introduction to Psychological Science, Memory, and a seminar on Collective Memory.

Fall 2025

Research Methods I — PSYC 200

Memory — PSYC 207

Seminar on Collective Memory — PSYC 432

Teaching Assistant — PSYC 500

Practicum in Psychology — PSYC 501

Supervised Research in Psychology - Full — PSYC 510F

Supervised Research in Psychology - Half — PSYC 510H

Independent Research Problems - Full — PSYC 606F

Independent Research Problems - Half — PSYC 606H

Psychology Honors - Full — PSYC 608F

Psychology Honors - Half — PSYC 608H

Spring 2026

Complex Cognition — PSYC 209

Social Psychology — PSYC 218

Advanced Methods in Cognitive and Social Psychology: The Replication Crisis — PSYC 317

Teaching Assistant — PSYC 500

Practicum in Psychology — PSYC 501

Supervised Research in Psychology - Full — PSYC 510F

Supervised Research in Psychology - Half — PSYC 510H

Independent Research Problems - Full — PSYC 606F

Independent Research Problems - Half — PSYC 606H

Psychology Honors - Full — PSYC 608F

Psychology Honors - Half — PSYC 608H

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