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His research interests lie in the general experimental area of psychology with a focus on individual differences in learning, memory and forgetting and the effect mnemonic devices may have on these processes.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Wang earned several recognitions including three <em>Teaching Incentive Awards<\/em>\u00a0and the <em>Florence Denmark National Faculty Advisor\u2019s Award<\/em>.\u00a0 He was active within the discipline of psychology having served as Psi Chi Vice-President, Southeastern Region (2000-2004) and President of Psi Chi (2009-2010).\u00a0 For his efforts at promoting undergraduate education, he was elected <em>Fellow of the American Psychological Association<\/em>\u00a0(Division 2).<\/p>\n<p>While at UCF, Dr, Wang served in several administrative roles including Associate Chair of Psychology (1992-1995), Associate Dean (2001-2005), and then Dean The Burnett Honors College (2005-2017).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Wang earned his baccalaureate from SUNY Brockport (1975) and his doctoral degree from Stony Brook University (1980).\u00a0 He joined UCF in 1986 after teaching in the University of Maryland\u2019s European Division and the Virginia Military Institute. 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