Rate My Professor Tom Phenix

Dr. Tom Phenix is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Regina, with a long-standing affiliation to Campion College, where he served as Dean. He began his tenure at Campion College in various academic roles from 2004 and contributed over 20 years of service, earning recognition through a Long-Term Service Award. In July 2025, Phenix was appointed President of Luther College at the University of Regina, continuing his leadership in higher education within the federated college system. His academic journey is marked by transformative experiences in education, emphasizing the formation of the whole person through rigorous liberal arts grounded in critical thinking, compassion, and service. Phenix holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. from the University of Saskatchewan, as well as a B.A. Honours from the University of Regina.

Phenix's research specializations focus on mathematical cognition, arithmetic knowledge representation, and memory retrieval processes. He is actively investigating the boundary conditions of retrieval-induced forgetting. His scholarly contributions include key publications such as 'Identical elements model of arithmetic memory: Extension to addition and subtraction' (with J.I.D. Campbell and S. Fuchs-Lacelle, 2006), which extends models of arithmetic memory; 'Effects of multiplication practice on product verification: Integrated structures model or retrieval-induced forgetting?' (with J.I.D. Campbell, 2004), exploring practice effects in verification tasks; 'Target strength and retrieval-induced forgetting in semantic recall' (with J.I.D. Campbell, 2009), examining forgetting mechanisms; 'True (but not false) memories are subject to retrieval-induced forgetting in children' (with H.L. Price, 2015); and 'Applying retrieval-induced forgetting to children's testimony' (with H.L. Price, 2012). Additional works include 'Fan effects reveal position-specific numerical concepts' (with J.I.D. Campbell, 2001) and 'Cognitive inhibition: Insights from arithmetic fact retrieval' (2005). These publications delve into retrieval dynamics, cognitive inhibition, and implications for memory in arithmetic and testimonial contexts.