Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Driven Cognitive Psychologist with a robust academic background spanning 14 years with a PhD and M.S. in Cognitive Psychology from Florida State University Experienced educator with 10+ years of teaching a diverse range of psychology courses at the undergraduate level, including Introduction to Psychology, Research Methodology, Cognitive Science, and Psychology of Language. Recipient of grants and awards totaling $10,000 for innovative projects enhancing diversity in psychology education, as well as classroom grants to support training of ethical AI usage in higher education and practice, reflecting a commitment to promoting APA standards in higher education.
* Taught and mentored more than 1,000 undergraduate students in psychology. * Contributed to the creation of an Open Education Textbook with instructional guides for popular statistical tests using published data sets in JASP statistical software. Guides have been downloaded more than 9,400 times in 145 different countries/regions. * Co-designed and assessed impact of the inclusion of DEI open-source research into the undergraduate Statistics in Psychology course on student learning outcomes and attitudes toward diversity and inclusivity. - Published these results in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology journal * Developed a Psychology Major Capstone course focusing on myths, misconceptions, and current trends in psychology. - Taught to over 240 students (so far!) - Focus on critical thinking, evaluation of empirical research, and grad school preparedness * Served as a committee member and Cognitive area expert on 3 master's thesis projects. * Mentored over 15 graduate teaching instructors for the Statistics in Psychology laboratory course. * Chair of the undergraduate Psychology curriculum committee since August of 2022. - Ensure that departmental program is up-to-date with the American Psychological Association recommendations. - Review course proposals to ensure that student and degree requirements are met. * Scheduling Committee member - Review university, departmental, and faculty needs. - Build the academic schedule for the psychology department, including number of courses, seats available to accommodate majors and minors, and other special considerations regarding course offerings for each semester.
* Assisted in the design and implementation of research on conceptual metaphor theory, nonverbal communication of metaphor, and embodied psycholinguistics. * Conducted in-person research with over 100 undergraduate student participants. * Cleaned and prepared data for analyses. * Using qualitative methods, co-analyzed over 75 open-ended response investigating nonverbal communication of metaphor through dance. - Presented this research at the Interdisciplinary College (IK) 2012 annual conference. - Research was published in Dance Data, Cognition, and Multimodal Communication (2023)