External Program Reviewer, Department of Psychology, CSU, Long Beach, 2014
Western Psychological Association (WPA): Council of Representatives (2004 – 16), Annual Conference Program Review Committee
(2012 – 19)
Reviewer/Referee for the Following Publishers and Journals: Sage Publications, Prentice Hall Publications, Atomic Dog Publishing, John Wiley
& Sons, Worth Publishers, Animal Learning & Memory, Journal of the Psychonomic Society,
Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science
Conference Committee Member: International Conference on Education and Information Technology (2007), American
Psychological Society, Biology and Behavior Meeting (1997)
Service to the University
Search Committees: Senior Director, Faculty Affairs, chair (2019); Associate Dean, Humanities and Arts,
member (2018); Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, member (2016); Director, Silicon
Valley Big Data and Cybersecurity Center, member (2015-16); Executive Director, SJSU
Research Foundation, member (2014); Administrative Analyst Specialist, Center for
Faculty Development, member (2012); Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Research, chair
(2010)
University Academic Advising Steering Committee, 2019- charge to coordinate and align
undergraduate academic advising with shared outcomes, assessment and training emphasizing
advising excellence and the student experience.
Exceptional Assigned Time Committee (EATC), 2015-2016
Review Committee for the Associate Vice President of Student Academic Success Services,
Chair, 2015-16
Academic Technology Faculty and Staff Advisory Committee, 2014-16
University Council of Chairs and Directors, 2011-16
WASC Steering Committee, 2012-2015
Academic Planning Committee, ad hoc member, 2013-14
Program Planning Committee, Ex officio member, 2009-10
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Member 2001-05, Chair 2005-09
Resource Review (Planning) Board, 2005-08
Ad Hoc Committees: General Education Assessment Task Force, 2019; Classroom Technology Advisory Committee,
2018; Sponsored Program Advisory Committee for the SJSU Research Foundation Board,
2016; Academic Strategic Plan Implementation Team – Educational Excellence, 2015-16,
First-Year Experience Oversight Committee, 2008, Advisory Panel for Development of
Teaching & Research Server Standards, 2006
Service to the College
Search Committees: Academic Advisor, Chair (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Academic Resource Manager, member
(2013), Associate Dean, member (2011)
Curriculum Committee, Chair, 2016-
Applied Research Center Advisory Committee, Chair, 2016-17
Retention, Tenure, Promotion (RTP) Committee, Full professor review only, Anthropology
Department, 2013
Ad Hoc Committees: Space Allocation Committee (2011), Technology Task Force (2011), Web Site Advisory
Committee (2002-03), Equipment Committee (2002-03), Use of the World Wide Web in Education
Committee, Indiana University (1997-98)
Service to the Department
Faculty Recruitment Committee: Chair on six searches (2010-16); Member on five searches
(2004-07)
Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) Committee, 2004-07, 2008-13, 2014-2015
Assessment Committee, Chair (2005-09), Member (2011-16)
Psychology Research Committee, 2000-06, 2011-16
Reviewer for Course Articulation, 2002-16
Undergraduate Major Advisor, 2002-03
M.A. Research and Experimental Psychology Committee, Chair (2003-09), Member (1999-2002,
2009-16)
Department Web Development and Administration, 1999-16
Spartan Psychological Association Research Conference, Faculty Adviser & Convener,
1999-2007
Ad Hoc Committees: Showcase for Learning, Co-Chair (2001-02), Advising in the Major
(2015)
Service to Students
Masters Thesis Students:
Cassandra Durkee (2018), Embodied Cognition and Cognitive Engagement in Mathematical Acquisition. Co-chair
Kallan Christensen (2016), The Effects of Online Course Pedagogies on Learning and Cognitive Workload.
Katherine Casey (2013), Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring in First-Year Program Classrooms. (English Fluency Coach, Dharma Eclectic Consulting)
Joseph Zoland (2013), Attention Restoration Theory in Gaming as it Pertains to Subsequent Academic Learning.
(Research Associate, Socratic Technologies, San Jose, CA)
Karen L. Gee (2011), The Impact of Generative Processing During Notetaking and Review on Higher-Order Comprehension
from Lecture Material. (Tenure-track faculty, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA)
Patrick Cravalho (2010), Learning Statistics Using Concepts Maps: Effects on Anxiety and Performance. (Ph.D., Kent State University, Ohio)
Jonathan Boyajian (2010), An Investigation into the Mechanisms that Facilitate Learning during the Preparation
to Teach. (Ph.D., University of California, Merced)
Bonny Christopher (2010), The Influence of Binaural Auditory Beats on Vigilance Task Performance and Beta Brainwave
Magnitudes. (Senior Research Associate, NASA Ames Research Center)
Deborah A. Hennessee (2007), Life Stress and Problem-Focused Coping as Predictors of Positive Affect. (M.S., Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, Santa Clara University)
Janet Pittman (2007), Impulsivity: The Relationship Between Discipline Referrals and Sexual Harassment. (DSPS Instructor, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA)
Stephen W. Tracy (2007), Concurrent Use of Caffeine and Cigarettes in a Population of College Students. (Health Science Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs)
Masters Thesis Committees:
Megan Leonard (2018), Methodological Considerations for Unconditioned Motivating Operations.
Zachary A. Caddick (2016), Evaluating Contradicting and Confirming Evidence: A Study on Beliefs and Motivated
Reasoning.
Nick Mathurst (2015), Using a self-management project to improve student performance in an online introductory
statistics course.
Bianca Tapia (2014), Stereotype Threat, Self-Affirmation and Women’s Statistics Performance.
Jung Eun Lee (2013), Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields and the Leaky
Pipeline: The Importance of Psychological Predictors.
Giuliana L. Garbini (2012), Empathic Embarrassment While Viewing Romantic Rejection and General-Type Embarrassment
Situations.
Crystine A. Serrone (2010), Mood Management and Video Game Engagement: The Importance of User Experience and
Gender in Assessing the Psychological Effects of Video Game Play.
Maya V. Gosul (2010), In Search of the Creative Scientific Personality.
Katie Stokes-Guinan (2010), Ethnic Identity as a Mediator of Ingroup Bias Among Majority and Minority Group Members.
Irum Abbasi (2009), The Influence of Neuroticism on Stress Perception and its Resultant Negative Affect.
Teresa J. Soriano (2009), Testing Two Models of Acculturation and Well-Being in Asian College Students.
Sarah V. Ligda (2009), Investigation of the Origins of Prospective Memory Under Various Cognitive Loads.
Carlos Torres (2009), An Experimental Comparison between Terror Management Theory and Coalitional Psychology
Theory.
George Taniguchi (2009), Effects of Social Comparison on Stereotyping.
Melissa Daoud (2009), Stigmatization of Iraq Veterans with PTSD, Depression, or Chronic Back Pain.
Aline M. Kirby (2007), Manipulation of Psychological State and Trait Properties of Body Image.
Chelsea Morgan Contreras (2006), Impact of Parent Education on Parental Expectations of Children with Autism.
Anne Schmidt (2005), Remembering the Concentration Game: Chance or Memory?
Amy L. Lynn (2004), The Effects of Readback on a Spatial Navigation Task.
Dawn Langer (2004), Effects of Keyboard Experience on Productivity and Comfort. (MS, Human Factors & Ergonomics)
Serena M. Gee (2004), Product Culturalization. (MS, Human Factors & Ergonomics)
Bryan McClain (2004), Communication Patterns in Hostage Negotiations: Development of a Behavioral Coding
System.
La Quisha Beckum (2004), Does Salient Cueing and Self-Relevant Tasks Aide Prospective Memory Performance?
Lucia Arsintescu (2003), Effects of Pictorial Depth Cues on Size Perception in a Target Acquisition Task.
Audra J. Ruthruff (2003), Effects of Perceptual Depth Cues on Movement Time in a Target Acquisition Task.
Jeannie Davison (2002), Differences in Risk Perception Between Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers.
Hoan Nguyen (2001), Is Math Skill a Factor in Reducing Interference Effects in Arithmetic Stroop Tasks.
Undergraduate Research Assistants:
Jay A. Garaycochea, 2008-09 (Ph.D., Neuroscience, University at Buffalo, 2014)
Ginger Lasky, 2008-09 (MS, Neuroscience, University at Buffalo, 2015)
Cheri Nelms 2001-03 (Accepted MA, Sociology, San José State University)
Daphnie Chen, 2003-04 (Accepted MA, Psychology, San Diego State University)
Patricia Chang, 2002-03 (MS, Biology, San José State University, 2005)
Linda Rushing, 2002, (BA, Psychology, 2003; BS Nursing, 2006, San José State University;
Masters in Public Health, UC, Berkeley, expected 2017)
Rebecca Gorin-Meyer, 2000-03 (MS, Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health Sciences
University; MSW, Social Work, Portland State University, 2008)
Diana Gallegos, 2001-02 (Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Iowa, 2008)
Sheila Maultsby, 2001-02 (BA, Psychology; VP at Robert Half)
Vicki Robinson, 2001-02 (MA, History, San José State University)
Pavan Randhawa, 2000-01 (BA Psychology)
Jaita Mullick, 2000-01 (Accepted, MS, Clinical Psychology, San José State University)
Jose Estrada, 2000-01 (Accepted, PsyD, Organizational Psychology, John F. Kennedy
University)
Simone O’Neill, 2000 (Returned to Australia, works at Radford College)
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Scholars
Misty Montoya, 2006-08 (Accepted MD/Ph.D. program, UC, San Francisco)
Victoria N. Hernandez, 2005-07 (BA, Psychology)
Juan C. Villaherrera, 2005-06 (BA, Psychology)
Quintino Mano, 2001-03 (Ph.D., Psychology University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Post-doc,
UC, San Diego; Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati)
Manuel Lua, 2001 (MS, Clinical Psychology, San José State University)
Workshops, Clubs, and Mentoring:
Invited Panel Member (Fall 2005). Graduate School Preparation Workshop. College of Social Sciences, San José State University.
“DataBlitz” – Faculty Originator & Organizer (2002-03). Members of our faculty briefly present their most recent findings and
directions to our students and faculty in this departmental colloquium.
Faculty Advisor to Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology (2001 – 2003)
Community Outreach
“The Scientific Method and the Brain,” classroom presentations as part of K-12 outreach,
2004-09
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship, Judge, 2006
Careers in Psychology. Invited Panel Member, Psi Chi Chapter, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont,
CA, 2005
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Judge, 2001
The Society for Neuroscience Committee on Neuroscience Literacy, 1999-2003