Kelly Lovoi, Phd Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Bellevue, Washington, United States

• Designed and implemented research plans for 10 studies using a combination of psychophysics and neuroimaging/stimulation research methods: topics included neuroscience of human behavior and perception • Managed research subject databases and maintained confidentiality of personal/sensitive information• Managed collaborations with interdisciplinary teams across departments• Programmed experiments in C++, DirectX, and MATLAB; generated visual stimuli and stimulus displays using MATLAB and Adobe Photoshop• Wrote custom scripts and performed statistical analysis, signal processing, and visualizations of behavioral and electrophysiological data using R, MATLAB, and SPSS;• Created novel process for data collection using Amazon Mechanical Turk resulting in improved data quality• Developed custom hardware prototype running on Arduino IDE for flexible and customizable display of visual information with brief temporal duration, used to assess perception and processing of brief visual stimuli• Authored project summaries and communications for a variety of audiences, from field experts and patent officers to general public; presented findings at professional conferences, seminars, and classroom lectures• Won ~$30,000 in competitive grants and fellowship awards from The Graduate Center, CUNY• Published findings in peer-reviewed journals; 3 first author publications• Mentored MS and BS/BA research assistants; trained students in research methodology and analysis techniques

Assisted with the teaching and grading of a graduate level course in Neuroscience (Neuroscience II)

Developed and taught two undergraduate level courses in Psychology (Introduction to Psychology and Visual Perception)

Developed and taught two undergraduate level courses in Psychology (Sensation and Perception and Mind, Brain, and Behavior)

Organized a conference for Psychology graduate students to share their research and receive mentorship/career advice. Responsibilities included:• Applying for grant funds and creating budget• Organizing conference layout• Creating conference program and presentation schedule• Writing bios for invited speakers• Organizing catering

• Administered and transcribed 20+ hours of interviews with fathers as part of an intervention for perpetrators of intimate partner violence• Organized data digitally and coded qualitative data; conducted statistical analysis using SPSS• Summarized findings in manuscript

• Designed and implemented research plan using psychophysical techniques that investigated how different prompts can affect the way people interact with and experience images and scenes• Collected quantitative and qualitative data using MediaLab; analyzed data using SPSS• Wrote and defended summary of findings; selected to present project at state-wide conference

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Psychology, 3.87

Training area: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Dissertation title: Mapping the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Visual Percepts.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology, 3.97

Activities and Societies: Honors College, Psi ChiGraduated with Honors in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude. Received Presidential Scholarship.