Job Analysis
Job Analysis
Job Analysis
I. Introduction
A. Job Description:
a. Job Title (titles)
Professor of Psychology (Postsecondary)
b. Education required
Ph.D or Doctoral Degree relating to course curriculum
E. Organizational Setting
a. James Madison University was founded in 1908 in Harrisonburg, Virginia as an all-
women's institution for those who sought to become teachers or develop technical
training. Today, JMU offers 124 different degree programs and is home to more than
21,000 undergraduate students.
The department of psychologys mission is to educate students in, and contribute to, the
science of psychology. - Kevin J. Apple, Department Head.
b. Professors engage in small course sizes to foster personal relationships with students
while allowing them to actively engage in critical thinking in a broad range of psychology
fields. Faculty are also required to participate in committees with other faculty members.
These include reviewing changes aimed at making the department a greater learning
environment and providing service to the community.
B. During the group interview, we, combined with the efforts of our classmates, directed our
questions for the professors present to detail their thoughts on teaching, research, and service.
Regarding teaching, each professor described their own education, their views on what makes a
good teacher, and how teaching affects their research. This shaped the idea of the best qualities
to possess when teaching. For research, the professors discussed the rules and constraints that
come with doing research at a university. These answer separated the difference between a
research one school and a non-research one school. Finally, they talked about their
contributions to the community and to the department at the university.
C. The APA released information to help guide current students who are interested in
becoming psychology professors. It provides information on job searches and workplace data to
help students decide if it is an appropriate career for them to pursue.
My Plan, a website that compares various careers, provides job tasks and a ranked list
of important work activities. This website focuses mostly on the interpersonal relationships
require to be a professor of psychology.
Abigail: How have you and will you address different student learning styles?
Sam: What strategies do you use to motivate students to be engaged in the material you teach?
Stephen: What aspects would you like to see be changed in the near future regarding the
overall design and methods of how education is handled?
Danielle: What is the impact you hope to have on all your students after they have taken your
class?
Service
Kayla: How do you work to integrate service to your teaching and research?
Abigail: How would you describe your most significant contributions to the community?
Sam: Other than education, how do you give back to your community? Either in your immediate
residence or the greater Harrisonburg community?
Stephen: Are there any ways you have or would like to reach outside of the United States and
contribute to the international community?
Danielle: How would you say service has impacted your professional career?
Research
Kayla: How do your research interests fit in with the departments missions?
Abigail: Regarding research, who are your biggest competitors? What are they doing? How do
you and will you compete with them?
Sam: How have you been able to apply specific aspects of your research findings to your own
life?
Stephen: What was the most unpredictable and surprising research finding you discovered?
Danielle: How did you pick your research topic? What do you think the next step for your
research is?
Interview Questions (cont.)
Department of Psychology
jakobskv@jmu.edu 91 E. Grace Street, MSC 7704
kriszvarga@gmail.com
James Madison University
540.568.4301 Harrisonburg, VA 22807
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Psychological Science, Society for Research in Child
Development, International Society on Infant Studies, Psi Chi, Society for the
Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2), Developmental Psychology (APA
Division 7), Cognitive Development Society, Virginia Psychological Association
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
PUBLICATIONS CONTINUED
Saville, B. K., Zinn, T. E., & Jakobsen, K.V. (2012). Leading discussions.
In W. F. Buskist & V. A. Benassi (Eds.), Effective College and University
Teaching: Strategies and Tactics for the New Professoriate, Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. [I]
Jakobsen, K. V., & Lee. M. R. (2011). Faculty writing lockdowns. Essays
from E-xcellence in Teaching. In J. Holmes, S.C. Baker, & J. R. Stowell
(Eds.), Essays from e-xcellence in teaching (Vol. 11). Retrieved from the
Society for the Teaching of Psychology Web site:
http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/eit2011/index.php [I]
Simpson, E., & Varga, K. (2011). Gaining teaching experience in
graduate school. APS Observer, 24, 35-37.
Simpson, E., Varga, K., Frick, J., & Fragaszy, D. (2011). Infants
experience perceptual narrowing for non-primate faces. Infancy, 16, 18-
28. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2010.00052.x [PR]
Varga, K. (2010, July). Modified team-based learning in a developmental
psychology course. SRCD Teachers Corner, 53, 8. [I]
Varga, K., Frick, J. E., *Kapa, L. L., & Dengler, M. J. (2010).
Developmental changes in inhibition of return from 3 to 6 months of age.
Infant Behavior and Development, 33, 245-249.
doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2009.12 [PR]
Jakobsen, K. V., Daniel, D. B., Marrs, S.*, Taylor, S.*, & Souza, E.*
(2012, May). Reading eBooks versus textbooks: An eye tracking study.
Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Sciences
Convention, Chicago, Illinois. [International]
Jakobsen, K.V., Mertins, H.*, Wilson, E.,* & Dunay, B.*, Simpson, E. A.
(2012, May). How general is attention capture? Poster presented at the
Association for Psychological Sciences Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
[International]
Sibley, J., & Jakobsen, K. V. (2012, March). Great workshop! Now what?
Invited workshop presented at the Team-Based Learning Collaborative
Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida. [National, I]
Marrs, S. A.*, Jakobsen, K. V., & Daniel, D. B. (2012, February). Are APA
citations speed-bumps? Poster presented at the 24st Southeastern
Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia. [Regional]
Lawrence, N. K., & Jakobsen, K. V. (2011, October). Active learning
strategies for any psychology course. Workshop presented at the 13th
Annual Mid-Atlantic Teaching of Psychology Conference, Largo,
Maryland. [Regional]
Lawrence, N. K., & Jakobsen, K. V. (2011, October). Active learning
strategies in large general psychology courses.
Symposium presented at the 2011 Best Practices Conference: Teaching
Introductory Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia. [National]
Varga, K. (2011, May). Team-based learning in Psychology classes.
Invited presentation at the 2011 Association for Psychological Science,
Washington, D.C. [International, I]
Simpson, E. A., Varga, K., Frick, J. E., & Fragaszy, D. (2011, March).
Developmental changes in animal face discrimination. Poster presented
at the Society of Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
[International]
Best, J., Varga, K., & Carter, B. S.* (2011, March). The development of
planning and relations to attention. Poster presented at the Society of
Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada. [International]
Prins, S. B., Broscheid, A., & Varga, K. (2010, November). Encouraging
adaptation: A continuum of team based learning. Interactive session
presented at the 35th Annual Professional and Organizational
Development Network in Higher Education Conference, St. Louis,
Missouri. [National]
Harris, C. M., Lee, M., Martino-McAllister, J., Pastor, D., & Varga, K.
(2010, October). A 5-year follow-up: Assessing cognitive outcomes.
Symposium presented at the 2010 Best Practices Conference: Assessing
Teaching and Learning in Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia. [National]
Varga, K., & Kibler, E.* (2010, June). Qualitative analyses of a team-
based teaching approach as compared to lecture. Poster presented at
the Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Staunton,
Virginia. [Regional]
Varga, K., Frick, J. E., Simpson, E. (2010, March). Toddlers
Understanding of Socially-Shared Directional Cues. Poster presented at
the International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, Maryland.
[International]
Varga, K. & Daniel, D. B. (2010, February). Team-Based Learning
strategies: Getting students to take charge of their learning. Invited
workshop presented at the 22nd Southeastern Conference on Teaching of
Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia. [Regional, I]
Simpson, E., Varga, K., & Frick, J. (2009, October). Infant and adult
face discrimination beyond primates: Perceptual narrowing of facial
identity. Poster presented at the Cognitive Development Society
Conference, San Antonio, Texas. [National]
Dengler, M. J., Engles, M., Varga, K., Frick, J., & Hammond, B. R. (2009,
May). Contrast thresholds in infants compared to adults. Poster
presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. [National]
Varga, K., Frick, J. E., *Stansky, L., *Beck, H., Dengler, M. J., & Bright,
M. A. (2009, April). I saw the sign: The development of directional
understanding. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development, Denver, Colorado. [International]
Varga, K., & Simpson, E. (2009, February). InterNetActive learning:
Enhancing students' knowledge base with web-based activities. Poster
presented at the 21st Southeastern Conference on teaching of Psychology,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Simpson, E., Varga, K., & Crast, J. (2009, February). Bringing animals
into the classroom: The use of live video-streaming to demonstrate
psychological concepts. Poster presented at the 21st Southeastern
Conference on teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia. [Regional]
PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED
Varga, K., Frick., J., *Kapa, L., & Dengler, M. (2008, March).
Developmental changes in IOR from 3 to 6 months of age. Poster
presented at the XVIth Biennial International Conference on Infant
Studies, Vancouver, Canada. [International]
Dengler, M., Frick, J., Hammond, B. R., Renzi, L., & Varga, K. (2008,
March). Visual performance in infants related to dietary intake of lutein
and zeaxanthin. Poster presented at the XVIth Biennial International
Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada. [International]
Kipp, K., & Varga, K. (2007, March). Playdoh. Session presented at the
19th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta,
Georgia. [Regional]
Frick, J. E., Varga, K., Dengler, M., & McIlreavy, M. E. (2007, March).
Infant look duration and shifting of attention to static and live faces.
Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development
Biennial Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. [International]
Frick, J. E. and Varga, K. (2006, Ocober). Infant attention and
disengagement to static and live faces. Poster presented at the Society
for Research in Human Development Conference, Fort Worth, Texas.
[National]
Diehl, M., Varga, K., Panneton, R., Kitamura, C., Burnham, D. (2006,
June). Six month olds perception of native speech accent. Poster
presented at the XVth International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto,
Japan. [International]
Varga, K. & Cooper, R. P. (2004, April). Six-month-old infants preference
for non-native language accent. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual
Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research and Potential Graduate Student
Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia. [Local]
Takahashi, L., Rodgers, B., Chhoun, A., Guirgis, D., & Lanzara, C. (2016,
April). Competition between faces: The role of own-species bias. Poster
presented at the Virginia Association for Psychological Science
Convention, Newport News, Virginia. [Regional]
Vega, A., & Brandmark, A. (2016, April). Recognition memory across
pedagogies. Oral presentation at the Virginia Association for
Psychological Science Convention, Newport News, Virginia. [Regional]
Rodgers, B., Takahashi, L., Chhoun, A., Guiris, D., Lanzara, C. (2016,
April). The effects of color and inversion on own-species bias. Poster
presented at the Department of Psychology Spring Research Symposium,
Harrisonburg, Virginia. [Local]
Brandmark, A., & Vega, A. (2016, April). Short-term recognition memory
across pedagogies. Poster presented at the Department of Psychology
Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, Virginia. [Local]
Werner, K., Rodgers, B., & Worrell, R. (2015, April). Low-level
contributions to the own-species bias in face detection. Poster presented
at the Department of Psychology Spring Research Symposium,
Harrisonburg, Virginia. [Local]
Takahashi, L., Worrell, R., Rodgers, B., & Killen, R. (2015, April). 4-
month-olds show evidence of own-species bias. Poster presented at the
L. Starling Reid Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Charlottesville,
Virginia. [Regional]
Werner, K. (2015, April). Low-level contributions to the own-species bias
in face detection. Oral presentation at the L. Starling Reid
Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia.
[Regional]
Buchin, Z., Werner, K., Worrell, R., & Yee, K. (2014, April). Search
asymmetry for human faces. Poster presented at the Department of
Psychology Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Buchin, Z., Cover, S., & Werner, K. (2014, April). Attention capture of
human bodies. Poster presented at the Department of Psychology Spring
Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Knetemann, M. (2014, April). Structure building and academic
performance. Poster presented at the L. Starling Reid Undergraduate
Psychology Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia. [Regional]
Eisenmann, V. (2014, April). Threat detection of evolutionarily
threatening stimuli. Poster presented at the Colonial Academic Alliance
Undergraduate Research Conference, Towson, Maryland. [Regional]
Perta, A. (2013, April). Attention capture of evolutionarily relevant
stimuli. Poster presented at the Department of Psychology Spring
Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Umstead, L., Perta, A., Eisenmann, V., & Cover, S. (2013, May). Human
faces capture attention more efficiently than animal faces in complex
visual arrays. Poster presented at the Department of Psychology Spring
Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Marrs, S. A. (2012, October). Why do we insist upon APA-style citations
in our introductory textbooks? Paper presented at the Northeastern
Educational Research Association Conference, Rocky Hill, CT. [Regional]
Dunay, B., Martin, K., Perta, A., & Umstead, L. (2012, April ). Whatcha
lookin at? Adult passive viewing task. Poster presented at the
Department of Psychology Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg,
VA. [Local]
Mertins, H., Wilson, E., & Dunay, B. (2012, April). Visual pop-out effects
in adults. Poster presented at the Colonial Academic Alliance
Undergraduate Research Conference, Norfolk, Virginia. [Regional]
Dunay, B., Mertins, H., & Wilson, E. (2012, April). How general is
attention capture for faces? Poster presented at the Department of
Psychology Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Marrs, S., Taylor, S., Souza, E., & Perta, A. (2012, April). eTextbook vs.
printed textbook performance and usability: An eye-tracking study.
Poster presented at the Department of Psychology Spring Research
Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Kline, J. R., Roth, M. L., Andonyadis, Daisy, Taylor, S. E., & Marrs, S. A.
(2012, April). Does working memory predict planning ability? Poster
presented at the Department of Psychology Spring Research Symposium,
Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Kline, J. R., & Andonyadis, D. (2012, April). Trustworthiness and the
ovulatory cycle. Poster presented at the Department of Psychology
Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Carter, B. (2011, April). Cognitive development: Executive planning in
children. Poster presented at the Department of Psychology Spring
Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Smith, B., Boyd, S., DeMoss, & Kline, J. (2011, April). Using arrows to
cue attention. Poster presented at the Department of Psychology Spring
Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Kline, J., Hayden, J., Foell, S. & Andonyadis, D. (2011, April).
Development of working memory. Poster presented at the Psychology
Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Andonyadis, D., Boyd, S., Hayden, J., & Wu, A. (2011, April). Face
trustworthiness and ovulatory cycle. Poster presented at the Psychology
Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Wilson, E., Dunay, B., & Carter, B. (2011, April). Does the pop-out effect
exist for non-human primate faces? Poster presented at the Department
of Psychology Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Mertins, H., Roth, M., & Wu, A. (2011, April). Development of facial
discrimination in adults. Poster presented at James Madison University's
annual Undergraduate Psychology Symposium, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
[Local]
Carter, B., McCurdy, J., & Michel, A. (2010, April) Development of facial
identity perception. Poster presented at the Department of Psychology
Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. [Local]
Dawson, J., Lopez, S., & Mayberry, S. (2010, April). Cognitive
development: Executive planning in children. Poster presented at the
Department of Psychology Spring Research Symposium, Harrisonburg,
VA. [Local]
Beck, H., Swindler, K., Stansky, L., Johnson, S. (2009, March). The use of
arrow cues to direct the attention of young children. Poster presented at
the 8th Annual Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology
Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia. [State]
Stansky, S. L. (2009, April). The development of directional
understanding in three- to five-year-old children. Poster presented at the
Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Symposium, Athens,
Georgia. [Local]
Doyague, L. (2009, April). Facial identity recognition: Perceptual
narrowing from infancy through adulthood. Poster presented at the
Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Symposium, Athens,
Georgia. [Local]
Stansky, L. (2009, March). Which way should I go? The development of
directional understanding in young children. Paper presented the 32nd
Annual Convention of the Behavioral Sciences, Athens, Georgia. [Local]
Payne, M., & Bidwell, V. (2009, March). Infant reactions to the still face
paradigm with direct and averted gazes. Poster presented at the 32nd
Annual Convention of the Behavioral Sciences, Athens, Georgia. [Local]
Swindler, K., Beck, H., & Stansky, L. (2009, March). Attentional orienting
in infants, children, and adults. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual
Convention of the Behavioral Sciences, Athens, Georgia. [Local]
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS CONTINUED
Beck, H., Swindler, K., Stansky, L., & Johnson, S. (2009, March). The use
of arrow cues to direct the attention of young children. Poster presented
at the 8th Annual Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology
Conference, Kennesaw, Georgia. [State]
Doyague, L. (2009, March). Just another face in the crowd? Young
infants are surprisingly good at recognizing other species' faces. Paper
presented at the 32nd Annual Convention of the Behavioral Sciences,
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. [Local]
Kapa, L., Gower, M., & Giordano, A. (2007, March). IOR in six-month-old
infants: A study of attentional shifting. Poster presented at the 30th
Annual Convention of the Behavioral Sciences, Athens, Georgia. [Local]
Caudill, L. E., Childers, A. L., Dreaden, B. L., Giordano, A. L., Gower, M.
W., Richardson, K. M., Saef, A. C., Walker, C. E., & Wartner, A. B. (2006,
March). Infant attention and disengagement to static faces. Poster
presented at the 29th Annual Convention of the Behavioral Sciences,
Athens, Georgia. [Local]
STUDENT AWARDS
STUDENTS SUPERVISED
Research assistants: Stella Lopez, Brad Carter, Julia McCurdy, Heather Davis,
Jessie Dawson, Sarah Mayberry, Alyssa Michel, Daisy Andonyadis, Shane Boyd,
Lauren DeMoss, Brittany Dunay, Shaunna Foell, Jessica Hayden, Haley Mertins,
Beth Smith, Emily Wilson, Amy Wu, Janna Kline, Megan Roth, Liz Souza, Sarah
Taylor, Angela Perta, Lindsey Umstead, Sidney Cover, Veronica Eisenmann,
Yisak Jang, Kim Marin, Zach Buchin, Katie Werner, Krysten Yee, Alison
Fullerton, Lily Takahashni, Rey Worrell, Ragan Killen, Brianne Rodgers,
Anthony Chhoun, Danielle Guirgis, Caroline Lanzara, Lindsey Cusimano,
Cameron Wilhelm
STUDENTS SUPERVISED CONTINUED
Honors thesis (member): Daroon Jalil (in progress); Eliana Segal (2016);
Caroline Hall (2016); Shannon Malloy (2016); Julia Ricotta (2015), Nancy Costa
(2015), Ahsley Kalabritinos (2015), Hunter Green (2014), Lindsey Umstead
(2013), Christina Jordan (2012), Aubrey Tuttle (2012), Daisy Andonyadis
(2011), Katie Valliere (2011), Crystal Carter (2011)
SERVICE
SERVICE CONTINUED
SERVICE CONTINUED
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
MA NEUROSCIENCE 1996-1999
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
Thesis: Astrogliosis and its Correlates with Injury and Disease: GFAP
Immunocytochemistry in the Rat Brain.
Advisor: Gary Perry, PhD.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY Harrisonburg, VA
James Madison University 2012-current
Biopsychology
General Psychology
Independent Study-Teaching Psychology & Biopsychology
Neuroscience of Memory, Senior Seminar
Psychological Measurement & Statistics
ACTIVITIES
Interviewer for JMUs Dingledine Scholarship JMU Cluster 5 Assessment Rater Member of Honors
Thesis Committee for JMU Undergraduate Psychology Student Eastern Teaching of Psychology
Conference Poster Judge Psi Chi Faculty Advisor @ Bridgewater College, 2006-2011 Institutional
Review Board, 2007-2010 (IRB Chair 2008-2009 & Vice-Chair 2007-2008) Institutional Effectiveness
(Course Evaluation & Faculty Reports Subcommittees) Member, 2006-2011 Research Resource Group
Committee Member, 2007-2011 Library Committee Member, 2009-2011 Teacher Education
Technology Committee Member, 2009-2011 Information Technology Committee Member, 2006-2009
Graduate Student Association President (2002-2003) & Vice-President (2001-2002) Created funded
graduate assistantships and co-founded FAU's Agency for Graduate Concerns (2001-2003) Organized
Teaching Assistant Training Workshops (2000-2002) Organized Grant Writing and Dissertation
Workshops (2000-2001) Undergraduate Grants Committee Officer (1999-2002) Chair of Graduate
Grants Committee (1999-2001) Assisted in securing over $250,000 in funding for graduate grants
Parliament of the OWLS Member, FAU Leadership Honor Society (1999-2003) President of Psi Chi @
FAU, National Honor Society in Psychology (1998-2000) Mathematics tutor (1991-2003) Computer
assisted printmaking and web design Amateur photography.
SKILLS
TEACHING
Neurophysiology/Biopsychology & Biology of Mind/Cognitive Neuroscience (Brain & Behavior);
Statistics (lectures & labs); General Psychology; Memory & Cognition; Human and/or Abnormal
Neuropsychology & Assessment; Alzheimers disease.
Advising, supervising & counseling at undergraduate and graduate (up to 2004) level.
Developing teacher training programs and workshops and interactive technology in the classroom.
RESEARCH
Interactive classroom technology (e.g. clicker, iPad) and impact on student engagement and learning.
Celebrity recall and the role of contextual cues, memory priming, and/or status.
The role of interference in face/place-name memory recall and recognition in young adults.
Neuropsychological investigation of memory and language in healthy adults and Alzheimers disease.
Cognitive function and dysfunction in dementia and other neurological disorders (e.g. stroke and
epilepsy).
Neuroimaging for use as diagnostics or functional performance in young adult to adult populations.
Neuropathology of disease in human and rat models, and neurochemistry of rat brain with GFAP
staining.
Quantitative / statistical analyses of behavioral paradigms using SPSS software.
ADMINISTRATIVE / ORGANIZATIONAL
Committee work (chair, vice chair, member, organizing subcommittees, etc.) and problem solving
strategies.
Advisor to student honor society on campus (department specific for membership but open for
activities)
Consultant for memory lectures in the community.
Budget forecasting, grant budgeting and maintenance, fundraising.
Organizing seminars, training sessions and conferences, and detailed project searches.
COMPUTING
Course Management Systems: Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle.
Database & Statistical Packages: SPSS, tk20, Access, Integrated Functional Imaging System,
BrainVoyager 2000, MetaWin, Minitab.
Operating Systems: Windows, Macintosh, DOS, UNIX, VMS.
Office Software: Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect.
Presentation & Graphics Programs: Prezi, Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint & Publisher,
Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, PhotoDeluxe, Photoshop, Corel, Print Shop Ensemble, Photo Enhancer
Packages.
Web design: Macromedia Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer, HTML.
Young, J. Taft (June 2011). Clicking the Way to Better Test Scores?: The Effect of
Integrated Technology in the General Psychology Course. Eastern Teaching of Psychology Poster.
Aldstadt, Laura & Janna Taft Young, Ph.D. (April 2010). Visual and Auditory Cues in
Animated Character and Movie Naming. Virginia Psychological Association Paper.
Young, J. Taft & Rosselli, M. (in process). Disrupted semantic memory and face-name
interference in Alzheimers disease. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.
Stanley, Hope Harrison & Janna Taft Young, Ph.D. (April 2008). When is Memory at Its
Best?: The Impact of Emotional and Physical Arousal on Verbal and Visual Recall and Recognition.
Virginia Psychological Association Poster.
Bloom, Julie, Gordon, Ashley, Huston, Cameron & Janna Taft Young, Ph.D. (January
2008). Classroom Assessment of Adult Visuospatial and Memory Performance. National Institute on
the Teaching of Psychology Poster.
Taft, Janna R., Vertes, Robert P., & Perry, GW (August 2005). Distribution of GFAP+
Astrocytes in Adult and Neonatal Rat Brain. International Journal of Neuroscience,115, 1333-1343.
Taft, J.R., Massa, M., & Rosselli, M. (Nov. 2004). Face-name Interference in
Alzheimers disease. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 19(7), 931-32.
Taft, J.R. (Dec. 2003). Memory Deficits for Faces and Names in Alzheimers Disease:
Investigation with a Faces-Names Stroop-like Task. Doctoral dissertation, Florida Atlantic University,
Boca Raton, FL 33431.
Taft, J.R., Massa, M., Matos, F.N., Yasin, A.R., & Rosselli, M. (Oct. 2003). Famous
Faces Naming Ability among Normal Adults with or without Semantic Interference. Archives of
Clinical Neuropsychology 18, 768.
Taft, J.R., Fernandez, M.L. & Rosselli, M. (Nov. 2001). Genetics and Neuropsychology
of Alzheimer Disease: Preliminary Results of a Meta-analysis. Society for Neuroscience Abstract,
#547.6.
Taft, J.R., Vertes, R.P., & Perry, G.W. (Nov. 2000). Differential Distribution of GFAP+
Astrocytes in the Mature and Immature Rat Brain. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, #618.18.
Taft, J.R. (Dec. 1999). Astrogliosis and its Correlates with Injury and Disease: GFAP
Immunocytochemistry in the Rat Brain. Master's thesis, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
33431.
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) Video Contest, Directed by Dr. Janna Taft Young,
submitted on June 9, 2011, hosted by Society for Neuroscience.
Understanding Memory Loss: How Memory Works, Janna Taft Young, November 1,
2007 Invited Speaker at Alzheimers Associations Virginia Conference at James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, VA.
Building Foundations of Memory & Family Members as Memory Keepers, Janna Taft
Young with Betsy Hayes, August 6 and April 28, 2007, Invited Speakers at Bridgewater Retirement
Community, Bridgewater, VA.
Face-name Interference in Alzheimers disease, Janna Taft Young, Fall 2006 Invited
Speaker at Radford University, Radford, VA.
Substance Abuse, Janna Taft Young, Bridgewater College, Fall 2006 Abnormal
Psychology Guest Lecturer, Bridgewater, VA.
Course Administration and Testing and Evaluation. Janna Taft, Florida Atlantic
University, Fall 2003 Graduate Training Seminar, Boca Raton, FL.
FAU Graduate Policies and Procedures. Janna Taft, Florida Atlantic University, Spring
2003 Graduate Orientation under supervision of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies,
Boca Raton, FL.
Alzheimers Disease: The Biomedical Race Against Aging. Janna Taft, Florida Atlantic
University, Department of Psychology, Boca Raton, FL.
Cognitive Decline in Patients with Familial Alzheimer's Disease Associated with E280A
Presenilin-1 Mutation: A Longitudinal Study. Janna Taft, Deborah Bojan, Monica Rosselli, Alfredo
Ardila, Virginia Standish, and Francisco Lopera, Florida Atlantic University, Department of
Psychology, Davie, FL and Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin-Colombia.
Astrogliosis and its Correlates with Injury and Disease: GFAP Immunocytochemistry in
the Rat Brain. Janna Taft and Gary W. Perry, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology
and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Boca Raton, FL.
REFERENCES
Dr. Kevin Apple, Professor and Head of Psychology, James Madison University, Miller 1123, Harrisonburg, VA
22807, applekj@jmu.edu, Tel (540)568-3696.
Dr. Michael Stoloff, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of Graduate School, James Madison University,
GSH 2, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, stolofml@jmu.edu, Tel (540)568-6396.
Dr. Claire Lyons, Associate Professor of Psychology, James Madison University, Miller 1181, Harrisonburg, VA
22807, lyonscw@jmu.edu, Tel (540)568-7660.
Dr. Tracy Zinn, Associate Professor of Psychology, James Madison University, Miller 1167, Harrisonburg, VA
22807, zinnte@jmu.edu, Tel (540)568-6309.
Dr. Hunter Honeycutt, Associate Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater College, Bowman Hall 211, Bridgewater, VA
22812, hhoneycu@bridgewater.edu, Tel (540)828-5439.
Dr. Jim Josefson, Associate Professor of Political Science and History and Director of Institutional Effectiveness,
Bridgewater College, Flory 217, Bridgewater, VA 22812, jjosefso@bridgewater.edu, Tel (540)828-5322.
Dr. Gavin Lawson, Associate Professor of Biology and Department Chair, Bridgewater College, McKinney Center
141, Bridgewater, VA 22812, glawson@bridgewater.edu, Tel (540)828-5467.
Dr. Lori Gano-Overway, Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Science, Bridgewater College, Nininger Hall
205, Bridgewater, VA 22812, lgano@bridgewater.edu, Tel (540)828-5728.
Roy Ferguson, Executive Vice President (Interim 2012-13 President) & Administrative Representative on the
Institutional Review Board, Bridgewater College, Flory 100, Bridgewater, VA 22812, rferguso@bridgewater.edu,
Tel (540)828-5307.