1 John Scofield Curriculum Vitae M.S. Experimental Psychology Missouri State University 901 S. National Ave. Springfield, MO, 65897 Mobile: 816-703-9984 John1551@live.missouristate.edu johnscofield1551@gmail.com Education Missouri State University M. S. Experimental Psychology, Fall 2015- May 2017. Truman State University B. S. Psychology, cum laude. Overall G.P.A. 3.63/4.00, major 3.88/4.00. Multiple Dean’s list honors. Benedictine College Credits towards completion of a B.S. in Psychology. Multiple President’s list/Dean’s list honors. Teaching Experience Fall 2015 Teaching Assistant, Missouri State University Taught undergraduate Experimental Psychology lab course. Responsibilities included planning course materials and lectures, running in class experiments and activities, lecture on research methodology and statistics, grading quizzes, lab reports, and research proposals. Faculty advisor for this course was Dr. Bogdan Kostic. Fall 2015- Spring 2016 Graduate Assistant, Missouri State University Graduate Assistant in the CLSE department from Fall 2015 through Spring 2016. Responsibilities included administering course materials to students enrolled in online courses, management of blackboard sites for 3 online courses, grading homework, quizzes, tests, and assisting professors within the CLSE department with research in terms of literature searches, survey construction, and statistical analyses. Research Interests: Memory and Cognition: Various aspects of human memory and cognition as it relates to semantic memory, episodic memory, and working memory. Evolutionary Psychology: mating psychology and sexual selection theory of attractiveness, and sexual identification. Statistics: Alternative and null hypothesis testing, effect sizes and confidence intervals, descriptive and inferential statistics, and statistical reporting. Experience: Fall 2015- Current Cognitive Research Laboratory, Missouri State University Serves as a co-investigator and graduate assistant to Dr. Bogdan Kostic. Current research projects include investigating the effects of bilateral horizontal saccadic eye movements on word recall. Investigating the effects of sexual preferences and experiences of cisgender and transgender individuals, and how that matches up with sexual selection theory and mating psychology. 2 Fall 2013- Spring 2015 Cognition Laboratory, Truman State University Helped design and conduct research as a research assistant concerning the role of consciousness in multisensory integration with Dr. Terry Palmer at Missouri State University. Fall 2014- Spring 2015 Hypnosis and Psychological Testing Laboratory, Truman State University Directed and led a research team of 8 people investigating the effects of hypnotic relaxation on sleep quality. Research findings were presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference in Chicago, IL May 2015. Spring 2015 Undergraduate Thesis, Truman State University Completed an undergraduate thesis project researching the effects of visual bias in multisensory integration. Faculty mentor was Dr. Jeffrey Vittengl and findings were presented at the psychological symposium at Truman State University. Key Statistical Analysis Skills Analyses Sound understanding and working knowledge of descriptive statistics, graphing, data screening, two group analyses, ANOVA (one way, two way, repeated measures, mixed), correlations, regression, mediation/moderation/MLM Software R, SPSS, Excel, JASP, Minitab, Qualtrics, MATLAB Conference Presentations Scofield, J., Sloan, J., Lin, X., Berry, E., Gambino, D., & Roberts, M. (2015, May). Effects of hypnotic and progressive relaxation on sleep quality. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL. Scofield, J., & Roland, C. (2015, May). Effects of visual bias on reaching performance with an unseen hand. Poster presented at the Truman State University Psychological Symposium, Kirksville, MO. Relevant Coursework Relevant coursework includes Statistics, Advanced Statistics, Research Methods, Physiological Psychology, Psychopharmacology, Human Sensation and Perception, Cognitive Psychology, History and Systems of Psychology, Advanced Survey of Psychology. Work Experience Fall 2015- Spring 2016 Graduate/ Teaching Assistant, Missouri State University Graduate assistant and teaching assistant at Missouri State University. Responsibilities included management of 3 online courses. Dispersed class materials and graded assignments. Helped Dr. Paul Ajuwon with literature searches, survey construction, and data analysis. Also taught a lab section of Experimental psychology where I prepared lecture materials, facilitated in class experiments, ran data analysis, and graded lab assignments. Winter 2014- Spring 2015 Mental Health Specialist, Preferred Family Healthcare 3 Completed a winter and spring internship under Craig Fuller. Responsibilities included working hands on with patients at a residential care facility. Led educational and support groups on relevant topics for patients. Completed and updated chart work on the progress of patients towards program goals. Supervised patients while out in the community for social integration purposes. Studied patient histories to tailor specific program goals for specific patients. Summer 2014 Recruitment Inter, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City Completed a summer internship under Scott Cruce. Responsibilities included community outreach for opportunities in youth mentorship. Professional networking with local businesses at community fairs, expos, and sporting events. Created and updated spreadsheets to track and communicate between potential volunteers. Led multiple hour long orientation meetings where I would outline volunteer responsibilities for first time volunteers in a mentorship program. Organizations / Associations American Psychological Association Midwestern Psychological Association American Statistical Association Southwestern Psychological Association Honors / Awards Cum Laude, Truman State University President’s List/ Dean’s List, Truman State University, Benedictine College Varsity Collegiate Baseball, Truman State University, Benedictine College GLVC Academic all-conference team 2014-2015 GLVC Academic all-conference team 2013-2014 BCIA certification of HRV biofeedback, Truman State University References TBD