Curriculum Vitae
Andrew J. Coia, M.A.
Department of Psychology/MSS 416
University of Nevada
Reno, NV 89557
Lab Phone: 775-662-8668
andrewcoia3@gmail.com
Research Statement
I am interested in color vision and how the visual system attributes color and brightness to objects in
our environment. I have been combining psychophysical and electrophysiological techniques to
investigate the effects of how color can spread from the edges/boundaries of a surface.
Present Position
Graduate Student
Psychology Department, University of Nevada, Reno
Cognitive Brain Sciences
Lab Manager
Crognale Electrophysiological Vision Lab
Academic Training
2011-2014
Master’s Degree, University of Nevada, Reno
2003-2007
B.A. Psychology/Physics University of San Francisco
Honors and Awards
2015
Bilinski Fellowship Award
2013
International Color Vision Society Travel Bursary
2013
UNR Graduate Student Association Student Travel Award
2012
UNR Graduate Student Association Student Travel Award
2012
AmeriCorps Volunteer Education Award
2008
AmeriCorps Volunteer Education Award
2006
Inducted Member of Psi Chi Psychological Society
Teaching Experience
Spring 2015
Instructor, Cognitive Psychology 416, University of Nevada, Reno
Spring 2015
Teacher’s Assistant, Statistics 210, Dr. Strother
Fall 2014
Instructor, Statistical Methods, 210, University of Nevada, Reno
Fall 2014
Teacher’s Assistant, Statistical Methods 210, Dr. Caplovitz
Summer 2014
Instructor, Physiological Psychology 403, University of Nevada, Reno
Spring 2014
Instructor, Statistical Methods 210, University of Nevada, Reno
Spring 2014
Teacher’s Assistant, Cognitive Psychology 416, Dr. Berryhill
Fall 2013
Instructor, Psychology 101
Fall 2013
Teacher’s Assistant Experimental Psychology 301, Dr. Strother
Spring 2013
Teacher’s Assistant Experimental Psychology 301, Dr. Duncan
Fall 2012
Teacher’s Assistant Experimental Psychology 301, Dr. Caplovitz
Spring 2012
Teacher’s Assistant Experimental Psychology 301, Dr. Hutsler
Fall 2011
Teacher’s Assistant Physiological Psychology 403, Dr. Crognale
Summer 2011
Summer High School AmeriCorps Volunteer Assistant-Reno, NV
2007-2008
Youth Counselor AmeriCorps Volunteer- San Francisco, CA
2006-2008
Private tutor The Buddy System and Math Works, Inc.
2004-2006
Lab/Teacher’s Assistant University of San Francisco Physics Department
Peer Reviewed Publications
1.
Coia, A. J., & Crognale, M. A. (2014). Asymmetric effects of luminance and chrominance in the
watercolor illusion. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 8.
2.
Coia, A. J., Jones, C., Duncan, C. S., & Crognale, M. A. (2014). Physiological correlates of
watercolor effect. JOSA A, 31(4), A15-A22.
Invited Talks
‘Disambiguating Real and Illusory Surface Colors’, 6th Annual Research Symposium, The Sierra Nevada
Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, University of Nevada, Reno, 2014
Guest Lecture on Neural Development, Dr. Berryhill’s Cognitive Psychology Course, Spring 2014
Conference Poster Presentations
1.
Coia, A.J., Crognale, M.A. (2015) Cortical Responses to Real and Illusory Surface Colors Journal of
Vision Abstract. Presented at VSS Conference, May, 2015, as wells as UC Berkley’s 23rd Bay Area
Vision Research Day, September 2015.
2.
Coia, A.J., Crognale, M.A. (2015) The Effects of Contour Adaptation on the Watercolor Illusion
International Color Vision Society Abstract , Poster presentation in Sendai, Japan, July, 2015.
3.
Coia, A.J., Flake, K, Arn, S, Amsrala, G., Crognale, M.A. (2014) Chromatic and Luminance
Asymmetries in the watercolor effect. Journal of Vision Abstract. Vision Science Society Poster
Presentation, St. Pete’s Beach, Florida. (also presented at UC Berkeley’s Bay Area Vision
Research Day and UNR’s 5th Society for Neuroscience symposium)
4.
Coia, A.J., Jones, C., Duncan, C., Crognale, M.A. (2013). Objective quantification of contributions
of luminance and hue in the watercolor effect. International Color Vision Society Abstract ,
Poster presentation in Winchester, United Kingdom. (also presented at UC Berkeley’s Bay Area
Vision Research Day and UNR’s 4th Society for Neuroscience symposium)
5.
Coia, A. J., Duncan, C., Jones, C., Crognale, M.A. (2012). Quantifying the watercolor effect with
cortical responses. Journal of Vision Abstract. Vision Science Society Poster Presentation,
Naples, Florida. (also presented at UC Berkeley’s Bay Area Vision Research Day)
6.
Crognale, M.A., Chipman, M, Hartung, A., Duncan, C., Jones, C., McDermott, K., Coia, A. (2011).
Quantification of the Synesthetic experience with the visual evoked potential. Journal of Vision
Abstract. Vision Science Society Poster Presentation, Naples, Florida.