March, 2013
David Vazquez
University of California, Riverside
Psychology
Riverside, CA 92521
(760) 586-4917
david.vazquez@email.ucr.edu
Education
2010 –
2013
2010
2005
Ph.D. (Expected 2015) Cognitive Psychology, University of California, Riverside
M.A. Cognitive Psychology, University of California, Riverside
B.A. Psychology, California State University San Marcos, Cum Laude
A.A., A.S. Riverside Community College
Grants, Awards and Honors
2012
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Awardee
2011
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention
2011
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention/Alternate
2010 – 2011
Eugene Cota Robles Graduate Student Fellowship Award – University of
California, Riverside
2010
Finalist for CSU Statewide Student Research Competition
2008 – 2010
Vazquez, D. (08/09-07/10). Minority Access to Research Careers scholar.
National Institutes of Health. NIGMS MARC Grant GM-08807
2008 – 2010
Dean’s List, California State University San Marcos
Research Interests
- Individual differences in cognitive profiles associated with long- vs. short-term motivations
- Locating biological instantiation of maintaining motivations types
Research Experience
Doctoral Research: Psychology, University of California, Riverside, 2010 – ,
Advisor: Dr. Christine Chiarello.
Projects: Individual Differences in Cognition and Motivation
Reading Abilities and Structural MRI Imaging Analyses
Undergraduate Research: Psychology, California State University San Marcos, 2008 – 2010,
Primary Investigator: Dr. Russell Jackson.
Project: Preference for Nearer Navigational Goals
Summer Internship: Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, 2009,
Primary Investigator: Dr. Pamela Paulson.
Project: Neuropathic Pain and Cognitive Deficits in a Rodent Model of Diabetes
Training: 2008 Summer Research Training Program, California State University San Marcos
Skills
R, SPSS & SAS Statistical Packages
Freesurfer & SPM 8, Brain Processing and Imaging Programs
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Professional Memberships
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Association of People for Evolutionary Sciences (APES), Founding and Lifetime member
PSI CHI Psychology Honor Society
Professional Service
2012 – 2013
Graduate Student Mentor, University of California, Riverside
2011, April
Panelist for Graduate School Roundtable Discussion for OBRT Scholars,
California State University San Marcos, Ca
2011, February
Panelist for CSU Student Research Competition Info & Prep Session,
California State University San Marcos, Ca
2009, March
CSUSM Psychology Research Fair, Abstract Committee
Teaching Experience
2012 (Summer) TA for Introduction to Psychology II – Psyc 002
2012 (Spring) TA for Cognitive Processes – Psyc 134
2012 (Winter) TA for Neuropsychology – Psyc 129
2011 (Fall)
TA for Psychological Methods – Psyc 12
2011 (Summer) TA for Cognitive Processes – Psyc 134
2009 – 2010
Supplemental Instruction for Psychology 360- Biopsychology
Publications
Chiarello, C., Vazquez, D., Felton, A., Leonard, C. (In Press). Role of Insular Cortex in
Language Lateralization. Brain and Language.
Manuscripts Under Review
Manuscripts In Preparation
Conference Presentations
Chiarello, C., Vazquez, D., Felton, A., Leonard, C. (2012, April). Role of insular cortex in
language lateralization. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive
Neuroscience Society, Chicago, Il.
Chiarello, C., Felton, A., Vazquez, D., Leonard, C. (2011, November). Neurostructural
correlates of adult reading skill. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Psychonomic
Society, Seattle, Wa.
Chiarello, C., Felton, A., Vazquez, D., Leonard, C. (2011, November). Gray matter correlates of
variation of adult reading skill. Poster presented at the Neurobiology of Language
Conference, Washington D.C.
Chiarello, C., Felton, A., Vazquez, D., Leonard, C. (2011, March). Gray matter correlates of
adult reading skill: An exploratory voxel-based analysis. Poster presented at the Southern
California Cognitive Neuroscience Meeting, Irvine, CA.
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Cook, T. C., Vazquez, D., Willey, C. R., & Jackson, R. E. (2010, June). Implications of
perceptual learning in the visual system: An evolutionary perspective. Poster presented
at the 22nd annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES),
Eugene, OR.
Vazquez, D. & Jackson, R. E. (2010, June). The preference for nearer navigational goals in
humans. Poster presented at 22nd annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution
Society (HBES), Eugene, OR.
Vazquez, D. (2010, May). The preference for nearer of otherwise equivalent navigational goals.
Paper presented at 2010 CSU Statewide Student Research Competition, San Jose, CA.
Vazquez, D. & Paulson, P. (2009, July). Immediate and persistent changes in motivated
behaviors associated with diabetes. Poster presented at Committee of Institutional
Cooperation Summer Research Opportunities Program (CIC SROP) Conference 2009, Ann
Arbor, MI.
Vazquez, D. & Jackson, R. E. (2009, May). Evolved navigation theory and the preference for
nearer. Poster presented at 21st Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution
Society (HBES), Fullerton, CA.
Vazquez, D. (2008, November). Evolved navigation theory, the decent illusion, and the
environmental vertical illusion. Poster presented at Annual Biomedical Research
Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Orlando, FL.
Professional References
Dr. Christine Chiarello
Cognitive Area, Psychology Dept
University of California,
900 University Ave
Riverside, CA 92521
christine.chiarello@ucr.edu
(951) 827-5096
Dr. Nancy Caine
Psychology Department
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA 92096
ncaine@csusm.edu
(760) 750-4145
Dr. Victor Rocha
Biology Department
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA 92096
vrocha@csusm.edu
(760) 750-4084
Dr. Keith Trujillo
Director of Office of Biomedical Research
& Training (OBRT)
Psychology Department
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA 92096
keith@csusm.edu
(760) 750-4183