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Curriculum Vita
January 10th, 2012
Robert N. Johnson
Contact Information
Address:
135 S 100 W
Mantua, UT 84324
Telephone:
(435) 225-3940 (Cellular)
Email:
Robert.Johnson@aggiemail.usu.edu
Educational Information
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Utah State University, Logan, Utah
 Experimental and Applied Psychological Science Master of Science Program
 Behavior Analysis Emphasis
 Successfully defended thesis on Dec. 20, 2010 pending revisions
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Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi
 Majored in Psychology
 Minored in Political Science
A. Extracurricular Memberships and Honors
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President’s List recipient, Fall 2005.
Dean’s List recipient, Spring 2006.
Recipient, Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007.
Recipient, Chair Scholarship, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007.
Vice President, Psychology Club, Fall 2005 – Spring 2006.
Member, Psychology Club, Fall 2006 – Spring 2007.
Member, Psi Chi, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007.
Member, Madison Center, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007.
Member, Advisory Board for Governmental Affairs Coordinator, Student
Government Association, Fall 2006 – Spring 2007.
Member, Cans-For-Kids Recycling Initiative, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007.
Recipient, Psychology Faculty Award for Outstanding Student, Spring 2007
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B. Graduation Information
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Graduated May 12, 2007
Bachelor in Arts Degree
Summa Cum Laude
Northeast Mississippi Community College, Booneville, Mississippi
 Majored in Psychology
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Dean’s List recipient, Spring 2003, and Fall 2004 semesters.
President’s List recipient, Fall 2003, Spring 2004 and Spring 2005 semesters.
Member, Psychology Club, Fall 2003 – Spring 2004.
Public Relations Officer, Psychology Club, Fall 2004 – Spring 2005.
Member, Phi Theta Kappa, Fall 2003 – Spring 2005.
National Deans List recipient, 2003 – 2004.
Member, Philosophy Debate Group, Spring 2004 – Spring 2005.
B. Graduation Information
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Graduated May 13, 2005
Associate in Arts Degree
Dean’s Scholar
Professional Positions
Registration Assistant, Society for Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, Atlanta, Georgia.
Conference registration period, May 25-27, 2006.
Supervisor: Darlene Crone-Todd, Ph.D.
Video Camera Operator, Society for Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, Atlanta Georgia.
SQAB-Invited Preeminent Tutorials, May 27, 2006.
Supervisor: William Palya, Ph.D.
Registration Assistant, Society for Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, San Diego, California.
Conference registration period, May 24-26, 2007.
Supervisor: Darlene Crone-Todd, Ph.D.
Registration Assistant, Society for Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, Chicago, Illinois.
Conference registration period, May 22-24, 2008.
Supervisor: Darlene Crone-Todd, Ph.D.
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Program Representative, Association for Behavior Analysis, Phoenix, Arizona
Conference period, May 22-26, 2009.
Supervisor: Joshua Pritchard
Laboratory Manager, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
May 27- June 1, 2010
Supervisor: Amy Odum, Ph.D.
Teaching Experience
Offered tutoring services for students in PSY 200 Statistics as part of the Delta State Psychology
Club. Spring semester, 2006.
Teaching Assistant, PSYC 1400 Basic Behavior Analysis. Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Teaching Assistant, PSYC 3400 Advanced Behavior Analysis. Fall 2008-Spring 2009
Graduate Instructor, PSYC 1400 Basic Behavior Analysis. Summer 2009
Graduate Instructor, PSYC 1400 Basic Behavior Analysis. Fall 2009
Graduate Instructor, PSYC 3400 Advanced Behavior Analysis. Spring 2010 – Spring 2012
Utah State University, Supervisor: Amy Odum
Publications
Ward, R.D., Barrett, S.T., Johnson, R.N., & Odum, A.L. (2009). Nicotine does not enhance
discrimination performance in a temporal bisection procedure. Behavioral
Pharmacology.
Ward, R.D., Johnson, R. N., & Odum, A.L. (2009). Effects of prefeeding, extinction, and
distraction during sample and comparison presentation on sensitivity to reinforcer
frequency in matching to sample. Behavioural Processes.
Johnson, R.N., Ward, R.D., & Odum, A.L. (2010). Training history and effects of
methamphetamine on performance of pigeons on an interval bisection task. Behavioural
Processes
Presentations
Paper Presentations:
Johnson, R. N., Anderson, T., Peacock, H. & Jones, R. (January 2006). Personality variables and
cell phone use in undergraduates. Presented at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences,
Vicksburg, MS.
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Jones, R., Johnson, R. N., Anderson, T. & Peacock, H. (January 2006). Cell phone usage and
dependency in undergraduates. Presented at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences,
Vicksburg, MS.
Anderson, T., Peacock, H., Johnson, R. N., Jones, R. & Beuning, A. (January 2006). Patterns of
cell phone usage in undergraduates. Presented at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences,
Vicksburg, MS.
Peacock, H., Anderson, T., Johnson, R. N. & Jones, R. (January 2006). A wakeup call for cell
phone users: Cell phones and undergraduate GPA. Presented at the Mississippi Academy
of Sciences, Vicksburg, MS.
Peacock, H., Johnson, R. N., Dorsey, B., McKeown, C., & Hutchens, S. (February, 2007). An
investigation of misattribution of emotion due to media. Presented at the Mid-South
Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN.
Johnson, R. N., & Hutchens, S. (April 2008). An analysis of time perception as a function of
expertise and task. Presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association 78th
Annual Convention, Boise, ID.
Barrett, S., Johnson, R. N., Ward, R., & Odum, A. (May 2008). Effects of nicotine on temporal
discrimination and attending to temporal samples. Presented at the Association for
Behavior Analysis 34th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Poster Presentations:
Adams, C. A., Johnson, R. N., & Odum, A. L. (August 2009). Presented at the 117th American
Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, ON.
Johnson, R. N., & Odum, A. L. (May 2009). Effects of Reinforcer Availability upon Disrupted
Temporal Performance. Presented at the 35th Association for Behavior Analysis
International Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ.
Johnson, R. N., Ward, R. D., & Odum, A. L. (May 2009). Methamphetamine and Timing:
Effects of Baseline Training Length. Presented at the 35th Association for Behavior
Analysis International Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ.
Thomas, W. P., Odum, A. L., & Johnson, R. N. (May 2009). Differential Sensitization and
Tolerance to the Effects of d-Amphetamine on Random-Interval and Random-Ratio
Schedules. Presented at the 35th Association for Behavior Analysis International Annual
Convention, Phoenix, AZ.
Johnson, R. N., Anderson, T., Peacock, H. & Jones, R. (April 2006). Personality variables and
cell phone use in undergraduates. Presented at the Student Research Showcase, Delta
State University, Cleveland, MS.
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Johnson, R. N. & Crone-Todd, D. (April 2006). Applications of Behavioral Techniques on Oral
Hygiene. Presented at the Student Research Showcase, Delta State University,
Cleveland, MS.
Johnson, R. N., Crone-Todd, D., & Todd, B. (May 2006). A comparison of probability
discounting procedures with delay discounting: A matter of choice? Presented at the
Society for Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, Atlanta, GA.
Hutchens, S., Jones, R., Johnson, R. N., & Peacock, H. (February 2007). An investigation of cell
phone use in college students. Presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern
Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Chaired Discussions:
Johnson, R. N., Trapelino, S., & Jennings, G. (May 2007). Academic experiences abroad:
Students evaluate the value of foreign travel. Presented at the 3rd Annual Delta State
University Research and Scholarship Symposium, Cleveland, MS.
Johnson, R. N., & Jennings, G. (May 2007). Constructing effective learning experiences through
foreign travel: Northern Ireland and Italy. Presented at the 3rd Annual Delta State
University Research and Scholarship Symposium, Cleveland, MS.