Lisa Vangsness
Graduate Student, Kansas State University
(updated: December 2015)
Contact Information
Department of Psychology
Kansas State University
492 Bluemont Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-5302
Phone: (785).532.6850
Fax: (785).532.5401
Email: lvangsness@ksu.edu
Web: http://www.k-state.edu/psych/people/graduatestudents/vangsness.html
Education
2012
B.S., Psychology, with Honors
The University of Iowa
2012
B.A., Linguistics
The University of Iowa
Professional and Academic Appointments
2014-present Graduate Student, Young Cognitive Laboratory
Kansas State University (Advisor: Dr. Michael Young)
2012-2014
Senior Associate, Advancement Resources
Cedar Rapids, IA
Advancement Resources is the world leader in research-based professional education and
breakthrough thinking in philanthropy. In addition to researching and adapting our curriculum to
existing philanthropic theory and best practices, I pursued connections to other fields of thought
(e.g., psychology, economics, anthropology, and philosophy), and maintained a blog that featured
highlights from our interviews with development professionals and high-end donors.
2010-2012
Research Assistant, Mechanisms of Audio-visual Categorization Lab
University of Iowa (Advisor: Dr. Bob McMurray)
Honors and Awards
2014-present
2010
2009
2009-2012
Donoghue Fellowship, Kansas State University
Departmental Historic Award, University of Iowa
Iowa Center for Undergraduate Research Award, University of Iowa
UI National Scholars Award, University of Iowa
Professional Development
2015-present Teaching and Learning Center Achievement in Professional Development
Kansas State University
Professional Affiliations
2015
Psychonomic Society
2015
Society for Judgment and Decision Making
Research
Publications: technical reports and other manuscripts
Vangsness, L. (2012). Evidence of parallel language processing in college-age L2 learners. Honors
thesis for the B.S. in Psychology, University of Iowa.
Teaching
Primary Instructor (Kansas State University)
Courses
Fall 2015 PSYCH Experimental Methods in Psychology (Lab Section)
Students
20
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Kansas State University)
Courses
Spring 2015 PSYCH 460 Cognitive Psychology
Fall 2014 PSYCH 110 General Psychology
Students
27
110
Guest Lectures
Spring 2015
Fall 2014
Courses
PSYCH 460 Cognitive
Psychology
PSYCH 110 General Psychology
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (University of Iowa)
Courses
Spring 2012 407:008 Managing Your Money
CSI:1600 Success at Iowa
Fall 2011 407:008 Managing Your Money
CSI:1600 Success at Iowa
OnIowa! Student Leader
Lecture
Judgment and Decision-Making: Mindfakes, Psych-outs, and Stupid Human
Tricks
Introduction to Psychology;
History of Psychology
Students
210
210
210
210
10
Service
College (Kansas State University)
2014-2015
Co-chair, Graduate Student Council Fundraising Committee
Department (Kansas State University, Psychology)
2015-2016
Vice President, Graduate Association of Psychology Students