Benjamin Richardson 1107 N Willow St. #3� Ellensburg, WA 98926

Phone: 206-948-5101 � E-Mail: Richar3636@gmail.com

Education

M.S. Central Washington University (2015). Experimental Psychology. Ellensburg, WA.

B.A. Western Washington University (2009). Experimental Psychology. Bellingham, WA.

Experience

• Full time Adjunct Professor of Statistics and Research Methods

for Central Washington University, Des Moines, WA.

• Assisted in teaching statistics labs using SPSS and R.

• Taught university level courses on statistics and comparative psychology.

• Participated as Graduate Student Representative on the hiring committee for CWU Dean of the graduate college.

• Acted as Graduate Student Representative for the CWU New Faculty hire search committee.

• Currently employed by Central Washington University under a graduate assistantship where I teach introductory and intermediate statistics as well as grade assignments and hold office hours for students seeking assistance.

• Manage the Brain Dynamics and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab for Dr. Ralf Greenwald at Central Washington University.

April 2016 – Current

August 2014 – June 2015

April 2015

September 2014 – February

2015

September 2014 - Current

September 2013 - Current

September 2013 – August 2015

• Organize lab projects and conduct studies involving Electroencephalography and behavioral measures of Human action, perception and working memory processes. Central Washington University.

• Student Representative member of the new faculty selection board for Central Washington University’s Psychology Department.

September 2013 – Current

April 2014 - Current

• Two course series on research design and advanced multivariate statistics. Central Washington University.

September 2007 – December 2009

• Courses in Psychology of Language, Human Cognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Phonetics. Western Washington University

• Additional courses in Abnormal Psychology, Human Development,

September 2007 –December 2009

June 2007 – December 2009

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Spanish and Latin. Western Washington University.

• Worked as a Lab Assistant in Dr. Kelly Jantzen’s Human Cognition Neural Dynamics Lab. Western Washington University

September 2007 – December 2009

Presentations and Publications

• Presentation: Richardson, B. P., Greenwald, R., Felke, Z., Whorley,

G., Williams, H., Medrano, M. (2015) Reaction Times and Decision Making To Auditory Stimuli in Musicians and Non-Musicians. Poster presented at the annual Central Washington University Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression. Ellensburg, WA.

• Presentation: Richardson, B. P., Greenwald, R., Felke, Z., Whorley, G., Williams, H., Medrano, M. (2015) Electrophysiological and Behavioral Working Memory Differences Between Musician and Non-Musicians. Poster presented at the annual Central Washington University Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression. Ellensburg, WA.

• Presentation: Ellis, D.M., Greenwald, R., Richardson, B., Celori, A. F., Meador, C., Cherry, J. (2014, Spring). Impact of Video Games on Working Memory. Poster submitted for presentation at Symposium of University Research and Creative expression. (SOURCE 2014) in Ellensburg, WA.

• Presentation: Richardson, B., Ellis, D. M., Greenwald, R, Celori, A. F., Cherry, J., & Meador, C. (2014, Spring). Reaction Times in Video Game and Non Video Game Players. Poster submitted for presentation at Symposium of University Research and Creative expression. (SOURCE 2014) in Ellensburg, WA.

• Presentation: Richardson, B., Ellis, D. M., Greenwald, R, Celori, A. F., Cherry, J., & Meador, C. (2014, Spring). Reaction Times and Decision Making in Video Gamers versus Non-gamers and Between Genders. Poster submitted for presentation at the 94th Annual Conference of the Western Psychological Association in Portland,

May 2015

May 2015

May 24th, 2014

May 15th, 2014

April 24th, 2014

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OR.

• Presentation: Richardson, B., North, S., Symons, S., & Jantzen, K.J. (2007, Spring). Beta and gamma band desynchronization reflect the perceptual capture of motion. Poster presented at the North West Cognition and Memory Conference.

• Publication: Jantzen, K. J., Seifert, M., Richardson, B., Behmer, L., Odell, C., Tripp, A., & Symons, L. (2012). Dorsal stream activity and connectivity associated with action priming of ambiguous apparent motion. NeuroImage, 63, 687 – 697.

May 14th – 16th, 2010

July 8th, 2012

Grants, Scholarships and Awards

Outstanding Graduate Student Award, June 2015

Summer Creative Research Grant (Successful), May 2015: 3500.00

Graduate Creative Research Grant (Successful), May 2015: 1000.00

Travel Grant (successful), April 2014: 400.00

Research Experience

• Lab Manager in Brain Dynamics and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab.

Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.

June 2013 - Current

• Lab Assistant in Human Cognition Neural Dynamics Lab.

Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.

June 2008 – June 2010

• Designed, ran, and participated in studies involving language perception, imitation learning, change blindness, video game experience, and musician working memory. Western Washington University and Central Washington University.

August 2008 – June 2009

September 2006 –

December 2009, July 2013 – Current

Professional Development

• Enrolled in instructional behavior science strategies course at Central Washington University.

• Completed a three course seminar series on Professional Development as a practicing scientist at Central Washington

September 2014

September 2013 – June 2014

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University.

• Currently enrolled in research course credits requiring project organization and data collection under Dr. Ralf Greenwald.

September 2013 – Present

Affiliations/Memberships

• CPR and AED Certified

• Psi Chi National Honor Society

August 2015

June 2014 - Present

• Western Psychological Association September 2013 – Present

• Central Washington University Neuroscience Club September 2013 - Present

• American Psychological Association June 2013 - Present

Interests

• Music cognition and brain differences associated with differing levels and qualities of music expertise.

• ERP components associated with working memory, attention and perception.

• Attentional processes using advanced techniques with EEG data.

• Electrophysiological differences associated with musicianship, imitation learning and its association with Mirror Neuron circuit paths.

• Independent Component Analysis and advanced methods of EEG interpretation.

• MATLAB, R, and various other software tools used for EEG and statistics processing.

Experience

• I have over six years experience working in and around EEG psychology lab settings using various techniques and studying a broad spectrum of topics. Additionally, I have experience using integrative programs such as MATLAB and StimPresent to create and display stimuli within studies. I have also designed, conducted, and documented Cognitive Neuroscientific research in laboratories at both Western Washington University and Central Washington University. I am experienced in conducting psychological research with various forms of Electroencephalography and am able to efficiently write up results illustrating dynamics of human brain electrophysiology and behavior.