Assistant Manager

Jared McGinley

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Department of Psychology (0436)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA 24060

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http://www.psyc.vt.edu/labs/mindbody

Education

Pursuing Ph.D.

2012-present Virginia Tech- Blacksburg, VA

Developmental and Biological Psychology

M.S. 2012 Virginia Tech- Blacksburg, VA

Developmental and Biological Psychology

Certificate: Preparing the Future Professoriate

B.A. 2008 Rutgers University- New Brunswick, NJ

Psychology, Religion

Research Experience

2012 (summer) Research Assistant Measurement in Episodic Memory Lab

Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

2011-presentLab Manager Mind-Body Lab

Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

2011-presentResearch AssistantChiu-King

-Casas Lab

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Roanoke, VA

2010 (summer) Research Assistant Methodology in Behavioral Research Lab

Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech- Blacksburg, VA

2009-present Researcher Mind-Body LabDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

2006Undergraduate Research Assistant Psychoneuroimmunology Lab

Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Teaching Experience

Virginia Tech

2012-PresentInstructor- Nervous Systems & Behavior

2011-2012Instructor

- Laboratory in Physiological Psychology

2011Teaching Assistant/Guest Lecturer

Physiological Psychology

2011Teaching Assistant/Guest Lecturer History & Systems in Psychology

2010 Instructor

- Laboratory in Advanced Learning

2009-2011Instructor/Teaching Assistant- Introductory Psychology

Central New Jersey

2009Substitute Teaching Assistant- Eden Institute for Autism

Princeton, NJ

2007-2008Teaching Assistant- Douglass Child Study Center

Rutgers University- New Brunswick, NJ

Honors/Awards

2012 Global Perspectives Program awardee

2011 SPR Student Travel award ($500)

2010, 2011 GSA Travel Fund Program award ($150, $200)

2010, 2011 Halper Travel Fund award ($500, $500)

2010, 2011 Graduate Research Development Program award ($300, $600)

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2010 Phi Beta Delta Essay Contest- 1 place ($200)

2006University College

Academic Scholarship

Professional Service

2011-2013Graduate Student Representative, Developmental and Biological

Psychology, Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech

2012 Contributor, WikiCommittee, Society for Psychophysiological

Research (SPR)

2010-2012 Contributor, Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)

Committee to promote student interests: newsletter subcommittee

2010-2011Outreach Coordinator,

Public Knowledge

2010-2011Coordinator, Leadership Tech- group focus: Health and Wellness

2010-2012Regional Representative, Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Reviewing

2012 Reviewer, GSA Research Symposium

2012 Reviewer APSSC Rise Research Award Competition

2011 Reviewer, Jefferson Journal of Science & Culture

2011 Reviewer, APS Student Research Award

2010-2011 Reviewer, Graduate Research Development Program (GRDP)

Professional Certification & Workshops Attended

2008 Lovaas Method - Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

2010 Heart Rate Variability SPR Roundtable Discussion

2011 Genetics and the Brain SPR Roundtable Discussion

2012 Functional Imaging Laboratory (FIL) SPM data analysis workshop

Research Interests

Anxiety, empathy, emotion regulation, emotion expressiveness

CNS regulation of ANS activity

Dyadic psychophysiology/neuroscience

CNS and ANS lateralization

Heart Rate Variability

Autonomic flexibility and perseverative cognition

Biological organization due to the evolution of the CNS and the ANS

Hierarchical processing of information & its relation to psychological states

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

McGinley, J.J., Jones, B. (Revise & Resubmit). A brief instructional intervention to

increase students motivation.

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

2007-2008 American Academy of Religion

2010-2011 The Society for the Teaching of Psychology

2010-2012 The Society for Psychophysiological Research

2010-2012 Association Psychological Science

2011-2012 American Psychological Association

Computer Software Skills

Data Collection/Analysis: Biopac Acqknowledge, Biopac Student Lab Pro, Mindware,

Kubios HRV Analysis

Statistical Analysis: SPSS, SAS, HLM 7, Microsoft Excel

Stimulus Presentation: Matlab (Psychtoolbox)

Programming Languages: HTML, CSS

Last Updated: June 30, 2012

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