Research

Nguyen Khoi Nguyen (Matthew)

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Walnut Creek, CA 94597

(661) 754 – 6700 **************@*****.***

Education

University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Summer 2013

GPA: 3.46

Dean’s honor list 2009-2011

Relevant Experience

Gazzaley Lab

University of California, San Francisco Mission Bay May 2013-Present

Research Assistant

Under Allison Kaup, PhD & David Ziegler, PhD, we are attempting to understand how cognition and the brain

change in normal aging while developing and testing computerized cognitive training ("brain games") to see if

playing these games can improve thinking skills and brain functioning. In addition, we are u sing EEG measures to

study how cognitive neurotherapeutic approaches (such as a meditation -based computer program) can be beneficial

to deficits in attention processing.

Selected Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment of participants which included, prescreening, interviews and follow-ups

• Data analysis and management

• EEG and neuropsychological assessments of older and younger adults

Cal Mania (CalM) Program April 2013-Present

Research Assistant

Under the supervision of Professor Sheri Johnson and Professor Claudia Haase, we are analyzing various positive

emotions via the FacialAction Coding System and implementing them to further enhance our understanding of

positive emotions, especially in those this suffering from manic-like symptoms. I was chosen because I was one of

the few students at UC Berkeley with sufficient background to utilize the Facial Action Coding System (FACS,

Ekman et al., 2002) on live participants.

Selected Key Responsibilities

• Piloting and testing research studies

• Utilizing Facial Action Coding System on participants to measure facial emotional displays

Awe and Social Perception Lab September 2012-Present

Research Assistant

Under Dr. Paul Piff, we are studying how social hierarchy, inequality, and emotion shape relations between

individuals and groups through the use of naturalistic studies as well as lab studies that require extensive confederate

manipulation.

Selected Key Responsibilities

• Performing extensive literature reviews on social class and inequality

• Editing of video clips that were used for Dr. Piff’s TEDx presentation

• Data management/analysis

UC Berkeley Prosociality Laboratory

Research Assistant 2012-2013

This project, headed by Ursula Beermann, PhD, aimed to reveal how people use humor, smiling and laughter in

order to be kind and helpful toward other people, taking into account self-reports, facial expressions and humor

behavior, and vagal tone.

Selected Key Responsibilities

• Independently conducted large scale data analysis and data entry and conducted extensive literature reviews

spanning multiple topics ranging from social psychology to neuropsychology.

• Led a small team of research assistants and trained them in performing and utilizing various computer

applications (such as analysis of speech in phonetics) as well as various other task involved with lab

protocol.

• Responsible for contacting and recruiting potential participants and running study sessions to collect data.

Selected Key Achievements

Promoted as lead research assistant for effectiveness in training others and understanding of the complex nature of

the research topic and the programs required to analyze it.

Project Vietnam Post Camp

Research Assistant

With the support of 6 other team members, we evaluated the hygienic conditions in rural Vietnamese locations and

assessed the necessary steps to increase hygiene practices and safety especially those within a hospital setting.

Selected Key Responsibilities

• Translating surveys from English to Vietnamese and distribution of surveys to rural Vietnamese villages

• Write a report on the sanitation conditions we observed and possible methods to improve living and heath

conditions.

• Collaborated with local health officials to access pertinent sanitation issues (such as hand washing) that we

saw while we were shadowing doctors in the hospitals.

Admob Summer 2009

Market Analyst Intern

AdMob was a mobile advertising company that was started by an ex-Wharton graduate that connects advertisers

with mobile publishers. They allow advertisers to create and target display banner ads focus on mobile handsets. The

name AdMob is a portmanteau for "advertising on mobile". It was incorporated in 2006 and had headquarters in San

Mateo, California. In June 2011, it was officially acquired by Google for $750 million.

Selected Key Responsibilities

• Analyzed key sales, industry and company metrics to help identify relevant market entry in Asia -Pacific.

• Conducted ad-hoc reports and analysis to assist Head of Mobile in determining future sales and business

development strategies.

Volunteering

Project Vietnam Team Leader - Managed a small team to provide medical aid in r ural Vietnam

Association of Psychology Undergraduates student mentor - mentored undergraduates (Sophomore and

Freshman standing) and transfer students in their psychology and statistic classes and also assisted them with course

selection, research involvement and adjustment to academia in a new environme nt

Skills: R (specifically R Commander, similar to SPSS), intermediate knowledge of SQL (currently taking lessons),

video editing, audio editing, Qualitrics, Access, Excel, Word, Office, PowerPoint

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