William Ray Battinich Ph.D.

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Chico CA, 95973

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Education

University of Arkansas, Ph.D., 2012, Experimental Psychology. California State University, Chico, M.A., 2009, Psychological Science. California State University, Chico, B.S., 2005, Psychology.

Academic Positions

Associate Faculty, Yuba Community College, 2018 – 2020

Associate Faculty, California State University Chico, 2017 – 2019.

Associate Faculty, University of Maryland University College, 2017 – 2018. Assistant Professor of Psychology, The College of St. Scholastica, 2012-2015.

Instructor of Psychology, Northwest Arkansas Community College, 2010-2012. Instructor of Psychology, University of Arkansas, 2009-2012.

Non-Academic Positions

Subject Matter Expert: Social Psychology, Hurix Digital, 2023 – present.

Subject Matter Expert: Neuropsychology, Western Governors University, 2023 - 2024

Independent Contractor: Research Methods, Statistics, Dissertations, 2020-present.

Instructional Design: General Psychology, The Learning Company, 2020.

Research Analyst, Butte Community College, 2017 -2017.

Content Expert: Statistics, SOPHIA Learning, 2015-2016.

Honors, Awards, Memberships

Learning, Cognition, and Instruction Travel Award, CSU, Chico, 2006. National Dean’s List, 2006.

APA Graduate Student Member, 2011. APS Faculty Member, 2012.

Research experience

08/05–05/07: Research Team Leader & Assistant: LCI Research Group, Department of Psychology, CSU, Chico. CA. Research investigated how thematic graphics may be used as a tool for directing a learners’ comprehension of textual material. (Supervisor: Neil H. Schwartz, Ph.D.).

08/07 – 5/12 Research Assistant: Language Processing Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas. Research investigated issues in discourse and sentence processing. (Supervisor: William H. Levine, Ph.D.).

Conference presentations

9. Kiunke, N. D., Battinich W. R., & Schwartz, N. H. (2007). The role of graphics and mood valence on what a learner extracts from text in a multimedia environment. Paper presented to the National Consortium for Instruction and Cognition, Chicago, Illinois.

8. Schwartz, N. H., Lieb, H., Battinich, W. R., & Kuinke, N. (2007). The power of aesthetics in graphics: Priming prior knowledge and dictating what is learned. Paper presented at the European Association for Learning and Instruction, Budapest, Hungary.

7. Schwartz, N. H., Battinich, W. R., Kuinke, N. & Lieb, H. (2008). Theme predicts the way learners use static graphics to derive dynamic content from text. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

6. Schwartz, N. H., Battinich, W. R., Lieb, H. & Mortensen, C. (2008). Learning from graphics: Disentangling the influence of theme and aesthetics. Paper presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.

5. Levine, W. H., *Battinich, W. R., *Hagaman, J. A., & *Lamons, H. (2008). Non-suppression of negated entities: An eye-movement study. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.

4. Battinich, W. R., & Levine, W. H. (2009). Production and processing of restrictive relative clauses in pragmatically-appropriate contexts. Paper presented at the Psychonomics Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

3. Biller, A. K., Levine, W. H., & Battinich, W. R. (2010). Partial phonological overlap causes cross-language activation in native-English learners of Arabic. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.

2. Battinich, W.R. & Levine, W.H. (2011). Processing Relative Clauses In Supportive And Biasing Contexts. Paper presented at the Psychonomics Society, Seattle, Washington.

1. Battinich, W.R. & Levine, W.H. (2012). The Role of Biased and Unbiased Contexts on Relative Clause Comprehension. Paper presented at the 25th Annual APS Society, Seattle, Washington.

Invited Talks

Processing relative clauses in and out of pragmatically appropriate contexts. Twin Ports Undergraduate Psychology Conference. The College of St. Scholastica. April 22, 2013.

Teaching Experience

Learning in the Young Child. Teaching Assistant (CSU Chico: Fall, 2006. Professor Neil H. Schwartz, instructor).

General Psychology (University of Arkansas, 2009-2010 (6x) California State University, Chico (3x) Online (1x) Yuba Community College 2018-2020 (3x)).

Cognitive Psychology (University of Arkansas: summer 2009, summer 2010; The College of St.

Scholastica: 2013 -2015 (6x) Online (1x)).

Statistics (Northwest Arkansas Community College, 2010-2011 (3x); The College of St.

Scholastica, 2012-2015 (9x)).

Research Methods (The College of St. Scholastica, 2012-2015 (6x) Online (1x); University of Maryland University College, 2017-2018 (2x)).

Brain Mind and Behavior (CSU Chico, 2017-2018 (1x)).

Development Across the Lifespan (Yuba Community College, 2019-2020 (1x)).

Social Psychology (Yuba Community College, 2019-2020 (1x))

College Service

Occupational Therapy Admissions Committee, The College of St. Scholastica, 2013- 2015. Graduate Council Curriculum Committee, The College of St. Scholastica, 2014- 2015.

Professional Service

Peer Advisor for Department of Psychology, CSU, Chico, Spring, 2005.

Manuscript Reviewer, Division C: Learning and Instruction, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, 2007.

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