Assistant Professor Higher Education

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Ben Kajaste

Email: ********@***.**

Cell: 289-***-****

Work: Western University, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 3K7 SUMMARY

Experienced PhD Graduate with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Highly skilled in Course & Research Design, Literature Reviews, Public Speaking, Recreation Management & Time Management, Assessment & Evaluation, Leadership, and Student Development. Strong administrative professional with multiple degrees in Kinesiology and Education from The University of Western Ontario. LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kajaste-phd/ EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy

Kinesiology (Motor Learning & Control), Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Thesis: Properties of Perceptual Motor After-Effects in Visuo-Spatial Tasks Supervisor: Dr. Eric Buckolz

Master of Arts

Kinesiology (Motor Learning & Control), Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Thesis: Central Location Inhibitory After-Effects

Supervisor: Dr. Eric Buckolz

Bachelor of Education

Intermediate/Senior Physical & Health Education, and Geography Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Bachelor of Arts

Honours Specialization Kinesiology, Minor in Geography Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences

Designed undergraduate level courses and led lectures of Rehabilitation Science 3060 (Health Conditions & Disease) online/remotely (distance studies). Facilitated discussions and student learning via. design and implementation of course projects and examinations. Managed Graduate Teaching Assistants, assessed and evaluated student progress. Western University, 2024- present. Assistant Professor of Applied Health Sciences

Designed graduate level course for APPLHSCI 9008 (Health & Wellbeing in Childhood & Youth) online/distance studies. Led lectures, facilitated discussions and student learning. Created and implemented course projects and examinations. Managed Graduate Teaching Assistants, assessed and evaluated student progress. Western University, 2024- present. Assistant Professor of Health Studies

Designed undergraduate level courses for Health Studies (HS) 1001 (Personal Determinants of Health), HS 2110 (Creation of Wellbeing), HS 3025 (Integrative Health), HS 3701 (The Aging Body), HS 4705 (Aging and Community Health), and HS 4740 (Chronic Disease Prevention); in person, hybrid, and online/remotely. Led lectures, facilitated discussions and student learning. Created and implemented course projects and examinations. Managed Graduate Teaching Assistants, assessed and evaluated student progress. Western University, 2021- present. Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Designed undergraduate level courses and led lectures of Kinesiology (Kin) 2000 (Physical Activity & Health) and Kin 3347 (Human Growth & Motor Development); in person, blended, and online/remotely. Facilitated discussions and student learning via. design and implementation of course projects and examinations. Managed Graduate Teaching Assistants, assessed and evaluated student progress. Western University, 2019- present. Western Student Recreation Center Fitness & Wellness Team Lead Managed staff and day-to-day operations of various components of the Western Student Recreation Center including Personal Trainers, Shift Supervisors, Fitness Instructors, Fitness Center Attendants and Massage Therapists. Involved in staffing decisions, planning, equipment, training, scheduling, promotion, dismissal, compensation, and creating and implementing policies. Western University, 2015- present.

Western Student Recreation Center Intramural Sports Assistant Program Coordinator Oversaw day-to-day operations of all Intramural Sports programming at Western University. Led a team of 7 sport specific conveners and 150+ sport officials/referees. Responsible for administering programming of approximately 20 sports leagues, tournaments, and special events serving upwards of 10,000 unique participants each year. Involved in employee hiring, scheduling, policies, rules, and facility maintenance procedures to streamline and increase efficiency of various components of the Intramural program. Western University, 2013- present. Researcher / Lab Coordinator / Graduate Teaching Assistant Conducted Doctoral Thesis research. Designed experiments, collected and analyzed data, published manuscripts in peer reviewed journals. Coordinated laboratory sessions. Oversaw day- to-day operation of Motor Learning & Control Lab. Instructed classes, led tutorials, graded assignments and exams. Western University, 2009-2018. Western Student Recreation Center Shift Supervisor Supervised various areas of a large recreation center including the weight room, cardio mezzanine, spin area and fitness studios. Oversaw a team of staff and provided exceptional customer service to members. Western University, 2010-2015. Western Student Recreation Center Intramural Basketball Commissioner Responsible for the day-to-day operations of all intramural basketball leagues containing a total of more than 1000 participants on more than 100 teams each semester. Trained, scheduled, and mentored over 30 basketball officials. Enforced league rules/policies and handled disciplinary sanctions/suspensions. Western University, 2010-2013. PUBLICATIONS

Kajaste, B., & Buckolz, E. (2022). Distractor-occupied prime locations retrieve inherently

-related and task-assigned responses in visuo-spatial tasks. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Kajaste, B., & Buckolz, E. (2019). Freely-selected and forced-choice responses bind with relevant object-occupied locations in visuospatial tasks. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale, 73(4), 242. Kajaste, B., & Buckolz, E. (2018). Episodic storage and retrieval in visuo-spatial tasks: evidence of indirect retrieval. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 30(4), 418-437. Kajaste, B., & Buckolz, E. (2018). Detecting Target Identity—Location/Response Binding in Visuo-spatial Tasks Using a Cueing Procedure: An Exploratory Study. Psychology, 9(04), 691.

Buckolz, E., Lok, M., Kajaste, B., Edgar, C., & Khan, M. (2014). The preservation of response inhibition after-effects in a location-based spatial negative priming task: Younger versus older adults. Psychological Research.

Haworth, P., Buckolz, E., & Kajaste, B. (2014). The role of probe-trial distractors in the production/removal of the spatial negative priming effect. Journal of Cognitive Psychology.

Buckolz, E., Edgar, C., Kajaste, B., Lok, M., & Khan, M. (2012). Inhibited prime-trial distractor responses solely produce the visual spatial negative priming effect. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 74, 1632–1643.

Buckolz, E., Edgar, C., Kajaste, B., Lok, M., & Khan, M. (2011). Blocking memory retrieval as a means for eliminating the spatial negative priming (SNP) effect: Preventing response-based information retrieval. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 33 Suppl., 58-59.

Buckolz, E., Kajaste, B., Edgar, C., Lok, M., & Khan, M. (2011). Do centrally presented stimulations cause orientation inhibition? Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 33 Suppl., 58.

Buckolz, E., Lok, M., Edgar, C., Kajaste, B., & Khan, M. (2011). Response inhibition in the elderly: Evidence for preservation. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 33 Suppl., 57-58.

PRESENTATIONS

Kajaste, B., Buckolz, E., & Khan, M., (2016, October). Evidence of Episodic Storage Processing in a Visuo-spatial Task. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning & Sport Psychology Conference, Waterloo, Ontario. Kajaste, B., Buckolz, E., & Khan, M., (2016, October). Freely Selected & Forced Responses Quickly Bind to the Target Location, But Not to the Target Identity, That Activates Them in a Visuo-spatial Task. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning & Sport Psychology Conference, Waterloo, Ontario. Kajaste, B., Buckolz, E., Haworth, P., & Perry, J., (2013, October). Automatic Processing is Both Inevitable & Flexible. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning & Sport Psychology Conference, Kelowna, British Columbia. Haworth, P., Buckolz, E., & Kajaste, B. (2013, October). The Role of Probe-trial Distractors in the Production/Removal of the Spatial Negative Priming Effect. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning & Sport Psychology Conference, Kelowna, British Columbia.

Buckolz, E., Stoddart, A., Kajaste, B., Edgar, C., & Haworth, P. (2012, November). The influence of practice on response inhibition and its inhibitory after-effects in visual, location-based tasks. Poster presented the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning

& Sport Psychology Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Stoddart, A., Buckolz, E., Kajaste, B., Edgar, C., & Haworth, P. (2012, November). Protection against response selection errors: Is this the benefit produced by inhibitory after-effects caused by response inhibition? Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning & Sport Psychology Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Buckolz, E., Edgar, C., Kajaste, B., Lok, M., & Kahn, M. (2011, June). Blocking memory retrieval as a means for eliminating the spatial negative priming (SNP) effect: Preventing response-based information retrieval. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, Burlington, Vermont.

Buckolz, E., Kajaste, B., Lok, M., Edgar, C., & Khan, M. (2011, June). Do centrally presented stimulations cause orientation inhibition? Poster presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, Burlington, Vermont.

Buckolz, E., Lok, M., Edgar, C., Kajaste, B., & Khan, M. (2011, June). Response inhibition in the elderly: Evidence of preservation. Lecture presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, Burlington, Vermont.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor: Health Studies 3025A – Integrative Health (Approximately 80 students) Summer 2024, Western University

Assistant Professor: Rehabilitation Sciences 3060A – Health Conditions & Disease

(Approximately 40 students) Summer 2024, Western University Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 2000B – Physical Activity & Health (Approximately 460 students) Winter 2024, Western University

Assistant Professor: Health Studies 3025B – Integrative Health (Approximately 75 students) Winter 2024, Western University

Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 3347B (Blended) – Growth & Development (Approximately 140 students) Winter 2024, Western University

Assistant Professor: Applied Health Sciences 9008B (Online/Remote) – Health and Wellbeing in Childhood and Youth (Approximately 80 students) Winter 2024, Western University Assistant Professor: Health Studies 3701B (Blended) – The Aging Body (Approximately 60 students) Winter 2023, Western University

Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 3347B (Blended)– Growth & Development (Approximately 160 students) Winter 2023, Western University

Assistant Professor: Health Studies 4705B (Blended) – Aging and Community Health

(Approximately 60 students) Winter 2023, Western University Assistant Professor: Health Studies 2110A (Distance Studies) – Creation of Wellbeing

(Approximately 70 students) Summer 2022, Western University Assistant Professor: Health Studies 3025B (Hybrid) – Integrative Health (Approximately 80 students) Winter 2022, Western University

Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 3347B (Hybrid)– Growth & Development Across the Lifespan (Approximately 150 students) Winter 2022, Western University Assistant Professor: Health Studies 4740A – Chronic Disease Prevention (Approximately 80 students) Fall 2021, Western University

Assistant Professor: Health Studies 1001A (Online/Remote)– Personal Determinants of Health

(Approximately 80 students) Summer 2021, Western University Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 3347A (Online/Remote)– Growth & Development Across the Lifespan (Approximately 140 students) Fall 2020, Western University Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 3347B – Growth & Development Across the Lifespan

(Approximately 140 students) Winter/Spring 2020, Western University Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 3347B – Growth & Development Across the Lifespan

(Approximately 140 students) Winter/Spring 2019, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 4409B - Strategies and Tactics in Sport Professor: Dr. Eric Buckolz (Approximately 80 students), Spring 2015, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 2903Q – Canoeing Skills Professor: Dr. Glen Belfry (Approximately 35 students), Fall 2014, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 4409B - Strategies and Tactics in Sport Professor: Dr. Eric Buckolz (Approximately 60 students), Spring 2014, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 2903Q – Canoeing Skills Professor: Dr. Glen Belfry (Approximately 35 students), Fall 2013, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kin 4474B– Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults Professor: Dr. Liza Stathakostas (Approximately 80 students), Spring 2013, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 2903Q – Canoeing Skills Professor: Dr. Glen Belfry (Approximately 35 students), Fall 2012, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 4409B – Strategies and Tactics in Sport Professor: Dr. Eric Buckolz (Approximately 80 students), Spring 2012, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 2903Q – Canoeing Skills Professor: Dr. Glen Belfry (Approximately 35 students), Fall 2011, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 4409B – Strategies and Tactics in Sport Professor: Dr. Eric Buckolz (Approximately 80 students), Spring 2011, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 2903Q – Canoeing Skills Professor: Dr. Glen Belfry (Approximately 35 students), Fall 2010, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 1080B – Introduction to Psycho-motor Behaviour Professor: Dr. Matthew Heath (Approximately 300 students), Spring 2010, Western University Graduate Teaching Assistant: Kinesiology 2903Q – Canoeing Skills Professor: Dr. Glen Belfry (Approximately 35 students), Fall 2009, Western University HONORS & AWARDS

Bob Zeisner Excellence in Leadership Award, Western University, April 2017 FHS Graduate Conference Travel Award, Western University, November 2016, $170 Western Graduate Research Scholarship, Western University, September 2014, $14 268 Kinesiology Graduate Travel Award, Western University, May 2014, $500 FHS Graduate Conference Travel Award, Western University, November 2013, $500 Western Graduate Research Scholarship, Western University, September 2013, $14 268 Global Opportunities Award, Western University, April 2013, $1 000 FHS Graduate Conference Travel Award, Western University, November 2012, $500 Western Graduate Research Scholarship, Western University, September 2012, $14 268 Western Graduate Research Scholarship, Western University, September 2011, $14 268 Western Graduate Research Scholarship, Western University, September 2010, $5 258 Western Graduate Research Scholarship, Western University, September 2009, $5 258 Western Scholarship of Distinction Award, Western University, September 2004, $1 500 ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Western University School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: 2023 - Present American Psychological Association: 2022 - Present Western University Faculty of Health Sciences Council: 2019 - Present National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association: 2019 - Present Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning & Sport Psychology: 2012 - Present North American Society for the Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity: 2011 - Present Ontario College of Teachers: 2009 - Present

Society of Graduate Students: 2009-2018

OTHER

UWO Faculty Association Grievance Committee 2024- Present Thames Valley District School Board Occasional Teacher 2024- Present London Waldorf School Supply Teacher 2024- Present CPR / AED and First Aid Certified 2019

Class G Drivers Licence

REFEREES

Dr. Eric Buckolz (Professor Emeritus [Kinesiology], Western University) Contact: ********@***.**

Dr. Michael Khan (Provost and Vice President Academic, Trent University) Contact: ***********@******.**

Dr. Glen Belfry (Professor of Kinesiology, Western University) Contact: *******@***.**

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