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Assistant Professor

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London, ON, Canada

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May 08, 2021

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CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Ben Kajaste

Email: adl87k@r.postjobfree.com

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

Work: School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 3K7

SUMMARY

Experienced PhD Graduate with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Research Design, Literature Reviews, Public Speaking, Recreation Management, and Time Management. Strong administrative professional with multiple degrees focused in Motor Learning & Control (Kinesiology) from The University of Western Ontario.

LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kajaste-phd-80952074/

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

Western Student Recreation Center Intramural Sports Assistant Program Coordinator

Oversee day-to-day operations of all Intramural Sports programming at Western University. Lead 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.

Western Student Recreation Center Fitness & Wellness Assistant Program Coordinator

Manage 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.

Assistant Professor of Health Studies

Lead lectures of HS 1001 (Personal Determinants of Health), online/remotely, facilitate discussion and student learning. Design and implement course projects and examinations. Manage Graduate Teaching Assistants, assess and evaluate student progress. Western University, 2021- present.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Lead lectures of Kin 3347 (Human Growth & Development), both in person and online/remotely, facilitate discussion and student learning. Design and implement course projects and examinations. Manage Graduate Teaching Assistants, assess and evaluate student progress. Western University, 2019- present.

Researcher / Lab Coordinator / Graduate Teaching Assistant

Conduct Doctoral Thesis research. Design experiments, collect and analyze data, publish manuscripts in peer reviewed journals. Coordinate laboratory sessions. Oversee day-to-day operation of Motor Learning & Control Lab. Instruct classes, lead tutorials, grade assignments and exams. Western University, 2009-2018.

Western Student Recreation Center Shift Supervisor

Supervise various areas of a large recreation center including the weight room, cardio mezzanine, spin area and fitness studios as well as overseeing a team of staff and providing exceptional customer service to members. Western University, 2010-2015.

Western Student Recreation Center Intramural Basketball Commissioner

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of 5 intramural basketball leagues containing a total of more than 1000 participants on more than 100 teams each semester. Also responsible for training and scheduling over 30 basketball officials as well as enforcing league rules/policies and handling disciplinary sanctions/suspensions. Western University, 2010-2013.

PUBLICATIONS

Kajaste, B., & Buckolz, E. (2021). 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: Kinesiology 3347A (Online/Remote)– A Survey of Physical Growth & Motor Development (Approximately 140 students) Fall 2020, Western University

Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 3347B – A Survey of Physical Growth & Motor Development

(Approximately 140 students) Winter/Spring 2020, Western University

Assistant Professor: Kinesiology 3347B – A Survey of Physical Growth & Motor Development

(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