Resume

• 2015

  Society for the Teaching of Psychology

• 2012

  Cognitive Development Society

  Cognitive Science Society

• 2011

  Society for Research in Child Development

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  Developmental psychology

  The Ohio State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Developmental psychology

  The Ohio State University

  Certificate in Online Instruction

  The Ohio State University

• 2007

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Psychology

  Phi Beta Kappa

  Psi Chi

  University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Teaching

  Research Design

  Scientific Writing

  Data Analysis

  SPSS

  University Teaching

  E-Prime

  Statistics

  Public Speaking

  Higher Education

  Python

  Research

  Experimental Design

  Psychology

  Statistical Data Analysis

  Human Subjects Research

  Carving Metacognition at its Joints: Protracted Development of Component Processes

  Vladimir Sloutsky

  Two experiments investigated the development of metacognitive monitoring and control

  and conditions under which children engage these processes. In Experiment 1

  5-year-olds (N = 30) and 7-year-olds (N = 30)

  unlike adults (N = 30)

  showed little evidence of either monitoring or control. In Experiment 2

  5-year-olds (N = 90) were given performance feedback (aimed at improving monitoring)

  instruction to follow a particular strategy (aimed at improving control)

  or both. Across conditions

  feedback improved children's monitoring

  and instruction improved both monitoring and control. Thus

  children's poor metacognitive performance likely reflects a difficulty engaging the component processes spontaneously rather than a lack of metacognitive ability. These findings also suggest that the component processes are distinct

  with both undergoing protracted development.

  Carving Metacognition at its Joints: Protracted Development of Component Processes

  Children are notoriously bad at controlling their attention (e.g.

  switching from paying attention to a game to paying attention to the teacher)

  but improve throughout the preschool and early elementary school years. My current project investigates whether children's ability to switch attention improves when allowed a choice about when to switch and what activity to switch to. We are also investigating what other cognitive abilities (e.g.

  metacognition) may be necessary for children to benefit from choice.

  O'Leary

  Allison

  O'Leary

  The Ohio State University

  UNC Greensboro

  Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

  The Ohio State University

  Brevard College

  The Ohio State University

  Ohio Dominican University

  Responsibilities included administering and grading exams

  facilitating class discussion

  maintaining the online course portal

  meeting with students

  and facilitating public outreach at a local science museum. Courses assisted include:\n- Introduction to Psychology (Honors)\n- Psychology of Childhood (Honors)\n- Psychology of Adolescence\n- Psychology of the Adult Years\n- Training in Informal Science Outreach\n- Psychology Applied to Sport\n- Theories of Personality

  The Ohio State University

  Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

  Tifton

  Georgia

  Assistant Professor of Psychology

  I was the instructor of record for Introduction to Psychology and Life-Span Development

  covering a number of topics including research methods; neuroscience; prenatal development; motor

  sensory

  and perceptual development; theories of cognitive development; schools and achievement; and more. Some responsibilities included:\n\n- Plan

  develop

  and present lectures to undergraduate students\n- Develop section-specific assignments to gauge students' understanding of psychology concepts \n- Assess students' ability to critique academic and popular media portrayals of scientific research\n- Meet with students about ways to improve memory and understanding of course material\n- Contribute to development of course-wide assessments of learning\n- Act as liaison between students and coordinators of REP (the Research Experience Program)

  The Ohio State University

  Adjunct Instructor

  Ohio Dominican is a liberal arts university with a diverse student body including many first-generation and adult students. I taught human life-span development

  including topics like research methods

  prenatal development

  physical and motor development

  cognitive development

  among others.

  Ohio Dominican University

  UNC Greensboro

  DUCK (Development and Understanding of Children's Knowledge) Lab

  Developed a way to study children's executive function abilities in social and non-social contexts. Created stimuli

  collected and analyzed data

  and summarized it in my senior honors thesis.

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Brevard

  North Carolina

  Assistant Professor of Psychology

  Brevard College

  Planning

  developing

  and executing various research projects pertaining to infants' and children's cross-modal (audio-visual) processing

  and children's selective attention and executive control.

  The Ohio State University

  Graduate Research Associate

  I studied the development of metacognition (i.e.

  cognition about cognition) from young childhood to adulthood. In particular

  I investigated the impact of interventions designed to improve metacognition and learning in these age groups. In addition to the research itself

  I mentored several undergraduate students each semester

  co-led a professional development seminar for undergraduates in the lab

  and regularly presented my work at national conferences.

  The Ohio State University