Relevant Coursework
- PSY 310 Intermediate Statistics - Basic theoretical concepts of statistics and use of these concepts in selection and development of model testing, hypothesis testing and parameter estimation procedures. Both single measure (univariate) and correlation (bivariate) concepts are included.
- PSY 327 Introduction to Human Factors - Introduction to the field of human factors, a discipline concerned with designing products and systems for human use.
- PSY 331 Sensation-Perception - Introduction to the scientific study of sensory processes and perceptual principles from a psychophysical and physiological perspective, and the methods used to investigate them. Topics may include vision, audition, psychophysics, and object and space perception.
- PSY 332 Human Cognition - Study of higher-order processes basic to the acquisition of knowledge. Includes thinking, problem solving, creativity, information processing, decision making, judgment, concepts and imagination.
- PSY 341 Neuropsychology - Localization of brain regions responsible for human capabilities as studied in patients with brain damage, normal people, and nonhumans. How brain damage is assessed and treated. Relation of findings to function of normal brains.
- PSY 411 Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments - Focuses on logic, application, and interpretation of analysis of variance (ANOVA) models in addition to other statistical procedures. Various issues of research design and experimentation are also covered.
- PSY 412 Multivariate Statisticss - Covers logic, application, and limitations of multivariate (multiple independent and dependent variables) statistics. Topics may include multivariate analysis of variance, single and multiple correlation/regression, logistic regression, factor analysis, and path analysis.
- PSY 499 Independent Study - Student will conduct independent laboratory or library research and write a report of the research.
- PSY 518 Computer Applications in Psychology - Foundations of computer technology and its application to psychology. Emphasis on real-time control by digital computers in psychological research and applications.
- PSY 527 Human Factors - Systematic application of psychological principles to the design of person-machine systems. Emphasis in the laboratory on the development of skills required of human factors psychologists. These skills will include systems analysis, cognitive task analysis, rapid prototyping and usability testing.
- PSY 533 Research in Cognition and Learning - Research methods in cognition, learning, and perception. Laboratory includes experiments on selected topics.
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Previous Projects
- Acted as a supervised research assistant in Dr. James Miles' lab in CSULB's PSY499 class.
- 1+ years experience as an Electronic Order Entry team member, managing and troubleshooting multiple live systems in a busy work environment.
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