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1 EDUCATION 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC Matthew M. Clasen Phone: The American University Doctoral Candidate (expected graduation date May, 2019) Advisor: Dr. Anthony Riley PhD. Department: Psychology Program: Behavior, Cognition, & Neuroscience. Lab: Psychopharmacology James Madison University Graduation: May 2014 Degree: B.S. in Psychology Minor: Biology GPA: 3.3 Northern Virginia Community College Graduated May 2011 Degree: Associate of Science Focus: Psychology GPA: 3.8 RELEVANT COUSRE WORK Introduction to Psychology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Sensation and Perception Psychology of Learning Applied Behavior Analysis Neurobiology Biopsychology Neuroscience of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms General Chemistry and Lab Biology of Organisms Evolution and Ecology Cell and Molecular Biology Advanced Psychological Statistics Genetics and Development ACADEMIC AWARDS Belle Haven Country Club: Bag Boy Scholarship Award Fall, 2010 Awarded to the Bag Boy and Starter who demonstrated hard work, leadership and the highest yearly GPA. Northern Virginia Community College: Award for Academic Excellence Spring, 2011 Awarded based upon my work within the subject of Psychology. James Madison University: Centennial Scholarship Program Fall, 2011 Selected students are awarded a full ride to James Madison University based upon academic work, leadership and financial need. James Madison University: Outstanding Achievement in Research Award Spring, 2013 For all of my undergraduate research and leadership within the laboratory.

2 James Madison University: Dean s Award for Best Research Poster Spring, 2013 Awarded for presenting my research done for the project: Effects of Brief Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation on Radial Arm Maze Performance. James Madison University: 11 th Annual Colonial Academic Alliance Undergrad Research Conference Award Spring, 2013 My project, The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat, was selected competitively across the university and fully funded to represent JMU at this regional conference in Newark, Delaware. James Madison University: National Conference on Undergratuate Research Travel Award Fall, 2013 My project, The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat, was selected competitively across the university and fully funded to represent JMU at this national conference at the University of Kentucky in April of Only 12 researchers were chosen from all of the undergraduate research at JMU. RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS Travel Grants: Clasen, Matthew. The Effect of Caffeine and REM Sleep Deprivation on Free Operant Responding. Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis. Columbia, SC. (2012) $300 received from James Madison University s Department of Psychology. Clasen, Matthew. Strategic Differences on a Radial Arm Maze Task in a Rodent Model of ADHD. Association of Psychological Sciences. Washington D.C. (2013) $300 received from James Madison University s Department of Psychology. Clasen, Matthew. Effects of Brief Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation on Radial Arm Maze Performance in the SHR. Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Baltimore, MD. (2013) $300 received from James Madison University s Department of Psychology. Clasen, Matthew. The Effect of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat, Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference. Newark, DA. (2013) All expenses paid by James Madison University s Office of Sponsored Events. Clasen, Matthew. The Effect of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat, Society for Neuroscience. San Diego, CA. (2013) $300 received from James Madison University s Department of Psychology. Clasen, Matthew. The Effect of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Lexington, KY. (2013) All expenses paid by James Madison University s Office of Sponsored Events. Research Grants: Clasen, Matthew. $500 awarded from James Madison University s Department of Psychology for the research project, The Effect of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. (2013)

3 Clasen, Matthew. $1008 awarded from James Madison University s Department of Communication and Speech Disorders for the research project, Auditory Masking in a Rodent Model of ADHD. (2013) RESEARCH PROJECTS The Effects of Caffeine and REM Sleep Deprivation on Free Operant Responding Under a VI30 s Schedule of Reinforcement (2012) Worked in laboratory running rats through the daily testing procedures Recorded and graphed data using Microsoft Excel Handled rats and conducted intraperitoneal injections Maintained operant chambers Responsible for keeping laboratory animals within the require weight range Assisted in presenting the research at SEABA with other colleagues Examining the Effects of d-amphetamine on Impulsivity in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR) (2012) Worked in laboratory running rats through the daily testing procedures. Recorded and graphed data using Microsoft Excel. Practiced and conducted intraperitoneal injections. Helped keep laboratory animals within the required weight range. The Effect of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (2013) Conducted a literature review of. - The effects of cocaine on impulsivity. - Adjusting amount delay discounting procedure. - Dopaminergic and Noradrenergic pathway interaction within impulsive decision making. - Metabotropic dopamine effects of cocaine sensitization. Wrote and obtained the IACUC protocol proposal. Managed and led 10 undergraduates to conduct this project. Mixed a schedule 2 drug into solution. Reengineered operant boxes to fit the need of the project. Learned to program and run MedPC operant software. Performed intraperitoneal injections and taught 10 undergraduates the essentials of injections. Collected data daily for 10 months. Analyzed Data using SPSS. Was selected and fully funded to present this project at CAA Undergrad Conference. Accepted to present at SFN as the leading author. Earned $800 of grant money. Effects of Brief Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation on Radial Arm Maze Performance in SHR S (2013) Helped conduct a literature review for pertinent SHR research. Helped engineer the radial arm maze. Helped collect data for the experiment. Auditory Masking in a Rodent Model of ADHD (2013) Was selected and paid to work on protocol.

4 POSTER PRESENTATIONS Bradley, C., Peterson, D., McVay, S., Corbett, T., Henry, E., Sequeira, S., Clasen, M., Crosby, T., & Dyche, J. (2012) The Effects of Caffeine and REM Sleep Deprivation on Free Operant Responding Under a VI30 s Schedule of Reinforcement. Poster presented at the 29 th annual Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis in Columbia, South Carolina. (October) Clasen, M., Sequeira, S., McVay, S., Cooke, C., Houhoulis, S., Jeter, A., Keegan, R., Shemery, A., Williams, D.,Yohn, C., & Holt, D. (2013) The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. Poster presented at the 9 th Annual Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis in Harrisonburg, Virginia. (March) McVay, S., Clasen, M., Sequeira, S., Cooke, C., Houhoulis, S., Jeter, A., Keegan, R., Shemery, A., Williams, D., Yohn,, C. Dyche, J., & Holt, D. Effects of Brief Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation on Radial Arm Maze Performance. Poster presented at the 9 th Annual Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis in Harrisonburg, Virginia. (March) Clasen, M., Sequeira, S., McVay, S., Cooke, C., Houhoulis, S., Jeter, A., Keegan, Shemery, A., Williams, D., Yohn C., & Holt, D. (2013) The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. Poster presented at the11 th Annual Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference in Newark, Delaware. (April) Clasen, M., Sequeira, S., McVay, S., O Malley, J. Shemery, A., Dyche, J., & Holt, D. (2013) The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience in San Diego, California. (November) Clasen, M., Sequeira, S., Franssen, C., Dyche, J., & Holt, D. (2014) The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. Poster presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. (April) Clasen, M., Sequeira, S., Franssen, C., Dyche, J., & Holt, D. (2014) The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. NIDA/NIAAA and APA Divisions 28/ Early Career Investigator Poster Session/Social Hour. (August) MANUSCRIPTS PRINTED Clasen, M., Sequeira, S., McVay, S., Cooke, C., Houhoulis, S., Jeter, A., Keegan, Shemery, A., Williams, D., Yohn C., & Holt, D. (2013) The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. Manuscript printed for the11 th Annual Colonial Academic Alliance Undergrad Research Conference in Newark, Delaware. (April) McVay, S., Assgari, A., Clasen, M., O Malley, J.J., Shemery, A., Sequeira, S., Holt, D., & Dyche, J. (2013) Effects of brief paradoxical sleep deprivation on radial arm maze performance in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Abstract printed for the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Baltimore, MD. (June) Clasen, M., Sequeira, S., McVay, S., O Malley, J. Shemery, A., Dyche, J., & Holt, D. (2013) The Effects of Cocaine on Delay Discounting in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. Abstract printed for Society for Neuroscience in San Diego, California. (November) CONFERENCES ATTENDED Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis

5 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA March 24, 2012 Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis University of South Carolina Columbia, SC October 11-13, 2012 Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA March 23, 2013 Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference University of Delaware Newark, DA April 12-14, 2013 Society for Neuroscience San Diego, California November 8-12, 2013 National Conference on Undergrad Research University of Kentucky April 3-5, 2014 TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS Psychology of Learning (PSY 390): Dr. Daniel Holt (Spring 2013) Tutored students. Lead test review sessions. Attended class daily to help students. Graded exams and assignments with Dr. Holt Biopsychology (PSY 385): Dr. Catherine Franssen (Fall 2013) Tutored students. Lead test review sessions. Attended class daily to help students. Graded exams and assignments with Dr. Franssen. RELEVANT LAB EXPERIENCE James Madison University Miller Animal Research Lab: Undergrad researcher for 2.5 years. Helped on 5 separate protocols. Led 2 separate protocols. Wrote 2 separate IACUC submissions. Experience with intraperitoneal and sub-cutaneous injections. January 2012 to present

6 Experience engineering Med PC operant boxes. Experience programing Med PC. Experience running Med PC. Operant tasks and self-administration tasks. Experience euthanizing rats. Experience maintaining a schedule 2 drug log. Experience mixing chemical solutions. Experience cleaning and operating a Vibratome Ultra-pro Experience constructing and repairing a Vibratome Ultra-pro Experience with light microscopy. Experience with immunohistochemistry. Lab Caretaker at James Madison University Summer 2012 Conducted routine safety checks to maintain proper protocol Oversaw entire mice and rat colony Cleaned entire lab weekly Long Wood University: June 2013 May 30 th - 31 st, 2013 Invited to work in Dr. Adam Franssen s Research lab. Practiced rat profusions and extractions. Practiced cryostat techniques for well and dry slide mounting. Studied and performed Immunohistochemistry. Boston University: July 2013 June 27 th July 11 th, 2013 Invited to work in Dr. Kathleen Kantak s Research lab. Studied and performed cocaine self-administration surgeries and techniques. Experience surgically implanting femoral catheters. Experience with rat post-surgical care. SPECIAL SKILLS Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint MED-PC software programing skills SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Extensive experience leading a research lab as an undergraduate