Colton B. Christian Department of Psychology 1227 University of Oregon Eugene, OR

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1 Colton B. Christian 1227 University of Oregon Eugene, OR EDUCATION 2013-present University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Ph.D. (in progress), Social Psychology Advisor: Dr. Sara Hodges University of Oregon, Eugene, OR M.S., Social Psychology Thesis: The Role of Accessibility in Egocentric Comparative Judgments Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR B.S., Psychology, Summa Cum Laude Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR Associate of Arts, Transfer Degree HONORS AND AWARDS Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology, Boston, MA; SPSP Program funded by NSF (2015) Qualtrics SurveyMod Competition, Honorable Mention (2015) Psychology Department Travel Award, University of Oregon ( ) International Society for Self and Identity Graduate Student Travel Award (2012) Outstanding Service to the Psychology Department, Southern Oregon University (2010) Outstanding Graduating Senior in Psychology, Southern Oregon University (2010) Psychology Department Student Travel Award, Southern Oregon University (2010) Psi Chi, Vice President, Southern Oregon University (2009) President s List, Rogue Community College, Southern Oregon University ( ) REFEREED PAPERS PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Fernandez-Duque, D., Evans, J., Christian, C. B., & Hodges, S.D. (2015). Superfluous neuroscience information makes explanations of psychological phenomena more appealing. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 27(5), Christian, C. B., Lee, I., & Hodges, S. D. (2014). From East to West: Bias and accessibility in self-other comparative judgments. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(11), MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Christian, C.B., & Shariff, A.F. (in prep). A meta-analysis examining the relationship between amniotic, prenatal, and salivary testosterone on mentalizing.

2 Christian, C.B., & Shariff, A.F. (in prep). 2D:4D digit ratio and mentalizing: Higher fetal testosterone cues predict better empathic performance. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS Fernandez-Duque, D., Evans, J., Christian, C. B., & Hodges, S.D. (2015, May). Superfluous neuroscience information makes explanations of psychological phenomena more appealing. Poster to be presented at the 27 th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY. Christian, C.B., Hodges, S.D., & Lee, I. (2015, February). From East to West: Accessibility and bias in self-other comparative judgments. Poster presented at the 16 th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA. Fernandez-Duque, D., Schwartz, B., Christian, C.B., & Hodges, S.D. (2014, August). Lay theories of mind/brain relation. Paper presented at Cognitive Science Association for Interdisciplinary Learning (CSAIL), Hood River, Oregon. Christian, C.B., Hodges, S.D., & Lee, I. (2014, February). From East to West: The role of accessibility in egocentric comparative judgments. Poster presented at the 15 th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX. Christian, C.B. & Hodges, S.D. (2013, January). Egocentric social comparisons: What reaction times have to say. Poster presented at the 14 th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA. Whitaker, J. D., & Christian, C. B. (2013, January). Candidate word count during republican presidential primary debates predicts subsequent polling outcomes. Poster to be presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA. Christian, C.B., Lee, I., & Hodges, S.D. (2012, January). Relying on self to make comparative ratings in independent and interdependent cultures. Poster presented at the Self and Identity Preconference at the 13 th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA. Whitaker, J., & Christian, C.B. (2011, May). Empathic concern, personal distress and race and emotion of target on ratings of perceived safety and trustworthiness. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Stanford, CA. Christian, C.B., & Whitaker, J. (2011, May). Self-orientation, physical olfactory cues and gender on perspectivetaking and empathic concern for a fictional character. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Stanford, CA. Whitaker, J., & Christian, C.B. (2011, May). Dissecting the curriculum vitae: Bias in primary versus alphabetically-equal authorship. Poster presented at the 4 th Annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research Symposium, Ashland, OR. Christian, C.B., & Whitaker, J. (2011, May). The relationship between other-orientation and physical olfactory cues on empathic concern for a fictional character. Poster presented at the 4 th Annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research Symposium, Ashland, OR. Christian, C.B., & Whitaker, J. (2011, May). Dissecting the curriculum vitae: Reduction of citation bias via

3 numerical and symbolic superscription. Formally presented at the 4 th Annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research Symposium, Ashland, OR. Whitaker, J., & Christian, C.B. (2011, May). The interaction between gender and race on perceptions of emotive facial stimuli. Poster presented at the 23 rd Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC. Christian, C.B., & Whitaker, J. (2011, May). The influence of education and numerical superscription on the perception of relatively contributed citations. Poster presented at the 23 rd Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC. Whitaker, J., & Christian, C.B. (2011, April). The effects of recency and knowledge on academic interpersonal perception. Poster presented at the 91 st Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA. Christian, C.B., & Naumes, M. (2011, April). The enhancing effects of Divergers and diversity on decision making. Poster presented at the 91 st Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA. Whitaker, J., & Christian, C.B. (2011, February). The effects of order of authorship and self-perceived ratings of fairness on individuals likeliness to collaborate professionally. Formally presented at the 70 th Annual Meeting of the Oregon Academy of Science, Portland, OR. Christian, C.B., & Naumes, M. (2011, February). Time won t let me go: The effects of diversity and time on cohesion and decision making. Formally presented at the 70 th Annual Meeting of the Oregon Academy of Science, Portland, OR. Whitaker, J., & Christian, C.B. (2011, January). Dissecting the curriculum vitae: Bias in primary versus alphabetically-equal authorship. Poster presented at the 12 th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX. Christian, C.B., & Naumes, M. (2011, January). When opposites attract: How learning styles interact with diversity to promote cohesion. Poster presented at the 12 th Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX. Christian, C.B. (2010, June). The effects of masking on just noticeable differences of frequency. Poster presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division, Ashland, OR. Christian, C.B., & Whitaker, J. (2010, June). Olfactory priming and self-perceived ratings of empathy. Poster presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division, Ashland, OR. Christian, C.B. (2010, May). The effects of masking on just noticeable differences of frequency. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Stanford, CA. Christian, C.B., & Whitaker, J. (2010, May). Olfactory priming and self-perceived ratings of empathy. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Stanford, CA. Christian, C.B. (2010, May). The effects of masking on just noticeable differences of frequency. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research Symposium, Ashland, OR.

4 Christian, C.B., & Whitaker, J. (2010, May). Olfactory priming and self-perceived ratings of empathy. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research Symposium, Ashland, OR. TEACHING Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon: Lab Instructor: Research Methods (6/14-8/14, 6/15-8/15) Statistical Methods (9/13-6/14) Teaching Assistant: Mind and Society (9/14 6/15) Human Neuropsychology (3/15-6/15) Proctor: Mind and Society Mind and Brain Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Southern Oregon University: Personal and Social Adjustment (3/09-6/10) General Psychology (9/09-12/09, 3/10-6/10) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Affiliated Graduate Student (4/12-3/14): Culture and Morality Lab, University of Oregon Duties included: developing research ideas, coding experiments, preparing protocols for submission to the Institutional Review Board, attending and presenting in lab meetings, analyzing data, and preparing manuscripts. Lab Member (9/11-3/14): Social Cognition Lab, University of Oregon Duties included: supervising undergraduate research assistants, coding experiments, preparing protocols for submission to the Institutional Review Board, attending and presenting in lab meetings, analyzing data, preparing abstracts for submission to national social psychology conferences, and preparing manuscripts for submission to social psychology journals. Research Assistant (3/10-8/10): Dr. Michael Naumes, Southern Oregon University Duties included: entering data, writing a literature review, formulating a novel measure of diversity, statistically analyzing data using the measure, interpreting the results, preparing a manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal, and preparing a poster for submission to national and regional conferences. Lab Member (3/10-6/10): Learning and Memory Lab, Southern Oregon University Duties included: writing a collaborative literature review, preparing and submitting an Institutional Review Board protocol, completing an experimental study under the guidance of Dr. Mark Krause, attending lab meetings, and presenting the results of the research at local, regional, and international conferences. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Association for Psychological Science, Student Member ( ) Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Student Member ( ) International Society for Self and Identity, Student Member (2012)

5 Oregon Academy of Science, Member (2011) Western Psychological Association, Student Member (2009, 2011, 2013) Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, Member, Southern Oregon University (2010) Psi Chi, Member, Southern Oregon University (2009) Phi Theta Kappa, Rogue Community College (2008) Editorial Board: Small Group Research Ad Hoc Reviewer: Small Group Research Social Cognition REVIEWING SERVICE Graduate Student Volunteer, APA Division 45 Conference (2014) Graduate Admissions Committee,, University of Oregon (2013) REFERENCES Sara D. Hodges, Ph.D University of Oregon Eugene, OR (541) Azim F. Shariff, Ph.D University of Oregon Eugene, OR (541) Mark Krause, Ph.D. Southern Oregon University 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard Ashland, OR (541)

6 Michael J. Naumes, Ph.D. Southern Oregon University 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard Ashland, OR (541) Paul S. Rowland, Ph.D. Southern Oregon University 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard Ashland, OR (541)