Kimberly C. Preusse 1 Kimberly Carol Preusse Curriculum Vitae kimberlypreusse@gatech.edu Education September 14, 2015 Current Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia Concentration: Engineering Psychology 2013 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with highest honors and department honors, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Concentration: Cognitive Psychology Minor: Business Minor Honors Thesis: Semantic Interference: Insights into Remote Associates Problem Solving 2013 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology, with highest honors, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Honors 2013 Lehigh University Presidential Scholar 2012 Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Chapter of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2011-2012 Asa Packer Society Scholarship 2010-2012 George C Coutant Scholarship 2010-2012 E.F. Robbins Scholarship 2011 Order of Omega, Zeta Lambda Chapter 2010-2011 Donald and Dorothy Stabler Scholarship 2010 Psi Chi, Lehigh Chapter 2010 Phi Eta Sigma, Lehigh Chapter 2010 National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Lehigh Chapter 2009 East Glenville Fire Department Volunteerism Scholarship 2009 Pashley Elementary School Teacher s Association Scholarship 2009 Mayflower Society s History Excellence Scholarship Grants Semantic Blocking s Insight Into Remote Associates Problems, Lehigh University s Strohl Senior Thesis Award, $3300, 11/15/12-6/1/13 "The Competing Effects of Semantic Blocking and Form Preparation and How They Interact During Speech Preparation and Production" Lehigh University Undergraduate Research Grant; Co-awarded with Carla Prieto and Jennifer Lewis, $3,000, 3/21/11-3/21/12 "Exploring Meaning in Mind and Brain, $ 5000 Strohl Summer Research Fellowship 3/21/12-
Kimberly C. Preusse 2 3/21/12 Proceedings Publications Preusse, K.C., Gonzalez, E., Singleton, J., Mitzner, T. L., & Rogers, W. A. (accepted, 2015). Needs Assessment for Individuals Aging with Impairments. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Europe Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting (pp.xx-xx). Preusse, K. C., Mitzner, T. L., Fausset, C. B., & Rogers, W. A (2014). Older adults changes in intent to adopt wellness management technologies. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 58 th Annual Meeting (pp. 200-204). Santa Monica, California: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Preusse, K. C., Mitzner, T. L., Fausset, C. B., & Rogers, W. A. (2014). Activity monitoring technologies and older adult users: Heuristic analysis and usability assessment. Proceedings of the 2014 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Leading the Way (pp. 23-27). Santa Monica, California: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Manuscripts Under Review/In Revision/Under Preparation Preusse, K. C., Mitzner, T. L., Fausset, C. B., & Rogers, W. A. (revisions submitted 9/14/15). Older Adults Acceptance of Activity Trackers. Journal of Applied Gerontology. Preusse, K.C. & O Seaghdha, P. G. (in preparation) Semantic Interference: Insights From Remote Associates Problem Solving. Gable, T. M., McGlynn, S., Chen, D-W., Preusse, K., Yoo, A., Darling, C., Kazi, S., Schaeffer, L., Harrington, C., & Rogers, W.A (in preparation). How Human Factors Can Improve Fairness and Opportunity In the American Voting Process. Presentations Chen, D-W., Gable, T. M., Preusse, K.C., Kazi, S, Gibson, C., & White, C. (accepted; 2015) Engineering Psychology Laboratories in the Georgia Tech School of Psychology. Poster presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 59 th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California. Rogers, W.A., Singleton, J., Mitzner, T. L., Gonzalez, E. & Preusse, K.C. (accepted; 2015). Needs Assessment for Individuals Aging with Impairments. Paper presented at Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Europe Chapter 2015 Annual Meeting, Groningen, Netherlands. Preusse, K. C., Mitzner, T. L., Fausset, C. B., & Rogers, W. A. (2014). Older adults changes in intent to adopt wellness management technologies. Paper presented at the Human
Kimberly C. Preusse 3 Factors and Ergonomics Society 58 th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois Gable, T. M., McGlynn, S., Chen, D-W., Preusse, K., Yoo, A., Darling, C., Kazi, S., Schaeffer, L., Harrington, C., & Rogers, W.A. (2014). A comprehensive web-based solution for future voting. Poster presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 58 th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Moery, C., Preusse, K., & Meek, S. (2014) The role of intent in deception. Poster presented at 13th Annual Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology (GURP) Conference, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia. Preusse, K. C., Mitzner, T. L., Fausset, C. B., & Rogers, W. A. (2014). Potential barriers and facilitators for adoption of wellness management. Poster presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. Preusse, K. C., Mitzner, T. L., Fausset, C. B., & Rogers, W. A. (2014). Activity monitoring technologies and older adult users: Heuristic analysis and usability assessment. Poster presented at the 2014 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care: Leading the Way, Chicago, Illinois. Preusse, K., Frazer, A., & O Seaghdha, P. (2013). Semantic interference in word production: Insights from remote associates problem solving. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society, Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. O Seaghdha, P., Packer, D., Frazer, A. Preusse, K., Hatalis, K., Munoz-Avila, H., & Hupbach, A. (2013). Does mere co-activation drive semantic interference? Paper presented at the Psychonomic Society, Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Preusse, K. (2013). Semantic interference: Insights into remote associates problem solving. Talk presented at Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Preusse, K., Lewis, J., Prieto, C., & Frazer, A. (2013). Consequences of consonance: Sound similarity increases semantic interference. Poster presented at Thought and Action 2013 Academic Symposium, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Preusse, K., Lewis, J., Prieto, C., Frazer, A., & O Seaghdha, P. G. (2013). Exploring phonological preparation and semantic interference in word production: Phonological similarity boosts semantic interference. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting, New York, New York. Preusse, K., Prieto, C., & Lewis, J. (2012). Word preparation failure in a complex task. Poster presented at Lehigh Undergraduate Research Symposium, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Poster awarded second place by the Presenter vote. Local Colloquia and Brown Bag Presentations
Kimberly C. Preusse 4 Preusse, K. C., & McGlynn, S. A. (2015). The Human Factors and Aging Laboratory at Georgia Tech. The Research Social at Emory University s Osher Lifetime Learning Institute, Atlanta, Georgia. Preusse, K. (2015). Wellness management technologies. Cognitive Aging Colloquium, School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. Preusse, K. (2014). Older adults changes in intent to adopt wellness management technologies. Engineering Psychology Colloquium, School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. Preusse, K. (2013). Semantic interference: Insights into remote associates problem solving. Honors Thesis Presentation, Psychology Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Preusse, K. (2012). Semantic interference: Insights into remote associates problem solving. Honors Thesis Proposal, Psychology Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Preusse, K. (2012). Deception in discourse: The story of intent. NSF- Summer Research in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Psychology Department Talk, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Research Activities 2015-Current 2014-Current 2014-Current Needs Assessment for Aging with Sensory and Mobility Impairments Master s Thesis Project: Understanding How Individuals Interpret and React to Perceived Automation Errors Voting Systems Design Submission of a mock-up, poster, and paper won The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society s Voting Design Competition 2014-2015 Research Project: Exploring the Influence of Short Physical Activity Interactions with a Feedback Exercise System on Self-efficacy and Technology Opinions 2013-Current Graduate Student First Year Research Project: Exploring Wellness Management Technology Adoption in Older Adults Title: Why Do Older Adults Accept or Reject Wellness Management Technologies? 2013- Current Graduate Student Research Assistant at the Georgia Institute of Technology s Human Factors and Aging Laboratory
Kimberly C. Preusse 5 2012-Current Honor s Thesis Understanding Semantic Interference in Remote Associates. Title: Semantic Interference: Insights into Remote Associates Problem Solving 2012-2013 Research Project: Phonological and Semantic Interactions in Word Production at Lehigh University Title: Form and Meaning: Conceptual and Phonological Word Preparation 2011-2013 Undergraduate Research Assistant at Lehigh University s Language Production Laboratory 2012 Strohl Summer Research Fellow at Lehigh University Title: Exploring Meaning in Mind and Brain 2012 Summer Intern for the University of South Carolina s National Science Foundation s Research Experience for Undergraduates program: Summer Research Experience in Brain and Cognitive Sciences Title: Deception in Discourse: The Story of Intent 2011 Research Assistant at the National University of Ireland at Galway, Irish Centre for Social Gerontology Service Experience 2014 Bad Design Competition Judge, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter at The Georgia Institute of Technology 2014 President s Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA) reviewer at The Georgia Institute of Technology 2014 Coordinator of the Cognitive Aging Conference Professional Organizations 2013-Current 2013-Current Human Factors and Ergonomics Society - Student Membership Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Georgia Institute of Technology Student Chapter - Member Teaching Experience Teaching Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology Spring 2015, Exploring Multicultural Identities, Dr. Ruperto E Perez
Kimberly C. Preusse 6 Graduate Coursework Engineering Engineering Psychology I Engineering Psychology II Engineering Psychology Colloquium Teams Quantitative Research Methods Statistics I (ANOVA) Statistics II (Regression) Multivariate Statistics Industrial Organizational Job Attitudes and Motivation General Psychology Responsible Conduct of Research in Experimental Psychology Sensation and Perception Cognitive Psychology Developmental Psychology Topics in Cognitive Aging