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President
Jackie Maass
jkmaass @ memphis [dot] edu
Jaclyn Maass is a doctoral student in the Psychology Department at the University of Memphis. She received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Tampa and a Master of Science in general psychology from the University of Memphis. Jaclyn currently works as a research assistant under Dr. Philip I. Pavlik, Jr. in the Institute for Intelligent Systems. Her research interests include specific elements of retrieval practice to promote effortful retrieval and allow for optimal learning and transfer, and the feasibility of such elements in classroom implementation.
Vice President
Kenneth Barideaux
kjbrdaux @ memphis [dot] edu
Kenneth Barideaux Jr. is a doctoral student in the Experimental Psychology program at the University of Memphis and currently serves as a research assistant in the Optimal Learning Lab. He received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Louisiana State University and Master of Science in General Psychology from the University of Memphis. His research interests involve understanding how elaborative processing strategies (e.g., concept mapping) impact memory processes and knowledge acquisition. He is also interested in how various study strategies (e.g., retrieval practice) impact student learning.
Treasurer
Becky McCabe
rmmccabe @ memphis [dot] edu
Becky McCabe is a third year graduate student in the department of psychology. She is in the Experimental Psychology PhD program where she focusses on cognitive psychology. Her research interests include individual differences in learning and memory when learning from multiple texts.
Secretary
Rachel Ankney
rlankney @ memphis [dot] edu
Rachel is an experimental doctoral student working with Dr. Kris Berlin on Quantitative Innovation for Research Knowledge and Inquiry (QuIRKI). Rachel's current research focuses on best practices in exploratory factor analysis with ordinal data. She plans to continue to focus on factor analysis while expanding her knowledge of modeling techniques, including growth and mixture models.
Social Coordinator
Ariel Mathis
apmathis @memphis [dot] edu
Recruitment Officer
Yuna Jhang
yjhang @memphis [dot] edu
Yuna Jhang is a PhD candidate of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Memphis. Her research interests are early human communication, the emergence of the speech capacity, and the phenomenon of newborn imitation. She is also a middle eastern dancer and offers classes at the University gym occasionally. Click here to her personal website.
Research Coordinator
Keith Shubeck
keithshubeck @ gmail [dot] com
Keith Shubeck is currently pursuing his PhD in cognitive psychology at the Institute for Intelligent Systems in the University of Memphis. Keith works with his major professor, Dr. Xiangen Hu, in the Advanced Distributed Learning's Center for Intelligent Tutoring Systems Research & Development. Keith is also a collaborator in the Language and Behavior Lab led by Dr. Stephanie Huette, and the Language Across Cultures lab led by Dr. Leah Windsor. Keith received a Certificate of Cognitive Science in 2013, and will receive his M.S. in psychology in December 2015. His current research interests include: the development and implementation of intelligent tutoring systems, learning in virtual worlds, emotions and learning, and meme diffusion.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Ambassador & Webmaster
Md Iqbal Hossain
mhssain4 @ memphis [dot] edu
Iqbal is an Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD student at the University of Memphis. He is a research assistant at the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS). His main research areas are Educational data mining and Machine Learning. He is also interested in Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence.
Communication Sciences and Disorders Ambassador
Megan Parsons
mbbttles @ memphis [dot] edu
Megan Parsons is a PhD student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis. She is currently working under the mentorship of Dr. Eugene Buder and researchs deficits in social and communication interactions between individuals. More specifically, Megan is interested in how traumatic brain injury affects cognition and communication processes.
Philosophy Ambassador
Kevin Ryan
kjryan1 @ memphis [dot] edu
Kevin Ryan is currently a doctoral student in Philosophy at the University of Memphis. He holds a B.A in Philosophy, Humanities, and Global Interdisciplinary Studies from Villanova University and an M.Sc. in Mind, Language, and Embodied Cognition from the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on musical performance, joint action, aesthetics and embodied cognition, and he’s edited a special issue of Empirical Musicology Review on music and embodied cognition.
Computer Science Ambassador
Sree Vallabhaneni
svllbhnn @ memphis [dot] edu
Sree lasya is a masters student in the computer science department at university of Memphis and works as a graduate assistant under Dr.Xiangen Hu in Institute for Intelligence Systems. Her Research interests include Data Science, web development.
Biomedical Engineering Ambassador
Steve Strain
sfstrain @ yahoo [dot] com
Steve is clinically-trained as a physician and currently pursues PhD studies in Biomedical Engineering. His primary area of research is the design and implementation of cognitive agent software for the automated diagnosis of medical conditions from electronic medical record data. An additional interest lies in brain rhythms research as it pertains to cognitive function..
Education Ambassador
Tegan Reeves
treeves @ memphis [dot] edu
Tegan Jemma Reeves is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology seeking to ignite discovery through innovative instruction; inspire insight through academic contributions; and impact meaningful change through research. As a yoga and movement instructor with over 15 years of experience Tegan has led trainings and certifications all over the globe including South Africa, Austria, Britain, Germany, Canada and Mexico. This passion and experience led her to graduate school where she studies instruction and educational implications of yoga for adolescents. Tegan can be reached at teganjemmareeves@gmail.com
For a description of each position, please see the Charter page.
For a list of all the old officers, please see the Past IISSO Officers page.
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