Curriculum Vitae
8-24-2015
Jamie L. Fratkin _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of Psychology fratkijl@gmail.com University of Texas at Austin 108 E. Dean Keeton Stop A8000 Austin, TX 78712
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION 2010-2015 PhD in Social and Personality Psychology The University of Texas at Austin Advisor: Sam Gosling
2006-2010 BS in Psychology with Honors James Madison University
2008 (Fall) Study Abroad University of Reading
PUBLICATIONS
Fratkin, J. L., Baker, S. (2013). The role of coat color and ear shape on the perception of personality in dogs. Anthrozoos, 26, 125-133.
Fratkin, J. L., Sinn, D. L., Patall, E. A., & Gosling, S. D. (2013). Personality consistency in dogs: A meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 8(1), e54907. Fratkin, J. L., Sinn, D. L., Thomas, S., Hilliard, S., Olsen, Z., & Gosling, S.D. (2015). Do you see what I see: Can non-experts match expert ratings in working dog behavioral assessments? Behavioral Processes
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Talks
Fratkin, J. L., & Gosling, S. D. (June 2014). Personality consistency over time and its relationship to success in working dogs. Society for the Promotion of Applied Research in Canine Science 2nd Annual Meeting, Newport, RI. Fratkin, J. L., Gosling, S. D., Olson, Z., Thomas, S., Thomas, D., Hilliard, S., & Sinn, D. L. (October 2011). Can expert codings of dog behavior be replicated by novices? International Working Dog Breeding Association Meeting, Sun City, South Africa.
Gosling, S. D., Fratkin, J. L., Patall, E. A., & Sinn, D. L. (October 2011). Temporal consistency of behavioral assessments: A meta-analysis. International Working Dog Breeding Association Meeting, Sun City, South Africa.
Fratkin, J. L., Gosling, S. D., Olson, Z., Thomas, S., Thomas, D., Hilliard, S., & Sinn, D. L. (July 2011). Can expert codings of dog behavior be replicated by novices? Animal Behavior Society Meeting, Bloomington, IN.
Posters
Fratkin, J. L., Sinn, D. L., Fischer, M., Woodman, T., & Gosling, S. D. (February 2014). Links between puppy raiser characteristics and working-dog personality. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Meeting, Austin, TX. Fratkin, J. L., Sinn, D. L., Fischer, M., Woodman, T., & Gosling, S. D. (October 2013). Characteristics of volunteer puppy raisers and detector dog personality. International Working Dog Breeding Association Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Fratkin, J. L., Sinn, D. L., Gosling, S. D., Thomas, S., & Thomas, D. (April 2013). Factors influencing reliability in dog behavioral assessments. Penn Vet Working Dog Conference, St. Louis, MO. Fratkin, J. L. (July 2010). Love me, love my dog?: The role of personality variables and physical characteristics in attitudes toward dogs. Animal Behavior Society Meeting, Williamsburg, VA.
Fratkin, J. L. (April, 2010) Love me, love my dog?: The role of personality variables and physical characteristics in attitudes toward dogs. James Madison University Psychology Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA.
Fratkin, J. L., Haq, N., Jurich, D., Koller, R. Mercurio, A, Wentz, R., Baker, S. (April, 2009) Landmark Learning in Mice. James Madison University Psychology Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. GOVERNMENT REPORTS
Sinn, D. L., Fratkin, J. L., Bensky, M., McGarrity, M. E., Lee, K. M., & Gosling, S. D. (2014). Tasks 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 Combined Report – Task analyses to define characteristics of successfully deployed detector dogs. US Department of Homeland Security, Contract HSHQDC-10-C-00085: “Improving the Effectiveness of Detector-Dog Selection and Training through Measurement of Behavior and Temperament”. Sinn, D. L., McGarrity, M. E., Lee, K. M., DeBono, S., Fratkin, J. L., Bensky, M., Banks, S., & Gosling, S. D., (2013). Task 4.6 Report – REDCap database development and handbook. US Department of Homeland Security, Contract HSHQDC-10-C-00085: “Improving the Effectiveness of Detector-Dog Selection and Training through Measurement of Behavior and Temperament”. Sinn, D. L., McGarrity, M. E., Fratkin, J. L., Bensky, M. K., DeBono, S., & Gosling, S. D. (2013). Task 2.6 – Annual report July 15 2012 to July 15 2013. US Department of Homeland Security, Contract HSHQDC-10-C-00085: “Improving the Effectiveness of Detector-Dog Selection and Training through Measurement of Behavior and Temperament”. Sinn, D. L., McGarrity, M. E., Fratkin, J. L., Bensky, M. K., DeBono, S., & Gosling, S. D. (2012). Task 2.6 - Annual Report July 15 2011 to July 15 2012. US Department of Homeland Security, Contract HSHQDC-10-00085: "Improving the Effectiveness of Detector-Dog Selection and Training through Measurement of Behavior and Temperament". Sinn, D. L. Bensky, M. K., DeBono, S., Fratkin, J. L., McGarrity, M. E., & Gosling, S. D. (2012). Task 5.4 Report: Recommendations for improvements to currently existing behavioral measurement scales. US Department of Homeland Security, Contract HSHQDC-10-C-00085: "Improving the Effectiveness of Detector-Dog Selection and Training through Measurement of Behavior and Temperament." Fratkin, J. L., Sinn, D. L., & Gosling, S. D. Task 2.4 report. Establishment of procedures for testing inter and intra-rater reliability. US Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate, Contract HSHQDC-10-C-00085: “Improving the Effectiveness of Detector-Dog Selection and Training through Measurement of Behavior and Temperament.”
Fratkin, J. L., Sinn, D. L., Patall, E. A., & Gosling, S. D. Task 5.1 report. Identification of relevant personality trait consistency in dogs: a meta-analysis. US Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate, Contract HSHQDC-10-C-00085: “Improving the Effectiveness of Detector-Dog Selection and Training through Measurement of Behavior and Temperament.” HONORS AND AWARDS 2014 SPSP Student Travel Award 2014 Psychology Research Award - The University of Texas 2014 Pennebaker Endowed Summer Fellowship - The University of Texas 2013 Dissertation Research Grant - The University of Texas 2013 Professional Development Travel Award - The University of Texas 2010 Dean’s Recruitment Fellowship - The University of Texas 2010 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Honor’s Thesis Poster Presentation - James Madison University 2009 Psi Chi 2007, 2009-2010 Dean’s List 2007-2010 JMU Honor’s Program
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Fall 2014 Teaching Assistant, Personality Jacqueline Evans, The University of Texas at Austin Spring 2014 Teaching Assistant, Statistics and Research Design Jacqueline Evans, The University of Texas at Austin Fall 2013 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology Sam Gosling, James Pennebaker, The University of Texas at Austin Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology Sam Gosling, James Pennebaker, The University of Texas at Austin PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Animal Behavior Society International Working Dog Breeding Association Society for Personality and Social Psychology |