Ashley Abraham

Curriculum Vitae

email: a.n.abraham@hotmail.com

web: ashabraham.wordpress.com

Education
Kent State University
PhD. Experimental Psychology, Cognitive

Expected 2020

Baldwin-Wallace College
Bachelors of Science in Psychology

August 2008 May 2011

American University
Masters of Communication in Journalism and Public Affairs

July 2012 August 2013

Research Experience
Research Assistant: Reading Research lab
Faculty Advisor: Jocelyn Folk

August 2014 - Current

Lead Researcher: Cognitive failures and Internal/External Encoding

Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Perry

August 2010 September 2012

Researcher: Animal Learning Laboratory

Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Brian Thomas

October 2010 May 2011

Research Team Leader: Neuroethics Documentary

Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Kelly Coble

August 2010 May 2011

Research Mentor
Faculty Supervisor: Grace Clifford

August 2010 May 2011

SPSS Analyst: BW Business Department

Faculty Supervisor: Professor John Fuehrer

April 2010 May 2011

Poster Presentations
Abraham, A., Folk, J., Eskanazi, M., Jones, A. (November 2015). Individual Differences in Reading and Spelling Skill
Affect Lexical Ambiguity Resolution. Presented at the Psychonomics Conference.
Perry, J., Abraham, A., Frame, M., Szymczuk, K. (June 2011). Internal/External Encoding Style Predicts the Occurrence
of Cognitive Failures. Presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference.
Abraham, A., Frame, M., Szymczuk, K. Perry, J. (2011, September). Mindfulness, Need for Cognition, Thinking Styles
Predict Cognitive Failures. Presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference.
Abraham, A., Kemper, N., McGivern, D., Szymczuk, K. (May 2011). Neuroethics: A Feature Film. Presented at the
International Society for Neuroethics Conference.
Abraham, A., Kemper, N., McGivern, D., Szymczuk, K. (May 2011). Neuroethics: A Feature Film. Presented at Ovation,
Berea, OH
Abraham, A., Baranovskiy, V., Haftkowycz, P. (May 2010). The Effects of PREG-S on the Memory Ability of the
Albino Rat Ovation. Poster presented at the 2010 Ovation ceremony, Berea, OH.

Academic Honors
Institutional Research Award for Neuroethics
Journal of Research and Creative Studies
Review Committee
Psi Chi
Pi Gamma Mu
Teaching Experience
Course Assistant: Principles of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Michael Dwyer
Tutor: Principles of Psychology
Faculty Supervisor: Grace Clifford

May 2011
Spring 2011
Spring 2010
Spring 2010
August 2010-December 2010
August 2010-May 2011