Pokuan Ho (Paul)

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Nationality: Taiwan (Republic of China)

Pokuan Ho (Paul)

Year of Birth: 1992

Sex: Male
Phone: 886+978086923
E-Mail: p1ho@uw.edu; hopokuan@gmail.com

Objective

Mature into a professional User Researcher capable of providing practical solutions for
human computer interactive behaviors with Data Driven Decisions and User Oriented
Prototyping.

Education
2010 2014

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

B.S. Degree in Psychology

GPA: 3.52/4.0

Work Experience
Oct. 2015 Oct. 2016

Research Assistant National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Su-Ling Yeh - Perception and Attention (EPA) Lab, Department of Psychology
Primary Job Content:
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Programmed, carried out, and analyzed experiments independently

Manuscript editing

Lab website maintenance

Lab resources/equipment management

Achievements:

Co-authored one manuscript under review and one in preparation, and received
acknowledgment in one publication

Gave a Conference Presentation

(See Peer-Reviewed Publication and Conference Presentation)

Jul. 2012 Jun. 2014

Research Assistant University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Jing Zhang - Parkinsons Disease Lab, Department of Pathology
Primary Job Content:
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Close collaboration with lab personnel on several projects

Regular Cell Culturing and Assays

Lab website maintenance

Assisted in inventory management

Achievements:

Co-authored one manuscript published and two in preparation

Co-authored a poster presentation

(See Peer-Reviewed Publication and Conference Presentation)

Jan. 2012 Jun. 2012

Research Assistant University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Sarah Keller Physical Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry
Primary Job Content:
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Assisted in microscopic photo processing and automation (Matlab/ImageJ)

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Achievement:

Received acknowledgement in a publication (See Peer-Reviewed Publication)

Teaching Experience
Aug. 2014 Aug. 2015

Autumn 2013

Substitute Teacher (Military Service) Wan-He Elementary School, Changhua, Taiwan

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Instructed various courses (primarily English)

Coordinated and led winter/summer camps

Teaching Assistant University of Washington, Seattle, WA

PSYCH 421: The Neuro Basis of Behavior

Summer 2012

Graded weekly examinations

Held weekly review sessions

Tutor Tri-Beta (Biology Honors Society)

BIOL 180 BIOL 220: Introductory Biology Courses
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Held weekly office hours

Other Experience
Oct. 2016

Aug. 2011

Gjun PC School, Taipei, Taiwan

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Received a fulltime 1-month training on Android App Development

Experienced with Android Studio and Unity Development Kit

SmarTech Dental Laboratory, Shenzhen, China

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Received training on denture material and production

Peer-Reviewed Publication
1. Gonzalez-Cuyar, L.F., Nelson, G., Criswell, S.R., Ho, P., Lonzanida, J.A., Checkoway, H., Seixas, N., Gelman,
B.B., Evanoff, B.A., Murray, J., Zhang, J., Racetta, B.A. (2013). Quantitative neuropathology associated with
chronic manganese exposure in South African miners. Neurotoxicology, 45: 260-6.
2. Yeh, S.L., Chou, W.L., and Ho, P. Lexical processing of Chinese sub-character components: Semantic activation
of phonetic radicals as revealed by the Stroop effect. Under review at Journal of Memory and Language.
3. Yeh, S.L., Dong, J.T., and Ho, P. Word identification is required for phonology but not semantics in reading
Chinese: Evidence from visual crowding. In Preparation.
4. Cook, T.J., Lin, X., Shi, M., Farin, F.M., Nielsen, S.S., Bammler, T.K., MacDonald, J.W., Zabetian, C.P., Ho, P.,
Hu, S.C., Peskind, E.R., Eaton, D.L., Racette, B.A., Checkoway, H., Zhang, J. Plasma mortalin autoantibody and
parkinsonism. In Preparation.
5. Cook, T.J., Stewart, T.S., Hoekstra, J.G., Canales, K.K., Ho, P., Salvador, A.A., Gonzalez-Cuyar, L.F., Nelson, G.,
Racette, B.A., Checkoway, H., Eaton, D.L., Zhang, J. Astroglial mortalin is critical in manganese-induced
parkinsonism. In Preparation.
Acknowledged:
1. Zhou, J., Lee, C. L., & Yeh, S. L. (2016). Word meanings survive visual crowding: Evidence from ERPs.
Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience, 1-11. (Acknowledged for editing assistance)
2. Stanich, C.A., Honerkamp-Smith, A.R., Putzel, G.G., Warth, C.S., Lamprecht, A.K., Mandal, P., Mann, E., Hua,
T.A., Keller, S.L. (2013). Coarsening dynamics of domains in lipid membranes. Biophysical Journal, 105(2):
444-54. (Acknowledged for data analysis)
Conference Presentation
1. Ho P., Tien, Y.H., Zhou, J., Yeh, S. L. (2016). Unconscious thought with invisible stimuli under continuous flash
suppression. The 55th Annual Convention of Taiwanese Psychological Association and International Psychological
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Conference, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Took place 10/15/2016-10/16/2016
2. Cook, T.J., Hoekstra, J.G., Canales, K.K., Ho, P., Gonzalez-Cuyar, L.F., Racette, B.A., Eaton, D.L., Zhang, J.
(2014). Pathogenesis of mortalin in manganese-induced parkinsonism. Department of Environmental &
Occupational Health Sciences Student Research Day, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Took place Autumn,
2014
Skills
Experienced with:

Matlab, R, SPSS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Macro

Research Skills:

Human Research, Academic Writing, Literature Review, Experimental Design, Statistical

Analysis, Cell Culturing, Microscopic imaging, Image Analyses, Luminex Assay

Other Skills:

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Collaborative Work, Event Planning, Presentation, Video/Photo Editing