Resume
Education
Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas –
• Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Psychology, Graduated with High Honors and Cum Laude – May 2018
• Master’s in Experimental Psychology with an Emphasis in Behavioral Neuroscience – 2018-2020 (anticipated graduation)
Skills and Achievements
• Outstanding Graduate Student, 2018-2019
• Carr Graduate Scholarship, Fall 2018-present
• Carr Fellow Scholarship, Carr Honors Program Scholarship and others, 2014-2018
• Who’s Who award recipient, Spring 2017
• Good organizational and customer service skills, excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience
Angelo State University – Graduate Assistant, 2018-present
Responsible for a wide range of duties designed to support the undergraduate instructional program and the experimental psychology graduate program. Duties include but are not limited to grading and proctoring, updating program website, working on recruitment efforts, and research projects.
Webmaster – in charge of social media for the graduate program on Instagram, helped develop our account and get it over 100 followers in a few months.
Advanced Integration Technology - Administrative Assistant, 2015 - 2016, Grand Prairie, TX
Answered phones, greeted customers, reconciliation of budget and other duties.
Organizations
• Graduate Student Research Organization: 2019-present
Officer, President: 2019-present
o Helped organize meetings and socials to share research and create a community for graduate students on campus.
• Psi Chi National Honor Society: 2018-present
• Honors Program and Honors Student Association: 2014-2018
• Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society: 2014-2018
Officer, Representative: 2016-2017
o Helped with leadership at events, and social media presence.
Officer, President: 2017-2018
o Coordinated events and meetings for members and worked with community leaders, as well as leading social media accounts.
o Lead the organization to several regional and national awards.
Regional Officer, Secretary: 2017-2018
• Alpha Chi Honors Society: 2015-present
Research
Brain/Behavior, Environment/Enrichment, Aging, Diet, and Stress (B.E.A.D.S) Lab
The Examination of a Cross Fostering Model in Mice as an Implication of Foster Care
Graduate Thesis 2019-present
• Responsible for project development, literature review, planning and scheduling the project,
executing behavioral tasks and biological tests, analyzing results, and writeup
The Effect of Maternal Deprivation on Behavior in a Mouse Model
Research Assistant, Dr. Lippi & Dr. Kreitler, 2018-2019
• Responsible for literature review, planning and scheduling the project, executing behavioral
tasks, analyzing results, and writeup
Assessing the Impact of Chronic Mild Unpredictable Stress (CMUS) and High-Fat Diet (HFD) on Learning and Memory During Adolescence
Research Assistant, Dr. Lippi, 2018-2019
• Data collection including stressors and various behavioral tasks
Relationships and Gender Research Lab
Affective Aspects in Women that Interact with Perfectionism Influences
Research Assistant, Dr. Lozano, 2019-present
• Project conceptualization, literature review, and secondary data analysis
Masculinity as a Predictor of Political Alliance
Research Assistant, Dr. Lozano, 2019-present
• Literature review, secondary data analysis
How Conformity to Female Norms Influences Sexual Discussion and Gender Role Attitudes
Research Assistant, Dr. Lozano, 2019-present
• Literature review, secondary data analysis
Placebo & Analgesia Neuroscience Experimental (P.A.N.E.) Lab
Reliability Assessment of a Rat Model for Placebo Analgesia, Part II
Research Assistant, Dr. Brewer, 2018-2019
• Project scheduling and behavior data collection
Experimental/Cognitive Psychology Lab
Influence of Gender Role Attitudes on the Perceptions of Infidelity
Research Assistant, Dr. Kreitler, 2019-present
• Project conceptualization, writing of IRB, literature review and scale identification, utilized
Psychdata, data collection and analysis
The Relationship between Stress, Coping Strategies, and Problem-Solving Skills in College Students
Research Assistant, Dr. Draper & Dr. Kreitler, 2018-present
• Utilized Psychdata for survey creation, collected project data, analyzed and wrote up results
Impact of Enclothed Cognition on Personality Measures
Research Assistant, Dr. Kreitler, 2018
• Assisted with literature review, helped with data collection through leading in-person
sessions of participants
Undergraduate Research
Influencing Factors on the Pigment Production of Five Strains of Serratia Marcescens.
Research Assistant, Dr. Jones, 2017-2018
• Literature review, utilized lab techniques for data collection
Publications
• Draper, B. S., Kreitler C. M., Thompson, M. D. (Under Review). The Exploration of Stress, Coping Strategies, and Problem-Solving Skills among College Students. Journal of American College Health.
• Thompson, M. D. (2018). Federal Funding of Scientific Research in Texas. Social Sciences Research Journal, 5.
Grant Activity
The Examination of Cross-Fostering with ICR Mice as a Model for Foster Care (2018). Angelo State University, Graduate Student Research Fellowship Grant. $1,000.
Community Service
Open Arms (formerly Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center):
Board Member 2015-2016, Secretary 2016-2018
Coordinated set-up and registration of Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event.
Service through Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society:
Host of HEB Feast of Sharing event, Coordinate Education Encouragement Cards, SAFE Recycling, Can Recycling, TAME competition for local STEM students, Book Bake Sale, Spring Chicken Affair, SAMFA Family Day crafts, and many more.
Service through the Honors Program:
Rodeo - SAFE Recycling Booth, Ram Jam (Homecoming Football Game), Alumni Baseball Event, Concho Valley PAWS Adoption Event, demonstrations at Archeology Fair, and many more.
Education
Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas –
• Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Psychology, Graduated with High Honors and Cum Laude – May 2018
• Master’s in Experimental Psychology with an Emphasis in Behavioral Neuroscience – 2018-2020 (anticipated graduation)
Skills and Achievements
• Outstanding Graduate Student, 2018-2019
• Carr Graduate Scholarship, Fall 2018-present
• Carr Fellow Scholarship, Carr Honors Program Scholarship and others, 2014-2018
• Who’s Who award recipient, Spring 2017
• Good organizational and customer service skills, excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience
Angelo State University – Graduate Assistant, 2018-present
Responsible for a wide range of duties designed to support the undergraduate instructional program and the experimental psychology graduate program. Duties include but are not limited to grading and proctoring, updating program website, working on recruitment efforts, and research projects.
Webmaster – in charge of social media for the graduate program on Instagram, helped develop our account and get it over 100 followers in a few months.
Advanced Integration Technology - Administrative Assistant, 2015 - 2016, Grand Prairie, TX
Answered phones, greeted customers, reconciliation of budget and other duties.
Organizations
• Graduate Student Research Organization: 2019-present
Officer, President: 2019-present
o Helped organize meetings and socials to share research and create a community for graduate students on campus.
• Psi Chi National Honor Society: 2018-present
• Honors Program and Honors Student Association: 2014-2018
• Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society: 2014-2018
Officer, Representative: 2016-2017
o Helped with leadership at events, and social media presence.
Officer, President: 2017-2018
o Coordinated events and meetings for members and worked with community leaders, as well as leading social media accounts.
o Lead the organization to several regional and national awards.
Regional Officer, Secretary: 2017-2018
• Alpha Chi Honors Society: 2015-present
Research
Brain/Behavior, Environment/Enrichment, Aging, Diet, and Stress (B.E.A.D.S) Lab
The Examination of a Cross Fostering Model in Mice as an Implication of Foster Care
Graduate Thesis 2019-present
• Responsible for project development, literature review, planning and scheduling the project,
executing behavioral tasks and biological tests, analyzing results, and writeup
The Effect of Maternal Deprivation on Behavior in a Mouse Model
Research Assistant, Dr. Lippi & Dr. Kreitler, 2018-2019
• Responsible for literature review, planning and scheduling the project, executing behavioral
tasks, analyzing results, and writeup
Assessing the Impact of Chronic Mild Unpredictable Stress (CMUS) and High-Fat Diet (HFD) on Learning and Memory During Adolescence
Research Assistant, Dr. Lippi, 2018-2019
• Data collection including stressors and various behavioral tasks
Relationships and Gender Research Lab
Affective Aspects in Women that Interact with Perfectionism Influences
Research Assistant, Dr. Lozano, 2019-present
• Project conceptualization, literature review, and secondary data analysis
Masculinity as a Predictor of Political Alliance
Research Assistant, Dr. Lozano, 2019-present
• Literature review, secondary data analysis
How Conformity to Female Norms Influences Sexual Discussion and Gender Role Attitudes
Research Assistant, Dr. Lozano, 2019-present
• Literature review, secondary data analysis
Placebo & Analgesia Neuroscience Experimental (P.A.N.E.) Lab
Reliability Assessment of a Rat Model for Placebo Analgesia, Part II
Research Assistant, Dr. Brewer, 2018-2019
• Project scheduling and behavior data collection
Experimental/Cognitive Psychology Lab
Influence of Gender Role Attitudes on the Perceptions of Infidelity
Research Assistant, Dr. Kreitler, 2019-present
• Project conceptualization, writing of IRB, literature review and scale identification, utilized
Psychdata, data collection and analysis
The Relationship between Stress, Coping Strategies, and Problem-Solving Skills in College Students
Research Assistant, Dr. Draper & Dr. Kreitler, 2018-present
• Utilized Psychdata for survey creation, collected project data, analyzed and wrote up results
Impact of Enclothed Cognition on Personality Measures
Research Assistant, Dr. Kreitler, 2018
• Assisted with literature review, helped with data collection through leading in-person
sessions of participants
Undergraduate Research
Influencing Factors on the Pigment Production of Five Strains of Serratia Marcescens.
Research Assistant, Dr. Jones, 2017-2018
• Literature review, utilized lab techniques for data collection
Publications
• Draper, B. S., Kreitler C. M., Thompson, M. D. (Under Review). The Exploration of Stress, Coping Strategies, and Problem-Solving Skills among College Students. Journal of American College Health.
• Thompson, M. D. (2018). Federal Funding of Scientific Research in Texas. Social Sciences Research Journal, 5.
Grant Activity
The Examination of Cross-Fostering with ICR Mice as a Model for Foster Care (2018). Angelo State University, Graduate Student Research Fellowship Grant. $1,000.
Community Service
Open Arms (formerly Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center):
Board Member 2015-2016, Secretary 2016-2018
Coordinated set-up and registration of Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event.
Service through Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society:
Host of HEB Feast of Sharing event, Coordinate Education Encouragement Cards, SAFE Recycling, Can Recycling, TAME competition for local STEM students, Book Bake Sale, Spring Chicken Affair, SAMFA Family Day crafts, and many more.
Service through the Honors Program:
Rodeo - SAFE Recycling Booth, Ram Jam (Homecoming Football Game), Alumni Baseball Event, Concho Valley PAWS Adoption Event, demonstrations at Archeology Fair, and many more.