CURRICULUM VITAE

Joseph A. Thoreson, M.A.

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Psychology

Contact Information:

Department of Psychology

224 Psychology Building

Oxford, OH 45056

(513) 529-2473

thoresja@muohio.edu

Education:

Master of Arts in Psychology, Miami University, August 2007.

            Thesis: Effects of Stress on Postural Control and Coordination

Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Minor: Business Administration), Magna Cum Laude, Wilmington College, May 2005.

Research Interests:

Broadly my interests are in the areas of Human actors/Ergonomics with an emphasis on ecological psychology. My current work is in the area of postural control. More specifically I work on how to characterize postural control and the factors that influence it. I am also interested in Usability issues.

Professional Organization Memberships and Recognitions:

Deans List (Spring 2001 – Spring 2005)

Green Key Honors Society – Member

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society – Student Affiliate

Miami University Student Representative to the Tri-State Chapter of the Human Factors/Ergonomics Society (Summer 2007 – Present)

Research Experience:

Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2005 – Present)

            Smart Postural Control and Coordination Laboratory (SPCCL)

            Miami University, Oxford, OH

            Advisor: Dr. L. James Smart

Poster Presentations:

Joseph A. Thoreson, Kelly Vitatoe, Edward W. Otten, and L. James Smart Effect of Visual Proprioceptive Stress on Postural Control. Poster presented at World Usability Day, November 8, 2007, Lexis-Nexis, Dayton, OH.

Joseph A. Thoreson, Edward W. Otten, and L. James Smart. Effect of a Counting Task on Postural Control. Poster presented at a meeting of the Tri-State Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, May, 15, 2007, Cincinnati, OH.

Joseph A. Thoreson, Randy Cole, Colleen Lennon, Jennifer Shinkle, Meghan Capistrano, Kaleigh Coughlin, Edward Otten, and Jay Smart. Effect of Stress and Task Constraints on Long Term Coordination. Poster presented at the 2006 North American meeting of the International Society for Ecological Psychology, June 22-24, 2006. Cincinnati, OH.

Randy Cole, Colleen Lennon, Jennifer Shinkle, Meghan Capistrano, Kaleigh Coughlin, Joseph A. Thoreson, Edward Otten, and Jay Smart. Effect of Task Constraints on Long Term Coordination. Poster presented at a meeting of the Tri-state Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, April 27, 2006, Oxford, OH

Publications:

Helton, W. S., Fields, D., Thoreson, J. A., (2005). Assessing Daily Stress With The Short Stress State Questionnaire (SSSQ): Relationships With Cognitive Slips-Failures. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 886-890.

Teaching Experience:

Research Methods Lab Instructor (Fall 2006 – Present)

         Responsibilities: Lecturing, Grading, Managing Student Research Projects