I completed my Ph.D. at the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences (University of California, Irvine) in 2005. After a 2-year postdoctoral appointment in Roger Ratcliff's lab at OSU, I joined the Lima campus as an Assistant Professor in Experimental Psychology, where I have taught many courses, among which Research Methods and Memory & Cognition.

My research training is in the modeling of cognitive processes, and my primary line of research involves the analysis of response time and accuracy data from quick decisions in order to infer how people process information and make speeded decisions. I have also studied how well IQ predicts response time (compared with a perceptual threshold measure, inspection time) and how cooperative decision making evolves in an experimental session in light of different performance strategies adopted by the other player. In addition, I have collaborated in I/O Psychology projects using analyses of discourse to assist in understanding the behavioral dynamics of groups.

At OSU Lima, I have received Undergraduate Research and Mentorship Awards, a Dedication and Excellence in Teaching award from PSI CHI, a Course Enhancement Grant from the University Libraries, and the 2012 OSU Lima Outstanding Teaching Award.

Awards, Honors and Recognition

2024: Award from Ohio State University Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences for Discovering Music-Assisted Interventions (DOMAIN) Project, Leading Co-PI ($25,000)
2013: Outstanding Scholar Award, The Ohio State University at Lima ($500 and $1,000 in research funds)
2005: Order of Merit Outstanding Graduate Service, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine
2004: Excellence in Education Honoree, Ohio Magazine, December 2015 (p. 57); December 2012 (p. 64)
2004: Excellence in Teaching and TA Mentoring Award, Division of Undergraduate Education, University of California, Irvine
2004: Order of Merit Kathy Alberti Award for Graduate Student Excellence, School of Social Science, University of California, Irvine
2004: Regent’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship, University of California, Irvine
2004: Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant, Reaction Time Modeling in Binary Decision Making Tasks, National Science Foundation ($10,113)
2009: Dedication and Excellence in Teaching, PSI CHI National Honor Society, The Ohio State University at Lima
2012: Outstanding Teaching Award, Student-Driven Award for Courses Taught During Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, and Winter 2012, The Ohio State University at Lima
2012: Course Enhancement Grant, The Ohio State University Libraries ($2,000) 
2015: Faculty Award for Student Mentorship, for sustained excellence over five or more years in undergraduate scholarly mentorship, The Ohio State University at Lima