| Jared Reser jared@jaredreser.com Phone:(818) 425-2340 Fax: (818) 995-6857 Objective I am currently a USC graduate student working toward a Ph.D. in brain and cognitive science. I graduated from USC in 2005 with a BA in psychology and minors in neuroscience and business. I also completed a Master’s in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University in 2006. I am pursuing a research career which integrates cognitive psychology, functional neuroscience and integrative biology. Please see my personal statement at www.jaredreser.com/personalstatement. Published Materials Reser, J. 2005. The Role of Pharyngeal Collapse in Nocturnal Homeostasis. Journal for Young Investigators, Volume 12, Issue 6. Reser, J. 2006. Evolutionary Neuropathology and Congenital Mental Retardation: Environmental cues predictive of maternal deprivation influence the fetus to minimize cerebral metabolism in order to express bioenergetic thrift. Medical Hypotheses, Volume 67, Issue 3, 529-544. Reser, J. 2006. Evolutionary Neuropathology and Down syndrome: An analysis of the etiological and phenotypical characteristics of Down syndrome suggest that it may represent an adaptive response to severe maternal deprivation. Medical Hypotheses, Volume 67, Issue 3, 474-481. Reser, J. 2007. Schizophrenia and phenotypic plasticity: Schizophrenia may represent a predicitive, adaptive response to severe environmental adversity that allows both bioenergetic thrift and a defensive behavioral strategy. Medical Hypotheses, Volume 69, Issue 2, 383-394. Reser, J. 2009. Alzheimer’s disease and natural cognitive aging may represent adaptive metabolism reduction programs. Behavioral and Brain Functions Volume 5, Issue 13. Reser, J. 2009. Sleep Apnea, Respiratory Cooling and Thermoregulation. Medical Hypotheses. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2009.06.055 Reser, J. 2009. Does rheumatoid arthritis represent an adaptive, thrifty condition? Medical Hypotheses. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2009.07.041 Reser, J. 2009. Conceptualizing the autism spectrum in terms of natural selection & natural history: The solitary forager theory. Behavioral and Brain Functions. In Press. Reser, J. 2009. Nutrition, Behavior and the Developmental Origins of the Metabolic Syndrome. In Victory Preedy (ed.) The International Handbook of Behavior, Diet and Nutrition. Springer, In Press Reser, J. 2009. Schizophrenia and the Metabolic Syndrome. In Victory Preedy (ed.) The International Handbook of Behavior, Diet and Nutrition. Springer, In Press Reser, J. 2009. Psychological correlates of certainty strength: Measuring the relative influence of evidence, opinion of personal contacts and importance to self- identity. Master’s Thesis, University of Southern California. Reser, J; Lin, E; Jian, L; Brown, C; Walsh D. Psychological foundations of personal belief: The influence of supporting evidence, refuting evidence and self-identity concerns. The Open Behavioral Science Journal. Revise and resubmit Reser, J. The Effects of Cognitive Load on Covert Stereotype Propensity. Advances in Cognitive Psychology. Under Review Conference Presentations Reser, J. 2009. Alzheimer’s, Evolution and Ecology. Alzheimer’s Disease Research Update Day. Friday May 22nd, 2009 USC Andrus Gerontology Center, Alzheimer’s Association. Reser, J. 2009. Alzheimer’s disease and natural cognitive aging may represent adaptive metabolism reduction programs. Alzheimer’s Disease Research Update Day. Friday May 22nd, 2009 USC Andrus Gerontology Center, Alzheimer’s Association. Education 2006-Current University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Expected Graduation Date: Summer, 2010 -Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology: Brain and Cognitive Sciences 205-2006 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA -Completed a master’s degree in clinical psychology 2000-2005 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA - Completed a major in psychology and a minor in both neuroscience and business - President of the “Natural Science Interest Club”, an official organization at USC - Funding coordinator and active director of the Forensic Psychology Club - Member of the Young Entrepreneurs Club - Associate of the Physics Club - USC Deans list 2002, National Dean’s List 2002, 2004 - Received an A in “Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences,” and also received a score of 100% for the lab portion of the class which was dedicated to SPSS manipulation - GRE General Test score placed me two standard deviations above the mean - GRE Psychology Test score (770/800) placed me in the top 1% of all test takers - GRE Biology Test score (810/900) placed me in the top 9% of all test takers - Proficient with ACT, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office and Visual Basic - Types 60 words per minute 1994-2000 Harvard-Westlake HS Los Angeles, CA - Participated in several sports, extra curricular activities and clubs - SAT score (1460/1600) placed me in the top 1% of all test takers in the math and verbal sections - NMSQT semi-finalist Professional Memberships - Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology - CSET Biology Credential (Allows me to teach high school biology in the state of CA) - CBEST credential (California Basic Educational Skills Test) - California Real Estate Salespersons Licensee - The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Student Affiliate) - The Society for Psychophysiological Research (Student Affiliate) Work Experience August 2000- Current University of Southern California BCS Department Los Angeles, CA Independent Researcher - Currently developing multiple research manuscripts and books for publication Teacher’s Assistant - Teaching an hour long discussion section twice weekly - Helping to maintain the class website, roster and gradebook Research Assistant - Contributing member of Dr. David Walsh’s Decision Research Laboratory - First author of a new experiment on the dynamics of belief formulation Sept. 2005-Current Pepperdine University Psychology Dept. Los Angeles, CA Staff Researcher - Assisted principal investigator in literary research, hypothesis development and manuscript preparation - Summarized research articles relevant to the principal investigator’s area of interest - Contact: Professor Nancy Harding, Ph.D., Department of Education and Psychology, (818) 422-2894, nancy.harding@pepperdine.edu Sept 2003-May 2005 USC Social Psychology Dept. Los Angeles, CA Research Assistant - Developed hypotheses and assisted the principal investigator in preparing manuscripts - Summarized research articles relevant to the principal investigator’s area of interest - Trained research assistants in test administration and SPSS manipulation - Independently devised various measures that increased the efficiency and the accuracy of lab operations, tangible evidence of these measures is available upon request. - Authored numerous research oriented materials, some of which are available upon request - 10 hours weekly - Contact: Brian Lickel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Social Psychology, USC, (213) 740-5504, lickel@usc.edu Sept 2003-Present JSM Management Los Angeles, CA Chief Operational Officer - Planned and organized the booking and production of over 20 jazz concerts within Los Angeles County - Wrote or co-authored virtually all official correspondence from our organization - Responsible for the production of company letters, financial statements and organization spreadsheets; examples of these materials are available upon request - 20 hours weekly - Contact: George Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, georgeccooper@yahoo.com May-Aug, 2004 USC Neuroscience Dept. Los Angeles, CA Principal Experimenter - Completed a NEUR 490 research project dedicated to analyzing the valence model of frontal asymmetry - Became intimately knowledgeable about the procedures used to perform experimentation with EEG equipment - Trained to analyze electroencephalographic data and interpret the resultant findings - 20 hours weekly - Contact: Tom Denson, Graduate Researcher, USC, (213) 740-2287, denson@usc.edu May-Aug 2003 Smith Barney Sherman Oaks, CA Intern; Wealth Management - Planned and spoke at Smith Barney seminars, made cold calls, compiled customer financial reports, composed letters, utilized ACT and Morningstar software - Helped administer ACT! Contact database for brokerage office. - Independently authored a training manuscript that was adopted for new interns. The manual informed them of their responsibilities and detailed the job protocol. - Drafted numerous form letters for office brokers, samples of which are available upon request - 20 hours weekly - Contact: Timothy McNeely, timothy.j.mcneely@smithbarney.com May-Aug, 2003 The Kodak Theatre Hollywood, CA Security Officer - Worked with a team of police and security officers to insure safety at academy awards and other high profile events - Carefully analyzed the social and group dynamics inherent in working with a police task force, I worked with the North Hollywood shootout hero, Donnie Anderson, LAPD Mar-May, 2003 USC Psychology Department Los Angeles, CA Intern - Performed data entry, and administered questionnaires to undergraduate research subjects - Coded and analyzed data collected from experiments, summarized research articles, assisted in the design of new research studies - 10 hours weekly - Contact: Mathew Curtis, Graduate Researcher, USC (213) 821-1481, mathewcurtis@yahoo.co.uk April-Sept, 2002 Valley Vote Sherman Oaks, CA Organizational Manager - Coordinator for the “Get Out the Vote” Campaign, an effort to organize and motivate interested parties in support of San Fernando Valley Cityhood, a secession measure on the November, 2002 Los Angeles city ballot - Responsible for cataloging and manipulating statistics for a group of 15,000 volunteers on an ACT database, some of which I recruited in person or over the phone - Proofread documents, wrote campaign materials, organized events - Co-author of Valley Vote newsletter, regular speaker/contributor at board meetings - I worked with Jeff Brain, president of Valley Vote on a daily basis, my work here also included a paid internship with the national campaign firm Goddard Clauson Porter & Noveli - 40 hours weekly - Contact: Gerry Gunster, ggunster@gcpn.com May-Sept, 2001 Marshalls Encino, CA Customer Service Rep - Operated a cash register for only one week before being promoted to customer service - 40 hours weekly - Contact: Kim Johnson or Zeff Erino (818) 501-7135 Dec 1999- Aug 2000 Law Office of Steven Barry Encino, CA Law Office Aide - Performed administrative tasks, filed, answered calls/assisted clients - 15 hours weekly - Contact Steven Barry, phone number: (818) 789-9444 |
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