Curriculum Vitae


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tegorman@purdue.edu tegorman13@gmail.com
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Education

  • 2017 - May 2024

Indiana University - Bloomington
- PhD in Psychology and Cognitive Science
- Dissertation: The Role of Variability in Learning Generalization: A Computational Modeling Approach

  • 2011 - 2015

University of Wisconsin – Madison
- B.Sc. in Psychology
- Thesis: Short-term mindfulness intervention reduces the negative attentional effects associated with heavy media multitasking


Experience

Communication and Cognition Lab - Purdue University

  • Postdoctoral Researcher in AI, Decision Making, and Risk (2024 - Present)
  • Principal Investigator: Torsten Reimer, PhD

Percepts and Concepts Lab

  • PhD Student (2017 - 2024)
  • Principal Investigator: Robert Goldstone, PhD

Learning and Transfer Lab (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Lab Manager / Research Coordinator (2015-2017)
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant (2013 - May 2015)
  • Principal Investigator: C. Shawn Green, PhD

Alexander Lab – Medical Physics (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Research Coordinator (2015 – 2017)
  • Principal Investigator: Andrew Alexander, PhD

Center for Healthy Minds (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant (January 2014 - May 2015)
  • Principal Investigator: Richard J. Davidson, PhD

Skills

Category Skills
Programming - R (Quarto, Rmarkdown, Shiny )
- JavaScript
- Python (jupyter, torch, tensorflow)
- Bash (Shell scripting, Workflow automation)
- MATLAB (psychtoolbox)
Computational Modeling - Artificial Neural Networks
- Exemplar Models
- Bayesian Statistics
- Mixed Effect Models
- Similarity Scaling
- Approximate Bayesian Computation
- Individual Differences
Data Analysis - Multilevel Modeling
- Bayesian Statistics
- Mixed Effects Models
- Dimensionality Reduction
- Frequentist ANOVA/Regression
Experimental Skills - Behavioral Tasks
- Online Data Collection (jsPsych for web-based experiments)
- Survey Data Collection (Qualtrics)
- Mechanical Turk
- MRI & EEG
Workflow Automation & Version Control - Multi-language workflows (integrating R, Bash, Python)
- Git (Documentation, backup, branching, collaboration)
Tools - RStudio
- VS Code
- Vim/Neovim
- Obsidian
Miscellaneous Skills - Web Scraping
- SQL
- Website Design


Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings

  • Gorman, T. E., & Goldstone, R. L. (in progress). Impact of Training Variability on Visuomotor Function Learning and Extrapolation. link

  • Gorman, T. E., & Goldstone, R. L. (2022). An instance-based model account of the benefits of varied practice in visuomotor skill. Cognitive Psychology, 137, 101491.

  • Bazyldo, A., Kecskemeti, S., Cochrane, A., Gorman, T., Rokers, B., Dean, D., Green, C. S., & Alexander, A. L. (2021). Assessment of R1 Relaxometry Changes Induced via Repeated Videogame Training as a Measure of Neuroplasticity in College-aged Brains. In Proceedings of the ISMRM & SMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. An Online Experience. link

  • Patrick, A., Dean, D., Gorman, T., Green, C. S., & Alexander, A. (2019). Assessment of Microstructural Changes Induced via Repeated Videogame Training as a Measure of Neuroplasticity in Normal Developing, College-age Brains. In Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Montréal, QC, Canada. link

  • Dean, C. D., Patrick, A. M., Gorman, T., Green, C. S., & Alexander, A. L. (2018). Neuroplastic Changes of Myelin Microstructure With Video Game Play. In Proceedings of the Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB. Paris, France. link

  • Kattner, F., Cochrane, A., Cox, C. R., Gorman, T. E., & Green, C. S. (2017). Perceptual learning generalization from sequential perceptual training as a change in learning rate. Current Biology, 27(6), 840-846.

  • Gorman, T.E., & Green, C.S. (2016). Short-term mindfulness intervention reduces the negative attentional effects associated with heavy media multitasking. Scientific Reports, 6.

Reviews and Book Chapters

  • Gorman, T.E., Gentile, D.A., & Green, C.S. Problem gaming: a short primer (2018). American Journal of Play, 10 (3), 309-327

  • Gorman, T.E., & Green, C.S. (2017). Young minds on video games. In Cognitive development in digital contexts. 121-143. Academic Press.

  • Green, C. S., Gorman, T., & Bavelier, D. (2016). Action Video-Game Training and Its Effects on Perception and Attentional Control. In Cognitive Training (pp. 107-116). Springer International Publishing.

Presentations

  • Half Day Tutorial on Measuring Mindfulness Behaviorally: Onsite/Online Data Col-lection with jsPsych
    • Cognitive Science Conference – 2018
  • Does interleaving go the distance? Exploring the effect of dissimilarity on interleaved category learning
    • Math Psych/ICCM 2018
  • Short term mindfulness intervention reduces cognitive deficits in heavy media multi-taskers
    • Undergraduate Research Symposium – UW-Madison – April 16th, 2015

Awards

IU-Bloomington – Development Training Grant – Fall 2019

IU-Bloomington - Steinmetz Summer Research Award - 2018

UW-Madison - Undergraduate Research Scholar Award – 2015

UW-Madison - Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship – 2014

Ad-hoc Reviewer

Cognitive Science

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Conferences

Cognitive Science Conference - 2021

Cognitive Science Conference - 2018

Mathematical Psychology & ICCM 2018

Boston Meeting on Methods in Cognitive Training (NSF Sponsored) – May 2017