School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology

CURRICULUM VITAE

Sunni Haag Newton

School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

770-826-6263

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EDUCATION

2006-presentGraduate Student, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Georgia Institute of Technology

Minor: Quantitative Measurement

GPA: 4.0/4.0

Spring, 2006Georgia Institute of Technology

B.S. in Management

Spring, 2005Georgia Institute of Technology

B.S. in Psychology

Thesis: Annoyances in the workplace: An investigation of personality traits and interests

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Fall 2009 - Graduate Research Assistant

presentCenter for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning

Supervisor: Dr. Tris Utschig

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

Spring 2006 - Graduate Research Assistant

Summer 2008Knowledge and Skill Lab

Advisors: Dr. Phillip L. Ackerman and Dr. Ruth Kanfer

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

Summer 2006Lab Coordinator

Knowledge and Skill Lab

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

2003-2006 Undergraduate Research Assistant

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall, 2009Teaching Practicum

Supervisor: Dr. Dianne Leader

Spring, 2009Teaching Assistant

Research Methods

Supervisor: Jim Broadway

Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA

Fall, 2008Teaching Assistant

History & Systems of Psychology

Supervisor: Phillip L. Ackerman

Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA

Spring, 2008Teaching Assistant

Research Methods

Supervisor: Rosa Arriaga

Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA

Fall, 2006Teaching Assistant

Introduction to Psychology

Supervisor: Jodi Price

Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA

WORK EXPERIENCE

11/2006- 12/2007Assistant to the Editor

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

HONORS AND AWARDS

2006 - presentPresident’s Fellowship. Georgia Institute of Technology.

Atlanta, GA

2006Graduate Student Career Development Grant

Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA

Amount: $300.00

PUBLICATIONS

Ackerman, P.L., Kanfer, R., Shapiro, S.W., Newton, S.H., & Beier, M.E. (in press).

Cognitive fatigue during testing: An examination of trait, time-on-task, and strategy influences. Human Performance.

TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS

Newton, S.H., Soleil, L., Utschig, T., & Llewellyn, D. (2010, June). Design and

assessment of professional educational development programming for graduate students at a research extensive university. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education annual conference, Louisville, KY.

Newton, S.H. & Ackerman, P.L. (2010, May). The effects of caffeine on complex task

performance, cognitive fatigue, and mood. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Newton, S.H. & Ackerman, P.L. (2010, March). The effects of caffeine on complex task

performance, cognitive fatigue, and mood. Presented at the Georgia Tech Research & Innovation Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Ackerman, P.L., Kanfer, R., Haag, S., & Wolman, S. (2007, May). Cognitive fatigue

during intellectual ability testing. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

QuantitativeI/O Psychology

Statistics I (ANOVA)Intro to I/O Psychology

Statistics II (Linear Regression)Motivation and Job Attitudes

Research MethodsWorkforce Motivation: Past, Present, and Future

Multivariate StatisticsPersonnel Selection

Structural Equation Modeling

Psychometric Theory

Item Response Theory

Multidimensional Scaling (currently enrolled)

Core CoursesOther

Human AbilitiesPsychological Testing

Personality TheoriesHistory and Systems of Psychology

Developmental PsychologyCognitive Aging

Cognitive PsychologyTeaching Practicum

Professional Problems

COMPUTER SKILLS

• MS Office programs (e.g., Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), SPSS, EQS, HTML

REFERENCES

Professor Phillip L. AckermanProfessor Ruth Kanfer

School of PsychologySchool of Psychology

Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of Technology

Room 227, PsychologyBuildingRoom 226, PsychologyBuilding

654 Cherry Street654 Cherry Street

Atlanta, GA30332-0170Atlanta, GA30332-0170