Robert B. Russell Jr.

606 Swadley Rd. Apt. 7

Johnson City, TN 37601

Phone: 423 418-0951

Email: bobby.russell@mac.com

Education

2000-2004       East Tennessee State University, Cumulative GPA: 3.55

B.S. –Psychology. To be awarded May 2009, In-major GPA: 3.84. Honors-in-Discipline

B.S. – Philosophy. To be awarded May, 2009. In-major GPA: 3.63. Honors-in-Discipline

Research Experience

Research Positions

January 2007 to Present.  Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator for the Applied Psychology Laboratory (APL) at ETSU. Director: Dr. Chris S. Dula. Duties include supervision of undergraduate researchers, holding lab hours, directing general student work, coordinating and guiding successful laboratory meetings, ensuring quality of undergraduate research via providing constructive feedback on presentations and written research papers, accounting for undergraduate independent credit coursework, evaluating providing constructive feedback on faculty mentor’s publications, teaching APA style writing and poster layout, delegating responsibilities on numerous research projects, creating and submitting Institutional Review Board protocols, and facilitating numerous on-line survey research projects via web-based survey administration software.

August 2005 to Present.  Undergraduate Research Assistant for the Program for the Study of Infancy of ETSU. Duties include contributing to the development and implementation of research protocols, data collection, and participant recruitment.

January 2005 to December 2006.  Undergraduate Research Associate for the Applied Psychology Laboratory (APL) of ETSU. Duties included assisting with the creation and implementation of research protocols, collection of research data, entry of research data into statistical analysis software, presentation of data, acquiring and reviewing literature relevant to numerous research projects, and assisting with Institutional Review Board protocol submissions,

Research Projects

October 2007 to Present.  Project Manager, Driving Diaries Project. Directed by Chris Dula.

August 2007 to Present.  Project Manager, Driving Simulator Project. Directed by Chris Dula.

August 2007 to Present. Research Assistant, Perceived Stigma Against Tattooed Individuals. Directed by Benjamin Martin.

August 2007 to Present. Project Manager, ETSU Driver and Pedestrian Safety Project. Directed by Chris Dula.

January to August 2007. Research Assistant, Assessing Student Driving Behaviors. Directed by Chris Dula.

January to May 2006. Research Assistant, Religiosity and Spirituality in Appalachia. Directed by Rebecca Brooks.

January to December 2005. Research Assistant, Profile of an Angry Adolescent. Directed by Robin Leonard.

Presentations

Paper Presentations

Russell, R. B., & Dula, C. S. (2008, February). The power of negativity: How one’s thoughts and emotions can affect their driving behaviors. Paper presented at the Northeast State Technical Community College’s Annual Honors Symposium, Blountville, TN.

Russell, R. B., Dula, C.S., & Lamb, J. (2007, August). Dissipation-Rumination and dangerous driving. Paper presented at the 2007 California McNair Symposium, Berkeley, CA.

Lamb, J., Dula, C. S., & Russell, R. B. (2007, August). Fight or Flight? Anxiety’s effect on dangerous driving. Paper presented at the 2007 California McNair Symposium, Berkeley, CA.   

Russell, R. B., Carr, C. A., Chumney, F. L., & Dula, C. S. (2007, April). Appalachian Christian fundamentalism. Paper presented at the Annual Spring Convention of the Virginia Psychological Association, Richmond, VA.

Chumney, F. L., Russell, R. B., Hatfield, J. P., & Dula, C. S. (2007, April). Prejudice and empathy. Paper presented at the Annual Spring Convention of the Virginia Psychological Association, Richmond, VA.

Russell, R. B., Carr, C. A., Chumney, F. L., & Dula, C. S. (2007, February). Fundamentalism in Appalachia. Paper presented at the 2007 Mid-South Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN.

Poster Presentations

Russell, R. B., Dorton, M., & Dula, C. S. (2008 March). Cognitive failures and dangerous driving behaviors. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.

Martin, B. A., Russell, R. B., White, D. R., Adams, C., & Dula, C. S. (2008, March). Relationships between Tattoos and the Big Five personality traits. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.

Turner, L., Dorton, M., Russell, R. B., & Dula, C. S. (2008, March). Social influences on dangerous driving behaviors.  Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.

Martin, B. A., Adams, C., White, D. R., & Russell, R. B. (2008, March). Gender and impulsivity differences in tattooed and non-tattooed individuals. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.

Russell, R. B., Dula, C. S., & Leonard, R. L. (2007, November). Rumination and dangerous driving behaviors. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Adams, C. L., White, D., Martin, B. A., Russell, R. B., & Dula, C. S. (2007, November).  Impulsivity Difference Across Genders in a College Sample. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Tennessee Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Russell, R. B., Chumney, F. L., Brooks, R. M., Gilmer, K. S., & Dula, C. S. (2007, May). Deception in Internet dating profiles. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Russell, R. B., Dula, C.S., Cline, A., Gilmer, K.S., Lamb, J., and Sutherland, J. (2007, March).  Actively-caring and pro-social driving.  Poster session presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Cline, A., Dula, C.S., Russell, R. B., Gilmer, K.S., Lamb, J.,  and Sutherland, J. (2007, March).  Dangerous driving and fundamentalism, spirituality, and religiosity.  Poster session presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Gilmer, K.S., Dula, C.S., Russell, R. B., Cline, A., Lamb, J.,  and Sutherland, J. (2007, March).  Social Desirability biases and self-report measures of dangerous driving.  Poster session presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Gilmer, K. S., Russell, R. B., Chumney, F. L., Brooks, R. M., & Dula, C. S (2007, February). Factors Influencing self-presentation in Internet dating. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Brooks, R. M., Skaggs, D., Russell, R. B., Karako, K., and Dula, C. S. (2006, March).  Personality influences on religion and spirituality.  Poster presented at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.

Honors and Awards

March 2007. Recipient of the 2007-2008 Psi Chi Regional Research Award at the 2008 South Eastern Psychological Association’s annual conference.

February 2007.  Invited to present research to the Tennessee House of Representatives and State Senate. Nashville, TN.

January 2007 – Present.  ETSU Honor’s College Honors-in-Discipline Academic Scholarship Recipient.

January 2007 – Present.  Honors-in-Discipline, Department of Psychology.

January 2007 – Present.  Honors-in-Discipline, Department of Philosophy.

June 2007 – Present.  McNair Undergraduate Research Scholar.

Fall 2006 – Present.  Dean’s Scholar, East Tennessee State University.

Leadership Experience

August 2007 – Present. President, Psi Chi, National Psychology Honors Society, ETSU Chapter.

August 2007 – Present. Secretary, Philosophy Club at ETSU.

August 2007 – Present. Treasurer, Psychology Club at ETSU.

January 2007 – Present. Active Member, Leadership Committee for Volunteer ETSU.

January 2007 – May 2007. Acting President, Psi Chi, National Psychology Honors Society, ETSU Chapter.

August 2006 – Spring 2007. President, Psychology Club at ETSU.

Community Service

Spring 2007. Volunteer, Appalachian Service Project

June 2005 – Present. Big Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters Community Outreach Program.

Professional Associations

August 2007 – Present. Student Affiliate, Tennessee Psychological Association.

January 2007 – Present. Student Affiliate, Virginia Psychological Association.

January 2007 – Present. Student Affiliate, Association for Psychological Science, formerly the American Psychological Society.

August 2006 – Present. Student Affiliate, Southeastern Psychological Association.

References

Available upon request.