User:Msymonds1
1. Name: Dean Symonds
2. Contact information: email: MSymond1
3. Education Major: Psychology Minor: Biology Expected Graduation year: 2024 Upper Division courses: BIOL 475 (Evolution lecture and lab)
4. Career Interests Research Experience: Cognition and Human Performance lab Mentor: Dr. David Hardy Research Projects: COVID-19 Virus Cognitive and Motor Effects on College Students Presentations: Undergraduate Research Symposium Spring 2024
5. Work Experience
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Loyola Marymount University
- Worked under Dr. David Hardy in his Cognition and human performance lab
- Completed Abstract in Neuropsychology on long term cognitive and motor effects of COVID-19 and presented at the Loyola Marymount University Undergraduate Research Symposium
- Gained experience in scoring subjects’ test results on neuropsychological tests
- Managed data entries of tests and double-checked data in SPSS to ensure accurate data entries
May-August 2023
- RAINS Research Assistant
Loyola Marymount University
- Received training on testing subjects in neuropsychology including memory, attention, and motor tests
- Scored and double scored subjects’ tests, several tests per week, each of which is about 80 pages long
August 2023 – Present
- Camera Services Technician
Loyola Marymount University
- Prepared Cameras for students at Loyola Marymount University including ARRI Alexa Minis and Canon C300s as well as other equipment such as Teradek wireless video transmitters and Panasonic monitors
- Trained students on how to properly use camera equipment
- Gained service skills from interacting with students everyday
August 2022 – Present
6. Personal Interests
- Watching movies
- Photography
- Playing Music (Guitar)
7. Favorite aspect of Biology: Hands on experience in lab or in the field
8. Favorite aspect of Computer Science: unsure, never had any formal training in it
