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- Director: Gisela Susanne Bahr , PhD, Associate Profesor in Experimental Cognition
- Senior Assistant Director: Jason Metz, M.S.
- Assistant Director: Shikha Arora, M.S.
- James Almasi, M.A. (ex officio)
- Junior Experimenter: Sarah Sowle
- Junior Experimenter: Lacey Osteen
Susanne's info:
Susanne was appointed the the Florida Tech psychology faculty in 2007. She served as a Naval officer with the designation of Aerospace Experimental Psychologist from 2003-2006. Currently, she is the chair of the Psychology Undergraduate Program and member of the graduate faculty in Industrial Organizational Psychology. She also supports the research commitee of the East Central Florida Memory Clinic.
Jason' info:
Hello, I am a third year clinical psychology student. My interest in cognitive psychology is closely related to its application in the therapeutic process. My research deals with cognitive aspects of the interaction between therapists and facially injured clients. I have used cognitive tools in practice such as knowledge mapping to help clients gain a more visual grasp of goal-setting and problem-solving. My interests include individual and group psychotherapy as well as cognitive research.
James' info:
James Almasi is a Florida Tech employee, alumni, and a prospective graduate student for the I/O Psychology Program. He graduated from the school’s Technical and Professional Communication program in the spring of 2007. There, he studied Lev Vygotsky’s concept of media as psychological tools that allow for changes in the structure of consciousness and how reality is perceived. James hopes to build on this by researching how the internalization of aesthetic media can enhance an individual’s model of reality—ultimately leading to some of the more confounding questions about both art and consciousness.