Curriculum Vitae

Education

Research Interests

  • The relationship between memory confidence and memory accuracy

  • Metacognition

  • Applying principles of cognitive psychology to education

  • The intersection of psychology and technology

  • Concept and category learning

Honors and Awards

Publications

Departmental Requirements

Teaching

  • Instructor, Flash Programming for Psychology (2013)

  • Instructor, Human Learning and Memory (2012)

  • Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Psychology, Dr. Alan Lambert (2011)

  • Teaching Assistant, Human Learning and Memory, Dr. Kathleen McDermott (2010)

  • Supervisor, Mind/Brain/Behavior and Independent Study Undergraduate Projects (2010 - 2012)

Presentations

  • National Conferences

    • DeSoto, K. A. (2013, November). Collecting confidence ratings in cognitive psychology experiments: Effects of scale and entry method. Poster presented at the Meeting of the Society for Computers in Psychology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    • DeSoto, K. A., & Roediger, H. L. (2013, November). Effects of study and test repetitions on false memory for category items. Poster presented at the 54th Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    • DeSoto, K. A., Nestojko, J. F., & Roediger, H. L. (2012, November). Effects of free recall testing on immediate and delayed recognition. Poster presented at the 53rd Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.

    • DeSoto, K. A., & Roediger, H. L. (2012, May). Effects of repeated study and test on recognition memory for categorized lists. Poster presented at the 24th Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

    • DeSoto, K. A., & Roediger, H. L. (2010, November). Confidence and accuracy in recognition memory: positive, negative, and zero correlations. Poster presented at the 51st Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.

    • Weinstein, Y., & DeSoto, K. A. (2010, November). Teaching Flash programming for psychology. Poster presented at the 40th Meeting of the Society for Computers in Psychology, St. Louis, MO.

    • DeSoto, K. A., & Roediger, H. L. (2010, May). The confidence-accuracy correlation. Poster presented at the 22nd Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

    • Ball, C. T., & DeSoto, K. A. (2009, November). Eye movements while zoning out during reading. Paper presented at the 50th Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.

  • Regional and Local Conferences

    • DeSoto, K. A., & Roediger, H. L. (2014, February). Collective memory for U.S. presidents. Poster presented at the Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO.

    • Roediger, H. L., & DeSoto, K. A. (2013, May). Confidence and accuracy in reports from memory: Obtaining positive and negative correlations. Paper presented at the Festschrift in Honor of Larry Jacoby, St. Louis, MO.

    • DeSoto, K. A. (2011, May). Often wrong but never in doubt: Effects of category typicality on false memory and confidence ratings. Talk given at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

    • DeSoto, K. A. (2011, February). Often wrong but never in doubt: Typicality relates to confident false memories. Poster presented at the Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO.

    • DeSoto, K. A. (2010, June). Driving factors of the confidence-accuracy correlation. Paper presented at the Show Me Mental Life Conference, St. Louis, MO.

    • DeSoto, K. A. (2010, February). The confidence-accuracy correlation: implications for eyewitness and basic psychological research. Poster presented at the Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO.

Other Publications and Talks

  • DeSoto, K. A. (2013, November). Confidence and accuracy in memory: Theory, methods, and application. Talk given for the Psychology Department Behavior, Brain, and Cognition Colloquium, Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

  • Weinstein, Y. (with contributions by DeSoto, K. A.). (2012). Flash programming for the social and behavioral sciences: A sophisticated guide to online surveys and experiments. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

  • DeSoto, K. A. (2012, February). Managing your academic PDFs. Talk given for the Graduate Student Brown Bag series, Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

  • DeSoto, K. A. (2011). Student notebook news. Observer, 24, 37.

Editorial Activities

  • Reviewer, The Psychological Record

  • Reviewer, Psychology & Neuroscience

  • Reviewer, APSSC Student Grant Competition

  • Reviewer, APSSC RiSE-UP Award

  • Reviewer, APSSC Student Research Award

Professional Memberships

Department, University, and Community Service

  • Graduate Student Colloquium Chair, Psychology Graduate Student Association (2013)

  • Outreach Volunteer, Flynn Park Elementary (2013)

  • New Media Working Group Member (2012)

  • Mendeley Advisor (2011)

  • Campus Representative, APSSC (2011 - 2013)

  • Membership and Volunteers Officer, APSSC Executive Board (2010 - 2011)

  • Social Co-Chair, Psychology Graduate Student Association (2010 - 2011)

Technical Proficiencies

  • Programming and Statistical Languages: ActionScript, Python, Java, PHP, SPSS, R

  • Software and Hardware: Adobe Creative Suite, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Windows, Max, Linux, all common software

  • Other Skills: Website creation/administration, digital media (video, audio, photography), computer building


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