Sean C. Thayer

Graduate Research Coordinator at George Mason University - Department of Psychology
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(386) 825-5501
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Fairfax, Virginia, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Graduate Research Coordinator
      • Feb 2022 - Present

      CCI Funded - Gerald Matthews, PhDProject Coordinator overseeing all aspects of study design and implementation, data collection, analysis and write-up. This study examines user fatigue and trust in AI as they characterize human vulnerabilities for password setting and cybersecurity infrastructures.Research coordinator performing: - experiment design- CS collab/programming- IRB submission- recruitment- data collection via MTurk- data analysis - literature write-up Show less

    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Sep 2021 - Present

      HeART Laboratory, Tyler Shaw, PhDResearch assistant investigating dual-task interference and resulting decrement for swimming while using visual perception to memorize words. This study expands on research showing decrement for swim/world list recall when delivered via the auditory pathway. Here, the word list is delivered via HUD and the visual pathway, and explores resulting decrement with that change in perception source.Responsibilities:- experiment design using Microsoft Office Suite and Qualtrics- HUD set up/calibration- experiment administration- data collection- write-up Show less

    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Human Factors Intern
      • May 2022 - Aug 2022

      Human Factors R&D consultancy providing services to medical device manufacturers in various stages of device development and application for FDA approval. As a Human Factors Intern, I assisted with tasks relating to the R&D process for medical devices in various stages of design, development, and testing: - usability testing - formative/validation test reporting - early user research - user profile drafting Human Factors R&D consultancy providing services to medical device manufacturers in various stages of device development and application for FDA approval. As a Human Factors Intern, I assisted with tasks relating to the R&D process for medical devices in various stages of design, development, and testing: - usability testing - formative/validation test reporting - early user research - user profile drafting

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Specialist
      • Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

      Project Coordinator (Research Specialist II) working between two laboratories focused on specific aspects of human memory and cognition. Responsibilities ranged from experiment design to data collection to running lab meetings to training and managing RAs.Human Spatial Cognition Laboratory:- designed experimental precision memory tests for TBI patients - recruited and tested patients and healthy older adults- cleaned, analyzed, visualized and presented resulting data- designed VR experimentation for patients using Unity, SketchUp, and GitHubHuman Memory Laboratory:- controlled all aspects of recruitment, experimentation, genetics sampling, MRI experimentation, and data analysis- performed neuropsychological testing using WAIS-IV battery (among others)- co-lead for lab meetings, RA onboarding and training, database management, accounting, etc. Show less

    • Research Assistant
      • Jun 2017 - Aug 2019

      Research assistant working in various laboratories on a variety of research topics ranging from emotion regulation experimentation using psychophysiology, to memory scoring of autobiographical interview transcripts. Responsibilities were vast and taught me the fundamentals of finding and utilizing the appropriate research methodologies for effective psychological research.

Education

  • George Mason University - Department of Psychology
    Master of Arts - MA, Psychology, Human Factors
    2021 - 2023
  • The University of Arizona Psychology Department
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology
    2010 - 2013

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