Christina L. Upchurch
Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-25
Houston, TX 77005
christinaupchurch@rice.edu
November 5, 2011
Education
Ph.D. – Industrial/Organizational Psychology Expected 2014
Rice University, Houston, TX
M.A. – Industrial/Organizational Psychology Expected 2012
Rice University, Houston, TX
B.A. – Psychology, Summa Cum Laude 2008
University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
Publications
Bradford, A., Upchurch, C., Bass, D., Judge, K., Snow, A. L., Wilson, N., & Kunik, M. (2011). Knowledge of documented dementia diagnosis and treatment in veterans and their caregivers. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 26, 127-133.
Manuscripts in preparation
Villado, A. J., Upchurch, C. L., & Randall, J. Expert-led after-action review training: Examining the effect on complex task performance, knowledge, and self-efficacy.
Villado, A. J., Upchurch, C. L., & Randall, J. Complex team-based task performance: Examining the effect of individual personality.
Works in progress
Villado, A. J., Randall, J., & Upchurch, C. L. Psychometric bias due to retesting on cognitive ability tests: The effect of item type on construct measurement.
Conference presentations
Upchurch, C. L, Villado, A. J., & Randall, J. (Submitted). Team Personality and Team Performance in a Laboratory Setting. Posted submitted to the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP), San Diego, CA.
Randall, J, Villado, A. J., & Upchurch, C. L,. (Submitted). Resistance of Language-free Cognitive Ability Assessments to Retest Effects. Posted submitted to the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP), San Diego, CA.
Upchurch, C., Zimmer, M., & Woodard, L. (December, 2008). Smoking cessation treatment options for patients with schizophrenia: Are they enough? Poster presented at the 9th Annual Health Services and Outcomes Research Conference, Houston, TX.
Upchurch, C., Pantoja, P., Gonzalez, S., McAlpine, I., & Maynard, E. (May, 2008). Relationships among religious motivation, political affiliation, and environmental attitudes and behaviors. Poster presented at the 2008 Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, Chicago, IL.
Pantoja, P., Burton, M., McAlpine, I., Upchurch, C., & White, K. (April, 2008). Evaluating the psychometric properties of the “Lone Wolf” scale. Poster presented at the University of St. Thomas Undergraduate Research Symposium, Houston, TX.
Professional Experience
Baylor College of Medicine; Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, HSR&D Center of Excellence
Research Coordinator June 2008 – June 2010
Study: Randomized controlled trial of incentivizing guidelines for hypertension to control blood pressure (Principal Investigator: Laura Petersen, MD, MPH)
Duties: Assisted in collecting and entering data, prepared data for statistical analysis, attended weekly project meetings, participated in the hiring and training of new chart abstractor (research coordinator) candidates
Research Experience
Rice University, Department of Psychology
Research Assistant/Villado Lab Co-Manager August 2010 – Present
Assisted in measure development and designing research protocols; managed undergraduate research assistants; led lab meetings; collected data, prepared the data for statistical analysis, and analyzed data using SAS
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Psychology
Dr. James Pomerantz, Rice University Fall 2011
Responsibilities included creating and grading exams; holding office hours; working with students
Introduction to Social Psychology
Dr. Michelle Hebl, Rice University Spring 2011
Responsibilities included attending each class; holding office hours; organizing course material; grading exams
Academic Tutor, Rice University Athletic Department
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC101) Fall 2011
Statistics for Bioscience Majors (PSYC305) Fall 2011
Statistical Methods for Psychology (PSYC339) Fall 2011
Invited Talks
Upchurch, C. L. (2011, November). Two Key Social Psychology Experiments. Guest lecture given in Introduction to Psychology.
Upchurch, C. L. (2010, October). Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Invited presentation at the Annual Careers in Psychology Night at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX.
Upchurch, C. L. (2008, October). Research and Psychology. Invited presentation at the Annual Careers in Psychology Night at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX.
Honors and Awards
Rice University Graduate Fellowship 2010 – Present
Fellowship ($15,000 annually) & Tuition Waiver
Psi Chi, Inducted Spring 2007
The National Honor Society in Psychology
Delta Epsilon Sigma Inducted Fall 2008
National Scholastic Honor Society
Phi Sigma Tau Inducted Fall 2008
The International Honor Society in Philosophy
Dean’s List 2007 – 2008
University of St. Thomas
Professional Memberships
Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Graduate Student Affiliate 2010 – Present
Association for Psychological Science
Graduate Student Affiliate 2010 – Present
Service
Skills4Living Game of Life, Speed Interviewer; Trainer July 2011
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Statistical Packages
SAS (Statistical Analysis Software); SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
Relevant Graduate Coursework
| Advanced Psychology Statistics I |
Organizational Psychology |
| Advanced Psychology Statistics II |
Teaching in Psychology |
| Foundations of I/O Psychology |
Group Dynamics |
| Personnel Psychology |
Professional Issues |