Jenny Oconnor CV
Jenny Oconnor CV
Jenny Oconnor CV
jennybethoconnor@gmail.com
(339) 236 - 2940
Website: https://jennyboconnor.weebly.com/
EDUCATION
San Diego State University College of Sciences, San Diego, CA. 2018 – 2022
B.A. in Psychology, minor in Honors Interdisciplinary Studies GPA: 3.99/4.00
Honors Thesis: Differences in Electrodermal Activity and Emotional
Reactivity in Binge versus Light Drinkers
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Additional Work
• Current literature analysis and article reviews
• Participates in progress meetings with the principal investigator and graduate
students to track lab progress, give oral presentations, and for professional
development.
Additional Work
• Current literature analysis and article reviews.
• Participates in progress meetings with the principal investigator and graduate
students to track lab progress, give oral presentations, and for professional
development.
• Recruited subjects for the binge drinking and long-term Coronavirus symptom
studies.
• Became familiarized with MATLAB coding language.
Additional Work
• Social Media Outreach
o Draft tweets to be sent out to engage in the research community.
• Current literature analysis and article review.
• Helped organizing Institutional Review Board paperwork.
• Participated in progress meetings with the lab coordinator to track lab progress,
give presentations, and for professional development.
PRESENTATIONS
O’Connor J., Myers A., Woodruff D., Carvalho R., Youn S., Weeks S., Arienzo D., Marinkovic
K. (2021) Stroop Effect Highlights Deficits in Cognitive Control in Binge Drinkers. E-Poster
presentation at the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Digital Conference.
O’Connor J., Myers A., Woodruff D., Carvalho R., Youn S., Weeks S., Arienzo D., Marinkovic
K. (2021) Stroop Effect Highlights Deficits in Cognitive Control in Binge Drinkers. Oral
presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Diego State University.
O’Connor J., Gill K., Borrelli B., Mueser K., Fulford D. (2021). Modification of a
Behavioral Activation Mobile Application to Address the Needs of People with Schizophrenia:
User experience and Feedback. E-Poster presentation at the Society for Research in
Psychopathology (SRP) Annual Conference.
O’Connor J., Senteio, C., Rand, D. (2021). Race and the Criminalization of Addiction. Oral
presentation at the MIT MSRP-Biology Oral Presentation Session, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT).
O’Connor J., Senteio, C., Rand, D. (2021). Race and the Criminalization of Addiction. Poster
presentation at the Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines MSRP-Bio Poster session,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
O’Connor J., Myers A., Woodruff D., Carvalho R., Youn S., Weeks S., Arienzo D., Marinkovic
K. (2021) Stroop Effect Highlights Deficits in Cognitive Control in Binge Drinkers. E-Poster
presentation at the 2021 Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/ORGANIZATIONS
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
San Diego State University Department of Psychology Diversity & Inclusion 2021
• Worked with a group of faculty, staff, and students to increase diversity and
inclusion within the cirriculums of all psychology courses.
Student Research Committee 2021
• Worked with a group of faculty to plan the 2021 Student Research Symposium.
• Specific emphasis on marketing and communications in addition to increasing the
representation of diverse and traditionally underrepresented students.
WORK EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH SKILLS
Institutional Review Board: Experienced in organizing and filling out IRB forms.