Lisa R. Van Havermaet, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae Psychology Department Clarke University ph. ext: 6371 Clarke University 1550 Clarke Drive Dubuque, IA 52001 Email:lisa_vanhavermaet@clarke.edu alt. Email: lisavhav@gmail.com Education: Ph.D. (March, 2013), Wayne State University (Cognitive, Developmental, Social), Detroit, MI Major: Cognitive Psychology, Minor: Linguistics & Quantitative Methods Dissertation title: Semantic Effects in Word Recognition and Picture Naming are Moderated by Body-Object Interaction. Committee: Dr. Lee Wurm, Dr. Patricia Siple, Dr. Lara Jones, Dr. Jean Andruski M.A.(2009) Psychology(Cognitive, Developmental, Social), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Thesis title: Embodied Cognition and Memory: The effect of Semantic Characteristics and Approach/Avoidance Type Physical Movements on Recall and Response time. Committee: Dr. Lee Wurm, Dr. Patricia Siple, Dr. Ira Firestone B.A. (2005) Psychology, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN Professional appointments: Assistant Professor (2014-), Psychology Department, Clarke University, Dubuque, IA Publications: Van Havermaet, L. R. & Wurm, L. H. (in press). Effects of danger, usefulness, and bodyobject interaction in picture naming. Accepted for Publication 5/8/16 at The Mental Lexicon Van Havermaet, L. R. & Wurm, L. H. (2014) Semantic effects are moderated by body-object interaction. The Mental Lexicon. 9(1). 1-22. doi 10.1075/ml.9.1.01hav Lin, P., Kennette, L. N., Van Havermaet, L. R., Frank, N., & McIntyre, R. B. (2012). Priming ability-relevant social categories improves abilities. Current Research in Social Psychology, 10(9), 116-136. Kennette, L. N. & Van Havermaet, L. R. (2012) Interlingual homograph recognition in bilinguals: a new paradigm. The New School Psychology Bulletin, 9(2), 7-16.
Kennette, L. N., Wurm, L. H. & Van Havermaet, L. R. (2010) Change detection: the effects of linguistic focus, hierarchical word level and proficiency. The Mental Lexicon, 5(1). Kennette*, L. N. & Van Havermaet*, L. R. (2011). Instructor's Test Bank Questions for Cognitive Psychology, by Whitman, D. R.: Wiley Publishing. *Authors contributed equally to this work Manuscripts in Preparation: Van Havermaet, L. R. & Wurm, L. H. (in press). Semantic effects of danger and usefulness moderated by body-object interaction in naming tasks. Conference Presentations and Published Abstracts: Kennette, L.N., Lin, P.S., & Van Havermaet, L.R. (2015, May). Student Feedback Tools. Roundtable Discussion presented at the 87 th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Kennette, L.N., Redd, B. R., Van Havermaet, L.R., & Lin, P.S. (2014, May). Active Learning Ideas from the Trenches. Roundtable Discussion presented at the 86 th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Lin, P.S., Van Havermaet, L.R., Redd, B. R., & Kennette, L.N., (2014, May). Active Learning Ideas from the Trenches. Roundtable Discussion presented at the 86 th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Van Havermaet, L. R. & Wurm, L. H. (2012, October). Semantic effects are moderated by body-object interaction. Presented at the 8 th International Conference on the Mental Lexicon, Montreal, Québec, Canada. Van Havermaet, L. R., Wurm, L. H., & Kennette, L. N. (2010, April). Embodied cognition and memory: semantic characteristics and approach/avoidance type movements. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Van Havermaet, L.R., Witherell, D.R., & Wurm, L.H. (2008). Memory enhancement due to survival processing: The roles of danger and usefulness. Psychonomic Society (Chicago, IL, November 13-16). Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 13, 130. Kennette, L., Buchanan, L., Collet-Hajem, T., & Van Havermaet, L. R. (2008, November). Interlingual homograph recognition by english-french and french-english bilinguals. Psychonomic Society (Chicago, IL, November 13-16). Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 13. Kennette, L. Wurm, L. H., & Van Havermaet, L. R. (2008, October). The effects of linguistic focus and hierarchical level on interlingual change detection in english speakers and
english-french bilinguals Presented at the 6 th International Conference on the Mental Lexicon, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Kennette, L., Van Havermaet, L. R., Hickcox, N. M., Lin, P. S., & McIntyre, R. (2009, May). Priming ability-relevant social categories improves abilities. Presented at the 81 st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Kennette, L., Van Havermaet, L. R., Hickcox, N. M., Lin, P. S., & McIntyre, R. (2009, August). Priming ability-relevant social categories improves abilities. Presented at the 117 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Additional Presentations: Van Havermaet, L. R. The Influence of Embodiment on Cognition and Emotion. Talk given at Cognitive, Developmental, and Social Psychology area Brownbag session, Wayne State University, Winter 2010. Van Havermaet, L. R. Embodied Cognition and Memory: The effect of Semantic Characteristics and Approach/Avoidance Type Physical Movements on Recall and Response time. Talk given at the Annual Linguistics Colloquium, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, April 17 th, 2009. Conference Awards: Best Graduate Student Research Presentation Award. Received at the 8 th International Conference on the Mental Lexicon, Montreal, Québec, Canada, Oct. 2012. Other Teaching Experience: Assistant Professor: Clarke University PSYC111-Introductory Psychology (Fall 2015, Spring 2016) Description: The primary goal of this course is to introduce students to the dynamic field of Psychology. Students will examine how and why people behave the way they do. Exploration of how a person s biological foundation coupled with their behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and social growth unfolds daily and over the life span will be emphasized. In keeping with Clarke University's mission, students will mutually foster personal and intellectual growth by challenging one another to achieve higher levels of awareness and Christian responsibility. Through cultivated thinking skills informed by experience, knowledge, insight, and reflection, as life-long learners, students will be better equipped to go forth and affect our immediate and global surroundings. Enrollment: class size of ~ 25-30 students
PSYC 122 Adult Development (Fall 2014, 2015, 2016) Description: An examination of physical, cognitive and socioemotional development issues in adulthood from young adulthood to later life, including issues of career, family, aging, retirement and death. PSYC 281 Human Motivation (Spring 2015, 2016) Description: Why do we do what we do? What motivates our behavior? An examination of the many factors that arouse, maintain, and direct human behavior such as hunger, sex, addiction, sleep, aggression, happiness, creativity. PSYC 320 Social Science Research Methods (Fall 2014-2015: hybrid; Fall 2016: standard) Description: A comprehensive examination of experimental designs and techniques used in psychological research. Topics include sampling and generalizability, measurement, reliability, validity and methods of measuring behavior. Students will be expected to use this course as preparation for developing their own research study/experiment, which will occur in PSYC 499 Capstone: Psychology Research PSYC 345 Sensation & Perception (Spring 2016) Description: Sensation and perception is how the human body turns different physical stimuli into neural impulses (sensation), and how the brain receives and interprets these impulses (perception). This course will discuss these processes in a number of modalities, including the visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, tactile systems, and how sensory and perceptual processes shape our experience of reality. Psychological principles and theories will be discussed as well as the roles of evolution, development, society, prior knowledge, and inference in our perceptual judgments and our conscious experiences. There is a lab associated with this course in which students will have the opportunity to have hands-on experience with these concepts Enrollment: class size of 14 students PSYC 380: Topics: Psychology of Language (Fall 2016) Description: This course explores the psychological and neurobiological processes involved in language. Topic include language acquisition, comprehension, conversation, reading and writing, and social elements of language. Enrollment: class size of 24 students PSYC 385- Physiological Psychology (Fall 2015) Description: This course will focus on the biological foundations of human behavior. We will explore the nervous system, psychopharmacology, and biological underpinnings of psychological processes like memory, emotion, & psychopathology. Enrollment: class size of 25 students PSYC 471 Cognitive Psychology (Spring 2015) Description: The thinking involved in such activities as language, problem solving, and memory are investigated. Enrollment: class size of ~25 students
PSYC499 Capstone Psychology Researcher (Fall 2014 & Spring 2015,2016: hybrid) Description: This course provides a focal point and closure of the psychology major within the context of a liberal arts education. As a departmental offering this course focuses on individual empirical research on a topic chosen by the student and expands to include breadth and integration of knowledge and synthesis. Approved research plans are supervised by a psychology faculty member and include statistically analyzed results which are reported in a professionally written research paper. Instructor University of Michigan-Dearborn (2011-Winter 2013): PSYC171 Psychology as a Social Science 5 semesters, 2 sections each) Description: Lecturer for an introductory psychology course. Course objectives: gain an overview of issues within multiple areas of psychology. Enrollment: class sizes of 60 students Art Institute of MI - Novi (Fall 2013) GEN157 Statistics Description: Lecturer for statistics course for general education requirement. Course objectives: Introduces students to the study of descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include the collection, presentation and analysis of data and the statistical theories used to make predictions. Enrollment: class size of 20 students Wayne State University: PSY1010 Introductory Psychology lecture (12 semesters (Sp/Sum2008-Sp/Sum2012) Description: Lecturer for an introductory psychology course with lab. Course objectives: gain an overview of issues within multiple areas of psychology. Enrollment: class sizes from 50-300 students PSY3080 Cognitive Psychology: Fundamental Processes (Winter 2013 & Sp/Sum 2013) Description: Lecturer for an introductory psychology course with lab. Course objectives: gain an overview of issues within Cognitive psychology. Enrollment: class size of 75 students (winter) and 40 students (sp/sum). PSY1020 Elements of Psychology (1 semester Sp/Sum 2012) Description: Lecturer for an introductory psychology course. Course objectives: gain an overview of issues within multiple areas of psychology. Enrollment: class size of 30 students PSY1020 Elements of Psychology-ONLINE COURSE (Fall 2012) Description: Lecturer for an introductory psychology course. Course objectives: gain an overview of issues within multiple areas of psychology using web based tools (e.g. online discussions, videos, online assignments, etc). Enrollment: class size of 30 students
PSY3040 Psychology of Perception: Fundamental Processes (Fall 2008) Guest lecturer for chapters on Acoustics and Speech Perception. Enrollment: class size of 50 students Lab Instructor: Wayne State University: PSY1010 Introductory psychology lab (3 semesters) (2005-2006) Description: Lab instructor for lab portion of Introductory Psychology class. Course objective: Give an introduction to research in Psychology in multiple areas. Enrollment: class size of 25 students PSY3050 Perception lab (3 semesters)(2007-2012) Description: Lab instructor for lab portion of Perception lecture. Course objectives: understand research methods in psychology of perception, master computer skills needed to conduct statistical analyses, and learn APA writing. Enrollment: class size of 17 students PSY3090 Cognition lab (4 semesters) (2007-2012) Description: Lab instructor for lab portion of Cognitive lecture. Course objectives: understand research methods in Cognitive psychology, master computer skills needed to conduct statistical analyses, and learn APA writing. Enrollment: class size of 17 students Teaching Development: Wayne State University Office of Teaching and Learning Workshops 2005-2013: Developing a Teaching Portfolio eportfolios for Learning. Preparing PDF Documents: Adobe Acrobat 7. Promoting Academic Integrity with Plagiarism Detection Software. Theory and Practice of Learning. Active Learning: Making it Work in Your Classroom Interactive Lecturer. Creating and Managing Online Assignments GTA Brown Bag: Undergraduate Students Disputes Over Grades Professional Development: Clarke University Opening Workshop (August 2016) CBE(Competency Based Education) Webinar (10/8/15) Clarke University Opening Workshop (August 2015) Professional and Academic Development (PAD) Seminar: Grant Proposal Review at the NIH and NSF (2013)
Memberships in Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association, Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women (2011-present) American Psychological Association: Division 5: Evaluation, Measurement & Statistics (2011-present) Association for Psychological Science (2009-present) American Psychological Association, Division 2: Society of the Teaching of Psychology (2008- present) Midwestern Psychological Association (2006-present) American Psychological Association, Division 1: Society for General Psychology (2006-present) Psychonomic Society (2014-present) Professional Service: Clarke University Member Sexual Violence Prevention Committee (Spring 2016-present) Clarke Institutional Review Board (IRB) (Fall 2016-present) Academic Innovation Team (AIT) (2015-2016 academic year) Meetings attended: Department meetings (weekly) Faculty senate meetings (monthly) Social science division meetings (once or twice a semester) Women s Psych Group (meeting of women of Dubuque in the field of Psychology) (once or twice a semester) Rafter 360 Informational Meeting (1/19/15) 56 th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society (Nov 19-22, Chicago, IL) Wayne State University Student representative Cognitive Faculty Search Committee (2008), Wayne State University Co-President Society for Integrative Experimental Psychology Research (SIEPR/Brownbag) (2007-2009), Wayne State University Departmental Steward GEOC (Graduate Employees Organizing Committee) (2006-2010), Wayne State University Audit Committee Member GEOC (Graduate Employees Organizing Committee) 2008-2010, Wayne State University