Shannon C. Houck, Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE Shannon C. Houck, Ph.D. Syracuse University Phone: (315) 443-2762 April 2017 Department of Psychology Fax: (315) 443-4085 Syracuse, NY 13244-2340 Email: shouck@syr.edu Education B.A., 2008 M.A., 2013 Ph.D., 2015 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Psychology (Research Emphasis) University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Experimental Psychology University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Experimental Psychology (Social Psychology Emphasis) Academic Appointments 2015-2016 Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Montana 2016 - present Lecturer, Syracuse University Publications Conway, L.G., III, Gornick, L.J., Houck, S.C., Hands Towgood, K., & Conway, K.R. (2011). The hidden implications of radical group rhetoric: Integrative complexity and terrorism. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 4, 155-165. [Reprinted in Smith, A. (Ed.), The Relationship Between Rhetoric and Terrorist Violence. New York: Routledge.] Conway, L.G., III, Gornick, L.J., Burfiend, C., Mandella, P., Kuenzli, A., Houck, S.C., & Fullerton, D.T. (2012). Does simple rhetoric win elections? An integrative complexity analysis of U.S. presidential campaigns. Political Psychology, 33, 599-618. Conway, L.G., III, Houck, S.C., & Gornick, L.J. (2013). Regional differences in individualism and why they matter. In J. Rentfrow (Ed.), Psychological Geography (pp. 31-50). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Cvasa, G.P., Conway, L.G., III, Houck, S.C., & Gornick, L.J. (2013). Achievement. In Ken Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 1318-1321). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. 1

Publications, Continued Gornick, L.J., Conway, L.G., III, Cvasa, G.P., & Houck, S.C. (2013). Cultural transmission. In Ken Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 335-338). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. Houck, S.C., Conway, L.G., III. (2013). What people think about torture: Torture is inherently bad unless it can save someone I love. Journal of Applied Security Research, 8, 429-454. Houck, S.C., Conway, L.G., III, Gornick, L.J., & Cvasa, G.P. (2013). Terrorism. In Ken Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 1280-1283). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley- Blackwell. Conway, L.G., III, Conway, K. R., Gornick, L.J., & Houck, S.C. (2014). Automated integrative complexity. Political Psychology, 35, 603-624. Houck, S.C., Conway, L.G., III, Gornick, L.J. (2014). Automated integrative complexity: Current challenges and future directions. Political Psychology, 35, 647-659. Houck, S.C., Conway, L.G. III, & Repke, M.A., (2014). Personal closeness and perceived torture efficacy: If torture will save someone I m close to, then it must work. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 20, 590-592. Houck, S.C., & Conway, L.G. III (2015). Ethically investigating torture efficacy: A new methodology to test the influence of pain on decision-making processes in experimental interrogation scenarios. Journal of Applied Security Research, 10(4), 510-524. Conway, L.G. III, Gornick, L.J., Houck, S.C., Anderson, C., Stockert, J., Sessoms, D,. & McCue, K. (2015). Are conservatives really more simple-minded than liberals?: The domain-specificity of complex thinking. Political Psychology, XX, XX-XX. Conway, L.G., III, Houck, S.C., Gornick, L.J., & Repke, M.A. (2016). Ideologicallymotivated perceptions of complexity: Believing those who agree with you are more complex than they are. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 35, 708-718. Repke, M.A., Conway, L.G., III, & Houck, S.C. (in press). The strategic manipulation of linguistic complexity: A test of two models of lying? Journal of Language and Social Psychology XX, XX-XX. Conway, L.G., III, Repke, M.A., & Houck, S.C. (in press). Psychological spacetime: Implications of relativity theory for time perception. SAGE Open, XX, XX-XX. 2

Publications, Continued Conway, L. G., III, Repke, M. A., & Houck, S. C. (in press). Donald Trump as a cultural revolt against perceived communication restriction: Priming political correctness norms causes more Trump support. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, XX, XX-XX. Houck, S.C., Repke, M.A. (in press). When and why we Torture: A review of psychology research. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, XX, XX-XX. Houck, S.C., Repke, M.A., Conway, L.G. III (in press). Understanding what makes terrorist groups propaganda effective: An integrative complexity analysis of ISIL and Al Qaeda. Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, XX, XX-XX. Manuscripts under review Conway, L.G, III, Harris, K.J, Catley, D., Gornick, L.J., Repke, M.A., & Houck, S.C. (manuscript under review). Predicting smoking cessation from client complexity during motivation-based treatment. Haidt, K.R., Houck, S.C., & Denis, D. (manuscript under review). Effects of Priming the Concept of Luck on Task Persistence. Houck, S.C., Conway & L.G. III. (manuscript under review). Political ideology and Integrative Complexity: Resolving the puzzle of conservative simplicity through meta-analysis. Manuscripts in preparation Conway, L. G., III, Houck, S.C., & Repke, M. R. (in preparation). Survival threats and complex thinking: How economic stress alters the way people think. Manuscript to be submitted for publication, Summer 2017. Houck, S.C., Conway, L.G. III, Harris, K.J., & Repke. M.A. (in preparation). Mutual influence of counselors and clients on cognitive complexity during smoking cessation intervention sessions. Manuscript to be submitted for publication, Summer 2017. Houck, S.C., Conway, L.G. III, Repke, M.A., Parrow, K., Allison, A., & Lorentzen, E. (in preparation). The complexity of famous religious and irreligious persons: Comparing perception and reality. Manuscript to be submitted for publication, Summer 2017. Conference Presentations Houck, S.C., Gornick, L.J., & Conway, L.G., III (January, 2013). The hidden implications of radical group rhetoric. Poster presented at the 14 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA. 3

Conference Presentations, Continued Gornick, L.J., Houck, S.C., & Conway, L.G., III (January, 2013). Integrative complexity and success in political elections: An assessment of the 2004 democratic primaries. Poster presented at the 14 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA. Houck, S.C., Repke, M.A., & Conway, L.G., III (February, 2014). What people think about torture: Torture is inherently bad unless it can save someone I love. Poster presented at the 15 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX. Conway, L.G., III, Repke, M.A., Houck, S.C., & Harris, K. (June 2014). Using cognitive complexity research to increase hardened smokers quit attempts. Talk presented at the 1 st Annual Meeting of the Mountain West CTR-IN. Las Vegas, NV. Houck, S.C., Repke, M.A., Conway, L.G., III, & Parrow, K. (February, 2015). Ethically investigating torture efficacy: A new methodology to test the influence of pain on decision-making processes in experimental interrogation scenarios. Poster presented at the 16 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA. Harris, K.J., Conway, L.G., III, Repke, M.A., & Houck, S.C. (April, 2015). Increasing the complexity of thinking in smokers unmotivated to quit: Proof of concept study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, TX. Repke, M.A., Berry, M.S., & Houck, S.C. (February, 2015). Can viewing nature lead to healthier decisions? Poster presented at the 16 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA. Conway, L.G., III, Repke, M.A., & Houck, S.C. (January, 2016). The influence of attitude heritability on cognitive complexity: Or why we have more complex opinions about roller coasters than birth control. In Lucian Gideon Conway, III (Chair), Why heritability (still) matters: New developments in genetic contributions to social psychological phenomena. Symposium to be conducted at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychologists, San Diego, CA. Houck, S.C., Repke, M.A., Conway, L.G., III, & Parrow, K. (January, 2016). Terrorism new and old: An integrative complexity analysis of ISIL and Al Qaeda. Poster presented at the 17 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA. Houck, S.C. & Conway, L.G., III (January, 2017). The influence of physical pain in simulated interrogation scenarios. Poster to be presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX. 4

Colloquia/Invited Talks What do Americans think about torture? The University of Montana, Department of Psychology, May 2014. Decision-making in torture dilemmas. Syracuse University, Department of Psychology, October 2016. Teaching Introductory Psychology. Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA), Syracuse, NY, October 2016. Teaching Introductory Psychology. Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA), New York City, NY, December 2016. Political and Moral Decision-making Lab Research at Syracuse University. West Genesee High School, Syracuse, NY, January 2017. Methodological Approaches to Studying Torture. West Genesee High School, Syracuse, NY, February 2017. Grants and Other Funding Tom Cotter Scholarship Recipient. 2007 ($500). The University of Montana. Department of Homeland Security, "Comparative Case Studies of Radical Rhetoric and Terrorist Violence." 2008-2009 ($1,000). I was an Integrative Complexity Scorer for a Department of Homeland Security-funded project that aimed to better understand the violent behavior of radical groups (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, prime contractor; Lucian Gideon Conway III, project director). Seattle University Complexity Coding Project. 2011 ($200). I was an Integrative Complexity Scorer for a project involving the Center for Leadership Formation at the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University (Penny Koch-Patterson, project director). University of Montana Academic Enrichment Fund, The Hidden Implications of Radical Group Rhetoric. 2013 ($250). The Academic Enrichment Fund is a competitive funding opportunity through the Office of the President and Provost at the University of Montana. University of Montana Bertha Morton Scholarship. 2013-2014 ($3,000). The Bertha Morton Scholarship is the University of Montana s most prestigious awards for graduate students. Recipients of this award are in the top five percent of the university s graduate students in academic performance, research, and creative activities. This scholarship contributed to scholarly activities during the funding period. 5

Grants and Other Funding, Continued National Institute of Health, Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network (CTR-IN) Pilot Grant Program, Using Cognitive Complexity Research to Increase Hardened Smokers Quit Attempts. 2013-2014 ($6,000). This project attempted to translate cognitive complexity research to smoking cessation by designing and pilottesting a complexity-based intervention. I was paid to code and organize transcripts, help develop a complexity-based intervention based on qualitative scoring of prior sessions, run the intervention sessions, and manage portions of the budget (Lucian Conway III, PI). National Cancer Institute (R15), Using Cognitive Complexity to Improve Smoking Interventions. 2014-2017 ($16,000). This project studies how cognitive complexity can be used to help exploratory smokers quit smoking in Motivational Interviewing contexts. I was paid to code interview transcripts for integrative complexity and to organize and score documents for the Automated Integrative Complexity and LIWC scoring systems. (Lucian Conway III, PI). Teaching Experience 2011-2016 Course Instructor at the University of Montana Introduction to Psychology Taught 4 sections (2011-2013), class sizes ranging from 50-120 students Range of mean student evaluation ratings of instructor on a 0-5 scale: 4.8-4.9 Social Psychology Taught 3 sections (Fall 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013), class sizes ranging from 8-60 students Range of mean student evaluation ratings of instructor on a 0-5 scale: 4.4-4.8 Personalized Student Instruction (Proctoring Psych 100) Taught 5 sections (2014-2016), class sizes ranging from 10-20 students Range of mean student evaluation ratings of instructor on a 0-5 scale : 4.7-4.9 Research Methods I Taught 1 section (Spring 2015), class size 60 students Mean student evaluation ratings of instructor on a 0-5 scale: 4.3 Psychological Statistics Taught 1 section (Fall 2015), class size 82 students Mean student evaluation ratings of instructor on a 0-5 scale: 4.9 6

Teaching Experience, Continued 2016 present Course Instructor at Syracuse University Foundations of Human Behavior (Introductory Psychology) Teach 3 sections in the Fall, 2 sections in the Spring; class sizes ~400 students each Foundations of Human Behavior (Introductory Psychology) Online Teaching Awards Introduction to Psychology TA Teaching Award, University of Montana, 2013 Awarded to the top Psychology 100 TA; criteria include teaching ability and evaluations, contributions to the Psychology 100 program, and professional comportment. Psychology Department Teaching Award, University of Montana, 2015 Awarded to the top Psychology Department graduate student for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education; criteria for the award include evidence of mentorship of psychology undergraduates, instruction-related achievments, contributions to the undergraduate program, and teaching ability. Teaching Professional Development Teaching of Statistics (Independent Study with Dr. Daniel Denis, University of Montana) Educational and Advising Service Instructional Program Oversight/Development University of Montana 2013-2015 Psychology 100 Program Coordinator: I assisted in the development of program policies, facilitated their implementation, and provided training and ongoing supervision to graduate student instructors and undergraduate proctors. 2015-2016 Psychology 100 Program Director: One of my primary roles as Program Director was to recruit, train, and mentor proctors to effectively teach psychology concepts. Other duties included serving as a liaison between administrators, graduate students, proctors, faculty, and staff; helping TAs and proctors become better teachers; and aiding in test development and construction. Syracuse University 2016-present Faculty Mentor for Graduate Student TAs of Psychology 205 7

Advising/Mentoring University of Montana 2012-2013 Political Cognition Senior Lab Supervisor: I provided mentoring, training, and supervision of undergraduate research assistants. 2013-14; 2015-16 Political Cognition Lab Director: In addition to mentoring, training, and supervising undergraduate research assistants, as Lab Director I also coordinated lab operations and conducted largegroup lab trainings. 2015-2016 Faculty Mentor for Senior Honors Research Project: I provided mentoring, training, and supervision of undergraduate student s independent senior honors research project. 2016 Faculty Advisor for Undergraduate Psychology Students: I provided academic and developmental advising for undergraduate psychology majors, including graduation requirements, course selection, and advice for graduate school selection and application. Syracuse University 2016-present Moral and Political Decision-Making Lab Faculty Advisor Evaluation University of Montana 2012 Co-Chair, Student Evaluation Committee (SEC): I reviewed and provided summaries of faculty teaching evaluations for departmental evaluation purposes. University Service University of Montana 2012-2013 PGSA Experimental Student Representative: I served as a liaison between the graduate student body and the psychology department. 2013-2014 PGSA Full Faculty Experimental Student Representative: I served as a liason between the graduate student body and the experimental psychology faculty. 2015-2016 Co-Chair, Psychology 100 Subject Pool: I handled operation of SONA Systems subject pool, coordinated subject pool requests from experimenters, and fielded inquiries and problems from researchers and participants. 2013-2014 DEC Student Representative: I served as a liaison between the graduate student body and the departmental executive committee. 8

Syracuse University 2016-present Future Professoriate Program Faculty Liaison Specialized Qualifications and Training Certified Integrative Complexity Scorer Applied Statistics Training (with Dr. Lucian Gideon Conway, III, University of Montana) Textbook Editing (Statistics Textbook Proofing with Dr. Daniel Denis, University of Montana) Ad Hoc Reviewing Activities Basic and Applied Social Psychology Journal of Research in Personality Political Psychology Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology Political Communication In the Media My article What people think about torture? Torture is inherently bad unless it can save someone I love was featured on Psychology Today s website (January, 2017): https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/slightly-blighty/201701/does-torture-work My article Personal closeness and percieved torture efficacy: If torture will save someone I m close to, then it must work was featured on Psychology Today s website (September, 2014): https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201409/what-would-make-youallow-torture My article What people think about torture? Torture is inherently bad unless it can save someone I love was featured in the Montana Kaimin (October, 2013): http://www.montanakaimin.com/news/percent-of-um-students-support-torture-to-save- %20family/article_f82651fa-412d-11e3-a45a-001a4bcf6878.html The Political Cognition Lab s published work (on which I am a co-author) on the complexity of terrorist rhetoric was featured in USA Today (February, 2011): http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2011-02-27-terroristwords_n.htm 9