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REGINA PAXTON GAZES, Ph.D.
POSITION CONTACT INFORMATION Post Doctoral Fellow in Primate Research Zoo Atlanta Zoo Atlanta 800 Cherokee Avenue Atlanta, GA Atlanta GA, 30315 Advisor, Tara Stoinski, Ph.D. Phone: 404-624-5633 E-mail: [email protected]
www.psychology.emory.edu/lcpc/reginapaxton.html
EDUCATION Post Doctoral Fellow in Advisor: Tara Stoinski. Primate Research Zoo Atlanta
Ph.D. Psychology, 2012 Thesis: Evolution of social cognition and the Emory University neurocognitive basis of transitive inference in monkeys; Advisor: Robert Hampton. Committee Members: Jocelyn Bachevalier, Mark Wilson, Harold Gouzoules, Philippe Rochat.
M.A. Psychology, 2007 Thesis: Tests of Planning and the Bischof-Kohler Emory University Hypothesis in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta); Advisor: Robert Hampton.
B.S. Animal Behavior, 2004 Honors Thesis: Familiar versus unfamiliar concept with honors formation in brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus Bucknell University apella); Advisor: Peter Judge
PUBLICATIONS . Gazes, R. Paxton, Brown, E.K., Basile, B.M., Hampton, R.R. 2012. Automated cognitive testing of monkeys in social groups yields results comparable to individual laboratory based testing. Animal Cognition. 16, 445-458. doi: 10.1007/s10071-012-0585-8.
. Gazes, R. Paxton, Chee, N., & Hampton, R.R. 2012. Cognitive mechanisms for transitive inference performance in rhesus monkeys: Measuring the influence of associative strength and inferred order. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes. 38, 331-345.
. Paxton, R., Basile, B.M., Adachi, I., Suzuki, W.A., Wilson, M.E., & Hampton, R.R. 2010. Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) rapidly learn to select dominant individuals in videos of artificial social interactions. Journal of Comparative Psychology. 124, 395-401.
. Paxton, R., & Hampton, R.R. 2009. Tests of planning and the Bischof-Kohler hypothesis in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Behavioural Processes. 80, 238-248.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION . Gazes, R. Paxton, Templer, V.L , Hampton, R.R. Transfer of ordinality between transitive inference and simultaneous chaining suggests a common representation in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
. Gazes, R. Paxton, Hampton, R.R., Lourenco, S.F. Transitive inference of social dominance relationships by human infants.
. Gazes, R. Paxton, Lazareva, O.F., Bergene, C.N., Hampton, R.R. Effects of spatial training on transitive inference performance in humans and rhesus monkeys
INVITED TALKS . Paxton, R. Hampton, R.R. 2010, August. Animal logicians; Reasoning to avoid conflicts. Emory University department of psychology annual research festival, Atlanta, GA.
. Paxton, R., Hampton, R.R. 2010, April. Memory in the service of social cognition. The 102nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
. Paxton, R. 2011. Integrating Research with K-12 Education. Georgia Science Teacher’s Association Conference. February 17th 2011.
. Paxton, R. 2008. Member of Panel on Sustainability and Climate Change, Conference on Teaching about the United Nations. April 18th, 2008, Atlanta, GA.
TALKS . Gazes, R. P., Diamond, R., Hampton, R.R., Stoinski, T.S. 2013, March. Spatial magnitude congruity in apes (Pongo pygmaeus, P. abelli, and Gorilla gorilla) and monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition 2012, Melbourne Beach, FL.
. Paxton, R. Hampton, R.R. 2012, March. Cognitive mechanisms underlying transitive inference performance in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). The 104nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Savannah GA.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS . Gazes, R. Paxton, and Hampton, R.R. 2012, August. Mechanisms underlying transitive inference performance in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Orlando, FL.
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. Bergene, C., Gazes, R. Paxton, Hampton, R.R., & Lazareva O.F. 2013, March. Using reinforcement based models of transitive inference to simulate primate data. International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, FL
. Paxton, R., and Hampton, R.R. 2012, March. Contributions of associative value and spatial representations to transitive inference performance in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition 2012, Melbourne Beach, FL.
. Paxton, R., Brown, E.K., Basile, B.M., Hampton, R.R. 2011, July. Automated cognitive test performance by monkeys in laboratory and large semi-natural social groups. Behaviour 2011, Bloomington, IN.
. Paxton, R., Chee, N.W., Hampton, R.R. 2011, March. What cognitive methods underlie transitive inference performance in monkeys? Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne Beach FL.
. Paxton, R., Hampton, R.R. 2011, February. Do rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) learn dominance hierarchies by transitive inference? Center for Translational Social Neuroscience Opening Kickoff, Atlanta, GA.
. Paxton, R., Hampton, R.R. 2010, March. Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) demonstrate the cognitive capacities necessary for learning dominance hierarchies by transitive inference. Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne Beach FL.
. Paxton, R., Hampton, R.R. 2009, June. Tests of future planning in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). The Primate Mind Conference. Erice, Italy.
. Paxton, R., Hampton, R.R. 2009, March. Choice by mutual exclusivity in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne Beach FL.
. Paxton, R, Hampton, R. 2008, March. Tests of the Bischof-Köhler hypothesis in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne Beach FL.
. Adachi I, Suzuki W, Basile B, Paxton R, Hampton R. 2007, March. Assessment of social dominance concept formation using videos of artificial social interactions in rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne Beach FL.
. Paxton R, Judge PG. 2006, March. Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) categorize images of familiar individuals but not unfamiliar individuals. Presented at the Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne Beach FL.
. Paxton R, Judge PG, & Talarico LR. 2004, June. Differential matching of familiar and unfamiliar conspecific faces by capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Madison WI.
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. Paxton R, Judge PG, & Talarico LR. 2004, April. Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) distinguish between images of familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS . American Psychological Association Division of Experimental Psychology New Investigator Award in Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 2013
. American Psychological Association Interdivisional Mentoring Award, 2012
. Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology graduate student travel award, 2012
. Deans Teaching Fellowship Emory University 2011-2012.
. PRISM (Problems and Research to Integrate Science and Mathematics) Graduate Teaching Fellowship Emory University, 2008-2009. Funded by the GK-12 program of the National Science Foundation.
. Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Scholar, 2005- 2010.
. Emory University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellow, 2005-2011.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE . Zoo Atlanta- Research methods and training workshop series, 2013.
. Emory University- Psych 385/NBB 370- Advanced Methods for Cognitive Testing, Fall 2011- Instructor of Record.
. Emory University- Lead Teaching Assistant, PSYCH 200WR Experimental Methods and PSYCH 230 Applied Statistics for Psychology. Professors Nancy Bliwise and Phil Wolffe, Fall 2009-Spring 2010.
. Dekalb Early College Academy- PRISM (Problems and Research to Integrate Science and Mathematics) fellow in High School biology, 2008-2009.
. Emory University - Teaching Assistant, PSYC 325 Primate Social Psychology. Professor Frans deWaal, Spring 2008.
. Emory University -Teaching Assistant, PSYC 200WR Experimental Methods. Professor Nancy Bliwise, Fall 2007.
. Emory University -Teaching Assistant, PSYC 230 Applied Statistics for Psychology. Professor Nancy Bliwise, Spring 2007.
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. Greenwich Academy- Upper school chemistry and biology teacher, Greenwich CT, 2004-2005.
TEACHING DEVELOPMENT . Georgia Institute of Technology Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning Workshop in Interactive Teaching. June 2013.
. Vision, Change, and the Case Study Approach; An Education Workshop. July 2011. Bloomington IN.
. Problem Based Learning Facilitation Instructor. Emory Problems and Research to Integrate Science and Mathematics (PRISM) Summer Institute, June 2011.
. PRISM Summer Institute in Problem Based Learning. Emory University, June 2008.
. Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity (TATTO). Emory University, Fall 2006.
. Roots & Shoots University Science Education Training Summit. Dr. Jane Goodall. University of Connecticut, May 2006.
MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE Zoo Atlanta . Jasmine Hope, Emory University, SIRE program 2012-2013, NET/Work undergraduate research fellow, 2013-2015 . Rebecca Copeland, Georgia Institute of Technology, undergraduate intern, 2013 . Chase Kinsley, Auburn University, undergraduate intern, 2013 . Amy Cohen, University of Georgia, undergraduate intern, 2013 . Ben Milford and Emily Clifton, Georgia State University undergraduate interns, 2013 . Lindsay Mahovetz, Georgia State University graduate student intern, 2012-2013 . Mason Snuggs, Wheeler High School senior intern, 2012-2013 . Arnold Eng, Georgia State Univerity. CBN BRAIN program, summer 2012 Emory University . Tom Hassett, University of Wisconson- River Falls. SURE program, 2011. . Janine Cabrera, Emory University. SIRE program, 2010. . Nicholas Chee, Emory University. SIRE program, independent study 2008-2010, honors thesis 2010-2011.
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. Jacey Jones, Emory University. Independent study, 2007-2008. . Hannah Kinkle , Emory University. SIRE program, 2006-2007. . Kendra Williams, Emory University. Directed research program, 2006-2007. . Tyrone Dash, Howard University. CBN BRAIN program. Summer 2006.
UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS BY MENTEES . Hope, J., Gazes, R. Paxton, Stoinski, T.S. 2013, August. Spatial-Magnitude Congruity and Attention Shifts in Orangutans. BRAIN Summer Research Institute Poster Session, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
. Hope, J., Gazes, R. Paxton, Stoinski, T.S. 2013, April. Spatial-Magnitude Congruity in Gorillas and Orangutans. Emory College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. (1st place award: overall poster presentation, SIRE program)
. Eng, A., Gazes, R. Paxton, Burke, K., Stoinski, T.S. 2012, August. Examining the relationship of feeding ecology and food-related risky decision making. BRAIN Summer Symposium, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
. Hassett, T., Paxton, R., Hampton, R.R. 2011, August. An Analysis of Dominance Hierarchy Structure and its Correlative Relationship to Social Behaviors in Rhesus Monkeys Macaca mulatta. Emory College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA.
. Chee, N.W., Paxton, R. & Hampton, R.R. 2011, April. Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Inference in Rhesus Monkeys Macaca mulatta. Emory College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
. Chee, N.W., Paxton, R. & Hampton, R.R. 2011, April. Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Inference in Rhesus Monkeys Macaca mulatta. Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology Conference, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
. Cabrera, J., Paxton, R., & Hampton, R.R. 2011, April. Patterns of Cognitive Testing Participation in Group-Housed Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Emory College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
. Chee, N., Paxton, R. & Hampton, R.R. 2010, April. Transitive Inference and Learning Social Dominance Hierarchies in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Emory College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
. Chee, N., Paxton, R. & Hampton, R.R. 2009, July. Using infrared eye tracking to assess the psychological processes underlying choice by exclusion in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Emory College Undergraduate Research Symposium,Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2nd place award, overall poster presentation, SURE program)
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. Chee, N., Paxton, R. & Hampton, R.R. 2009, April. Set organization as a possible method of exclusion learning in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Emory College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
. Williams, M.W., Basile, B.M., Paxton, R. & Hampton, R.R. 2007, July. Perceptual classification in rhesus macaques. BRAIN Summer Internship Poster Session, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
. Jones, J.C., Basile, B.M., Paxton, R.L. & Hampton, R.R. 2007, April. Do rhesus monkeys prefer social information or high activity in videos of human interactions? Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium,Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
. Kinkel, H.E., Williams, K. N., Paxton, R., & Hampton, R.R. 2007, April. A test of prospection in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
. Dash, T.D., Paxton R.L. & Hampton, R.R. 2006, August, Color preferences and side bias in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). BRAIN Summer Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES . American Psychological Association Committee on Animal Research Ethics Government Relations advocacy training. September 30-October 1st 2012.
. Ad Hoc Reviewer: Animal Cognition, Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology Letters, Behavioural Processes, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, Animal Behaviour
. Founder and Leader of the Emory University chapter of Roots & Shoots at Mary Lin Elementary School, Atlanta GA. 2006- 2012. o Trained and led undergraduate, graduate, and post-docs to conduct bi-weekly hands on lessons and service projects relating to science and the environment in local 3rd grade classrooms.
. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summer Course on Social Cognition, July 2010, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
. Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Brain Awareness Month, 2006, 2007, 2008. o Visit local high school, middle school, and elementary school classrooms to increase understanding of basic neuroscience.
GRANTS UNDER REVIEW . Advancing informal STEM learning through independent animal behavior research at zoos. $1,324,188. National Science Foundation Program Division of Research on
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Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. Submitted January 2013. Co PIs: Tara S. Stoinski, Patricia Marsteller
SELECTED MEDIA COVERAGE . Wier, K. 2013. Captive Audience. American Psychological Society Monitor. 44(5). www.apa.org/monitor/2013/05/captive-audience.aspx
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS . American Psychological Association Division 3- Experimental Psychology- 2013-Present . American Psychological Association Division 6- Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology- 2013-Present . Animal Behavior Society- 2011- Present . Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology- 2010- Present . Center for Translational Social Neuroscience- 2010-Present . Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Member- August 2005- Present . Comparative Cognition Society- December 2005-Present
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