<p> Brandin A. Munson</p><p>EDUCATION</p><p>OHIO UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Verbal GRE: 164 (670) - 93rd Percentile Minors: English, Anthropology, Linguistics Quantitative GRE: 164 (790) - 89th Percentile Received May 2014 Analytical Writing GRE: 6.0 - 99th Percentile</p><p>RESEARCH EXPERIENCE</p><p>Laboratory for the Neural Bases of Bilingualism December 2014 – Present Role: Research Assistant Director: Dr. Arturo Hernandez The Laboratory for the Neural Bases of Bilingualism investigates the cognitive effects of language and other experiences via behavioral and neuroscientific methods, and presently explores such phenomena as bilingual and genetic differences in cognitive control, and the implications of the use of virtual environments for language learning. Responsibilities include running fMRI experiments, collaborating in the construction of a virtual environment for language learning, selecting and scheduling participants, constructing experimental materials, analyzing vocal pitch data, and cleaning and analyzing brain data.</p><p>. Bilingualism-Genetics Cognitive Control Study December 2014 – Present Role: Joint Investigator This study tests whether the proposed bilingual advantage in cognitive control can be explained via previously unanalyzed genetic differences which have been shown to affect cognitive control abilities. </p><p>. Virtual Environment Study December 2014 – Present Role: Primary Investigator Previous research has shown that immersion is ideal when learning a foreign language. This study examines whether increased immersion via the use of a 3D virtual environment can be utilized for improved language learning. </p><p>Psycholinguistics Laboratory May 2013 – May 2014 Role: Research Assistant Director: Dr. Danny R. Moates The Psycholinguistics Laboratory investigates language through behavioral methods, and presently explores the phenomena of vowel mutability, lexical feature distances and morphological variability. Responsibilities included constructing experimental materials, running experiments, and creating and presenting findings in a poster. </p><p>. Vowel Mutability Study May 2013 – May 2014 Role: Joint Investigator Faculty Mentor: Dr. Danny R. Moates This study tests whether the vowel mutability effect can be explained by the neighborhood activation model. </p><p>Center for Evaluation and Treatment of Anxiety (CETA) September 2012 – May 2013 Role: Research Assistant Director: Dr. Justin W. Weeks The Center for Evaluation and Treatment of Anxiety (CETA) investigates cognitive and behavioral factors related to social anxiety disorders. Responsibilities included analyzing vocal pitch data, managing eye-tracking data, data cleaning, serving as a confederate, scheduling participants, participating in lab meetings, and creating related lab posters.</p><p>. Extent of Acculturation Predicts Levels of Social Interaction Anxiety January – May 2013 Role: Primary Investigator Laboratory Supervisor: Akanksha Srivastav The independent research project, conducted under supervision of CETA graduate students, investigated the relationship between individual differences in American acculturation and levels of social anxiety. </p><p>PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS</p><p>Archila-Suerte, P.; Munson, B.; and Hernandez, A.E. (2016). The Role of Executive Function in the Perception of L2 Speech Sounds in Young Balanced and Unbalanced Dual Language Learners. To appear as a book chapter in the book series: Bilingual Processing and Acquisition. </p><p>Munson, B.; Archila-Suerte, P.; & Hernandez, A.E. (2015, May). Executive Function and Second Language Phonological Processing. Poster presented at the 2015 International Symposium on Bilingualism, New York City, New York.</p><p>Munson, B.; & Moates, D. R. (2014, May). Explaining Vowel Mutability via the Neighborhood Activation Model. Poster presented at the 2014 Ohio University Student Research Expo., Athens, Ohio.</p><p>Munson, B.; Craven, M.; Campbell, E.; Srivastav, A.; Howell, A. N.; & Weeks, J. W. (2013, May). Extent of Acculturation Predicts Levels of Social Interaction Anxiety. Poster presented at the 2013 Ohio University Student Research Expo., Athens, Ohio.</p><p>RELATED ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE</p><p>Ad Hoc research article reviewer for the journal ‘Cerebral Cortex.’</p><p>SKILLS </p><p>Proficient in the R Programming Language Proficient in the Brain Imaging Software SPM Proficient in the Statistical Software SPSS Proficient in the Statistical Software SAS </p>