Education                                                                                                                                                    

 

New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM)

                      - Doctor of Philosophy, Experimental Psychology (Expected 2026)    

                      - Master of Arts, Experimental Psychology (December 2022)

                                         Master’s Thesis: Experimental Evidence for the Theoretical Expansion of the Two-Baskets Theory of Self-Cognitions

 

Walden University (Minneapolis, MN)

                      - Master of Science, Psychology (February 2020)

                                          Master’s Project: Representation of Marginalized Groups in Video Games

 

 

College of Coastal Georgia (Brunswick, GA)

                       - Bachelor of Science, General Psychology (May 2017)

 

Organizational Involvement & Affiliated Activities                                                   ________________       

 

2024                                                  Society for Experimental Social Psychology – Nonmember Guest and Conference Staff

2023 – Present                                 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

2022 – Present                                 Psychology Graduate Student Organization (President)

2020 – Present                                 Psi Chi Honors Society

2020 – Present                                 National Society of Leadership and Success

2020 – 2021                                      American Psychological Association

2016 – Present                                 Golden Key Society

2013 – 2017                                      College of Coastal Georgia Psychology Club

 

Lab and Project Management                              ___________                                                                    

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    Social Cognitions Lab: 2020-Present

• Lab Head: Dr. David Trafimow

 

    Intergroup Human-Robot Interactions Lab: 2020-2023

• Lab Head: Dr. Marlena Fraune

 

 

Experience____________________________                                                                                                        

 

Central New Mexico Community College

PT Adjunct Instructor November 2022 – Present

 

New Mexico State University

Course Instructor January 2022 – Present

Graduate Research Assistant June 2021 - Present

Course Development Assistant May 2021 – August 2021

Teaching Assistant August 2020 – December 2021

Graduate Assistant August 2020 – December 2020

 

 

Chegg.com Tutors

Tutor April 2018 – August 2020

 

College of Coastal Georgia

Service-Learning Student Assistant January 2016 – May 2017

 

 

 

Journal Service                                                                                                 _____                                   

 

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Translational Issues in Psychological Science

 

 

 

Course Development & Teaching Experience                                                                                           

                                   

Teaching Assistant

PSYC 330 – Psychology and the Law

PSYC 315 – Emotion

 

 

Instructor

PSYC 324 – Sexual Behavior

PSYC 321 – Personality Psychology

PSYC 317 – Social Psychology

PSYC 311 – Advanced Research Seminar

PSYC 310 – Experimental Methods

PSYC 2220 – Cognitive Psychology

PSYC 1110G – Intro Psychology

PSYC 2360 – Psychology & Film

 

 

Certifications                                                                                                                                              

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2022 – Present                                    Certificate in Effective Online College Instruction (ACUE)

 

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Awards and Scholarships                                                                                                                          

 

2021 – 2022                                     Outstanding Graduate Student Award, NMSU Psychology

2017                                                  Outstanding Student of Social Sciences

2016                                                  President’s List Recipient

2015 – 2017                                     CCGA Scholarship Foundation- Weinstein Scholarship

2013 – 2016                                     Dean’s List Recipient

 

 

Additional Experience                                                                                                                                

 

Software & Technology

Adobe Creative Cloud

HitFilm Video Editing Software

GIMP Image Editing Software

PsychoPy Experiment Software

Qualtrics Research Platform

SPSS, PSPP, JASP Statistical Programs

Varjo Aero VR Headset and Varjo Base

HTC Vive VR Headset

Insta360 Pro 2 VR Camera

Zoom H3-VR 4-channel Ambisonics Mic.

 

 

Professional Development and Continuing Education

2024              NMSU Graduate Workshop Series – Grant Writing Workshop

2020              NMSU Teaching Academy – OCIP: Strategies for Teaching Online

2020              NMSU Teaching Academy – Engage Students Online Using Zoom and Canvas

2020              NMSU Teaching Academy – Teaching Gen Z in a Pandemic: Data-Based Strategies

2020              NMSU Teaching Academy – Teaching Transferable Information Literacy Skills

2020              NMSU Teaching Academy – Writing Activities with Manageable Grading

 

 

Research Activity                                                                                             ______                                  

 

Journal Publications

1. Wilson, C., & Trafimow, D. (In Prep). Expanding the two-baskets theory of self-cognitions.

2. Wilson, C., Fraune, M. R., Wullenkord, R., & Correia, F. (Under Review). The effect of self-cognitions on ingroup-outgroup categorization of human and robot images. 

3. Wilson, C., & Trafimow, D. (Under Review). A Comparison of Precision in Basic and Applied Psychology in a Sample of Published Research. 

4. Wilson, C.D., Langlois, D. & Fraune, M.R. (2024) Strangers on a Team?: Human Companions, Compared to Strangers or Individuals, are More Likely to Reject a Robot Teammate. International Journal of Social Robotics 16, 699–709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-024-01133-1

5. Wilson, C., Trafimow, D., Wang, T., & Wang, C. (2022). Evaluating the Sampling Precision of Social Identity Related Published Research, Graduate Student Journal of Psychology, 19, 114-128. Doi: 10.52214/gsjp.v19i.10053

 

Book Chapters

1. Weber, M., Wilson, C., & Trafimow, D. (in press). Social alienation and contributing factors. In N. S. Columbus (Ed.), Advances in psychology research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

 

Abstracts

1. Wilson, C., Wood, A., & Mannahan, K.M. College Students’ Perceptions of Electronic vs Traditional Cigarette Smokers, Annual meeting of the Georgia Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA. Georgia Psychological Society: Valdosta, GA, 2016, Abstract 2.

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Conference and Symposium: Posters & Presentations

1. Wilson, C., Marlena, F., Wullenkord, R., & Correia, F. (November 2024). Ingroup categorization of robots is affects by self-cognitions and level of anthropomorphism. Poster presented at the Graduate Research and Arts Symposium, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.

2. Wilson, C. & Trafimow, D. (2023). Sampling precision in basic versus applied research. Presentation presented at the Graduate Research and Arts Symposium, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.

3. Wilson, C. & Trafimow, D. (April 2021). Exploring the sampling precision of published social identity research through the a priori procedure. Presentation presented at the weekly Psychology Department Colloquium, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.

4. Mannahan, K. M. & Wilson, C. (2018) Perceptions of Electronic vs. Traditional Cigarette Smokers. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association annual conference, Charleston, SC.

5. Mannahan, K. M., Wilson, C., & Wood, A. (March 2016). College Students’ Perceptions of Electronic vs Traditional Cigarette Smokers. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Georgia Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA.

6. Mannahan, K. M., Wilson, C., Wood, A., Shuman, L., & Messer, J. (March 2016). College Students’ Perceptions of Electronic vs Traditional Cigarette Smokers. Poster presented at the Symposium of Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression at the College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, GA.