Thursday: noon - 2 p.m.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL – Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Psychology, 2016
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL -- Masters of Science in Cognitive Psychology, 2010
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL -- Bachelors of Science in Psychology with honors minor in Sociology, 2007
PUBLICATIONS
- Boot, W. R., Sumner, A., Towne, T. J., Rodriguez, P., & Ericsson, K. A. (2016). Applying aspects of the expert performance approach to better understand the structure of skill and mechanisms of skill acquisition in video games. Topics in Cognitive Science.
- Towne, T. J., Boot, W. R., & Ericsson, K. A. (2016). Understanding the structure of skill through a detailed analysis of Individuals’ performance on the Space Fortress game. Acta Psychologica, 169, 27-37.
- Moxley, J. H., & Towne, T. J. (2014). Predicting success in the National Basketball Association: Stability & potential. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 16, 128-136.
- Towne, T. J., Ericsson, K. A. , & Sumner, A. M. (2014). Uncovering mechanisms in video game research: Suggestions from the expert-performance approach. Frontiers in Psychology. 5:161.
- Ericsson, K. A., & Towne, T. J. (2010). Expertise. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 1, 404-416.
- Ericsson, K. A., & Towne, T. J. (2010). Experts and their superior performance. In D. M. Reisberg, (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Psychology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc.
OTHER WORKS
- Towne, T. J. (2016). The role of experience in performance and transfer within the Space Fortress Game. Unpublished Dissertation, Florida State University, Tallahassee.
- Towne, T. J. (2010). Problem solving, automaticity and intelligence: Evidence for changes in mental representations with practice. Unpublished Thesis, Florida State University, Tallahassee.
PRESENTATIONS
- Moxley, J. H., Ericsson, K. A., Towne, T. J., & Best, R. (2010, August). The interaction of skill for recognition of chess positions. Poster presentation at The Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Portland, OR.
- Towne, T. J., Boot, W., & Ericsson, K. A. (2013, Spring). Behavioral changes with training, what we can learn about skill by analyzing data at the individual level. Poster presentation at The FSU Department of Psychology Graduate Research Day, Tallahassee, FL.
- Towne, T. J. & Ericsson, K. A. (2008). Problem solving and fluid intelligence: What the high correlations between Raven’s APM and the Tower of Hanoi can tell us about what “g” really measures. Poster Presentation at The FSU Department of Psychology Graduate Research Day, Tallahassee, FL.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2016, Instructor, Research Methods in Psychology, Florida State University (Panama City Campus)
Fall 2016, Instructor, Skill Acquisition & Expertise, Florida State University (Panama City Campus)
Fall 2016, Instructor, Adult Development and Aging, Florida State University (Panama City Campus)
Summer 2016, Instructor, Global Perspectives on Expertise, FSU London Study Centre
Fall 2015 – Summer 2016, Careers in Psychology (Online), Florida State University
Fall 2010 - Spring 2015, Instructor, General Psychology, Tallahassee Community College
Fall 2009 - Spring 2015, Instructor, General Psychology, Florida State University
Fall 2011 – Spring 2013, Co-instructor, Graduate Teaching Practicum, Florida State University
Fall 2012 – Spring 2014, Instructor, Research Methods in Psychology, Florida State University
Fall 2012 – Spring 2013, Instructor, New Student in Psychology Seminar, Florida State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-Present; Florida State University; Panama City, FL; Teaching Faculty I
2009-2016; Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL; Graduate Teaching Assistant
2009-2016; Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL; Graduate Research Assistant
2011-2012; Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL; Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant
2008-2009; Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL; Departmental Assistant
2007-2008; Learning Systems Institute; Tallahassee, FL; Post B.S. Research Assistant
AWARDS & HONORS
Nominated for the FSU Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2014-2015)
Nominated for the FSU Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2013-2014)
Recipient of the Russell and Eugenia Morcom Graduate Research Day Excellence Award (2013)
Recipient of the Grosslight Teaching Fellowship (2012) Florida State University
ATLAS Course certification (2011) Tallahassee Community College
SERVICE
Co-developed online Careers in Psychology course; Florida State University
General Psychology Textbook Selection Committee; Florida State University
General Psychology Liberal Studies Initiative Committee; Florida State University