Rebecca McCabe
Memphis, TN
Education
2013 – present The University of Memphis Memphis, TN
• Ph.D. Experimental Psychology; Anticipated 2018
• Overall GPA: 4.0
2011 – 2012 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
• B.A. Psychology
• Senior Thesis: A Novel Examination of the Self-Expansion Model as it Relates to Best Friendships
• GPA in Major: 3.97; Overall GPA: 3.97
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude
• Dean’s List: Each Semester
2009 – 2010 Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ
• A.A. Social Science: Psychology
• GPA in Major: 4.0; Overall GPA: 3.98
• Dean’s List: Each Semester
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, 9/13 – present Supervisor: Dr. J. L. G. Braasch
• Assisted in Dr. Braasch’s research on proactive interference in multiple document comprehension.
• Involved in literature review, study design, data collection, and data analysis processes.
Senior Thesis, Fall 2012 Supervisor: Dr. G. Lewandowski
• “A Novel Examination of the Self-Expansion Model as it Relates to Best Friendships”
• Responsible for all aspects of the study. (e.g., literature review, data analysis, wrote full length APA style research paper, and presented findings at Monmouth University’s Semi-Annual Undergraduate Research Conference)
Research Assistant, Fall 2012 Supervisor: Dr. R. Holmes
• Assisted in Dr. Holmes’ research on Children’s Play and Language.
• Responsibilities included: Collecting and scoring drawings, collecting observational data, and coding children’s behaviors.
Conference Presentations
McCabe, R. M. (2012, December). Self-expansion in best friendships. Presented at the 2012 Monmouth University Semi-Annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, West Long Branch, NJ.
• Won award for best paper presentation.
McCabe, R. M., McDonnell, B., & Lewandowski, G. W., Jr. (2013, March). An examination of the self-expansion model as it relates to best friendships. Presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
Relevant Experiences
Student Research Grant Competition Reviewer, Association for Psychological Science, Spring 2014
Study Abroad, Regent’s College, London, England, Fall 2011