VITA
Douglas
A. Johnson
last
updated: September 2nd, 2007
P.O.
Box 20415
Kalamazoo, MI 49019
Email: djohnson@operant-tech.com
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EDUCATION
In
progress
Ph.D., Applied Behavior Analysis
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2005
M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Thesis: The Effects of Feedback on Hourly Pay and Individual Monetary Incentives
2001
B.S., Psychology, summa cum laude
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
AWARDS
AND GRANTS
2004
ISPI Research Grant
International Society for Performance Improvement: $7,000.00
2003 – present
Doctoral Associateship
Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University
2003
Brosnan Memorial Scholarship
Western Michigan University. Stipend: $4,000.00
2001 –2003
Graduate Assistantship
Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University
2001
Recognition of Excellence Award
Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
Principal
Investigator
“The Effects of Feedback on Hourly Pay and Individual Monetary Incentives”
Duration:
September 2004 – March 2005
Duties:
data collection, graphed data, trained and supervised
research assistants
Supervisor:
Alyce M. Dickinson, Ph.D
Principal
Investigator
“Pilot Study for the Effects of Feedback on Individual Monetary Incentives”
Duration:
May 2004 – June 2004
Duties:
data collection, graphed data, trained and supervised
research assistants
Supervisor:
Alyce M. Dickinson, Ph.D
Research
Assistant
“The Effects of Individual and Group Monetary Incentives on High and Low
Performance”
Duration:
September 2001 – December 2001
Duties:
data collection
Supervisor:
Alyce M. Dickinson, Ph.D.
Principal
Investigator
“Music Concept Learning in Rats”
Duration:
January 2001 – August 2001
Duties:
data collection, cared for and fed animals, graphed
data
Supervisor:
Albert Neal, Ph.D.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant
Survey of Behavior Analysis Research
Duration: September 2001 – present
Duties: Graded tests, developed study objectives and other course content, lectured, conducted study sessions, proctored exams. Course covered topics such as respondent and operant conditioning, stimulus control, motivational operations, organizational behavior management, direct instruction, precision teaching, health psychology, sports psychology, behavioral enrichment for animals, and ethics.
Supervisor: Alyce M. Dickinson, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant
Organizational Behavior Analysis
Duration: May 2007 – June 2007
Duties: Lectured, proctored and graded exams. Course covered topics such as performance management, pinpointing, measurement of behavior, performance feedback, developing reward/incentive systems, evaluating performance change, training, behavior-based safety, and systems analysis.
Supervisor: Heather McGee, Ph.D.
Instructor of Record
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Duration: January 2007 – April 2007
Duties: Developed course content, lectured, and proctored and graded exams. Course covered topics such as measures of central tendency and variability, z-scores, probability, t-tests, analysis of variance, and correlation.
Supervisor: Eric Fox, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant
Organizational Behavior Analysis
Duration: May 2006 – June 2006
Duties: Developed course content and examination material, lectured, proctored and graded exams. Course covered topics such as performance management, pinpointing, measurement of behavior, performance feedback, developing reward/incentive systems, evaluating performance change, training, behavior-based safety, and systems analysis.
Supervisor: Heather McGee, Ph.D.
Instructor of Record
Industrial/Organizational Psychology for Non-Majors
Duration: January 2005 – April 2006
Duties: Developed course content and examination material, lectured, and proctored and graded exams. Course covered topics such as performance management, pinpointing, measurement of behavior, performance feedback, developing reward/incentive systems, evaluating performance change, training, behavior-based safety, systems analysis and selection and placement.
Supervisor: Alyce M. Dickinson, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant
Behavioral Research Methods
Duration: May 2005 – June 2005
Duties: Conducted study sessions
Supervisor: Mark Alavosius, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant
Industrial/Organizational Behavior
Duration: May 2004 – June 2004
Duties: Graded tests
Supervisor: John Austin, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant
Behavior Analysis
Duration: September 1999 – December 1999
Duties: Graded tests, proctored exams
Supervisor: Albert Neal, Ph.D.
Lab
Instructor
Behavior Analysis
Duration:
September 1999 – December 1999
Duties:
Care of lab animals, lab lectures, supervision
of students, and grading reports. Repair and maintenance
of lab equipment.
Supervisor:
Albert Neal, Ph.D.
APPLIED
EXPERIENCE
Contractor
AME-Learning, Inc
Duration: October 2002 – present
Duties: Designed computer-based training utilizing instructional design principles. Programmed computer-based training with the following software systems: Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Captivate, Knowledge Impact’s Firefly, Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Photoshop. Performed tasks such as writing voice-over script and bullet points, project management, developer supervision, testing, implementation, and development of e-learning courses, graphic design, laying out course elements, and programmed interactions in Flash and Captivate. As an associate of AME-Learning, created instructional material for a variety of clients, including Ardent Learning, Argent Mortgage, Bechtel, CLG, Heinz, Option One Mortgage, Pfizer, Schering-Plough, Thomson, and Washington Mutual.
Contact: John Crosbie, Ph.D.
Consultant
Rubin Chiropractic
Duration: May 2003 – present
Duties: Developed computer-based training materials. Created and designed website, newspaper advertisements, and other promotional materials.
Contact: Arlen Rubin, DC
Webmaster
Organizational Behavior Management Network
Duration: August 2003 – present
Duties: Created content, designed layout and maintained the OBM Network website. Served in an advisory capacity as Network officer.
Contact: John Austin, Ph.D.
Webmaster
DickMalott.com
Duration: March 2005 – present
Duties: Developed and maintained Dick Malott’s behavior analysis website.
Contact: Richard Malott, Ph.D.
Webmaster
Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis Group
Duration: May 2005 – present
Duties: Created, designed, and maintained the SPABA Group website.
Contact: Barbara Esch, Ph.D.
Contractor
Safety & Health Involvement for Truck Drivers (SHIFT)
Duration: August 2006 – present
Duties: Created, designed, and maintained the SHIFT website. Helped develop computer-based training materials for promoting health and safety for commercial truck drivers.
Contact: Ryan Olson, Ph.D.
Consultant
Hollin Consulting, Ltd.
Duration: May 2007 – present
Duties: Reviewed/revised lecture materials and developed computer-based instructional materials for training managers and other employees in behaviour management techniques. Expanded and rewrote behaviour analysis manual. Developed process for evaluation of training results.
Contact: Howard Lees, BSc, CEng
Webmaster
Industrial / Organizational Psychology at Western Michigan University
Duration: July 2007 – present
Duties: Created, designed, and maintained the WMU I/O Psychology website.
Contact: Alyce Dickinson, Ph.D.
Webmaster
AlyceDickinson.com
Duration: July 2007 – present
Duties: Created, designed, and maintained Alyce Dickinson’s behavior analysis website.
Contact: Alyce Dickinson, Ph.D.
Consultant
C. Richard Spates
Duration: October 2005 – April 2007
Duties: Developed computer-based training programs to help psychiatrists and nurses choose evidence-based treatments for depression and bipolar disorder (view sample).
Contact: C. Richard Spates, Ph.D.
Contractor
Ardent Learning
Duration: November 2005 – November 2006
Duties: Instructional design of web-based training courses and interviewed employees. As an associate of Ardent Learning, created instructional materials for Ford Motor Company.
Contact: Barbara Bucklin, Ph.D.
Consultant
Pharmacia (now Pfizer)
Duration: January 2003 – April 2003
Duties: Worked with training department to develop total performance system maps, relationship maps, and process maps under the supervision of a Western Michigan University faculty member. Helped facilitate a plant-wide curriculum revision.
Contacts: Alyce Dickinson, Ph.D.; Kevin Munson, Ph.D.
Consultant
Association for Behavior Analysis
September 2001 – December 2001
Duties: Developed process maps to help analyze the payables and receivables
job functions within organization under the supervision of a Western Michigan
University faculty member.
Contacts: Alyce Dickinson, Ph.D.; Maria Malott, Ph.D.
PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS
Johnson, D.A. & Rubin, S. (May 2007).
Learning with Computer-Based Instruction:
A Review of Best Practices.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis: International, San Diego, CA.
Johnson, D.A. (May 2007).
Going Beyond Simple Interactions:
How to Get the Most Out of Your Computer-Based Instruction.
Invited paper presented at the annual Behavioural Management Techniques Leadership Conference, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.
Fuqua, R.W., Johnson, D.A., & Rubin, S. (March 2007).
When Successful Programs Are Imperiled:
Lessons Learned from Saving Western Michigan University's Graduate Psychology Programs.
Invited address presented at the annual conference of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI.
Johnson, D.A. (January 2007).
OBM & CBI: Integrating Computer Training into the Workplace.
Invited paper presented at the bi-annual conference of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis and the Organizational Behavior Management Network, Sarasota, FL.
Johnson, D.A., Culig, K.M., & Dickinson, A.M. (May 2005).
The effects of feedback on individual monetary incentives.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis: International, Chicago, IL.
Culig, K.M., Johnson, D.A., & Dickinson, A.M. (May 2005).
The effects of individual monetary incentive with individual feedback and group monetary incentives with group feedback on high performance.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis: International, Chicago, IL.
Johnson, D.A. (April 2005).
The effects of feedback on hourly pay and individual monetary incentives.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Behavior Analysis Program Research Conference: Kalamazoo, MI.
Johnson, D.A. (March 2001).
Music concept learning in rats. (learn more)
Poster presented at the annual conference of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI.
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
2003 – present
Officer, Organizational Behavior Management Network
2003 – present
Mid-American
Association for Behavior Analysis
2000 – present
Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan
2000 – present
Organizational Behavior Management Network
1999 – present
Association for Behavior Analysis
UNIVERSITY
COMMITTEES
2000-2001
Undergraduate Student Research Committee, Central Michigan University |
