Education & Training Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education Berlin, Germany Postdoctoral Fellow, 1987-1989 University of California, Santa Cruz Program in Experimental Psychology Ph.D. in Psychology,1987 Professional Experience 2002: Professor of Psychology, New Mexico State University. 1995-2002: Associate Professor Psychology, New Mexico State University. 1989-1995: Assistant Professor of Psychology, New Mexico State University. 2005-2006: Biosciences Subcluster Leader (Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences; 22 faculty) 2001-present: Member of review panels for the NIA. 1999-present: Member of 3 NIH review panels for the MBRS-SCORE program. 1996-present: Member of 3 NSF review panels to evaluate Major Research Instrumentation Grants for research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE/EIA). 1997: Minority dissertation proposal reviewer for the NIA. 2006: Year-long ADVANCE program leadership program participant. 1991-present: Research mentor to over 25 minority undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in psychology through nationally-funded programs (MBRS-RISE; American Indian Bridge Program; McNair Program). 1 987-1989: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education, Berlin. Conducted laboratory research on adult age differences in acquiring skilled memory.

Cognitive/Developmental Psychology