1. Benjamin Richardson
1107 N Willow St. #3— Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 206-948-5101 — E-Mail: Richar3636@gmail.com
Education
M.S. Central Washington University (2015). Experimental Psychology. Ellensburg, WA.
B.A. Western Washington University (2009). Experimental Psychology. Bellingham, WA.
Experience
• Full time Adjunct Professor of Statistics and Research Methods
for Central Washington University, Des Moines, WA.
• Assisted in teaching statistics labs using SPSS and R.
• Taught university level courses on statistics and comparative
psychology.
• Participated as Graduate Student Representative on the hiring
committee for CWU Dean of the graduate college.
• Acted as Graduate Student Representative for the CWU New
Faculty hire search committee.
• Currently employed by Central Washington University under a
graduate assistantship where I teach introductory and intermediate
statistics as well as grade assignments and hold office hours for
students seeking assistance.
• Manage the Brain Dynamics and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab for Dr.
Ralf Greenwald at Central Washington University.
April 2016 – Current
August 2014 – June 2015
April 2015
September 2014 – February
2015
September 2014 - Current
September 2013 - Current
September 2013 – August 2015
• Organize lab projects and conduct studies involving
Electroencephalography and behavioral measures of Human action,
perception and working memory processes. Central Washington
University.
• Student Representative member of the new faculty selection board
for Central Washington University’s Psychology Department.
September 2013 – Current
April 2014 - Current
• Two course series on research design and advanced multivariate
statistics. Central Washington University.
September 2007 – December
2009
• Courses in Psychology of Language, Human Cognition, Cognitive
Neuroscience, and Phonetics. Western Washington University
• Additional courses in Abnormal Psychology, Human Development,
September 2007 –December
2009
June 2007 – December 2009

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Spanish and Latin. Western Washington University.
• Worked as a Lab Assistant in Dr. Kelly Jantzen’s Human Cognition
Neural Dynamics Lab. Western Washington University
September 2007 – December
2009
Presentations and Publications
• Presentation: Richardson, B. P., Greenwald, R., Felke, Z., Whorley,
G., Williams, H., Medrano, M. (2015) Reaction Times and Decision
Making To Auditory Stimuli in Musicians and Non-Musicians. Poster
presented at the annual Central Washington University Symposium
of University Research and Creative Expression. Ellensburg, WA.
• Presentation: Richardson, B. P., Greenwald, R., Felke, Z., Whorley,
G., Williams, H., Medrano, M. (2015) Electrophysiological and
Behavioral Working Memory Differences Between Musician and Non-
Musicians. Poster presented at the annual Central Washington
University Symposium of University Research and Creative
Expression. Ellensburg, WA.
• Presentation: Ellis, D.M., Greenwald, R., Richardson, B., Celori, A.
F., Meador, C., Cherry, J. (2014, Spring). Impact of Video Games on
Working Memory. Poster submitted for presentation at Symposium of
University Research and Creative expression. (SOURCE 2014) in
Ellensburg, WA.
• Presentation: Richardson, B., Ellis, D. M., Greenwald, R, Celori, A.
F., Cherry, J., & Meador, C. (2014, Spring). Reaction Times in Video
Game and Non Video Game Players. Poster submitted for presentation
at Symposium of University Research and Creative expression.
(SOURCE 2014) in Ellensburg, WA.
• Presentation: Richardson, B., Ellis, D. M., Greenwald, R, Celori, A.
F., Cherry, J., & Meador, C. (2014, Spring). Reaction Times and
Decision Making in Video Gamers versus Non-gamers and Between
Genders. Poster submitted for presentation at the 94th Annual
Conference of the Western Psychological Association in Portland,
May 2015
May 2015
May 24th, 2014
May 15th, 2014
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OR.
• Presentation: Richardson, B., North, S., Symons, S., & Jantzen, K.J.
(2007, Spring). Beta and gamma band desynchronization reflect the
perceptual capture of motion. Poster presented at the North West
Cognition and Memory Conference.
• Publication: Jantzen, K. J., Seifert, M., Richardson, B., Behmer, L.,
Odell, C., Tripp, A., & Symons, L. (2012). Dorsal stream activity and
connectivity associated with action priming of ambiguous apparent
motion. NeuroImage, 63, 687 – 697.
May 14th – 16th, 2010
July 8th, 2012
Grants, Scholarships and Awards
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, June 2015
Summer Creative Research Grant (Successful), May 2015: 3500.00
Graduate Creative Research Grant (Successful), May 2015: 1000.00
Travel Grant (successful), April 2014: 400.00
Research Experience
• Lab Manager in Brain Dynamics and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab.
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.
June 2013 - Current
• Lab Assistant in Human Cognition Neural Dynamics Lab.
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
June 2008 – June 2010
• Designed, ran, and participated in studies involving language
perception, imitation learning, change blindness, video game
experience, and musician working memory. Western Washington
University and Central Washington University.
August 2008 – June 2009
September 2006 –
December 2009, July 2013 –
Current
Professional Development
• Enrolled in instructional behavior science strategies course at
Central Washington University.
• Completed a three course seminar series on Professional
Development as a practicing scientist at Central Washington
September 2014
September 2013 – June 2014

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University.
• Currently enrolled in research course credits requiring project
organization and data collection under Dr. Ralf Greenwald.
September 2013 – Present
Affiliations/Memberships
• CPR and AED Certified
• Psi Chi National Honor Society
August 2015
June 2014 - Present
• Western Psychological Association September 2013 – Present
• Central Washington University Neuroscience Club September 2013 - Present
• American Psychological Association June 2013 - Present
Interests
• Music cognition and brain differences associated with differing levels and qualities of music expertise.
• ERP components associated with working memory, attention and perception.
• Attentional processes using advanced techniques with EEG data.
• Electrophysiological differences associated with musicianship, imitation learning and its association
with Mirror Neuron circuit paths.
• Independent Component Analysis and advanced methods of EEG interpretation.
• MATLAB, R, and various other software tools used for EEG and statistics processing.
Experience
• I have over six years experience working in and around EEG psychology lab settings using various
techniques and studying a broad spectrum of topics. Additionally, I have experience using integrative
programs such as MATLAB and StimPresent to create and display stimuli within studies. I have also
designed, conducted, and documented Cognitive Neuroscientific research in laboratories at both
Western Washington University and Central Washington University. I am experienced in
conducting psychological research with various forms of Electroencephalography and am able to
efficiently write up results illustrating dynamics of human brain electrophysiology and behavior.