Paige McCanney received her B.S. in Psychology and Biology from Clarkson University in 2014. Her thesis focused on sequential decision making and illusionary pattern detection in gamblers and non-gamblers. She has worked as a research assistant and lab manager for the Evolution and Cognition Lab at Clarkson University since 2012. She has presented her research at several conferences and co-authored two publications exploring illusionary pattern detection in habitual gamblers. Her references include her advisor Andreas Wilke from Clarkson University's Psychology Department.

1. Paige McCanney
Curriculum Vitae
May 2015
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Contact Information
58 Pinecrest Dr.
West Monroe, NY 13167
Phone: (315)-530-2917
Email: mccannpm@clarkson.edu
Educational Background
2014 B.S., Psychology and Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
Directed-Research Thesis:Sequential Decision Making and Illusionary Pattern Detection in Gamblers
and Non-Gamblers
Research Experience
2013-2014 Lab Manager, Evolution and Cognition Lab (Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY).
2012-2014 Research Assistant,Evolution and Cognition Lab (Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY).
2012 Summer Research,(NSF-funded) Undergraduate Biology-Mathematics (UBM) Program:
Sequential Decision Making and Illusionary Pattern Detection in Gamblers and Non-Gamblers,Clarkson
University (A. Wilke, mentor).
Conference Presentations
June 2013 McCanney, P.M., Barrett,C.,Scheibehenne, B., Wood, A., Wilke, A. Sequential
Decision Making and Illusionary Pattern Detection in Gamblers. OralPresentation at the 25th
Human
Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) Meeting, Miami, FL.
April 2013 McCanney, P.M., Wood,A.D. Sequential Decision Making and Illusionary Pattern
Detection in Gamblers and Non-Gamblers. OralPresentation at the 15th
annual Spring Symposium on
Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE),Clarkson University, Potsdam,NY.
Sept. 2012 McCanney, P.M., Minich, S.H.,Wilke, A. Hiding and searching behaviors in a
sequential multi-person game. Posterpresented at the 13th
annual National Center for Responsible
Gaming (NCRG) Conference on Gambling and Addiction, Sands Expo and Venetian Convention Center,
Las Vegas,NV.
August 2012 McCanney, P.M., Wood,A.D. Sequential Decision Making and Illusionary Pattern
Detection in Gamblers and Non-Gamblers. OralPresentation at the 15th
annual Summer Symposium on
Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE),Clarkson University, Potsdam,NY.
June 2012 McCanney, P.M., Kruger,D.J.,Fitzgerald, C., Wilke, A. An evolutionary valid domain-
specific risk-taking scale. Poster presented at the 24th
annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society
(HBES) Meeting, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
Publications
Wilke, A., Scheibehenne, B., Gaissmaier, W., McCanney, P., & Barrett, H. C. (2014).
Illusionary pattern detection in habitual gamblers. Evolution and Human Behavior.

2. Paige McCanney
Curriculum Vitae
May 2015
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Gaissmaier, W., Wilke, A., Scheibehenne, B., McCanney, P., & Barrett, H. C. (2015). Betting on
illusory patterns: Probability matching in habitual gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies.
Professional References
Andreas Wilke
Assistant Professor and Advisor
Department of Psychology
Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Ave,Box 5825
Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
awilke@clarkson.edu
(315) 268-7023
James Schulte
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Ave,Box 5805
Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
jschulte@clarkson.edu
(315) 268-4401
Robert Dowman
Professor and Chair
Department of Psychology
Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Ave,Box 5825
Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
rdowman@clarkson.edu
(315) 268-3836