Curriculum Vita - Department of Psychology - University of Georgia

Desiree I. Sharpe164 Augusta Ave Psychology DepartmentAthens, GA 30601University of Georgia(928) 856-1344 Athens, GA 30602-3013dsharpe@uga.edudesi.sharpe@gmail.comEducationUniversity of GeorgiaPh.D. Psychology – Behavioral and Brain Sciences, expected May 2014GPA: 3.83/4.00 scaleNorthern Arizona UniversityM.A. Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, May 2007GPA: 4.00/4.00 scaleNorthern Arizona UniversityB.S. Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, May 2005GPA: 3.85/4.00 scaleAttended Arizona State University, Fall 2002 – Spring 2003Attended Whitman College, Fall 2000 – Spring 2002Curriculum Vita 2013Dissertation: Physiological Substrates of Cognitive Deficits in Maltreated Rhesus MonkeysSupervisors: Dr. Irwin Bernstein & Dr. Mar SanchezThesis: Infidelity reconsidered: Exploring the effect of situational and individual variables on attitudestoward cheatingSupervisor: Dr. Andrew S. WaltersResearch ExperienceSummer 2012 – presentSummer 2010 – Summer 2012Summer 2010 – Fall 2012Fall 2009 - presentFall 2007 – Summer 2009Fall 2008Spring 2006 – Fall 2006Spring 2006The neurobiology of adverse early care in rhesus infants: building thetranslational bridge, Emory UniversitySupervisors: Dr. Irwin Bernstein & Dr. Mar SanchezThe influence of habitat fragmentation on parasite richness andprevalence in Alouatta palliata, University of Georgia (UGA)Supervisors: Dr. Irwin Bernstein & Dr. Giuseppe DonatiString-pulling behavior in Parabuteo unicinctus, UGASupervisor: Dr. Doree FragaszyEvidence for behavioral and sensory compensation in two sister-cladespecies of spiders, UGASupervisors: Dr. Philip Holmes & Dr. Brian ForschlerQuantity discrimination and token summation in Western Lowland gorillas,UGA & Zoo AtlantaSupervisor: Dr. Irwin BernsteinMonkey (Macaca mulatta) model of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea,Yerkes Primate Center Field Station, Emory UniversitySupervisor: Dr. Mark WilsonThesis Research, Northern Arizona University (NAU)Supervisor: Dr. Andrew S. WaltersFaculty Assistant, NAUSupervisor: Dr. Andrew S. Walters

Curriculum Vita 2013Fall 2001 – Spring 2002Teaching ExperienceFall 2012 – Spring 2013Fall 2010 – Spring 2011Summers 2011, 2010, 2009Fall 2009 – Spring 2010Summer 2008 – Spring 2009Spring 2008Fall 2007Spring 2007Spring 2006 – Spring 2007Fall 2006Fall 2004 – Spring 2005Spring 2006Fall 2005Anticipation by pigeons in a serial response time task, Whitman CollegeSupervisor: Dr. Walter HerbransonInstructor, Physiological and Comparative PsychologySupervisor: Dr. Janet Frick, UGAInstructor, The Brain, Intelligence, & Creativity, Duke TIP at UGASupervisors: Charles Dahan, Alex PagnaniDuties: Instruct gifted high school students 38 hours/week as part ofTIP at UGA; create syllabus, lesson plans, and laboratories; lead sheepbrain dissectionsInstructor, Research Methods, UGASupervisor: Dr. Joan JacksonTeaching Assistant, Research Methods, UGASupervisor: Dr. Sharon ClaffeyTeaching Assistant, Developmental Psychology Lab, UGASupervisor: Dr. Irwin BernsteinTeaching Assistant, Elementary Psychology, UGASupervisor: Dr. Sharon ClaffeyTeaching Assistant, Research Methods, NAUSupervisor: Dr. Jules TroyerTeaching Assistant, Statistics, NAUSupervisors: Drs. Bill Gibson, Kathleen Knights, Larry StevensTeaching Assistant, Sociology of Sexuality, NAUSupervisor: Dr. Dick SkeenTeaching Assistant, Human Sexuality, NAUSupervisor: Dr. Andrew S. WaltersTeaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology, NAUSupervisor: Dr. Leslie CrambletAdministration & Committee ExperienceSummer 2012, 2013Academic Coordinator, Duke TIP at UGASupervisor: Sally StarrfieldDuties: Provide classroom support for instructors as a part of Duke University’sTalent Identification Program at UGA; daily meetings with administrative team,liaison between Duke University and UGA, manage A/V equipment, classroomkeys, room schedules, campus transportation, student behavior and academicissues, and evaluate instructor’s curricula. On call 24 hrs, 6 days/wk for June andJuly months.Fall 2008 – Spring 2010Fall 2006 – Spring 2007Psi Chi TreasurerSupervisor: Dr. Jonathan CrystalDuties: Manage UGA Graduate Psi Chi financial account, work with other Psi Chiofficers to plan annual UGA Psychology Conference, coordinate UGA PsychologyDepartment awards ceremonyGraduate Student Representative, NAUSupervisor: Dr. K. Laurie DicksonDuties: Attend Psychology Department graduate committee

Curriculum Vita 2013meetings, provide feedback on departmental decisions, communicate with fellowgraduate students about issues discussed by the graduate committeeFall 2005Spring 2005Fieldwork ExperienceJuly - August 2010Graduate Assistant, Quiet Ego Conference, NAUSupervisor: Dr. Jack BauerDuties: Make hotel and airfare arrangements for conferencepresenters, provide logistical and organizational support to Dr. BauerDirector of Special Events, Associate Students for Women’s Issues, NAUSupervisor: Anika Olsen-YankaDuties: Organize special events (e.g., “Take Back the Night”), vote on policychanges and committee decisionsPrimate Behavior and Ecology course, La Suerte field station, Costa RicaSupervisor: Dr. Giuseppe DonatiPublicationsMichopoulos, V., Checchi, M., Sharpe, D., & Wilson, M.E. (2011). Estradiol effects on behavior and serumoxytocin are modified by social status and polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter gene infemale rhesus monkeys, Hormones and Behavior, 59, 528 – 535.Sharpe, D.I., Walters, A.S., & Goren, M.J. (In press). Effect of cheating experience on attitudestoward infidelity. Sexuality & Culture, doi: 10.1007/s12119-013-9169-2.Colbert-White, E.N., McCord, E.M., Sharpe, D.I., & Fragaszy, D.M. (In press). String-pullingbehaviour in a Harris’ Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus, Ibis, doi:Abstract PublicationsVratanina, T.L., Sharpe, D.I., Cudmore, B., & Markham, K. (2011). Parasite prevalence in free-rangingMantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata), La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica.American Journal of Primatology, 73, 18.Vratanina, T.L., & Sharpe, D.I. (2009). Symbolic quantity discrimination and token summation in captivewestern lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). American Journal of Primatology, 71, 49.PresentationsGoren, M.J., Sharpe, D.I., & Walters, A.S. (2013). Gender-serving bias and cheating experience predictjudgments of infidelity. Poster presented at the 14 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personalityand Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA, January 2013.Vratanina, T.L., Sharpe, D.I., Cudmore, B., & Markham, K. (2011). Parasite prevalence in free-rangingMantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata),La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica. Posterpresented at the 34 th Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Austin, TX, 17 September2011.Sharpe, D.I., Colbert-White, E.N., & McCord, E.M. (2011). String-Pulling Behavior in a Captive Harris Hawk(Parabuteo unicinctus). Poster presented at the Annual Conference of Comparative Cognition,Melbourne Beach, FL, 6 March 2011.Sharpe, D.I., & Colbert-White, E.N. (2010). Evidence for behavioral and sensory compensation intwo sister-clade species of spiders. Poster presented at the 33 rd Annual convention of theBehavioral Science, Athens, GA, 18 March 2010.Vratanina, T.L., & Sharpe, D. I. (2009). Quantity discrimination and token summation inwestern lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Poster presented at the 32 nd Meeting of theAmerican Society of Primatologists, San Diego, CA, 19 September 2009.Vratanina, T., & Sharpe, D. I. (2009). Quantity discrimination and token summation in two westernlowland gorillas. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of Comparative Cognition,

Curriculum Vita 2013Melbourne Beach, FL, 19 March 2009.Vratanina, T., & Sharpe, D. I. (2008). Quantity discrimination and token summation in two westernlowland gorillas. Poster presented at the 31 st Annual Convention of the Behavioral Sciences,Athens, GA, 4 March 2008.Walters, A. S., Sharpe, D. I., & Burger, B. D. (2007). Dimensionalizing adultery: The porousnature of (in)fidelity. Paper presented at the 1st World Congress for Sexual Health and the18th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health, Sydney, Australia, 17 April 2007.Burger, B. D., Sharpe, D. I., & Walters, A. S. (2007). Here comes the bride, there goes thegroom: Sexual infidelity within marriage. Paper presented at the Second Annual ArizonaUndergraduate Research Convention, Flagstaff, AZ, 31 March 2007.Sharpe, D. I., Burger, B. D., & Walters, A. S. (2007). Perceptions of infidelity: Does cheatingexperience affect one’s attitude toward extra-dyadic involvement? Paper presented at theSecond Annual Arizona Undergraduate Research Convention, Flagstaff, AZ, 31 March 2007.Sharpe, D. S., Burger, B. D., & Walters, A. S. (2006). Attitudes toward relationalinfidelity: Dating versus marital cheating. Poster presented at the 48 th Annual Meeting of theSociety for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Las Vegas, NV, 10 November 2006.Herbranson, W., & Sharpe, D. I. (2002). The relationship between performance measuresand the attentional requirements of learning. Research presented at the WhitmanCollege Undergraduate Conference, Walla Walla, WA, 18 April 2002.Honors, Awards, & AffiliationsOutstanding Teaching Award 2009Session moderator, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality’s 48 th Annual Meeting, November 2006Member, Psi Chi, 2005 – PresentMember, President’s List, Fall 2002 – Spring 2005 (ASU, NAU)SkillsAnimal Husbandry, Training, & Cognitive Testing• Pigeon husbandry for Cognitive Neuroscience Lab• Maintenance of operant conditioning apparatuses (rat, pigeon)• Cognitive assessment with WGTA and modified WGTA (rhesus monkey)• Cognitive assessment in a zoo setting (western lowland gorilla)Primate Behavioral Endocrinology (rhesus monkey)• Behavioral observations• I.V. administration of endocrine factors• Blood sample collection from saphenous and femoral vein• Assistance with time-released hormone capsule implantation• Assistance with cerebrospinal fluid collectionPrimate Fieldwork (howler monkey, Costa Rica)• Triangulation procedures to locate monkeys by vocalization• Behavioral observations, dawn to dusk• Development of ethogram• Fecal sample collection, storage, nutrition and parasite microscopy analysisReferencesIrwin Bernstein, Ph.D.UGA – Psychology DepartmentCampus phone: (706) 542-2174Email: isbern@uga.eduAndrew Walters, Ph.D.NAU – Psychology DepartmentEmail: Andy.Walters@nau.edu*Additional references available upon request