Ph.D., Neuroscience, Expected June 2012
B.A., Psychology, English Language and Literature, June 2007 - Phi Beta Kappa
GPA 3.88 General, 4.00 Psychology, 3.88 English
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, 2009-Present
National Science Foundation, Deferred
Outstanding GSI Teaching Award, UC Berkeley, 2009
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2006
University of California, Berkeley Visual Space Perception Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
PhD Research with Dr. Marty Banks, May 2008 - Present
Projects include studies on stereopsis and eye movements in the natural environment, and retinal blur as a cue to depth.
Undergraduate Senior Thesis Research with Dr. Steven Small, May 2006 - August 2007
Designed and implemented an fMRI study on the effects of attention on narrative language processing. This project was conducted through both the Psychology and English departments, and encompassed the brain imaging study as well as a review of literary theory.
Research Assistant to Dr. Steven Small, March 2005 - August 2007
Duties included creating experimental materials for fMRI studies in discourse and language, researching academic literature, processing and analyzing fMRI data in surface and volume spaces, performing a theoretical examination of data analysis techniques, and attending regular meetings in which new fMRI projects were discussed.
Research Assistant to Dr. Brian Prendergast, June 2005 - August 2005
Duties included gathering data for the study of the circadian rhythms of rats.
Cooper, E. A., Hasson, U., & Small, S. L. (2006) Time and Narrative: Brain Activation during the Processing of Temporal Information in Text. Chicago Biological Investigator, 4(1): 24-29.
May 2009
Cooper, E. A., Hasson, U., & Small, S. L. (2007) Dimensions of Discourse: Brain Activation during the Processing of Temporal, Spatial, and Actional Information in Narrative.
May 2007
Cooper, E. A., Hasson, U., & Small, S. L. (2007) Dimensions of Discourse: Brain Activation during the Processing of Temporal, Spatial, and Actional Information in Narrative.
September 2006
Cooper, E. A., Hasson, U., & Small, S. L. (2006) Time and Narrative: Brain Activation during the Processing of Temporal Information in Text.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Vision Science Society Annual Meeting, Naples, FL
May 2009
University of California, Berkeley Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Graduate Student Instructor, August 2008 - December 2008
Duties included running laboratory sections, preparing lectures, meeting with student, and grading exams
Teaching Assistant, June 2004 - July 2004
Duties included aiding in a first grade summer school classroom and on field trips
Binocular Vision
fMRI Methods
Advanced Topics on Motor Control
Functional Neuroanatomy
Developmental Neurobiology
Rock DJ, April 2004 - August 2007
Duties include preparing and playing a two-to-three hour biweekly radio show, interviewing bands on air, fliering for events, and organizing concerts
Public Service Announcement Director, June 2004 - January 2005
Duties included receiving and organizing public service announcements to be read on-air by all station DJ's
The Passerines, Chicago, IL 2004 - 2007
The Parents, Berkeley, CA 2007 - Present
Activities include booking, organizing, and performing at concerts and festivals; live radio performances; recording an album with the Mr. Hyde record label; being featured on a Happy Happy Birthday To Me compilation; Performing at Athens Popfest 2007
Published in
Aubade Magazine of Literature and Art, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, June 2006
Name Poetry Magazine, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, April 2005
Vision Science Society
Psi Chi
Research Tools: FreeSurfer, AFNI, R, SUMA, Matlab
Scripting Languages: Perl
Platforms: Unix, Windows, Mac
Proficient in Spanish