250 Lewis Drive

Claude R.G. Fabinyi Altoona, PA 16601

Claudefabinyi10@gmail.com
(814) 381-1254

Education: Schreyer Honors College, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

B.S. Psychology (Business Option), with Honors Minor in Sociology
Cumulative GPA: 3.84 Expected Graduation: May 2018

Research Experience: Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University

Undergraduate Honors Thesis:

Goal Setting, Self-Regulation Depletion, and You: The Moderating Effects of Individual Differences
Advisor: Dr. Susan Mohammed, Professor of Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University

Investigated current literature to determine areas for further contribution

Collected data through an online survey software
Analyzed data using SPSS (linear regression, ANOVA, etc.)

Dr. Newmans Anxiety and Mood Disorder Lab: Fall 2014

Serve as confederate and neutral stimulus in experiments
Manage experiment datasets and ensure input accuracy
Train research assistants in statistical literacy
Perform preliminary statistical analyses by cleaning data, centering variables, writing syntax,
computing descriptive statistics, etc.
Assist in experimental design and critique research methodology
Perform literature searches and build databases for preliminary meta-analysis

Dr. Mohammeds Team Dynamics and Decision Making Lab: Summer 2015 Summer 2016
Assist in developing coding protocol to evaluate team performance
Code team interactions and input findings into a database
Report frequently to faculty and graduate students

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University

Psychology of Work Attitudes and Motivation (PSYCH 484): Spring 2016

Worked closely with professor to update lecture materials
Developed outline of lecture slides to facilitate note-taking
Took notes for absent students
Held a weekly office hour
Conducted review sessions prior to exams
Collected and scored in-lecture assignments
Lectured on workplace deviance and counterproductive behaviors
Poster Presentations:

Fabinyi, C., Mohammed, S. (2017). Action versus State Orientation as a Moderator of Goal Structure
and Ego Depletion. To be presented at the 2017 APS Annual Convention. Boston, MA.

Shin, K., Newman, M.G., Hammaker, S., Fabinyi, C., Sheintoch, M., Kilbert, R., Purnell, J., & Choi, J.
(2016, October). Effects of Trait and Induced Worry on Interpersonal Perceptions and
Behaviors. Presented at the 2016 ABCT Annual Convention. New York, NY.