About
I am from South Carolina and attended Erskine College. I triple majored in Psychology, Biology, and Health Science as a NCAA scholarship recipient. Currently I live in Ohio, where I attend graduate school, research, and remotely teach data science courses. I am interested in human-centered science, leveraging state-of-the-art technology to serve organizational personnel while simoultaneously optimizing to meet business needs. Please use any of the materials provided and contact me with questions and opportunities.
Research Psychologist and Data Scientist
Trained as a human factors and I/O scientist to produce validated and reliable scientific models for organizations, improving workplace performance and decreasing counter-productive behaviors, all while generating informative data analytics, faster.
- Domain: Human Factors & I/O Psychology
- Website: www.prestonmenke.com
- Phone: +1 (864) 395-1399
- Location: Ohio / Remote
- Hobbies: Creative Writing & Game Dev
- Degree: B.S. 2021, M.S. & Ph.D. Student
- Primary Email: Menke.21@wright.edu
- Freelance & Collaborations: Unavailable
I am looking for a position that values applying scientific literature and developing novel research. I am open to relocation and new challenges.
Skills
I believe in applying methodology that has been validated for each context, while being open minded to multidiscplinary approaches, enabling scientific domains to complement eachother as one hierarchical system. My skills range across HF & I/O psychology, computer science, and health science.
IO Psychology
- Training and Learning
- Psychometrics
- Cognitive Assessment
- Workplace Climate and Culture
- Organizational Behavior
Human Factors
- Higher-Order Cognition
- Cognitive Task/Work Analysis
- Cognitive Systems Engineering
- Biophysiogical Psychology
- Core Affect Theory
Interdisciplinary
- Explainable Artifical Intelligence
- Interactive Machine Learning
- Medical Big Data
- Human-AI Co-Learning
- Psychological Game Theory
Highlighted Resume
Active
AFRL Applied Neuroscience Researcher
I conduct research on fatigue using biophysiological measures paired with computational cognitive models.
- Computational Coognitive Modeling
- Neurophysiological Measures
- Fatigue
Education
M.S. & Ph.D. in Human Factors & Industrial Organizational Psychology
2021 - Present
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
My lab is Adaptive Strategic Thinking and Executive Control of Cognition and Affect (ASTECCA), which studies topics such as GAme ThEoretical SOOcio-Cognitive, Computational, and Ecologically Relevant (GATESOCCER) projects, as well as Environmental COgnition and LEarning (ECOLE).
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Biology, and Health
2017 - 2021
Erskine College, Due West, SC
Beyond my major curricula, I conducted literature reviews and research on Human-Computer Interaction and Biofeedback. I took classes including cognition and perception, premedicine, ecology, and literature, and only two classes short of a minor in Business Healthcare.
Professional Experience
Lead Data Science Instructor
2020 - Present
Remote / Charlotte, NC
- Teaching students entering the tech world programming and technologies in data science
- Lead in the onboarding of instructors and teaching assistants
- Assist in the management of curriculum, class structure, and other materials
- Aid in preparing students application materials i.e. resume, LinkedIn
Air Force Laboratory Research Scientist
6 Month Internship
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
- Design experimental process for eliciting mental models and conducting usability tests
- Literature reviews and UI proposals for novel XAI and iML dashboard
- Produce code to compute relatedness ratings for PathFinder mental model visualization
- Produced research line for XAI usability study series, and manuscript for autonomous mental model representation
Portfolio
- All
- Applied
- Research
- Teaching
- Gamification
- Miscellaneous
Choice Quotes
Samuel Johnson
English Writer and Poet
Of the blessings set before you, make your choice and be content.
Marcus Aurelius
Former Emperor of Rome, Stoic Philospher
Be tolerant of others and strict with oneself.
Isaac Asimov
Writer and Professor
People think of education as something they can finish.
GLaDOS
Artifical Superintelligence Computer System
There's no sense crying over every mistake, you just keep on trying till you run out of cake, and the science gets done, and you make a neat run, for the people who are still alive.
Lemony Snicket
Author
A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance. Particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.
Solomon
Former King of Israel
He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
Benjamin Franklin
Scientist, Founding Father
Keep me steadfast, in due performance
John Calvin
French Reformer
Humility is the beginning of the true intelligence... Would you have the Lord find me idle when he comes?
Socrates
Greek Philospher
Oh my friend why do you place such great importance on amassing wealth, honor, and reputation, while neglecting the pursuit of wisdom and the improvement of your soul? Are you not ashamed of this imbalance?