Regina Calloway, PhD
Cognitive Psychologist
I am a cognitive psychology researcher with 12 years of experience researching memory, learning, cognitive effort, and language processing. I use behavioral and neuroimaging techniques to investigate impacts of various situations on human cognition. I have a passion for expanding our knowledge of how the human brain works to benefit members of society. I am currently a Humans Systems Engineer at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.
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This space is where I implement statistical methods to explore personal topics of interest.
Research Interests
As a child I was obsessed with shows like Law and Order SVU and Criminal Minds, fascinated with the psychology underlying criminal behavior. I've since focused my research interests within Cognitive Psychology, with a passion for understanding how humans process information, learn, and interact with the world. With the goal of using applied research and software tools to improve human performance. I am constantly expanding my repertoire of cutting edge analytic tools and techniques to interpret behavioral and neural data.
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In my research, I investigate ways to promote neuroplasticity through behavioral and neural modulation interventions that can increase quality of life, such as improved speech-in-noise perception, learning outcomes, and anxiety reduction. I frequently employ neuroimaging methods, such as EEG/ERPs and pupillometry to further understand the neural mechanisms that underlie high-level cognitive processes of communication, attention, learning, and memory. My research also investigates auditory processing mechanisms associated with speech perception.
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Currently, as a Human Systems Engineer, I utilize skills of data management, data analysis, and user experience research to assist programs associated with medical and mental health.
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I am constantly striving to expand on existing measures of cognitive function to be more user-friendly, accessible, and affordable. In the future, I hope to combine statistical analyses and UX design to develop powerful tools that will provide readily accessible (and actionable) information related to health outcomes.
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Selected
Publications
Johns, M. A., Calloway, R. C., Phillips, I., Karuzis, V. P., Dutta, K., Smith, E., ... & Kuchinsky, S. E. (2023). Performance on stochastic figure-ground perception varies with individual differences in speech-in-noise recognition and working memory capacity. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 153(1), 286-303.
Phillips, I., Calloway, R. C., Karuzis, V. P., Pandža, N. B., O'Rourke, P., & Kuchinsky, S. E. (2021). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Strengthens Semantic Representations of Foreign Language Tone Words during Initial Stages of Learning. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 34(1), 127-152.
Calloway, R. C. , Tseng, A., Karuzis, V.P., Martinez, D., & O’Rourke, P. (2020). Auricular Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) Affects Mood and Anxiety during Second Language Learning. In the 42nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Toronto, Canada: Cognitive Science Society.