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Desman Wilson2211 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208(252) 917-8715 | desman.wilson@kellogg.northwestern.eduEDUCATION PhD, Management and OrganizationsExpected 2025The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern UniversityBA with Distinction, PsychologyFall 2018-Spring 2020 The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillHonor’s Thesis: Algorithmic Bias: The Effects of Discriminatory Agent on Emotional OutcomeAS with Honors, TransferSpring-2016-Summer 2018 Pitt Community CollegeSUMMARY OF RESEARCH SKILLSWriting * Statistical analysis (R, SPSS) * LIWC * Meaning Extraction Helper *Project management * Research Methodology & Design * Institutional Review Board clearance * Participant Recruitment * Data Collection * Data Management * Online Survey Design and Programming (Qualtrics) * Oral Presentations RESEARCH INTERESTS (optional section, examples below))Moral Cognition * Moral Judgement * Autonomous Machines * The Psychology of Ethics * Attitude Change * Altruism * Prosocial Behavior * *Intergroup ConflictAWARDS AND HONORS J. Steven Reznick Diversity and Psychological Research Grant, 2018 ($2000)Karen M. Gil InternshipRESEARCH EXPERIENCE PhD StudentFall 2020 - Present The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern UniversityContinually working on research with various faculty at Kellogg and beyond.Undergraduate Honors Research PI- Dr. Kurt GrayFall 2019-Spring 2020 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Chapel Hill, NC Spearheaded research process to produce an original manuscript.Research Assistant, Deepest Beliefs LabPI- Dr. Kurt GrayFall 2018-Spring 2020 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Chapel Hill, NC Identified research direction, submitted IRB proposals, and conducted literature reviews for an ongoing study on bias in automated machines.Designed study protocol by creating vignettes and questions on Qualtrics.Collected data with Qualtrics, MTurk, and Prolific to develop complex analyses in machine bias studies for SPSSAwarded J. Steven Reznick Award for research on machine bias.Research Assistant, Social Neuroscience and Health LabPI- Dr. Keely MuscatellSpring 2019-Spring 2020 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Chapel Hill, NC Conducted interviews and collected physiological data from participants.Developed methods to improve the reliability of physiological data.Research Assistant, Affective Science and Culture LabPI- Dr. Maria GendronSummer 2019 Yale University, New Haven, CTHelped to build a dictionary for the qualitative text analysis tool LIWC.Gained experience with text analysis using Meaning Extraction Helper.PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Publications Bigman, Y., Wilson, D., Waytz, A., Gray, K. (2019) “Prejudice and Robots” Target journal: Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyOral Presentations Wilson, D. (2020). “Discriminatory Machines Elicit Less Moral Outrage than Discriminatory Humans” The Psychology of Media and Technology Preconference, SPSP, New Orleans, LA [Poster]Wilson, D. (2019). “Discriminatory Robots.” Carolina Research in Social and Personality Psychology, Duke University, Durham, NC [Talk]PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Karen M. Gil Internship, Center for Health Equity Research Fall 2019University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NCIdentified databases, sponsors, and working questions for a health equity hackathon.Helped to kickstart a rural mapping project centering on county-level health priorities across the MUNITY SERVICE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES Vice President, Vegans for Peace UNC-CH Fall 2018- Spring 2020Chapel Hill, NCOrganized meetings with plant-based athletes including Olympians and NFL players.Successfully lobbied dining services for plant based burgers and pizza in dining halls.Arranged protests, potlucks, tabling events, film screenings, etc.Provided training and supervision to all other officers.Vice President, Student Government Executive Board Fall 2017-Fall 2018Pitt Community College, Winterville, NCOrganized large scale events like Fall Fest and Spring Fling successfully.Served as a liaison between students and faculty to create a better college community. ................
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