Veronica Gross
Research Interests/Ongoing Projects:
I am currently working on two
projects in the Vision and Cognition Laboratory. The first is the synesthesia project. Don't know what synesthesia is? I've written a FAQ that explains much of what we do. Currently, we are
recruiting color-graphemic synesthetes for work on context and reading
research. If you're interested in learning more or being a participant,
please
me.
What follows is a brief CV. For further information, please
me.
Education:
Boston University: Boston, MA Aug '02 - Present.
Program in Neuroscience - M.A. 2005, Anticipated Ph.D. 2007.
Brown University: Providence, RI Aug. ’97 - May ‘01.
Neuroscience Sc.B., May 2001.
Research Interests:
Department of Psychology, Vision and Cognition Laboratory - Boston
University
Synesthesia:
- Context dependency of synesthetic photisms in color-graphemic
synesthesia
- Crowding effects in color-graphemic synesthesia
- Exploration of potential secondary characteristics of synesthesia,
such as improved memory and sleep disorders
- Patterns of letter-color associations in color-graphemic synesthesia
Parkinson's Disease
- Effects of side of onset on cognitive performance, especially on the
California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT)
- Effects of gender on cognitive performance, especially on the CVLT
Teaching Experience:
Department of Psychology - Boston University
Introductory Psychology - Teaching Fellow - 2007
- Create materials for discussion sections
- Lead discussion sections
- Grade cumulative exams
Physiological Psychology - Teaching Fellow - 2007
- Lead discussion sections
- Create, administer, and grade weekly quizzes
- Grade cumulative exams
Experimental Psychology of Learning - Teaching Fellow - 2004-2005
- Assist students in setting up their rat-based experiments
- Run laboratories
- Grade written assessments of individual student experiments
Department of Biology - Boston University
Cellular and Systems Neuroscience - Teaching Fellow - 2003, 2005
Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience - Teaching Fellow - 2004, 2006
- Grade assignments
- Create exams
The Princeton Review - Boston, MA - Teacher - 2003-2005
- Teach preparatory classes and tutor individual students for the
Graduate Management Admission Test - GMAT
- Assist in graduate school application preparation and admissions
counseling
Invited Presentations
- "Limited Evidence for pop-out in color-graphemic synesthesia" - Annual Meeting of the American Synesthesia Association, University of Florida at St. Petersburgh - January, 2007.
- "Synesthesia" - University of Massachusetts: Boston - Noevember, 2006.
- "Reading Colors, Seeing Sounds: The World of synesthesia" - Splash! Massachusetts Institute of Technology - November, 2006.
- "Synesthesia: Beyond Just Proof" - Talks in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Massachusetts: Boston - October, 2006.
- "Neuroanatomy" - Introuction to Psychology, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy - September, 2006.
- "Synesthesia" - University of Massachusetts: Boston - Fall, 2005.
- "Significance of letter arrangement in the color-graphemic synesthetic experience" - Annual Metting of the American Synesthesia Association, University of Caliornia at Berkley - November, 2004.
Publications and Abstracts:
Gross, V., Harris C., Neargarder S., & Cronin-Golomb, A. (2007) Limited evidence for pop-out in color graphemic synesthesia. American Synesthesia Association Meeting, St. Petersburgh, FL, 2007.
Gross, V., Harris C., Neargarder S., & Cronin-Golomb A. (2007) Pop-out effects in color-graphemic synesthesia. Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Abstract, New York City, NY 2007.
Mercado, M., Gross, V., Neargarder, S., Cronin-Golomb, A. (2004). Significance of
letter arrangement in the color-graphemic synesthetic experience. Program No. 664.16. Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington,
DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2004
Moline, M.L., Broch, L., Zak, R., Gross, V. (2003). Sleep in women across the life
cycle from adulthood through menopause. Sleep Med Rev. 23(5):336-43.
Awards and Honors:
Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid of research - 2004.
Teaching Fellowship - 2003-Present.
Boston University Presidential Fellowship - 2002.
Outside Interests:
I play oboe in the Charles River Wind Ensemble. Check
there for updates on our concert schedule. I have also played with MIT's Gilbert and Sullivan Players.
While at Brown, I was part
of a great group of nerds and geeks called Techhouse. We put up a huge Tetris on the Brown
Sciences Library, a feat worthy of mention because we did it without
subsequently burning the building down.
I am currently employed at Boston University's Networked Information Services as a technical writer.