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Jeremy Tost, M.A. jtost@nmsu.edu Fax: 575-646-6212 New Mexico State University Department of Psychology Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003 Curriculum Vitae Research Interests Teaching Philosphy |
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Area of study: Social Psychology
Emphasis: Self Control, Emotions and Decision Making, Morality, Religion I am a social psychologist specializing in self control education and training. In my research self-control is defined as the ability to think about and engage in behaviors that promote our long term interests (e.g. going to bed early) as opposed to thinking about and behaving in favor of immediate gratification (e.g. a night out on the town). My research is concerned with testing, evaluating, and promoting techniques and activities that are associated with enhanced self-control. I am also interested in several theoretical questions regarding the nature of self-control: (a) are their different types (domains) of self-control (b) is there such a thing as too much self-control and (c) how best to measure self-control. My research interests are not limited strictly to self-control. I am currently working in collaboration with researchers from NMSU and Drexel Univeristy examining the roles of emotions in decision making. This work uses a card selction task (The Iowa Gambling Task) as a means to discern the specific function of liking vs. wanting emotions. I also have interests in cross-cultural psychology, morality, religious experiences and positive psychology.
Thesis: Domain importance and its impact on life satisfation Teaching Experience: Instructor, New Mexico State University, 8/09 - present. Introductory Psychology (face-to-face & online) . Instructor, El Paso Community College, 1/07 - present. Introductory Psychology. Instructor, New Mexico State University, 8/08 - 12/08. Abnormal Psychology. Teaching Assistant, New Mexico State University, 8/04 - 5/05. Research Methods. Teaching Assistant, New Mexico State University, 8/03 - 5/04. Introductory Psychology. Instructor, Prempeh Modern City Academy. Ghana, West Africa, 1/03 - 3/03. English as Second Language. Instructor, OEDAE Language Institute. Seoul, South Korea, 8/01 - 8/02. English as Second Language. Instructor, U.S. Peace Corps. Republic of Moldova, 8/99 - 5/01. English as Second Language. Submitted for Publication:Jonason, P. K., Tost, J., & Koening, B. Understanding gift-giving: Motivations, perceptions, and personality Jonason, P. K., Koening, B., & Tost, J. Risk, time discounting and the Dark Triad Poster Presentations:Tost, J. (2010) Distraction as a means to preserve self-control. Poster accepted to SPSP Conference. Tost, J. (2009) Quantifying Self-Regulatory Strength. SPSP Conference. Tost, J., Ketelaar, T., Koenig, B., (2008) What information is inferred from facial displays of emotion? Evidence that facial displays generate inferences across several distinct information channels. SPSP Conference. Tost, J., Ketelaar, T., Koenig, B., (2007) Teasing apart Utility: Knowing vs. Choosing in the Iowa Gambling Task. SPSP Evolutionary Psychology Pre-Conference. Zimny et al. (1999) University Contributions to Academic Dishonesty. Second Annulat Laurel Highlands Undergraduate psychology Conference. Talks:Tost, J. ( May 2008) Definig Willpower in Psychological Experiments. Talk presented at the Graduate Research and Art Symposium, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Tost, J. ( April 2008) Four Questions Addressing the Psychological Study of Willpower. Talk presented at New Mexico State Univeristy SOcial Lab, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Personal Statement:In my free time I enjoy spending time outddoors hiking/camping, playing racquetball and training Aikido. IGT |