K. Andrew DeSoto

Past

• Photo Lab Representative at Wegmans Food Markets
• Research Assistant at College of William and Mary
• Resident Assistant at College of William and Mary

• Cashier at Best Buy

see less...

1 more...

Education

• The College of William and Mary

Connections

29 connections

Industry

Research

Websites

• My Website

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Summary

Undergraduate psychology student with a strong drive to explore the cognitive subfield. Prospective PhD student and future researcher.

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Specialties:

Cognition, sensation and perception, working memory, decision making

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Experience

• Photo Lab Representative

  Wegmans Food Markets

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)

  August 2004 — October 2008 (4 years 3 months)

• Research Assistant

  College of William and Mary

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 8 months)

  Assisted professors by preparing participants and running 3-hour trials on an EEG study involving spontaneous memories. Worked extracurricularly to assist the principal investigator of a research project on humor and personality collect and analyze data over 30-minute sessions for up to 10 hours a week.

• Resident Assistant

  College of William and Mary

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — May 2007 (10 months)

  Positively impacted the residential experience of 23 students in a freshman dorm by implementing active and passive programming techniques to help foster a lively, engaging, and welcoming environment. Served as mediator among students, Residence Life, and campus police authorities to maintain campus and city regulations

• Cashier

  Best Buy

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBY; Retail industry)

  May 2003 — September 2003 (5 months)

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Education

• The College of William and Mary

  B.S. , Psychology, Computer Science , 2005 — 2009

  Study Abroad: CERGE-EI, Prague, Czech Republic, Summer 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, psychology research, Sharpe Community Scholars Program, Student Assembly, Wind Symphony

Additional Information

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Websites:

• My Website

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Interests:

blogging, cognitive science, composition and arrangement, computer science, contemporary art, digital photography, education, psychology, racquetball, social media, tuba, video editing, the Washington Nationals

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Groups:

American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Honors:

Member, Dean’s List (2007 – 2008), Recipient, Charles P. Varner Scholarship (2007), Member, Sharpe Community Scholar Program (2005-2006), Recipient, David Scafetta, Jr. Scholarship (2005), Recipient, National Hispanic Scholar Award (2005)

K. Andrew DeSoto’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch