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LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE President August 2010 – May 2011 Industrial/Organizational Psychology Association of Colorado (IOPAC), Fort Collins, CO

� Directed IOPAC graduate student group at Colorado State University � Organized and directed weekly meetings � Led funding outreach efforts, resulting in an end-of-term budget surplus � Organized annual conference suite � Coordinated recruitment weekend for prospective students � Coordinated annual faculty award nominations

Student Volunteer August 2008 – Current IOPAC, Fort Collins, CO

� Assist with fundraising activities

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Student Af�iliate Academy of Management, Student Af�iliate

GRADUATE COURSEWORK Industrial Psychology Organizational Psychology Advanced Statistics Multivariate Statistics in Behavioral Sciences Multi-Level Data Analysis Advanced Research Methods Advanced History of Psychology Pracitioner and Consulting Skills Advanced Seminar: Aging and Cognition

Advanced Leadership Development Advanced Cognitive Processes Advanced Measurement I/O Graduate Seminar: Weekly Discussion Advanced Social Psychology Advanced Personality Employment Law and Implications for I/O Structural Equation Modeling

Grad CV 11 Economics Street Denver, CO 80222 970-122-3344 economics@gmail.com

ECONOMIST WITH A BACKGROUND FOCUSED ON BIOENERGY AND ANALYTICAL MODELING

Economist with the abilities to apply rigorous analytics to help improve the profitability of an organization. Dedicated to conducting efficient and thorough analyses to problem solve and forecast business, industry and economic conditions. Core competencies include:

� Extensive background with the biofuel industry, focused on economic development and evaluation � Familiarity with data gathering and data mining techniques � Economic model development and enhancement, cost-benefit analysis, econometric interpretation,

risk modeling, and risk analysis � Excellent analytical and mathematical skills � Ability to focus on one project or tackle ad-hoc tasks as needed � Master’s thesis, “The Economic Feasibility of Growing Camelina Sativa as a Biofuel Feedstock in Eastern

Colorado EXPERIENCE Researcher, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 2010-Present Graduate research position at Colorado State University, with a strong focus on the in-depth economic analysis of biofuels, energy, and the agronomic development of rural areas. Projects have a strong analytical focus, with considerable risk-analysis, stochastic modeling, and enterprise budgeting. Recent projects include: “The Economic Potential of Bio-Butanol on Marginal Lands in a Buffered Rural Economy in Western Colorado”

� Designed a modeling program to determine the most cost-effective feedstock mix to use � Performed an in-depth economic analysis to evaluate the entire bio-butanol processing chain

“The Economic Feasibility of Camelina Sativa as a Biofuel Feedstock in Northeastern Colorado”

� Created an economic model to estimate the likelihood of successful integration of camelina � Evaluated dynamic growing conditions through the use of stochastic variable analysis � Utilized a stochastic simulation engine to model random iterations of key biofuel input variables � Recreated real world conditions with spreadsheet analysis to allow for better applicability of results

“Designing a Technology-Neutral Cost-Benefit Pricing Analysis for the Electric Power Sector in Colorado”

� Built a model to determine economic damages linked with externalities from electrical generation � Estimated the cost of emissions in per kilowatt-hour basis of electricity produced

Research Intern, SunCirc Environmental, Waltham, MA January, 2010- May, 2010 Internship with a firm that focuses on the production of recycled plastics into utensils and other similar products.

� Helped mitigate the cost of production through collaboration with international suppliers

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED Vee,C., (2012, April). Training older adults: The effect of stereotype threat and metacognitive prompts. In

K. Kraiger’s (Chair), Teaching Older Learners New Tricks: Adapting Training for Older Learners. Symposium conducted at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Wolfson, N. E. & Vee,C., (2011). Older adults and technology-based instruction: Optimizing learning

outcomes and transfer. Paper presented at the meeting of Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX.

Henry, K.L., Vee,C., McDonald, J.N. & Oetting, E.R. (2010). Parental involvement in school as a mediator of

the relationship between community disadvantage and high school graduation rates: An application of multilevel mediation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.

Vee,C., ., Rissing, A. J., Cosand, L. D., Schell, A. M., & Dawson, M. E. (2006). Awareness and conditioning: Who

becomes aware. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

T EACHING Over 6 years teaching experience, with a focus on psychology and statistics for college undergraduates and graduate students. Prepared and delivered lectures and activities for classes of up to 200 students and smaller lab sections. Coordinated teaching assistants to administer and grade assignments. Adaptable to diverse student needs through teaching at undergraduate and graduate level and through teaching English in China. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Instructor

� PSY100: Introduction to Psychology Fall 2012 – May 2013 Lab Instructor, Graduate Courses

� PSY653: Methods of Research II Laboratory Spring 2011/2012 � PSY652: Methods of Research I Laboratory Fall 2010/2011 � PSY317: Social Psychology Laboratory Summer 2010 � PSY441: Industrial Psychology Laboratory Spring 2010 � PSY450: Honors Research Methods Laboratory Fall 2009 � PSY371: Psychological Measurement and Testing Laboratory Fall 2008/ 2009

Spring 2009/2010 Course Developer

� PSY663: Multivariate Statistics Summer 2011 Canada Worldly Education, Guangzhou, China Teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL) July 2006 – July 2007

Cee Vee 1 1234 Anywhere, Denver, CO 80222 � PsychologyResearcher@gmail.com � (111)111 -1111

EDUCATION Ph.D., Industrial and Organizational Psychology Expected May 2014 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Implications of technology based instruction on 50+ generation M.S. , Industrial and Organizational Psychology May 2012 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D. Thesis Title: Training older adults: The role of strategy use and stereotype threat B.A., Psychology and English (Creative Writing) May 2006 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA R ESEARCH Dissertation: Developing technology methods that enhance retention of knowledge in adults over the age of 50 How to train older adults and data analysis of role of strategy use and stereotype threat PUBLICATIONS Wolfson, N. E., Vee, C ., & Kraiger, K. (Accepted subject to minor revisions for publication in 2013 Academy of Management: Learning and Education). Older adults and technology-based instruction: Optimizing learning outcomes and transfer. Henry, K., Vee, C. , & Oetting, E. R. (2011). Perceived parental investment in school

as a mediator of the relationships between socio-economic indicators and educational outcomes in rural America. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40(9), 1164-1177.

Cosand, L., Vee,C. ., Brown, A., Courtney, C. G., Rissling, A. J., Schell, A. M., & Dawson, M. E. (2008). Arousal,

working memory, and conscious awareness in contingency learning. Consciousness and Cognition, 17, 1105-113.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Kantrowitz, T., Grelle, D., Vee,C., & Frank, B. (2012, April) In�luence of test conditions and examinee

behavior on UIT reliability. In A. M. Ryan (Chair) & B. Lyons (Co-Chair), Addressing unproctored internet testing claims and fears: Founded or unfounded? Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists, San Diego, CA.

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Grad CV Page 2 EXPERIENCE CONTINUED Founder and Co-President, F.R.E.S.H. Water, 2007-2008 and Fall 2009 “A Financially Responsible Endeavour to Serve Humanity Water”, Waltham, MA

� Founded club that collaborates with professors and other universities � Discovered cost-e�ective methods to organize the resources of the club to better manage finances � Incorporated innovative fund raising techniques to bring clean water to impoverished countries

Research Intern, Environmentally Preferable Products Procurement Program, Summer 2008 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office for Administration and Finance, Boston, MA

� Created a quanti�able cost-bene�t analysis and environmental analysis for statewide contracts � Streamlined procurement process with several product suppliers by helping to enhance relationships

EDUCATION Master of Science, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Expected May 2012 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

National Science Foundation MAS Bioenergy I.G.E.R.T. Graduate Fellow � Competitive interdisciplinary fellowship for graduate students specializing in the study of biofuels

United States Department of Agriculture AFRI-NIFA Biofuel Education Program Graduate Fellow

� Interdisciplinary fellowship for Master’s students in the field of bioenergy

Bachelor of Arts, Economics May 2010 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

� Dean’s Award Scholarship for Academic Merit � Dean’s list honoree every semester

Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain (Spanish study abroad program) August 2008 – August 2009 SELECTED AND PUBLISHED PAPERS

� Co-authored paper accepted at the Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting � Co-authored poster accepted at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meeting � Co-authored two papers published in “Dialogue,” a non-referred journal from the United States

Association for Energy Economics

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS � Agricultural and Applied Economics Association � Western Agricultural Economics Association

SKILLS Language: Pro�cient in Spanish, Statistical Data Packages: Pro�cient in Microsoft Excel and STATA