EDUCATION
PhD Cognitive Science and Psychology 2023
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
B.Sc. Cognitive Science 2018
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
*With highest honor (summa cum laude)
B.A. Computer Science 2018
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
*With highest honor (summa cum laude)
RESEARCH/WORK EXPERIENCE
Fall 2023 - Present AI Research Scientist
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel MD
Topics: reinforcement learning, human-machine teaming, natural language processing
2022 - 2023 Neurosymbolic AI Graduate Intern
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Golden CO
Topics: neurosymbolic algorithms, generative AI
2018 - 2023 Doctoral Researcher
Cognitive Computing Lab, Indiana University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Topics: catastrophic interference, semantic models of memory, semantic search, collaborative memory
2018 - 2023 Associate Instructor
Indiana University, Statistical Methods
Indiana University, Cognitive Psychology
Indiana University, Methods of Experimental Psychology
Indiana University, Human Memory
2014 - 2018 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Visual Perception and Electrophysiological Lab, Indiana University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Topics: latent fingerprint examination, taboo tradeoffs
2016 - 2018 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Percepts and Concepts Lab, Indiana University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Topics: face categorization
Spring 2016 Undergraduate Teaching Intern
Indiana University, Foundations of Cognitive Science Course
PUBLICATIONS
Krendl, A. C., Mannering, W. M., Jones M. N., Hugenberg, K., & Kennedy, D. P. (2022) Determining Whether Older Adults Use Similar Strategies to Young Adults in Theory of Mind Tasks. The Journals of Gerontology Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences: Series B.
Mannering, W. M., Rajaram, S., Shiffrin, R. M., & Jones, M. N. (2022) Modeling the Effect of Learning During Retrieval on Collaborative Inhibition. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.
Mannering, W. M., Rajaram, S., & Jones, M. N. (2021) Towards a Cognitive Model of Collaborative Memory. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. 959-965.
Mannering, W. M., Vogelsang, M., Busey, T. & Mannering, F. (2021) Are Forensic Scientists Too Risk Averse? Journal of Forensic Sciences. 66(4), 1377-1400. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14700
Mannering, W. M. & Jones, M. N. (2020) Catastrophic Interference in Neural Network Models of Distributional Semantics. Computational Brain & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42113-020-00089-5
Mannering, W. M. & Jones, M. N. (2019) Insulating Distributional Semantic Models from Catastrophic Interference. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. 2282-2288.
Mannering, W. M., Vogelsang, M., & Busey, T. (2017). Should Fingerprint Examiners Make More Erroneous Identifications? Indiana University of Undergraduate Research, 3(1), 68-77.
PRESENTATIONS
Mannering, W. M., Rajaram, S., Shiffrin, R. M., & Jones, M. N. (2022) Modeling the Effect of Learning During Retrieval on Collaborative Inhibition. Accepted as poster at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.
Mannering, W. M., Rajaram, S., & Jones, M. N. (2021) Towards a Cognitive Model of Collaborative Memory. Presented at the Ninth Annual Conference on Advances in Cognitive Systems
Mannering, W. M., Rajaram, S., & Jones, M. N. (2021) Towards a Cognitive Model of Collaborative Memory. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.
Mannering, W. M. & Jones, M. N. (2019) Insulating Distributional Semantic Models from Catastrophic Interference. Presented as poster at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society.
Mannering, W. M. & Jones, M. N. (2019) Insulating Distributional Semantic Models from Catastrophic Interference. Presented at the 8th Annual Midwest Cognitive Science Conference.
Mannering, W. M. & Jones, M. N. (2019) Insulating Distributional Semantic Models from Catastrophic Interference. Presented as poster at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.
Mannering, W. M., Vogelsang, M., Busey, T. (2017). Should Fingerprint Examiners Make More Erroneous Identifications? Presented as poster at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society.
Mannering, W. M., Vogelsang, M., Busey, T. (2016). Should Fingerprint Examiners Make More Erroneous Identifications? Presented as poster at the 8th Annual Midwest Undergraduate Cognitive Science Conference.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Fall 2019 IUB Provost’s Travel Award for Women in Science
Spring 2019 2019 Sharon Stephens Brehm Excellence in Research Award from the IU Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Spring 2019 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the IU Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Spring 2019 Honorable Mention for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Spring 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award from the IU Cognitive Science Program
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
2017-2018 Midwest Undergraduate Cognitive Science Conference Student
Director
2016-2018 Psychology Club Executive Board, Academic Chair
VOLUNTEER WORK
Spring 2022 - Fall 2022 Hack for LA Data Scientist Volunteer
Spring 2021 COVID Vaccine Clinic volunteer, volunteered with Monroe County Health Department to help administer COVID-19 vaccines
2017-2018 WonderLab Museum of Science, general volunteer work
monitoring young guests in the museum
2015 Banneker Buddies, volunteered as a tutor for in need elementary
students at Fairview Elementary School