About Me
Education
2021 - present
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Cognitive Psychology, Ph.D.
Quantitative Psychology Certificate
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Smith
2019 - 2021
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
Forensic Psychology, M.S.
Thesis: Comparing Lineups and Showups in the Field vs. Lab
Advisor: Dr. Mitchell Eisen
2012 - 2016
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
Psychology, B.A.
Thesis: The Imagination Inflation Effect for Complex Events
Advisor: Dr. Mitchell Eisen
Biography
My name is Rebecca Ying and I'm from Huntington Beach, California.
I entered California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) at the age of 14 through the Early Entrance Program (EEP). I graduated in 2016 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Basic Business. After that, I obtained certification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and moved to Goyang, South Korea for two years to teach English to elementary and middle school students.
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Afterwards, I moved back to California and received my Master's degree in Forensic Psychology from CSULA in 2021. Shortly thereafter, I moved to Ames, IA, where I am currently pursuing a doctoral education in Cognitive Psychology at Iowa State University.
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My favorite thing to do is spend time with my two cats (Tofu and Miso, pictured to the right).
