Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

Academic

May 2019 - present: Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Chicago with Edward Awh and Edward Vogel.

Research

June 2017 - December 2018: Statistical Assistant

Using interactive learning to integrate statistical theory with contemporary research practices; University of Sydney Strategic Education Grant/Educational Innovation Grant
Duties included: Designing and programming interactive learning apps to teach statistical concepts
Supervisor: Associate Professor Ben Colagiuri and Doctor Rebecca Pinkus

June 2017 - December 2018: Research Assistant

The development of attentional control in children with and without anxiety; University of Sydney Faculty of Science/Seed Funding
Duties included: Programming experiments and data analysis
Supervisor: Doctor Micah Goldwater

Teaching

Summer School 2018: Lecturer

Introduction to Psychology (PSYC1001), University of Sydney

2015 - 2017: Tutor

Statistics and Research Methods for Psychology (PSYC2012), University of Sydney

2015, 2017: Tutor

Advanced Statistics for Psychology (PSYC3010), University of Sydney

2016: Tutor

Research Methods in Honours Psychology, University of Sydney

Publications

Visual working memory for letter varies with familiarity but not complexity

Ngiam, W. X. Q., Khaw, K. L. C., Holcombe, A. O., & Goodbourn, P. T. (2019). Visual working memory for letters varies with familiarity but not complexity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 45(10), 1761-1775.

"Memory compression” effects in visual working memory are contingent on explicit long-term memory

Ngiam, W. X. Q., Brissenden, J. A., & Awh, E. (2019). "Memory compression" effects in visual working memory are contingent on explicit long-term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(8), 1373.

William Ngiam