Curriculum Vitae

Here you will find information pertaining to my professional academic career.

Matthew Altobelli

Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology

18 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester NY 14623 | Phone: (585)305-8574 | Email: mgagsh@rit.edu

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology

Master of Science May 2023

Experimental Psychology GPA: 3.74/4.0

Rochester Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science May 2020

Summa Cum Laude

Major: Psychology Minor: Philosophy GPA: 3.84/4.0

HONORS AND AWARDS

Language Science and Computational Linguistics Student Excellence Award May 2021
Excellence in Student Life May 2020
Dean’s List: Every Semester Fall 2017 – Spring 2023
Psi Chi Induction April 2019

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

RIT Written Narratives and Mental Well-being, Mentor: Dr. Tina Sutton

Lead Researcher August 2022 – May 2023

Designed Experiment using Qualtrics system.
Collected Data from 152 Participants.
Analyzed Results using Python, Excel, and Minitab.

RIT Mood Congruent Visual Perception, Mentor: Dr. Tina Sutton

Lead Researcher June 2019 – May 2020

Used python coding language to develop a perception task.
Collected data in person from 65 participants.
Used SPSS to analyze the data for significant findings.

RIT Comparative Cognition and Perception Lab, PI: Dr. Caroline DeLong

Undergraduate/ Graduate Research Assistant June 2019 – May 2023

Tested and trained North American river otters in multiple different experiments, participated in setup for testing and helped prepare new stimuli.
Recorded data on Baboons’ handedness while completing object constancy and numerosity tasks.

RIT Language and Facial Expression Recognition, PI: Dr. Tina Sutton

Summer Internship June 2019 – August 2019

Analyzed over 1000 words to match a set based on valence, arousal, and frequency.
Looked over face stimuli to match faces with the words.

RIT Transgender Misgendering Study, PI: Dr. Alan Smerbeck

Summer Internship June 2019 – August 2019

Performed a qualitative analysis of themes and characteristics of transgender participant's self-report on over 1200 responses.

RIT Social Methods, Evolutionary, and Legal Laboratory, PI: Dr. John Edlund

Summer Internship June 2019 – August 2019

Ran participants in a study on attributions and biases, looking at research's failure to replicate.

RIT Health and Addiction Research Center, PI: Dr. Joseph Baschnagel

Undergraduate Research Assistant January 2019 – May 2019

Performed psychophysiology measures such as EEG, EKG, Eye tracking, skin conductance, and saliva samples to measure cortisol.
Trained new research assistants on all procedures related to the current study.

PRESENTATIONS

Altobelli, M., Mcgrale, B., Sutton, T. (2024, November 21). The Influence of PTSD Symptom Severity on Emotion-Laden Word use and Cognitive Processing Styles. [Conference presentation]. Psychonomics Society, New York City, NY.

Altobelli, M., Sutton, T. (2024, March 1). Examining Linguistic Narratives and Symptoms of Anxiety, PTSD, and Depression. [Conference presentation]. Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Altobelli, M., Alm, C., Sutton, T. (2023, May 16). Cognitive Processing Style Analyzer. [Conference presentation]. Embracing the Digital Future of Healthcare Symposium, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

DeLong, C.M., Becker, K., Wegman, J., Brownell, L., Altobelli, M., Hampton, K., Gibbs, S., & Cantlon, J. (2023, April 13). Hand preferences for match-to-sample tasks in olive baboons (Papio anubis). [Conference presentation]. The 30th Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, FL, United States. http://www.comparativecognition.org/conferencespast.php

Altobelli, M., Alm, C., Sutton, T. (2023, April 5). Cognitive Processing Style Analyzer. [Conference presentation]. Graduate Student Showcase, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

Altobelli, M. (2022). Cognitive Processing Style Analyzer. Presentation for AFRL RIT AWARE AI visit, September 2022.

Altobelli, M., & Sutton, T. (2019). Mood Congruent Visual Perception. Manuscript in preparation. Poster presentation at the Eastern Psychological Association (March 2020), Boston, MA.

Wegman, J., Wright, C., Rachfal, T., Altobelli, M., Morelli, J., Morrison, E., Gunther, K., & DeLong, C.M. (2019, August). Can North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) categorize 2D objects? Poster presented at the RIT Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rochester, NY.

PUBLICATIONS

Altobelli, M., Sutton, T., Alm, C. (2023). Linguistic Markers Predict Cognition. Manuscript in preparation

Altobelli, M., & Sutton, T. (2023). Correlations of Language and Mental Wellbeing. Manuscript in preparation

Altobelli, M., & Sutton, T. (2019). Mood Congruent Visual Perception. Manuscript in preparation.

Altobelli, M. (2018). The American nightmare and the art of failure: life with Ptsd. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor of Psychology | Rochester Institute of Technology August 2023 - Present

Social Psychology (PSYC225), Double Section, Spring 2025
Developmental Psychology (PSYC226), One Section, Spring 2025
Psychological Disorders (PSYC221), One Section, Fall 2024
Cognitive Psychology (PSYC223), Double Section, Fall 2024
Developmental Psychology (PSYC226), One Section, Spring Semester 2024
Cognitive Psychology (PSYC223), One Section, Spring Semester 2024
Introduction to Psychology (PSYC101), Two Sections, Fall Semester 2023

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Regional ICORPS-NSF

Participant November 2023 - December 2023

Created a Business Model Canvas for our tech startup, Insight Solutions
Held Customer Discovery Interviews
Developed and altered Business thesis based on interviews

AWARE-AI

Trainee August 2022 – May 2023

Attend multidisciplinary talks, training, and workshops.
Attend track meetings, and work on AI track projects.
Develop and run AI/ML project.

RIT CHST Research Spotlight

Board Member October 2017 – May 2020

Planning, organizing, and executing the annual event.
Review student-submitted research abstracts and grade them on a scale along with other board members to select the presenters each year.
Marketing and recruiting for the event.

Master of Ceremony October 2017 – May 2020

Introduce each presenter and ensure smooth transitions between presenters.
Announce start times and breaks.
Ensure participants stay within their allotted time.

RIT Psychology Club January 2018 – May 2020

President

Schedule and run meetings, collaborate with other organizations and clubs, create agendas for meetings, organize events and fundraisers, and delegate tasks to others.

RIT Psychology Department

Peer Mentor April 2018 – May 2020

Assist the undergraduate program director in planning and executing department events.
Aid undergraduate students with their schedule, pick classes for the following semester, learn effective study habits and help them edit papers.

RIT Chapter of Psi Chi

Chapter Officer April 2019 – May 2021

Attend all Psi Chi meetings and assist in the planning and execution of various events.

MEMBERSHIPS

Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology
Psychology Club at RIT
Eastern Psychological Association