ANA MARIA FRANCO-WATKINS

Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences

Auburn University, AL 36830

 

ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

2021 – present Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University

2017-2021 – Professor and Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University

2011-2016 – Associate Professor, Auburn University

  • Graduate Program Director, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Undergraduate Program Director

2006-2011 – Assistant Professor, Auburn University

2004 –2006 – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, San Diego

 

EDUCATION

2004 – Ph.D., Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park

1999 – M.A., Psychology, The College of William & Mary

1997 – B.A., Psychology, St. Mary’s College of Maryland

 

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Woman of Distinction Administrative Award, Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Auburn University, 2020
  • Lloyd and Sandra Nix Endowed Professor, Auburn University, 2017-2019
  • President’s Outstanding Collaborative Units Award, Auburn University, 2016-2017
  • Professional Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETL) Teaching Excellence Award, College of Liberal Arts, 2016
  • Most Devoted Faculty Member, Psychology Graduate Organization (PSYGO), Department of Psychology, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Innovation Faculty Award, College of Liberal Arts, 2014

 

LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Development for Deans and Academic Leaders, 2021
  • Higher Education Resources Service (HERS), Leadership Institute, 2020-2021
  • Council of Graduate Programs of Psychology COGDOP)), 2018-2021
  • Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), workshops 2017, 2019
  • Auburn University’s Diversity Promising Practices Conference, 2018, 2019
  • Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program (SECALDP), 2014-2015

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, 2021-present

Overview of College of Liberal Arts: The college supports 4334 undergraduate majors and 548 graduate students (Fall 2021), 387 full-time faculty, and 121 staff. There are 47 majors, 44 minors, and 22 graduate certificates in the college across 13 departments and 1 school and interdisciplinary programs. The annual operating budget is approximately 68 million, and we generate over 8 million in external grants and contract funding.

  • Departments and Schools: Art and Art History; Aviation; Communication and Journalism; Economics; English; History; Music; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychological Sciences; Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; Theatre and Dance; andWorld Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
  • Interdisciplinary programs: Africana Studies, Women and Gender Studies, International Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Sustainability

 

INITIATIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Developed narrative for the College of Liberal Arts: Embrace our Uniqueness. Unified in Excellence.
    • The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) embraces the uniqueness of the diverse disciplines and specialties that encompass the fine arts; humanities; social, behavioral, and health sciences; and aviation. A central tenet we share is that we are unified in excellence. We value an outstanding student learning and experiences; strive to excel in research, scholarship, and creative works; positively engage in outreach and service; and foster inclusive excellence across the college and university.
  • Created a shared vision for a cohesive Strategic Hiring Plan for 2021-2022
    • Reflects our uniqueness as well as our commonalities in our commitment to excellence in addition to heightening our student experiences.
  • Cultivated climate for departments and units to create strategic vision
    • supporting modern curricula, hiring priorities, and opportunities for future growth.
  • Restructured and realignment of Student Services to provide comprehensive student experience
    • Provide excellent support services for our students with foci in recruiting, advising, student support, and career services.
  • Developing plan for a Student Excellence Center for CLA students
    • Create a common central location for student services with student study and common areas.
  • Established an inaugural Director for Inclusive Excellence
    • Promotes inclusive excellence as it relates to diversity, inclusion, equity, and access and be responsible for developing, implementing, and leading college-wide efforts for faculty, staff, and students.
    • Liaison between the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, the college, and departments and units within the college.
  • Creating a Faculty Affairs Committee for College
    • Shared governance committee of peers with senate and AAUP experience to provide recommendations regarding faculty concerns and issues.
  • Fundraising, Development, and Advancement
    • Closely work with development director and team and engage with prospective and current donors, alumni, and friends of the college.
      • Build relationships, share vision for college, and ensure good stewardship of donor support.
      • Participate in events and create opportunities to engage stakeholders.
    • Set college priorities for development strategies.
      • Scholarships to recruit and retain diverse students with emphasis on supporting students through mentoring, professional development, support in addition to tuition assistance.
      • Professional recording studio in Department of Music and naming opportunities in Theatre and Dance to elevate student experiences.
      • Increase number of endowed professorships in all departments.
      • Support 7TigerGiving Day (1 day fundraising event) fundraising projects.
  • Budgeting & Financial Stewardship
    • Prioritize college initiatives with strategic budget resources.
    • Support FY23 budget planning for college, department, and units.
  • Re-engagement and aligning priorities and efforts of the College’s Advisory Board
    • Surveyed advisory board to determine how best to align their membership with college initiatives as well as areas for engagement.
      • Creating subcommittees for greater advisory board input and advancing college priorities.
    • Established a student-based immersive experiences fall meeting highlighting student experiences and talents to engage advisory board members.
      • brief video highlighting fall 2021 meeting: https://youtu.be/7cE36yIgxb4.
      • Planning for student-based immersive experiences for spring 2022 meeting

Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, 2017-2021

  • Steered department consisting of 31 faculty, 4 staff , 3 doctoral programs with 70 doctoral students, 2 masters programs with 60 masters’ students, and 2 undergraduate programs with 800 majors & over 400 minors
  • Strategically planned and managed annual department budget (approx. 4 million) and renovation of laboratory and office spaces, and updated Psychological Services Clinic.
  • Spearheaded process for visionary strategic plan for department focused on elevating research, increasing grants and contracts submissions and awards (over 4 million annually), advancing undergraduate and graduate education, and recruiting and retaining high-quality faculty and students.
  • Created equitable and transparent faculty workload practices, performance benchmarks, & faculty annual review process.
  • Revamped promotion and tenure guidelines to align with R1 institution.
  • Established and supported Diversity and Inclusion Committee to address and improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
    • Conducted climate surveys, disseminated results, and supported workshops and colloquia. Incorporated contributions to diversity and inclusivity in faculty workload, annual reviews, and promotion and tenure guidelines.
    • Established research scholarship for undergraduate student with emphasis on diversity.
  • Overhauled faculty hiring process using an evidence-based approaches and best practices in decision and organizational science with emphasis on inclusion and diversity.
  • Successfully hired 45% of departmental faculty (as of Fall 2021): 10 tenure-track and 6 professional- track (Lecturer, Clinical Title Series, Visiting Assistant Professors) faculty.
  • Developed a mentoring circle program for new faculty with tiered level of 2-3 faculty mentors.
  • Implemented professional development opportunities (e.g., grant writing workshops) and cultivated interdisciplinary collaborations.
  • Established a revenue generating distance master’s program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology for implementation Fall 2021 (30 students).
  • Supported implementation of B.S., Neuroscience degree in Summer 2018 and appointed coordinator and committee to oversee academic requirements and student professional development.
  • Assisting in shaping Clinical Psychology program to a strong generalist model to support innovative research, graduate student training, and program vision and cohesion.
  • Increased undergraduate distance course offerings over 50% during summer (pre-covid) and expanded distance offerings during academic year.
  • Worked with Auburn Online to develop high-quality instructional design for Introduction to Psychology courses and participated in dual enrollment for high school students through Auburn First.
  • Increased number of undergraduate majors (+200) and minors (+150) while providing comprehensive and a wide range of undergraduate learning opportunities and classes.

Graduate Director, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2016-2017

  • Directed the graduate doctoral program in Industrial and Organizational (I-O) Psychology consisting of 5 faculty and 15 doctoral students.
  • Developed and implemented the first master’s program in Alabama preparing students for emerging workforce needs in I-O and curricula to align with Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology core learning and competencies.
  • Created an Accelerated Bachelors Masters in I-O for undergraduate students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in 5 years.
  • Assessed student training needs and implemented curriculum and extra-curriculum changes to address gaps in training.
  • Updated doctoral program curricula consistent with national standards and coordinated course schedule and course offerings to ensure timely completion to degree for students.

Undergraduate Director, Department of Psychological Sciences, 2011-2016

  • Directed bachelor’s in psychology program consisting of approximately 500 student majors.
  • Advised psychology majors and minors on curricula as well as graduate, professional, and employment opportunities.
  • Engaged in one-on-one meetings with prospective students and family members.
  • Participated in recruitment events at college and university level.
  • Modernized curriculum and created menu options of 3 course categories (Group A: Applied Science, Group B: Basic Science, and Group C: Concentrated Courses) to enhance student learning and exposure to key content areas in psychology.
  • Reworked assessment profile to capture learning in line with American Psychological Associations recommendations for undergraduate instruction.

 

OTHER SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Leadership Series, Auburn University, 2019-2021

  • Co-facilitated and co-directed a campus-wide leadership series for department chairs and heads across all colleges at Auburn University with support from the Office of the Provost and the Biggio Center for Teaching and Learning.
  • Organized and co-led multiple sessions per semester focused on professional development and topical issues in addition to special sessions for immediate pressing issues.
    • 2020-2021 series focused on faculty matters, planning during COVID, social justice and racial inequity, advocating at all levels, resolving problematic situations, promotion and tenure, and recruiting and retaining faculty.
  • Developed and disseminated surveys on Faculty Annual Review practices, promotion and market adjustments, and faculty recruitment and retention practices.
  • Co-led workshop for new department chairs and heads prior to fall semesters.
  • Presented sessions at the annual Provost Academic Leadership Retreat for chairs, heads, and academic leaders.

Strategic Planning for College of Liberal Arts, 2019

  • Led and facilitated the initiation and completion of the College of Liberal Arts 2019-2024 strategic plan.
  • Drafted forward-thinking strategic plan to align with the university’s strategic plan by establishing new mission and vision statements, creating core values, and delineating six major goals and sub goals for implementation.
  • Led a committee comprised of students, faculty, and staff across all units in the college in shared governance of strategic plans which included committee meetings, brain storming sessions, and integrated feedback for initial plan development.
  • Conducted situational analysis based on the following: SWOT analyses; leadership team retreat listening session; surveys with faculty, students, and staff; peer and aspirational peer groups comparisons; college and university institutional research; and IPEDS database.
  • Integrated feedback from stakeholders (deans, leadership team, faculty, staff, and students) and briefed college advisory board.

 

KEY SERVICE AND COMMITTEES

Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow, Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Auburn University, 2021- 2022

  • Assisted breakouts sessions for two-day SEC Emerging Scholars Career Preparation Workshop
    • Provided feedback graduate student and postdoctoral fellows related to research, teaching, and diversity statements as well as general preparation for faculty positions.
  • Facilitating Faculty Success Program in Spring 2021
    • Oversee and organize advisory sessions for participants in National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity’s Faculty Success Program in Spring 2022 sponsored through the Office of Inclusion and Diversity.

Auburn Future Faculty Initiative, Core Implementation Team, 2021

  • Faculty affiliate in the Office of Inclusion and Diversity and active member in 12-person team to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion for faculty recruitment and retention, development, and mentoring.
  • Embed equitable practices and work with university stakeholders at all levels.
  • Implement multiple evidence-based initiatives across campus based on AU Presidential Task Force for Opportunity and Inclusion.

Fall Planning Task Force, Auburn University, 2020

  • Member of 8-person university-wide task force to develop different academic scenarios for Auburn campus contingent on COVID-19 circumstances for fall 2020.
  • Emphasis on academic instruction within safety guidelines and precautions.

Auburn University Strategic Planning Committee, 2018-2019

  • Active team member in a 12-person committee tasked to generate bold strategic plan for Auburn University for 2019-2024.
  • Collected and analyzed data from academic leadership team, participated in situational analyses, and plan development.
  • Involved in generating SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) for three key areas of the strategic planning process: Research and Scholarship; Faculty and Staff Recruitment and Development; and Inclusion and Diversity as well as contributed to Enhancing Student Success and Experience.
  • Facilitated and assisted with listening sessions with academic leaders, Alumni Advisory Council, and Auburn University Foundation members.
  • Briefed stakeholders and Research and Economic Development Advisory Board on strategic planning progress.

Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Steering Committee Chair, 2014-2016

  • Led initiatives in WISE for professional development of female faculty at Auburn University.
  • Established and developed TESS (Together Embracing Successful Scholars) Talks, thematic brief talks highlighting scholarly work of faculty at Auburn University.
  • Organized 1-2 professional development events per semester and organized 2-day workshop with national speakers and facilitators.

 

ADDITIONAL AUBURN UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Budgets

  • Central Unit Allocations Committee, 2021-present
  • University Budget Advisory Committee, 2018-2019
  • Space Management Repair and Renovation Committee, 2019-2021

Institutional Support and Advancement

  • Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) workgroup, 2019-present
  • Board of Trustees, Institutional Advancement, faculty representative, 2018-2021
  • Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), Steering Committee member, 2012-2021

Research and Academic Affairs

  • Interdisciplinary Studies Faculty Advisory Board, 2020-2021
  • Research Infrastructure: Space Subcommittee, 2018-2019
  • Academic Classroom & Laboratory Complex Planning, 2016-2017
  • EASL (Engaged Active Student Learning) workgroup, 2014-2017
  • Early Alert Grade Advisory Committee, 2013-2014
  • Faculty Mentoring Grant Committee, 2007-2009

Graduate School Committees

  • Graduate Council, 2014-2018
  • Involved in generating and reviewing graduate policies, voting and approving courses and programs, graduate faculty status, and policies and procedures.
  • Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2014-2018
  • Reviewed, made recommendations, and approved graduate courses, curricula, and programs.
  • Chair, Inclusion and Diversity Committee for Graduate School, 2016
  • Led inclusion and diversity committee and made recommendations to dean of graduate school to improve inclusion and diversity efforts.
  • Appeals and Awards Committees, 2015-2021
  • Reviewed and made recommendations for graduate student appeals, 2016
  • Graduate Student Fellowships Committee, 2021
  • SEC Faculty Achievement Award Committee, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer Committee, 2015

Mentoring

  • WISE CV and Dossier Review for Promotion and Tenure, Reviewer, 2016-2021
  • Assistant to Associate Professor and Associate to Professor
  • New Women and Diverse Faculty Networking, 2019, 2020
  • Past and current mentor for faculty and students

Administrative Search Committees

  • Director of Academic Quality and Improvement, 2019
  • Assistant Provost for Women’s Initiatives for the Office of Inclusion and Diversity at Auburn University, search chair, 2017
  • Assistant Director for Biggio Center for Teaching and Learning, 2016
  • Assistant/Associate Directors for Biggio Center for Teaching and Learning, 2015

 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS SERVICE

  • College of Liberal Arts Strategic Planning Committee, Chair and Facilitator, 2019
  • Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Search Committee, 2013
  • Assessment Committee, 2011-2013
  • Assessment Awards Committee, 2011

 

DEPARTMENT SERVICE

  • Executive Committee, 2017-2021 chair; 2011-2017, member
  • Undergraduate and Scholarship Committee, 2011-2016, chair
  • Faculty Search Committees
  • Visiting Assistant Professor (2021), Lecturer, (2014, 2015), Department of Psychology Head (2014), Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2013, 2008), Clinical Psychology (2013), Neuroscience Postdoc (2014), and Neuroscience (2014)
  • Psychology Website Committee, 2015-2016, chair
  • Administrative Review Committee for Daniel Svyantek, 2014
  • Committee for 3rd Year Review/Promotion and Tenure: 5 committees and chaired 2 P&T committees
  • Psychology Research Participation Committee, 2006-2011, chair, 2011-2013
  • Administrator of Research Recruitment System, 2006-2011
  • Graduate Research Committee 2009-2011, chair
  • WoMen Mentoring Committee, 2008-2010
  • Information Technology Committee, 2006-2007

 

WORKSHOPS AND PANELS

  • Women in Academia: Journey through the Professoriate, alumni panelist, College of William & Mary, 2021
  • Negotiation Workshop for Women’s Leadership Institute, Auburn University, 2021
  • Preparing Future Faculty in STEM, panelist, Auburn University
  • Negotiating, workshop presenter, 2021
  • Department Hiring Processes, panelist, 2019
  • Effective Decision Making Strategies for Leaders, lunch and learn presentation, Undergraduate Emerge and Student Association Leaders, Auburn University, 2020
  • Staying on Track: Applying to Graduate School, American Psychological Association, panelist, 2020
  • WISE administrative workshop, Auburn University, panelist, 2019
  • Mid-career faculty retreat, Auburn University, panelist, 2018

 

ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW

  • East Carolina University, Department of Psychology, 2021
  • Auburn University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2021
  • Auburn University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, 2020

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • HERS Alumni Leadership Council, Alumnae Ambassadors, 2021
  • APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarships, 2019, 2020
  • Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
    • Women's Inclusion Network Committee, mentoring subcommittee, 2020-2022
    • James L. Outtz Grant for Student Research on Diversity, 2017
    • SIOP Small Grant Program, 2017, 2018
  • Society for Judgment and Decision Making, 2013-2016, Conference Track Committee
  • European Association for Decision Making, 2015 SPUDM Conference, Scientific Committee
  • National Science Foundation, 2015, 2011, external grant reviewer
  • National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program, 2008-2011, 2013-2014, panelist
  • European Research Council, 2010, external grant reviewer
  • Society for Judgment and Decision Making, 2006-2012, Graduate Poster Awards, judge
  • Women in Judgment and Decision Making, 2011-present
  • Frontiers in Cognitive Science, Review Editor, 2015-2019
  • Society/Conference Reviewer
  • Society for Judgment and Decision Making
  • European Association for Decision Making
  • Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Cognitive Science Society
  • Ad hoc Reviewer
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Memory & Cognition
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Journal of Memory and Language
  • Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology
  • Behavioral Processes
  • Addiction
  • Frontiers of Cognitive Science
  • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
  • Behavior Research Methods
  • PLOS ONE
  • Thinking & Reasoning
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
  • Cognition
  • Emotion Review
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Physiology and Behavior
  • Human Performance
  • Brain and Cognition
  • Decision Sciences
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Psychological Research
  • Motivation and Emotion
  • Journal of Applied Psychology

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Decision Making
  • Behavioral Economics and Game Theory
  • Applications of Decision Making to Organizations and Industry

 

GRANTS & CONTRACTS: funded

  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance, Birdsong, PI; Co-Is (Witte, J., Sefton, Miller, Reesman, & Franco-Watkins). Effective Training and Checking Methods for Emerging Pilot Workforce, Oct. 2019-Oct. 2021, $595,500

 

  • Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, EPASS-Domain: Educational Technology Services Project, Immersive Learning, Subcontract for Sigmatech, Franco-Watkins & Witte, J. October 2018-September 2019, $95,696

 

  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance, Sefton, PI; Co-Is (Franco-Watkins, Witte, J., & Wadsworth). Exploring Use of Gamification for Training, Oct. 2016-March 2019, $596,000

 

  • Innovative Research Grant, Auburn University, Zhou, PI; co-PIs (Franco-Watkins, & Schall). Innovative Safety Research Based on Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Dataset, May 2016-May 2018, $90,000

 

  • The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)) - Basic Research, Franco-Watkins, PI, Yilmaz, co-PI, & Wilson, co-PI (Tuskegee University), Ethical Decision Making in Human-Computer Systems Interactions June 2015-December 2015, $84,988

 

  • College of Liberal Arts Competitive Research Grant, Auburn University, Franco-Watkins, PI, Healthy Choices: Now or Later? 2014, $10,000

 

  • National Science Foundation, SES-0851990, Johnson, J., PI, (Miami University) & Franco-Watkins, co-PI. Decision Making Under Stress, March 2009-February 2013, $429,869

 

  • Exploratory Interdisciplinary Research Grant, Auburn University, James Long, PI & Franco-Watkins, co-PI. Accounting for Costs and Distractions, 2012- 2013, $7,500

 

  • Faculty Mentoring Program Grant, Auburn University, Franco-Watkins, PI & Katz, co-PI, 2007-2008, $4000

 

  • College of Liberal Arts Summer Research Award, Auburn University, Franco-Watkins PI, 2008, $6,000

 

  • College of Liberal Arts Competitive Research Grant, Auburn University, Franco-Watkins PI, 2007, $10,000

Team Grants and Contracts: Recent Submissions

  • National Science Foundation, National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institute Planning Grant: Artificial Intelligence for National Security (AI4NS)
    • Role: Senior Personnel
    • Submitted 2020, unfunded
    • *2021 funded by Auburn University as part of Mission Enhancement Competitive Award
  • National Science Foundation, Engineering Research Center for Rural Resilient Infrastructure (Rural RISE)
    • Role: Senior Personnel
    • Submitted 2019, unfunded

Teaching Grants: funded

  • Departmental set of iPads (n=45), Competitive Proposal awarded by the iPad Workgroup, Auburn University, 2016, Franco-Watkins, PI
  • EASL-to-go, Department of Psychology, $22,000, Franco-Watkins, co-PI

 

PUBLICATIONS

Ring, K., Haynie, J.J., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2021). Motivating and retaining nonfamily employees in the absence of fair policies and procedures: A family firm perspective. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. https://doi.org/10.1080/08276331.2021.1995814 Advanced online publication.

 

Willits, T.*, & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2021). Is it worth the regret? Deciding to engage in employee voice. Journal of Business and Psychology, 34,1151-1170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-020-09728-x

 

Plexico, L.W., Sandage, M.J., Kluess, H.A., Franco-Watkins, A.M., Niedert, L.E. (2020). Blood plasma hormone level influence on vocal function. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(5), 1376-1386.

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., Hickey, H.K.*, Johnson, J.G. (2019). Comparing process tracing paradigms: Tracking attention via mouse and eye movements. In Schulte-Mecklenbck, M., Kuehberger, A, and Johnson, J.G (eds) A handbook of process tracing methods (2nd ed.), pp 96-110. New York: Taylor & Francis

 

Edwards, B.D., Franco-Watkins, A.M., McAbee, S. T., Faura, L. (2017). The case for using working memory in practice. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 55, #1, Summer.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., Wadsworth, D., Hickey, H.K., Selfton, J. (2017). A primer and review: Gamification and applications to learning and training. Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma, OK.

 

Yilmaz, L., Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Kroecker, T. (2017). Computational models of ethical decision- making: A coherence-driven reflective equilibrium model. Cognitive Systems Research, 46, 61-74.

 

Baratian-Ghorghi, F.*, Zhou, H., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2017). The effects of red light camera on driver’s stopping propensity. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 46, 87-95

 

Pruthviraj*, S., Franco-Watkins, A.M., Zhang, X.*, Calhoun, V.D., & Deshpande, G. (2017). A realistic framework for investigating decision making in the brain with high spatio-temporal resolution using simultaneous EEG/fMRI and joint ICA. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 21(3), 814- 825. DOI 10.1109/JBHI.2016.2590434

 

Callendar, A. A., Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Roberts, A. S.* (2016). Improving metacognition in the classroom through instruction, training, and feedback. Metacognition and Learning, 11, 215-235. DOI: 10.1007/s11409-015-9142-6

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., Davis*, M.E., & Johnson, J.G. (2016). The ticking time bomb: Using eye-tracking methodology to capture attentional processing under multiple time pressures. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics., 78. 2363-2372. DOI 10.3758/s13414-016-1173-9

 

Yilmaz, L., Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Kroecker, T. (2016). Coherence-driven reflective equilibrium model of ethical decision-making in Proceedings of 2016 IEEE International Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support (CogSIMA), pp. 42-48. March 21-25, San Diego, Ca.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., Mattson, R.E., & Jackson, M.J.* (2016). Now or later? Attentional processing in intertemporal choice. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 29, 206-217. DOI: 10.1002/bdm.1895

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., Yilmaz, L, & Wilson, W. (2015). Ethical decision making in human-computer systems interactions. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY. (technical report)

 

Edwards, B. E., Franco-Watkins, A. M., Cullen, K.*, Walsh, J.S.*, & Acuff, R.E.. Jr. * (2014). Unifying the challenge-hindrance and sociocognitive models of stress. International Journal of Stress Management, 21, 162-185.

 

Boelhouwer, E.*, Davis, J., Franco-Watkins, A.M., Dorris, N., & Lungu, C. (2013). Comprehension of hazard communication: effects of pictograms on safety data sheets and labels. Journal of Safety Research, 46, 145-155.

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., Edwards. B. D., & Acuff, R.E., Jr. * (2013). Effort and fairness in bargaining games. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 26, 79-90. DOI: 10.1002/bdm.762

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., Mattson, R.E., & Cunningham, K.* (2012). How do I regret thee? Let me count my alternatives: Regret and decision making in intimate relationships. Psychology, 3, 657-665.

DOI:10.4236/psych.2012.39100

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Johnson, J. G. (2011) Applying the decision moving window to risky choice: Comparison of eye-tracking and mouse-tracing methods. Judgment and Decision Making, 6, 740-748.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Johnson, J. G. (2011). Decision moving window: Using eye tracking to examine decision processes. Behavior Research Methods, 43, 853-863. doi: 10.3758/s13428-011-0083-y Sprenger, A. M., Dougherty, M., Atkins, S. M*.,

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., Thomas, R., Lange, N.*, & Abbs, B. (2011). Implications of cognitive load for hypothesis generation and probability judgment. Frontiers of Cognitive Science. 2, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fsvyg.2011.00129.

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., Rickard, T. C., & Pashler, H. (2010). Taxing executive processes does not necessarily increase impulsive decision making. Experimental Psychology, 57, 193-201.

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., & Mattson, R. E. (2009). When working memory isn’t effective: The role of working memory constraints on rates of delayed discounting and substance-use problems. In G.H. Lassiter (Ed.) Impulsivity: Causes, Control and Disorders, pp.83-103. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Dougherty, M. R.,

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., Thomas, R. (2008). The psychological plausibility of the theory of probabilistic mental models and fast and frugal heuristics. Psychological Review, 115, 199-211.

 

Dougherty, M. R., Thomas, R., & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2008). Postscript: Vague Heuristics Revisited.

Psychological Review, 115, 211-213.

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M. & Dougherty, M. R. (2006). Word concreteness and encoding effects on context- dependent discrimination. Memory and Cognition, 34, 973.

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., Pashler, H., & Rickard, T. C. (2006). Does working memory load lead to greater impulsivity? Commentary on Hinson, Jameson, and Whitney’s (2003). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 32, 443-447.

 

Dougherty, M. R. P., & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2003). Reducing bias in frequency judgment by improving source monitoring. Acta Psychologica, 113, 23-44.

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M., Derks, P., & Dougherty, M. R. P. (2003). Reasoning in the Monty Hall Problem: Examining choice behaviour and probability judgements. Thinking & Reasoning, 9, 67-90.

 

Dougherty, M. R. P., & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2002). The use of memory models to explain judgments of frequency and probability: MINERVA II and MINERVA-DM. In T. Betsch & P. Sedlmeier’s (Eds.), Etc. Frequency processing and cognition (pp. 121-136). Oxford, UK: Oxford University.

 

Dougherty, M. R. P., & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2000). A rational analysis of rationality? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 14, 595-597.

 

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW/REVISION

Naber, A.M.*, Arthur, W. Jr., Edwards, B.D., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (invited resubmission). Increased retest scores on cognitive tests: Learning or memory effects?

* Graduate Student

** Undergraduate Student

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS SINCE 2010+

Acosta, J.A*., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (April, 2021). Better the Devil You Know than the One You Don't: Uncertainty Aversion in Job Choice. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

 

Willits, T.*, Whitman, R.*, Shifrin, N.*, & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (April, 2021). The best of both worlds: A latent profile analysis of maximizing. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

 

Acosta, J.A*., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (December, 2020). Apprehension of the Prospective Unknown: Evidence of Uncertainty Aversion in the Job Choice Process. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Judgment and Decision Making.

 

Willits, T.*, Whitman, R.*, Shifrin, N.*, & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (December, 2020). Maximizer or satisficer? Uncovering a hybrid with a latent profile analysis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Society for Judgment and Decision Making.

 

Willits, T.*, Acosta, J.S*., Michel, J.S., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (April, 2020). A meta-analytic approach to exploring the maximizing and well-being relationship. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Austin, TX.

 

Haynie, J. J., Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Ring, K. (2019, August). Motivating and retaining nonfamily employees in the absence of fair policies and procedures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA.

 

Hickey, H*., Rotch, M*., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (May, 2019). Attractiveness mediates the role of gender bias in personnel selection. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, Washington, DC, USA.

 

Willis, J.K., * & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2019, April). Hands up, don’t shoot: Decision factors underlying the use of deadly force. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, National Harbor, MD.

 

Willits, T*. & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2019, April). To voice or not to voice? Anticipated regret mediates risk and employee voice. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, National Harbor, MD.

 

Willits, T*. & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2018, November). Is it worth the regret? Deciding to engage in employee voice. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Judgment and Decision, New Orleans, LA.

 

Maul, H.** & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2018, November). Roles in the workplace and choice. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Judgment and Decision, New Orleans, LA.

 

Hickey, H.K. & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2018, November). The representativeness of gender typicality and attractiveness bias in personnel selection. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Judgment and Decision, New Orleans, LA.

 

Edwards, B.D., Webster*, B.D., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2016, April). Working memory as a predictor of decision making performance. Paper presented in Symposium on The Overlooked Cognitive Ability— Working Memory: Research and Practical Considerations at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Anaheim, CA.

 

Davis, M.E.* & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2015, November). Predicting framing susceptibility in food ratings. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL.

 

Jackson, M.J.* & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2015, November). Anchoring energy intake and expenditure estimations to adjust nutrition and exercise decisions. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago, IL.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M. & Mattson, R.E. (2015, August). Attention bias predicts intertemporal choice. Paper presented in Symposium on Applications and Innovations of Eye-Movement Research in Judgment and Decision Making at the Biennial Meeting of European Decision Making Society, Budapest, Hungary.

 

Johnson, J. G., Zhou, X.,*, Koop, G. J. & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2015, August). A closer look at decision making under time pressure. Paper presented in Symposium on Applications and Innovations of Eye- Movement Research in Judgment and Decision Making at the Biennial Meeting of European Decision Making Society, Budapest, Hungary.

 

Johnson, B.,* Franco-Watkins, A.M., Jones-Farmer, A., & Svyantek, D.J. (2015, April). Mitigating the impact of counter-productive work behavior with an apology. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M. & Mattson, R.E. (2014, November). Attentional processing and intertemporal choice. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.

 

Huffling, S.K.* & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2014, November). The effects of social and performance pressures on strategy selection for decisions made under uncertainty. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Long Beach, CA.

 

Jackson, M.J., * Weierbach, G., ** & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2014, November). Macro tracking while attentively attacking the packaging. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Long Beach, CA.

 

Zhou, X., * Johnson, J. G., Koop, G. J. & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2014, November). A closer look at decision making under time pressure. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Long Beach, CA.

 

Davis, M.E.* & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2014, November). Expectations and performance under stress. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.

 

Webster, B. D., * Edwards, B.D., Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Tubre, T. (2014, May) The promise of working memory for learning and task performance. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, HI.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2013, November). Now or later? Attentional processing and temporal decision making. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, ON, Canada.

 

Davis, M. E., * & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2013, November). Expectations and working memory in decision making under stress. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, ON, Canada.

 

Roberts, A. S., * Davis, M.E., * Franco-Watkins, A. M., Calendar, A. A., & Johnson, J. G. (2013, November). Under pressure: Are we metacognitively aware of the effects of pressure on our performance? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting for the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, ON, Canada.

 

Jackson, M. D.* & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2013, November). Fighting for self-control: The influence of impulsivity on unhealthy choice. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, ON, Canada.

 

Huffling, S. K.* & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2013, November). The effects of cognitive load on memory- based decisions. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, ON, Canada.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2013, August). Accounting for attention in temporal decision making. Paper presented in Symposium on Advances in the Use of Directed Attention to Understand and Predict Human Behavior at the Biennial Meeting of European Decision Making Society, Barcelona, Spain.

 

Pruthviraj, S., * Erbil, N., Franco-Watkins, A.M., Zhang, X.*, Calhoun, V.D., & Deshpande, G. (2013, April). A framework for investigating decision-making in the brain with high spatio-temporal resolution using simultaneous EEG/fMRI and joint ICA. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

Brown, K., ** Roberts, A., * & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2013, March). Metacognition under pressure: Individual differences in working memory and decision making under time constraints. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

 

Nelson, K.** & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2013, March). The power of pressure: Effects of pressure on accuracy and risk taking. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

 

Callender, A.A. & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2013, March). Multimedia learning and the testing effect: Comparing enhanced encoding and repeated retrieval. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M. & Johnson, J.G. (2012, November). Accounting for working memory and attentional processing in decision making. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Acuff, R.E., * & Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Johnson, J.G. (2012, November). Examining strategy use and differential levels of dual-task pressure. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Davis, M.E.* & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2012, November). Adaptive time pressure during decision making: The Impact of Working Memory and Order of Stressors. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Jackson, M.* & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2012, November). Health eating and self-control. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Naber, A. M., * Carpenter, N.C.,* Edwards, B.D., Franco-Watkins, A.M., Arthur, W. (2012, April). New ways to conceptualize testing effects on cognitive ability tests. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.

 

Acuff, R.E., * & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (February, 2012). A look into the future: Using interactive eye tracking to investigate differences in delay discounting. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Cala, C., ** Popwell, Z., ** Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Gillis-Mattson, J. (February, 2012). Dietary health and decision making. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Acuff, R.E.* & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2011, November). Feeling lucky? Examining rapid manipulation of emotions and the framing effect. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Seattle, WA.

 

Bristow, R. E*., Johnson, J.G., Franco-Watkins, A. M., & Koop, G.J.* (2011, November). All stress is not created equal: Effect of various stressors on decision making. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Seattle, WA.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Johnson, J.G. (2011, November). Interactive eye tracking captures dynamic attention in choice tasks. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, WA.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Johnson, J.G. (2011, August). Now you see it, now you don’t: Integrating attention theories and metrics in information processing approaches to decision making. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of European Decision Making Society, Kingston upon the Thames, UK.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Johnson, J.G. (2011, August). Interactive eye-tracking for decision research: Decision moving-window methodology. Paper presented in Symposium on Recent Methodological and Analytical Advances in Decision at the Biennial Meeting of European Decision Making Society, Kingston upon the Thames, UK.

 

Johnson, J.G., & Franco-Watkins, A.M., (2011, August). All stress is not created equal: Comparing the effects of different stressors on decision making. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of European Decision Making Society, Kingston upon the Thames, UK.

 

Acuff, R.E.*, Huffling, S.K.*, & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2010, November). Are levels of delay discounting affected by individual differences in working memory capacity and intelligence? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, St. Louis, MO.

 

Callendar, A., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2010, November). Multimedia learning and the testing effect: Comparing enhanced encoding with repeated retrieval. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.

 

Cunningham, S.K.*, Mattson, R.E., Franco-Watkins, A.M., Knight, H.**, & Brown, S.** (2010, November). Are you really happy with your relationship? Examining the utility of recall and recognition tasks in measuring relationship functioning. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.

 

Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Johnson, J.G. (2010, November). The ticking time bomb: Working memory and decision-making strategies during time pressure. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.

 

Johnson, J.G., Franco-Watkins, A.M., (2010, November). Extending process-tracing methods and metrics: An application of decisions under time pressure. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, St. Louis, MO.

 

Lester, H. F.*, Cullen, K.L.*, Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Svyantek, D.J. (2010, November) Decision making consequences of the paradoxical flip. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, St. Louis, MO.

 

Montano, M., * & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2010, March). The role of individual differences in working memory performance over time on a dynamic decision making task. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, St. Louis, MO.

 

Walsh, J., * Edwards, B.E., Franco-Watkins, A.M., & Tubre, T. (2010, April). Felt stress mediates the relationship between stressors and performance. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

 

Franco-Watkins, A. M. & Johnson, J. G. (2010, March). Does time pressure produce a shift in decision making strategies? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Brooklyn, NY.

 

Huggins, T., ** & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2010, March). Individual differences in working memory and explicit-implicit awareness of integrative strategy allocation. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Brooklyn, NY.

 

Montano, M., * & Franco-Watkins, A. M. (2010, March). Decision making under performance pressure: Differences between high and low working memory. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Brooklyn, NY.

 

Woodard, L.M., * Callender, A., & Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2010, March). Differences in memory retention outcomes: multimedia learning versus repeated testing. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Brooklyn, NY.

 

+ Conference Presentations prior to 2010 available upon request

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Graduate Courses: Behavioral Economics and Its Applications, Social Psychology, Foundations in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Decision Making in the Workplace and Organizations, Judgment and Decision Making, Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Research Methods, History of Ideas in Psychology

 

  • Undergraduate Courses: Psychology of Choice and Decision, Behavioral Game Theory, Cognitive Psychology, Advanced Experimental Psychology, Experimental Psychology: Cognitive Processes, Introduction to Memory and Cognition, Introduction to Psychology

 

TEACHING PRESENTATIONS

  • Franco-Watkins, A.M (2016, February). Panelist on Professional Development Series: Active Learning Experts Tell All, Auburn University.
  • Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2015, March). Let the Games Begin. iTeach 7: Project Based Learning & Teaching, Auburn University.
  • Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2015, January). The Game of Life: Active Learning Strategies Applied to Game Theory. Conversations in Celebration of Teaching & Expo in Support of Research and Creative Scholarship, Auburn University.
  • Franco-Watkins, A.M. (2014, September). Panelist on Panel Discussion: Active Learning Spaces. Workshop CLA does Active Learning, Auburn University.

 

GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES: Chair, completed

  • Dissertation
    • 2021: Taylor Willits
    • 2021: Hayden Hickey
    • 2020: Julia Grove
    • 2016: Matt Davis
    • 2016: Marc Jackson
  • General Doctoral Exam
    • 2021: Joshua Acosta
    • 2020: Taylor Willits
    • 2019: Hayden Hickey
    • 2019: Julia (Willis) Grove
    • 2015: Marc Jackson
    • 2014: Matthew Davis
    • 2012: Roy Acuff
  • Masters
    • 2020: Joshua Acosta
    • 2019: Taylor Willits
    • 2018: Hayden Hickey
    • 2019: Julia Willis
    • 2015: Kyle Huffling
    • 2014: Marc Jackson
    • 2011: Roy Acuff
    • 2010: Houston Lester (co-Chair), Michael Montano

GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES: Member, completed

  • Dissertation: 40
    • Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychology, Civil Engineering, Counseling Psychology, Kinesiology, Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Hospitality Management
  • University Reader for Dissertations: 9
    • Civil Engineering, Kinesiology, and Political Science
  • General Doctoral Exam: 35
    • Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, and Clinical Psychology, Computer Science
  • Master’s Thesis: 24
    • Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, and Clinical Psychology

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS: Faculty mentor

  • Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Auburn University: 12
  • Honors Thesis, Auburn University: 3

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Society for Judgment and Decision Making
  • American Psychological Association