Honors Research – The Beginning

Honors Project

Recently, I learned of my eligibility for honors research in the psychology department at Oberlin. I have decided to finally merge my interests in cognition, statistical modeling, and computer science by conducting research utilizing convolutional neural networks (CNNs). My goal for the Spring semester is to conduct a thorough review of the literature around empirical applications of neural networks in psychological research with my advisors, Professors Paul Thibodeau and Nancy Darling, as well as begin the process of coding my first CNNs in Python, the programming language I have selected for this research. Expect additional updates after the literature review is complete!!

 

Best,

MK

OUPRC Conference 2018

Pain Project

I recently had the pleasure of representing Oberlin College and Conservatory at the 2018 Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference. I presented on my current research in dynamic systems modeling and chronic pain with a presentation entitled “A New View of Pain: Dynamic Systems Modeling and Chronic Pain”.

The presentation can be downloaded below

A New View of Pain

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Presenting A New View of Pain

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Oberlin College Researchers at OUPRC 2018

Various Iterations of the Pain Model

Pain Project

This gallery serves to show the growth of the pain model over the course of its development during my winter term project.

Richard Salter’s Model of Pain from NOVA 2 Reconstructed in Numerus
Simple Logistic Model of Pain
Simple Logistic Model of Functionality
MEDAL group in Additive Compliance
Kramer/Darling Static Model of Pain and Functionality
Nested Capsule Architecture
Modular Model of Compliance
The Finalized Parent Capsule

BIO: Max Kramer – Oberlin College Class of 2020

General

Max began his studies in Psychology at the beginning of his freshman year at Oberlin College. After taking an introductory course and declaring a psychology major, he began to take a specific interest in merging his interests in computer interfaces and psychology, delving into articles on such subjects as cognitive science, psychometrics, and human computer interaction. In the fall of 2017, he was added to an undergraduate research project at Oberlin run by Professor Nancy Darling. It was at this point, under professor Darling’s mentor ship that Max began his studies in dynamic systems modeling as the project aimed to develop a model of chronic pain to help educate the public in systems thinking and the nature of pain and functionality.