CURRICULUM VITA

KARLA A. KUBITZ

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY

TOWSON, MD 21252

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

PhD in Exercise Science/Sport Psychology, Arizona State University, 1990
Dissertation: Changes in the stress response following aerobic training: An examination of underlying mechanisms

MS in Human Development, University of Texas at Dallas, 1984
Thesis: The relationship of the humoral immune system to stress

BA in Education, University of West Florida, 1975

HONORS, AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

NASA Educational Associates Faculty Fellowship (Summer, 2005)

NASA Educational Associates Faculty Fellowship (Summer, 2004)

Completed "Introduction to Motivational Interviewing" telecourse (Spring, 2004)

NASA/ ASEE/ SJSU Faculty Fellowship (Summer, 2003)

NASA/ ASEE/ SJSU Faculty Fellowship (Summer, 2002)

U.S. Army Summer Faculty Research Fellowship (2000)

FELLOW American College of Sports Medicine (1999)

AAHPERD Sport Psychology Academy Outstanding Dissertation Award, Spring, 1991.

APA, Division 47, Sport & Exercise Psychology, Outstanding Dissertation Award, Spring, 1991.

SELECTED (2000-present) PUBLICATIONS/ TECHNICAL REPORTS

Trejo, L.J., Kochavi, R., Kubitz, K., Montgomery, L.D., Rosipal, R. & Matthews, B. EEG-based estimation of mental fatibue. Manuscript under review for Psychophysiology.

Trejo, L J., Kochavi, R., Kubitz, K., Montgomery, L. D., Rosipal, R., & Matthews, B. (2005). Measures and models for predicting cognitive fatigue. Conference presentation published in the Proceedings of the International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE: Biomonitoring for Physiological and Cognitive Performance During Military Operations, 579, 105-115.

Trejo, L.J., Kochavi, R., Kubitz, K., Montgomery, L., Rosipal, R., & Matthews, B. (2004). Measures and models for estimating and predicting cognitive fatigue. Conference presentation published in Psychophysiology, 41, S86.

Kubitz, K. (2003). Cognitive Fatigue and the Readiness Potential, Summer Fellowship report published in the NFFP Research Reviews, Summer 2003.

Kubitz, K. (2002). Electroencephalographic Monitoring of Cognitive Fatigue: The Role of the Bereitschafts (or Readiness) Potential, Summer Fellowship report published in the NFFP Research Reviews, Summer 2002.

Kubitz, K.A., Caldwell, J.A., & Hall, K.K. (2000). EEG Coherence as a measure of brain functioning in sleep-deprived helicopter pilots: A preliminary examination of the measure’s utility. Report on Contract No. TCN 00-045. Research Triangle Park, NC: Battelle Scientific Services Program.

Caldwell, J., Hall, K., Erickson, B., Kubitz, K., Labrada, E., & Norman, D. (2000). The sensitivity of real-time, telemetered electroencephalographic data and actual in-flight performance measurement to fatigue in a sleep-deprivation paradigm. USAARL Technical Report No. 2001-02, Fort Rucker, AL: United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory.

 SELECTED (2000-present) PRESENTATIONS

Trejo, L J., Kochavi, R., Kubitz, K., Montgomery, L. D., Rosipal, R., & Matthews, B. (2005). Measures and models for predicting cognitive fatigue. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Optical Engineering, Orlando, FL.

Kubitz, K.A. (2005). Team-based Learning: An overview and experience. Symposium presented at the annual Mid-Atlantic Lily Conference. Towson, MD.

Kubitz,, K.A. (2005). The use of concept mapping in sport and exercise psychology. Poster presentation at the annual, national conference on Team-based Learning in Medical and Health Education. Dayton, OH.

Kubitz, K.A. (2004). Electroencephalography and the Ideal Preperformance State. Oral presentation at the annual, national meeting of the American Psychological Association. Honolulu: HI

Trejo, L.J., Kochavi, R., Kubitz, K., Montgomery, L., Rosipal, R., & Matthews, B. (2004). Measures and models for estimating and predicting cognitive fatigue. Poster presentation at the annual, international meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Santa Fe, NM.

Wade, J.W. & Kubitz, K.A. (2004). Effects of an Extended Period of Mental Arithmetic on Response-Locked Electroencephalographic Activity,. Poster presentation at the annual Student Research and Scholarship Expo, Towson, MD.

Kubitz, K.A. (2003). Cognitive Fatigue and the Readiness Potential: Preliminary Data. Oral presentation at the annual NASA Faculty Fellowship Program Research Reviews, Asilomar, CA.

Kubitz, K.A. (2003). Bringing Motivational Interviewing to Life: Using Digital Video Technology in the Classroom. Symposium presented at the Mid-Atlantic Lily Conference, Towson, MD.

Kubitz, K.A. (2002). Monitoring cognitive fatigue: A role for the readiness potential. Oral presentation at the annual NASA Faculty Fellowship Program Research Reviews. Mountain View, CA.

Kubitz, K.A., Erskine, J., & Eliot, J. (2001). Teaching Sport and Exercise Psychology. Symposium presented at the annual, national meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Reviewer for a number of professional journals/book publishers, including Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, International Journal of Sport Psychology, Motivation and Emotion, Brain Research, International Society for Sport Psychology, Harper Collins Publishers, Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, Journal of Sport Sciences, and Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

Senior Peer Reviewer for Athletic Insight, the Online Journal of Sport Psychology (www.athleticinsight.com).

Editorial Board Member, Journal of the American Board of Sport Psychology (www.americanboardofsportpsychology.org)

 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American College of Sports Medicine

North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity