Curriculum Vitae

Michael T. Smith
8623 Fifth Avenue, Apt. 2R
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(717) 413-8218 (mobile)
michael@michaeltsmith.net

Education
	2003 – 2007	B.A., Psychology and Sociology, New York University, New York City, NY

Professional Experience
	2007, May to Present Junior Research Scientist, Infant Action Lab, New York University, New York, NY
	2004 – 2007 Undergraduate Researcher, Infant Action Lab, New York University, New York, NY

Research Experience
	Trained in all aspects of experimental procedure: Collaborated with other scientists on experiments from start (hypothesis development) through running subjects to writing manuscripts. Extensive training in running subjects ranging in ages from infants (as young as 5 months) through adults, data coding and analysis and presentation of findings.

Research Interests
	Perception-Action Development, Tool Use Development, Gestural Communication, Human-Computer Interaction, Historical Development of the Family & Childhood, Family Transition

Professional Affiliations
	Vision Sciences Society, Society for Research in Child Development,
	Cognitive Development Society

Pertinent Skills
	Programming:	(x)HTML, XML, xPath, SVG, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, Java
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Perl, MySQL, Regular Expressions
	Software:	MacShapa, SPSS, SigmaPlot, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack, LiveType, Microsoft Office (Macintosh & Windows)
	Systems:	Mac OS X, Classic, Windows 98, ME, XP, Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora)

Conference Presentations
	Franchak, J. M., Smith, M. T., & Adolph, K. E. (2008, May) Visual Guidance of Locomotion in Infants, Young Adults, and the Elderly. Poster presented at the 2008 meeting of the Vision Sciences Society.
	Adolph, K. E., Franchak, J. M., Badaly, D., Smith, M. T., & Babcock, J. S. (2008, May) Head-Mounted Eye-Tracking with Children: Visual Guidance of Motor Action. Poster presented at the 2008 meeting of the Vision Sciences Society.
	Franchak, J. M., Smith, M. T., & Adolph, K. E. (2007, November). Pregnant Women Walking through Doorways. Paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology.
	Smith, M.T. (2007, April). Walking through Doorways: Perceiving the Fit Between Actor and Environment. Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference, New York, NY.
	Smith, M. T. (2006, April). Perceiving Possibilities for Action: Walking through Apertures. Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference, New York, NY.
	Dimitropoulou, K., Smith, M. T., Alibali, M. W., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S. & Adolph, K. E. (2005, October). The Effectiveness of Mothers’ Social Messages. Poster presented at the Cognitive Development Society, San Diego, CA.
	Smith, M. T. (2005, April). The Effectiveness of Mothers’ Social Messages. Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference, New York, NY.