I'm Gabriel Allred

Researcher, Entrepreneur, Consultant

Cognitive Psychology Ph.D.

Based in Las Vegas.

About Me

Greetings! I’m Dr. Gabriel Allred. I have a PhD in cognitive psychology, with research emphases in executive function, the cognitive processes surrounding arithmetic, decision making, and embodied cognition. I’ve presented at numerous conferences, and held research positions for non-profit organizations and the United States Air Force. Additionally, I have built several successful companies, the most notable of which is Multichain Ventures, a financial technology and blockchain centered startup which I cofounded and served as chief communications officer.

Residence: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Consulting: Available
E-mail: gabrielallred at gmail.com

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Professional Experience

2016 - Feb. 2020

Cofounder & Chief Communications Officer - Multichain Ventures

Multichain Ventures produces a number of blockchain focused products and services for payment processing, supply chain visibility, and DevOps infrastructure. As CCO, I produced the companies internal & external documentation, responded to RFPs, applied for technology grants, produced marketing copy and strategy, and engaged in lawmakers and state appointed officials for government affairs and outreach.

2014 - 2017

Instructor - University of Nevada Las Vegas

Instructed several undergraduate courses including Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, and Introduction to Psychology.

2016

Researcher - Air Force Research Lab 711th Human Performance Wing

Conducted applied research for the Human Performance Wing of the Air Force Research Labs at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. Research included multiple studies applied to intelligence analyst performance and workflows (e.g., human factoring and UI/UX)

2015

Research Assistant - The Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy

Wrote and prepared statewide reports on childhood health factors that influenced public policy and legislation protecting children. Designed, screened, and analyzed large sets of survey data (N > 10,000).

Education

2018

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Ph.D. in Psychology – Experimental – Cognitive Emphasis

Dissertation: “Examining the Influence of Executive Resources and Mathematical Abilities on Framing Biases”

2016

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Masters in Psychology – Experimental – Cognitive Emphasis

Thesis: “Hands, and Numbers, and Dots, Oh My! Examining the Effect of Nearby-hands on Counting and Subitizing”

Skills

Statistics

Inferential statistics, exploratory analysis, multilevel modeling & SEM, multivariate statistics, with experience in SPSS, R, Stata, Qualtrics, and Mechanical Turk.

Writing

Research reports, technical documentation, grants, RFP responses, and press releases.

Research Design

Research design, data collection, statistical approach, and analysis; primarily in the behavioral sciences

Public Speaking

Conferences, seminars, classrooms.

Presentations / Decks

From academic presentations to startup pitch decks with an emphasis on data visualization.

Strategy and Marketing

Brand strategy and web marketing campaign development

Knowledge