Curriculum Vitae

Matthew Altobelli

Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology

18 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester NY 14623 | Phone: (585)305-8574 | Email: mgagsh@rit.edu

Professional Experience

Chief Science Officer | CogBias AI | 2023 - Present

   •Leading the scientific development of an AI-powered platform for detecting and mitigating cognitive biases in language.

   •Overseeing research and development of machine learning models for real-time bias analysis.

   •Bridging the gap between cognitive science principles and practical AI applications for market research and business intelligence.

Adjunct Professor of Psychology | Rochester Institute of Technology | August 2023 - Present

   •Teaching courses in Perception, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychological Disorders, Cognitive Psychology, and 101.

   •Mentoring students in the Emotion and Cognition Lab.

Psychometric Consultant | Rammerman Leadership Group | 2025 - Present

   •Developing a suite of psychometric tools for leadership assessment and development.

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

   •Ph.D. in Cognitive Science (In Progress)

   •Master of Science, Experimental Psychology | May 2023

   •GPA: 3.74/4.0

   •Bachelor of Science, Psychology (Minor: Philosophy) | May 2020

   •Summa Cum Laude

   •GPA: 3.84/4.0

Honors and Awards

•Language Science and Computational Linguistics Student Excellence Award | May 2021

•Excellence in Student Life | May 2020

•Dean’s List: Every Semester | Fall 2017 – Spring 2023

•Psi Chi Induction | April 2019

Research Experience

Dissertation Research: Cognitive Distortion Recognition | 2024 - Present

   •Developing a machine learning model to recognize cognitive distortions in language.

   •Applied for grant funding to support the development and validation of this novel assessment tool.

RIT Written Narratives and Mental Well-being, Mentor: Dr. Tina SuttonLead Researcher | August 2022 – May 2023

   •Designed Experiment using Qualtrics system.

   •Collected Data from 152 Participants.

   •Analyzed Results using Python, Excel, and Minitab.

RIT Mood Congruent Visual Perception, Mentor: Dr. Tina SuttonLead Researcher | June 2019 – May 2020

   •Used python coding language to develop a perception task.

   •Collected data in person from 65 participants.

   •Used SPSS to analyze the data for significant findings.

RIT Comparative Cognition and Perception Lab, PI: Dr. Caroline DeLongUndergraduate/ Graduate Research Assistant | June 2019 – May 2023

   •Tested and trained North American river otters in multiple different experiments, participated in setup for testing and helped prepare new stimuli.

   •Recorded data on Baboons’ handedness while completing object constancy and numerosity tasks.

RIT Language and Facial Expression Recognition, PI: Dr. Tina SuttonSummer Internship | June 2019 – August 2019

   •Analyzed over 1000 words to match a set based on valence, arousal, and frequency.

   •Looked over face stimuli to match faces with the words.

RIT Transgender Misgendering Study, PI: Dr. Alan SmerbeckSummer Internship | June 2019 – August 2019

   •Performed a qualitative analysis of themes and characteristics of transgender participant’s self-report on over 1200 responses.

RIT Social Methods, Evolutionary, and Legal Laboratory, PI: Dr. John EdlundSummer Internship | June 2019 – August 2019

   •Ran participants in a study on attributions and biases, looking at research’s failure to replicate.

RIT Health and Addiction Research Center, PI: Dr. Joseph BaschnagelUndergraduate Research Assistant | January 2019 – May 2019

   •Performed psychophysiology measures such as EEG, EKG, Eye tracking, skin conductance, and saliva samples to measure cortisol.

   •Trained new research assistants on all procedures related to the current study.

Publications

Manuscripts in Preparation

   •Altobelli, M., & Sutton, T. (in preparation). The Impact of AI-Powered Question Rephrasing on Cognitive Bias in Survey Responses.

   •Altobelli, M., & Sutton, T. (in preparation). The Relationship between Language and Emotion: Examining Linguistic Narratives and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Published Works

   •Altobelli, M. (2018). The American nightmare and the art of failure: life with Ptsd. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse.

   •Altobelli, M. (in preparation). Beyond Linear Time. A book exploring the intersection of time and physics.

Presentations

•Altobelli, M., Mcgrale, B., Sutton, T. (2024, November 21). The Influence of PTSD Symptom Severity on Emotion-Laden Word use and Cognitive Processing Styles. [Conference presentation]. Psychonomics Society, New York City, NY.

•Altobelli, M., Sutton, T. (2024, March 1). Examining Linguistic Narratives and Symptoms of Anxiety, PTSD, and Depression. [Conference presentation]. Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

•Altobelli, M., Alm, C., Sutton, T. (2023, May 16). Cognitive Processing Style Analyzer. [Conference presentation]. Embracing the Digital Future of Healthcare Symposium, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

•DeLong, C.M., Becker, K., Wegman, J., Brownell, L., Altobelli, M., Hampton, K., Gibbs, S., & Cantlon, J. (2023, April 13). Hand preferences for match-to-sample tasks in olive baboons (Papio anubis). [Conference presentation]. The 30th Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, FL, United States.

•Altobelli, M., Alm, C., Sutton, T. (2023, April 5). Cognitive Processing Style Analyzer. [Conference presentation]. Graduate Student Showcase, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

•Altobelli, M. (2022). Cognitive Processing Style Analyzer. Presentation for AFRL RIT AWARE AI visit, September 2022.

•Altobelli, M., & Sutton, T. (2019). Mood Congruent Visual Perception. Manuscript in preparation. Poster presentation at the Eastern Psychological Association (March 2020), Boston, MA.

•Wegman, J., Wright, C., Rachfal, T., Altobelli, M., Morelli, J., Morrison, E., Gunther, K., & DeLong, C.M. (2019, August). Can North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) categorize 2D objects? Poster presented at the RIT Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rochester, NY.

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor of Psychology | Rochester Institute of Technology | August 2023 - Present

   •Perception (PSYC224), Double Section, Fall 2025

   •Social Psychology (PSYC225), Double Section, Spring 2025

   •Developmental Psychology (PSYC226), One Section, Spring 2025

   •Psychological Disorders (PSYC221), One Section, Fall 2024

   •Cognitive Psychology (PSYC223), Double Section, Fall 2024

   •Developmental Psychology (PSYC226), One Section, Spring Semester 2024

   •Cognitive Psychology (PSYC223), One Section, Spring Semester 2024

   •Introduction to Psychology (PSYC101), Two Sections, Fall Semester 2023

 

MEMBERSHIPS

• Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology

• Psychology Club at RIT

• Eastern Psychological Association