Curriculum Vitae

Sean Deering
1106 2nd St. #273
Encinitas, CA 92024
deering.sean@gmail.com

Education

Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute - University of California, San Diego

Master of Data Science -

Areas of Concentration: Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Big Data Analytics, Data Visualization

University of California, San Diego

Bachelor of Science, Psychology (Department honors with distinction) -

Areas of Concentration: Cognitive Psychology & Cognitive Neuropsychology

Honors Thesis: “Are regular players of first-person shooter video games better at multiple object tracking?”

Advisor: Ed Vul, PhD

Awards and Honors

Provost Honors (Winter & Spring quarters)

Psi Chi Distinguished Member

Phi Sigma Theta Honor Society

President’s Permanent Honor Roll

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Dean’s List (All quarters)

Volunteer Research Experience

Dept. of Psychology – University of California, San Diego

Research Assistant – Perception and Cognition Lab

Professor: John Serences, PhD

Research Assistant – Stuart Anstis Lab

Professor: Stuart Anstis, PhD

Research Assistant – Cognition and Inference Lab

Associate Professor: Ed Vul, PhD

Presentations

Scott J.V., Carruthers A., Beauchene C.E., Markwald R.R., LaGoy A.D., Kubala A.G., Deering S., Roma P.G., Crane M.K. Improving Schedule-Driven Fatigue Models with Wearables and Machine Learning. Military Health Services Research Symposium (Breakout Session, 2025).

Deering S., Roma P.G., LaGoy A.D., Kubala A.G., Uriarte J.E., Russell D.W., Markwald R.R. Effect of Sleep During Reduced Tempo Transition Periods On Readiness and Health During High-Stress Naval Operations. Associated Professional Sleep Societies (Poster, 2025).

Uriarte J.E., LaGoy A.D., Jameson J.T., Roma P.G., Kubala A.G., Deering S., Cuellar J., Russell D.W., Markwald R.R. Sleep Patterns, Lifestyle Behaviors, and Sleep-Related Daytime Impairments in U.S. Navy Shipboard Environments. Associated Professional Sleep Societies (Poster, 2025).

Deering S., Kubala A.G., Jameson J.T., Roma P.G., Russell D.W., Markwald R.R., LaGoy A.D. Are you ready? An examination of wearable-estimated readiness and self-reported impairment in shipboard settings. Naval Health Research Center (Poster, 2024).

Deering S., Kubala A.G., Jameson J.T., Roma P.G., Russell D.W., Markwald R.R., LaGoy A.D. Are you ready? An examination of wearable-estimated readiness and self-reported impairment in shipboard settings. Military Health Services Research Symposium (Poster, 2024).

Martinez S., Sullivan J., Pasquale C., Amdur A., Clark B., Walsh L., Deering S., Malanga E., Stepnowsky C.J. Monitoring and Peer Support to Improve Treatment Adherence And Outcomes In Patients With Overlap Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease And Sleep Apnea Via A Large PCORnet Collaboration (O2VERLAP). Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC (Poster, 2019).

McCleary K., Amdur J., Amdur A., Deering S., Stepnowsky C.J. Listening to the Patient Voice in Sleep Apnea: Daytime Functioning and Experience with Therapy. Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. San Antonio, Texas. (Poster, 2019).

Kim J., Yang H., Weibel N., Deering S., Zheng K., Zamora T., Ohno-Machado L. Visualization of Information Flow in Longitudinal Electronic Health Records Using Circular Layout. Annals of Behavioral Medicine (Conference Paper, 2019).

Deering S., Amdur A., Borelli J., Headapohl W., Stepnowsky C.J. A Three-Minute Mobile Version of The Psychomotor Vigilance Task. Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD (Poster, 2018).

Deering S., Amdur A., Borelli J., Headapohl W., Drobnich D., Stepnowsky C.J. SleepHealth Mobile App Study: Bringing The Sleep Lab To You. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA (Poster, 2017).

Deering S., Zamora T., Smales C., Sarmiento K., Stepnowsky C.J. Significant Changes In Sleep Architecture In OSA Patients Following Short-term Treatment With Positive Airway Pressure. Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO (Poster, 2016).

Deering S., Zamora T., Liu L., Sarmiento K., Hamilton J., Stepnowsky C.J. PAP Adherence Is Associated With Improved Vigilance In Moderate To Severe OSA Patients. Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO (Poster, 2016).

Zamora T., Deering S., Sarmiento K., Stepnowsky C.J. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Illness Perception Relative To Other Common Chronic Conditions. Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO (Poster, 2016).

Itthipuripat S., Ester E.F., Deering S., Serences J.T. When Simplicity Surpasses Complexity: Simple Sensory Gain Outperforms Efficient Selection Mechanisms In Predicting Attention-Related Behavioral Improvements. Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA (Talk, 2014).

Itthipuripat S., Ester E.F., Deering S., Serences J.T. Focal Attention Improves Perceptual Decision Making By Enhancing Multiplicative Response Gain Of Cortical Activity In Humans. Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete Beach, FL (Poster, 2014).

Itthipuripat S., Ester E.F., Deering S., Serences J.T. Attentional Enhancement Via Sensory Gain In Human Cortex. Department of Cognitive Science Talk, UCSD, La Jolla, CA (Talk, 2014).

Deering S. & Vul E. Are Regular Players of First-person Shooter Video Games Better at Multiple Object Tracking? UCSD Annual Psychology Honors Poster Session. La Jolla, CA (Poster, 2012).

Deering S. & Vul E. Enhanced Multiple Object Tracking Abilities in Regular Players of First-person Shooter Video Games. Annual California Cognitive Science Conference, Berkeley, CA (Poster, 2012).

Peer-Reviewed Publications

LaGoy A.D., Kubala A.G., Deering S., Germain A., Markwald R.R. (2023). Dawn of a New Dawn: Advances in Sleep Health to Optimize Performance. Sleep Med Clin. [DOI]

Martinez S., Sullivan J., Pasquale C., Clark B., Malanga E., Deering S., Liu L., Stepnowsky C.J. (2022). Effect of Two Interventional Strategies on Improving Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence in Existing COPD and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: The O2VERLAP Study. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. [DOI]

Stepnowsky C., Malanga E., Martinez S., Sullivan J., Deering S., Pasquale C., Liu L. (2021). Comparing Two Methods to Improve CPAP Use among Patients with COPD and Obstructive Sleep Apnea — The O2VERLAP Study [Internet]. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). [DOI]

Deering S., Pratap A., Suver C., Borelli J., Amdur A., Headapohl W., Stepnowsky C.J. (2020). Real-world longitudinal data collected from the SleepHealth mobile app study. Nature Scientific Data. [DOI]

Itthipuripat S.*, Deering S.*, Serences J.T. (2019). When Conflict Cannot be Avoided: Relative Contributions of Early Selection and Frontal Executive Control In Mitigating Stroop Conflict. Cerebral Cortex. [DOI]

Deering S., Grade M.M., Uppal J.K., Foschini L., Juusola J., Amdur A.M., Stepnowsky C.J. (2019). Accelerating Research With Technology: Rapid Recruitment For A Large-Scale Web-Based Sleep Study. JMIR Research Protocols. [DOI]

Itthipuripat S. Cha K., Deering S., Salazar A.M., Serences J.T. (2018). Having More Choices Changes How Human Observes Weight Stable Sensory Evidence. Journal of Neuroscience. [DOI]

Deering S., Liu L., Zamora T., Hamilton J., Stepnowsky C.J. (2017). CPAP Adherence Is Associated With Attentional Improvements In A Group of Primarily Male Patients With Moderate To Severe OSA. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. [DOI]

Itthipuripat S., Ester E.F., Deering S., Serences J.T. (2014). Sensory Gain Outperforms Efficient Read-out Mechanisms In Predicting Attention Related Improvements In Behavior. Journal of Neuroscience. [DOI]

* = Denotes equal contributions.

Work Experience

Research Associate – Sleep, Tactical Efficiency, and Endurance Laboratory - Naval Health Research Center, Warfighter Performance Department (Contractor)

present
Point Loma, CA

Research Associate – Sleep Apnea Program - Health Services Research & Development - VA San Diego Healthcare System


La Jolla, CA

Research Associate / IT Specialist – American Sleep Apnea Association (Contractor)


Washington, DC (Remote)