Alexander Nicholson Email & Phone Number

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Oversaw lab operations during the PI's absence, facilitated peer meetings to ensure project milestones were met, and played a key role in mentoring lab members on Atlas.ti.• Assisted with transcribing interviews.• Received mentorship in grounded theory and qualitative analysis.• Developed and maintained a comprehensive codebook.• Acquired and taught Atlas.ti software through peer-mentoring sessions.• Led Atlas.ti project setup, including material uploads, error troubleshooting, and codebook development.• Contributed to data analysis, including thematic analysis and ensuring inter-coder reliability.• Assisted with data analysis for the conference presentation "Ensuring Ethical and Equitable Use: Results From the Parent Interview Study" at Harvard's Center on the Developing Child Pediatric Innovation Initiative (PII) Meeting (Martine Lappé, PhD & Research Team)

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Oversaw lab operations, facilitated onboarding and peer meetings, and played a key role in mentoring team members in remote settings.• Onboarded and trained 5 new undergraduate research assistants from the University of Virginia remotely from California• Managed lab organization, scheduling, and operational tasks to enhance efficiency• Led peer-mentorship meetings to support team development and collaboration• Supported Principal Investigator with data analysis and research activities• Maintained and updated the lab website using Squarespace to ensure accurate and functional information• Analyzed and synthesized peer-reviewed literature across multiple disciplines including; Anthropology, Sociology, STS (Science Technology Studies), and CSE (Computer, Science, and Engineering)• Proofread and edited academic papers for quality and compliance with publication standards• Contributed to grant proposal writing to secure additional project funding• Utilized Dedoose for coding and thematic analysis during the final stage of data collection• Developed proficiency in Zotero and Endnote for reference management• Gained experience with Rev.com for transcribing life history interviews• Assisted in the revision process for journal publications to meet academic standards

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Led a team of 10 students where we collaboratively designed a study aimed at examining the relationship between various stressors (social, economic, and environmental) inherent to undergraduate students and their influence on comfort food consumption, staying grounded in evolutionary theories. Aided in the research design process by creating a survey using SurveyMonkey and employed a mixed-methods approach for the analysis. Presented findings at the 2024 California Workshop on Evolutionary Social Sciences conference held at UC Santa Barbara.

Contributed to a research project examining revenge from an evolutionary perspective, with a focus on resource costs and gender differences in revenge enactment. Participated in weekly 2-hour meetings to discuss key findings and prepare presentation materials. Represented Cal Poly SLO at CWESS 2023 at UC Merced on May 5th, presenting research findings.