• Primary staff coordinating R03DA043005 (Effects of cigar flavors on measures of abuse liability among young adults; PI: Barnes)• Engaged in active participant recruitment • Administered telephone/in-person screenings and informed consent• Collected physiological data including blood pressure, heart rate, exhaled breath carbon monoxide, and cotinine • Learned and trained others in smoke topography and passive drool saliva collection• Performed data analysis and… Show more • Primary staff coordinating R03DA043005 (Effects of cigar flavors on measures of abuse liability among young adults; PI: Barnes)• Engaged in active participant recruitment • Administered telephone/in-person screenings and informed consent• Collected physiological data including blood pressure, heart rate, exhaled breath carbon monoxide, and cotinine • Learned and trained others in smoke topography and passive drool saliva collection• Performed data analysis and wrote/submitted biannual progress reports to NIH regarding R03DA043005 • Co-wrote protocol paper regarding R03DA043005• Developed and submitted amendments to original IRB protocols • Engaged in active and ongoing literature reviews• Developed coding protocols for qualitative analysis of website advertisements for electronic cigarettes Show less

• Conducted literature review in preparation for a survey assessing campus climate for LGBTQ Populations• Prepared manuscript on cancer screening disparities between transgender and cisgender populations with data collected by the CDC• Co-developed a codebook for qualitative data collected from Twitter hashtags (#TransIsBeautiful, #TransLivesMatter, #HB2). • Designed a study that uses a model-based design to investigate the correlation of various personality traits (CMNI, RWA, and… Show more • Conducted literature review in preparation for a survey assessing campus climate for LGBTQ Populations• Prepared manuscript on cancer screening disparities between transgender and cisgender populations with data collected by the CDC• Co-developed a codebook for qualitative data collected from Twitter hashtags (#TransIsBeautiful, #TransLivesMatter, #HB2). • Designed a study that uses a model-based design to investigate the correlation of various personality traits (CMNI, RWA, and SDO) on attitudes towards women, transphobia, attitudes about reproductive health care, and attitudes about transgender health care. Show less

• Collaborated with a graduate student on a cluster analysis that characterized three types of social media users based on nostalgic social media use and several trait factors.• Managed and scheduled 18 undergraduate research assistants for VCU’s Green Laboratory • Administered in-person protocols and debriefings on two experiments using deception• Data coding and data entry for a study involving an emotion-recall writing task • Analyzed data using SPSS (regression, analysis of… Show more • Collaborated with a graduate student on a cluster analysis that characterized three types of social media users based on nostalgic social media use and several trait factors.• Managed and scheduled 18 undergraduate research assistants for VCU’s Green Laboratory • Administered in-person protocols and debriefings on two experiments using deception• Data coding and data entry for a study involving an emotion-recall writing task • Analyzed data using SPSS (regression, analysis of variance, multivariate analysis of variance, multivariate analysis of covariance, logistic regression)• Disseminated research findings through one manuscript (in prep) and two poster presentations• Prepared honors-level research proposal on transgender and gender non-conforming identities Show less

• Managed and scheduled 30 undergraduate research assistants on an externally funded (Mind and Life Varela Award) randomized controlled trial• Collected data using sophisticated psychophysiological software and equipment including electroencephalogram (EEG) (Electrical Geodesics Inc.; EGI) and pupillary dilation (Applied Sciences Laboratories d6 desk mounted eye tracker)• Administered in-person protocols and debriefings on three experiments using deception• Performed EEG data… Show more • Managed and scheduled 30 undergraduate research assistants on an externally funded (Mind and Life Varela Award) randomized controlled trial• Collected data using sophisticated psychophysiological software and equipment including electroencephalogram (EEG) (Electrical Geodesics Inc.; EGI) and pupillary dilation (Applied Sciences Laboratories d6 desk mounted eye tracker)• Administered in-person protocols and debriefings on three experiments using deception• Performed EEG data processing including event-related potential preparation and fast-fourier transform for frequency domain analysis (Matlab & EGI)• Analyzed data using SPSS and Microsoft Excel (OLS regression, analysis of variance, and logistic regression)• Manuscript and poster preparation and presentation• Designed an experiment to test novel hypotheses regarding empathy and prosocial behavior across racial divides (ongoing)• Designed EEG-based video paradigms using Eprime 2.0• Coordinated shared lab space Show less