Danielle Pearson Email & Phone Number

Riverside, Ca, Us

San Bernardino, California

Associate Professor of Psychology with the following roles:Psychology Department ChairProgram Review Committee Faculty ChairProgram Review Representative to College CouncilAcademic Senate Division Senator and Executive Board MemberMind & Matter Psychology Club Faculty Co-AdvisorInstructor for PSYCH 100: General Psychology, PSYCH 105: Statistics, PSYCH 201: Research Methods

San Bernardino, California

Instructor for:PSYCH 100, General PsychologyThis course surveys the nature and scope of psychology as a science. The content focuses on the exploration of psychological theories, concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include psychology research design, biological bases of behavior, perception, consciousness, cognition, learning, development, memory, personality, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, emotion, motivation, social psychology, and applied psychology.PSYCH 105, Statistics for the Behavioral SciencesThis class focuses on statistics as applied to the social sciences. We cover topics including measurement, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, the normal distribution curve, correlation, sampling, statistical inference, hypothesis testing and an introduction to analysis of variance. PSYCH 201, Research Methods for the Behavioral SciencesThis course focuses on various research methods primarily used in the social sciences. We cover topics including research design, experimental procedures, descriptive methods, instrumentation, and the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of research data.Service:Basic Skills Committee (20-22)Psychology Club Advisor (20-22; inclusive of pandemic hiatus)Program Review Committee (22- )Academic Senate Division Representative (22- )Research Methods - Institutional Research Collaborative Project (22- )Seasoned Professionals Cohort of RP Group IRPE 2022 Summer-to-Summer Institute focused on infusing anti-racist and equitable practices and structures into our community colleges

Pasadena, California

Instructor for:PSYC 005, Research Methods in PsychologyPlanning and execution of research in psychology, and analysis, interpretation and reporting of data. STAT 018, Statistics for Behavioral and Social SciencesData-analysis concepts and procedures used in the social sciences. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion; probability and sampling distributions, methods of evaluating hypotheses and testing inferential statistics (t-tests, chi-square, ANOVA, correlation and regression). Applications to the social sciences using calculators and spreadsheets.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Provide services to graduate-level students to assist them in the completion of their theses and dissertations. Services include: - Face-to-face tutorial to assist with statistical or quantitative analysis - Remote assistance with methodology, data entry, data analysis, editing, and formatting - Coaching regarding analysis and results for dissertation defense

Rancho Cucamonga, Ca

• Compiled labor market studies to assess need for new career and technical education (CTE) programs, as well as regular updating of existing CTE needs assessments to provide continued evidence of program relevance• Provided delivery of services to instructional and student support programs by survey development and construction, dissemination, and analysis• Designed and executed research studies to address administrative and committee inquiries• Maintained and utilized large administrative databases for conducting statistical and analytical tasks associated with institutional data• Prepared non-technical research reports for distribution to the campus community• Participated on several key campus committees: College Planning Council, Enrollment and Success Management Committee, President's Equity Council, Accreditation Oversight Committee, Outcomes and Assessment Committee

Rancho Cucamonga, Ca

• Temporarily reassigned to role of Senior Research Analyst• Reassignment consisted of maintaining projects conducted as Research Analyst, as well as: - Campus-wide study of student satisfaction with student services - Evaluation of success, engagement, and use of services by First Generation Chaffey College students - Collaborating with colleagues at other local community colleges to present findings related to First Generation students at local and statewide conferences - Working directly with Deans to develop methodology for setting institution-set standards regarding CTE job placement rates - Development of assessments of student learning outcomes for new campus-wide service options and programs - Analysis and reporting of professional development activities for Classified Staff members

Moreno Valley, Ca

Instructor for:PSY 1, General PsychologyHistorical and philosophical antecedents of contemporary psychology; the scientific study of behavior and mental processes as systemized in learning, motivation, emotion, personality, intelligence, and thought.

San Bernardino, Ca

Instructor for: PSYC 210, Psychological Statistics:Introduction to statistical reasoning and application of basic statistical procedures in psychology. Includes both descriptive and inferential statistics with emphasis on parametric techniques. PSYC 105, Critical Thinking Through Problem AnalysisDevelopment of basic skills in critical thinking including identifying and understanding common fallacies, recognizing techniques of persuasion and propaganda, problem solving strategies, and applying skills of critical thinking to the complex issues of everyday life.PSYC 421, Advanced Seminar in Psychology: Developmental:A review of selected research areas in the fields of child and life-span developmental psychology. Students will develop an advanced project. As described on the syllabus, this was a discussion-based course I designed to "provide a fresh look at familiar theory and findings on human development by attempting to locate them within a multicultural context. Culture, however, will be defined quite broadly to include the ways in which an individual’s gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, cohort, geographic region, etc., affect the course of development. For each age period from infancy through adulthood, we will consider selected physiological, psychosocial, and cognitive changes from a multicultural perspective."

Fullerton, Ca

Instructor for PSYC 305L, Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology:Laboratory course to accompany PSYC 305. Apply theoretical and experimental principles and findings in cognitive psychology. Design, conduct, analyze, interpret and present empirical research. Requires written research reports.

• Remotely tutored doctoral students in statistical research methods via telephone and internet.

Rancho Cucamonga, Ca, Usa

• Assisted doctoral students in completing their dissertations. Assistance was provided on: - editing and formatting - methodology - qualitative and quantitative analysis - interpretation of results and synthesis with past research• Also managed a small team, serving as the coordinator of all results and discussion chapters.

Stirling, Scotland, Uk

• Taught on several undergraduate courses within the psychology department: - Introductory Psychology I and II - Developmental Psychology - Social Communication - Research Methods and Statistics• Assisted on the master's level quantitative methods course.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology

Thesis: Effect of language background on metalinguistic awareness and theory of mind Funded by University of Stirling Psychology.

Master Of Science (Msc), Psychological Research Methods

Dissertation: Perspective taking differences between deaf and hearing individuals during referential communication Award for Best MSc.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honour Society (June 2007); Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honor Society.

High School

Activities and Societies: Key Club [President 2002-03, Secretary 2001-02]; Ramona Dynasty Marching Band; Art History ClubGraduated ranked.