Gregory Wall Email & Phone Number

Amherst, Ma, Us

Amherst, Ma

- Conduct data collection utilizing survey experiments, online open sources, and subscriber databases.- Write R code scripts to clean, manipulate, and de-duplicate large-n data sets across numerous research projects.- Perform data analysis in R on large-n data sets, such as network analysis, regression modeling, joint probabilities, difference-in-means, and survey analysis. - Create data visualizations to display insights and findings from performed data analyses utilizing R.- Reviewed drafts of journal articles and academic book manuscripts to assist in editing and indexing.- To date, assistantships have led to the direct involvement in two book publications and five peer-reviewed academic journal articles.

Amherst, Massachusetts

- Served as a teaching assistant on six unique courses in the Department of Political Science, overseeing an average of 70 students per semester.- Prepared lecture reviews, group activities, multi-media material, discussion questions, and simulations to assist students in learning course material for weekly discussion sections.- Performed grading of written work, particularly essays and examinations, in accordance with the determined guidelines by the instructor.- Conducted weekly office hours to address questions concerning course content and provide academic support.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

- Instructed a writing composition course, Interpretation and Analysis, consisting of 25 students focused on training students to write strategically and effectively in the field of political science.- Conducted in-person lectures twice a week, coordinated weekly office hours, and provided constructive feedback on all assignments and papers.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

- Performed database queries utilizing Google Scholar, EBSCO Host, and JStor to gather academic research on the topic of campaign finance.- Wrote a literature review synthesizing theories, methods, and findings on campaign finance law, the behavior of individual donors, campaign solicitation of contributions, as well as the spending priorities of campaigns.- Presented findings of the literature review and recommendations for future research to a task force of scholars, lawyers, and researchers to inform policy recommendations for state and local governments.

Amherst, Ma

- Assisted in designing surveys for public opinion polls fielded on nationally representative samples to measure attitudes toward political figures, policy debates, and current affairs.- Conducted survey analysis in Stata and R to extract trends, insights, and findings from public opinion polls that were presented in toplines and cross tabulations.- Created visualizations in R to present cross-sectional and overtime findings.

Jersey City, Nj

- Assisted faculty members in the fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences with research related to journal articles and academic lectures.- Conducted primary qualitative data collection in the form of historical texts.- Performed data entry and data maintenance in a centralized database.- Verified the accuracy of data entered and scanned into databases.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Political Science

Master Of Arts - Ma, Political Science And Government

Master Of Arts - Ma, Terrorism, Security, And Society

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Sigma Tau, Member of the University's Honors Program, Volunteer Advocate for UNISDR's.