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Austin, Texas

OAPI conducts primary and secondary research, provides in-depth policy and planning analysis, and disseminates aging information through reports, white papers, public information, and partnerships with public and private sector organizations.• Planned, developed, and implemented agency wide research, surveillance, and program evaluation activities.• Designed analytic strategies to: assess the aging population with regard to health, housing, insurance, consumer satisfaction, and demographics; determine program effectiveness; evaluate outcomes; improve quality of services.• Represented Agency at public hearings with stakeholders (clients, advocates, public officials, service providers, etc). • Trained and monitored staff to accomplish Agency goals and further employee development.• Prepared and presented research budget as it pertained to research funding. • Tracked and analyzed legislation to determine its impact with respect to policy, program, and research functions.

Austin, Texas

• Instrumental in establishing Research and Policy Office (OAPI) within the TDOA agency.• Produced demographic projections and analysis of Texas, research gained recognition from Texas State Legislature.• Won new grant funding for TDOA agency: outreach program to serve impoverished aging population (one of only five awarded nationwide).• Analyzed and interpreted statistical data; communicated results in written reports, and oral presentations.• Designed surveys/developed study requirements as well as managed external research contracts.• Promoted from Research Specialist III to Research Specialist V in first year of hire.

Austin, Texas

The Travel Research program provides and analyzes primary data and analysis of domestic and international travel behavior and trends which direct and drive the Texas Tourism advertising and marketing activities.• Designed and Conducted research studies to determine the effectiveness of travel literature, the influence of Texas advertising, and consumer images of Texas.• Analyzed statistics on tourism indicators like travel volume and behavior, hotels, and economic impact to monitor the health of the Texas travel industry and identify trends that impact Texas Tourism programs and services.• Planned and acted as Facilitator/Moderator for focus groups to determine the effectiveness of national television radio, and print advertising campaigns.• Designed website for the Travel Research Office, winning an award for the design.

Austin, Texas

Labor Market Division - Provides statistics and analysis on the dynamics of Texas industry and labor market.• Produced industry and occupational employment projections (regression analysis utilizing SAS and proprietary software) for 2, 5, and 10 year periods for the State of Texas.• Prepared Economic Profiles of the Texas economy, covering Texas statewide and by industry, including analysis by Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), and Workforce Development Areas (WDAs).• Authored white papers analyzing economic trends and conditions in Texas industry and labor market.

Overland Park, Kansas

Consulting firm specializing in compensation analysis for large companies in the Midwest. • Served as principal analytic resource, designing and executing custom research for consulting clients. Examples of work included: - In depth analysis of employee's job satisfaction for client employee base: Conceptualized and designed survey instruments, managed data collection, analyzed survey results, and derived key insights. Recommended modifications that improved employee job satisfaction and employee retention. Survey instrument was productized and format was subsequently used for multiple clients.- Conducted regression analysis to examine client hiring and promotional practices to determine patterns of bias. Presented results to clients.

Lawrence, Kansas

Professional research positions in an academic research institution funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Managed complex projects involving experimentation with human subjects from start to finish including: review of background literature, hypothesis generation, design of research methodology, managing data collection, training others in data collection procedures, conducting data analyses, report writing and publication in scientific, peer reviewed journals (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology & Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin).

Lawrence, Kansas

Taught two semesters of Introduction to Social Psychology (approximately 50 students per class, two classes) and two semesters of Introduction to Psychology (approximately 100 students per class, two classes) at the University of Kansas. Responsible for all aspects of the courses: prepared and delivered lectures, gave assignments, wrote tests, held regular office hours, and assigned grades.

Master'S Degree, Experimental Psychology With Experimental And Applied Research

I hold a Master's degree in Social/Experimental Psychology and have work towards a PhD (KU). I have conducted experimental and applied.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Ba Psychology