Katharine (Katy) Mcmahon, Phd Email & Phone Number

Boston

● Created evidence-based evaluation surveys for abuse prevention training with a pre-, post-test design● Developed training manual and materials for abuse prevention program ● Administered program training with diverse audiences from various backgrounds and ranged in ages from 12- 50+● Organized and analyzed data from various trainings completed by clients of the Center

Portland, Oregon Area

● Project manager of multi-year end-to-end quantitative and qualitative research projects ● Supervised teams of up to 10 ● Developed and supervised full-cycle recruitment for research assistants from sourcing to on-boarding● Solved problems by identifying and adapting to time-sensitive issues caused by unexpected and abrupt technological disruptions, personnel changes, and discrepancies between design and implementation● Diverse collaboration with Greater Boston hospital network, Portland public transit organization (TriMet), financial services company, and international partners for research projects● Developed organizational system for dissemination of lab information, supervised scheduling and group projects and trained colleagues for its navigation as lab manager● Designed and executed survey, qualitative, longitudinal, and field research studies ● Cleaned, analyzed, and presented qualitative and quantitative data using SPSS, R, Mplus software● Interpreted, translated, and communicated insights for diverse audiences ● Mastered diverse software such as Microsoft Office Suite, G Suite, Qualtrics, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Slack, Adobe Creative Suite● Instructed on measurement development and adapted materials for graduate level psychometrics labs (on concepts and practices for developing and evaluating reliable and valid measurements) ● Managed course communication, accommodated individual needs, administered exams and projects, organized course materials, and supervised projects for up to 75 students.● Sole advocate for ~50 PhD students, effectively communicating their problems and insights that resulted in 4 major departmental policy decisions and improved processes● Collaborated with representative faculty members to identify solutions and areas of improvement for change management

Bordeaux Area, France

Focused on cultural exchanges and fluency in French. Provided childcare for a French family; exposure to familial French life. Attended language classes twice a week. Took advantage of opportunities to travel throughout Europe to experience various cultures

Chestnut Hill, Ma

• Directed groups of children, ages 3-5, and 3 assistant counselors for daily activities• Developed and designed daily lesson plans• Minimized parental and child concerns and issues• Written reports, various paperwork

Eugene, Oregon Area

• Duties: Filing, sorting, organizing, public speaking, CRM usage• Collaboration and corresponding with students, professors, student groups, email and in-person• Clerical office tasks: scheduled meetings and co-workers’ hours• Prepared materials for events, managed events

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Activities and Societies: I/O Community Outreach Committee, Website Manager, Psychology Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student.

Master Of Science - Ms, Applied Psychology

Activities and Societies: I/O outreach committee, Website Manager, Psychology Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Liaison

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology

Activities and Societies: PSi Chi, College Scholars, Peer tutoring, Peer Lab LeaderGraduated with honors in Psychology and Cum Laude

Psychology

Semester Abroad in New Zealand Initiated involvement with an applied sports psychology project in collaboration with a professor Focused.