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New Paltz, New York, United States

New Paltz, Ny

Adjunct Instructor for EDI 798 Principles of Research.This is a Master's-level research methodology course students in the Literacy, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Education Administration programs within the School of Education, Topics include a general overview of the research process, the scientific method, qualitative and quantitative methods to research, and the role of research in national education policy decisions. Throughout the course I attempt to tie the themes being discussed back to these classroom teachers, showing them why research is important to their everyday lives, and how they can be active participants in the nation's education research agenda.

New Paltz, Ny

Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of an assessment system that informs programmatic decision making based on actionable data. This includes the integration of a number of skills, including assessment design, data analysis, written and verbal communication, and leadership.

New Paltz, Ny

My primary responsibility in this position was to oversee the assessment and accreditation process within the School of Education. This included the creation of the assessment system and ensuring alignment with the Unit's Conceptual Framework and professional standards, development and administration of assessment tools, collection and analysis of data, and construction of reports and presentations for several levels of stakeholders. Although I reported directly to the Dean of the School of Education, I worked closely with administrators across the campus, as well as the department chars, program coordinators, and faculty across the School of Education. The School of Education recently completed an Institutional Report for NCATE accreditation. As the Coordinator for Assessment and Accreditation, it was my responsibility to organize and direct the efforts of the SoE's 40+ faculty in this task, and to provide support to each writing group as needed. I also served as the Chair for the 5-member writing group focused on the assessment plan for the NCATE report.

New Paltz, Ny

In addition to my position as the Coordinator for Assessment and Accreditation, I temporarily worked as a Research Analyst in the Office of Institutional Research at SUNY New Paltz. This position provided me with the opportunity to learn new and extremely useful skills, including the use of Access and some introductory SQL programming through the University's Argos database system. In addition to completing specific data analysis requests for departments and administrators, I constructed and administered surveys, and compiled data for reporting to various third-party entities (e.g., U.S. News & World Reports) and state-mandated reporting systems (e.g., Title II reporting).

Kingston, Rhode Island

Instructor for PSY 200/300 Quantitative Methods in Psychology. This is an introduction to statistics course for Psychology, Nursing, and Kinesiology undergraudate students. Topics include an overview of data, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. Inferential statistics included z- and t-tests, correlation, ANOVA, and multiple regression, and discussed hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and effect sizes.

Budget And Financial Planning Office

During my two years a Graduate Research Assistant for the URI Budget and Financial Planning office, I worked on several projects, two of which are detailed as Projects listed below. In addition to these two projects, I also worked on budget financial impact reviews, wherein I analyzed the potential financial ramifications associated with new academic programs. These analyses were passed along to the University's administration (Provost's office and the Dean for the analyzed program) to help guide their decision making process.

South County, Ri

Survey methods and statistics consultant for the BNN, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the local Chambers of Commerce in the South County, RI area.The final report for this project can be seen at http://www.jonnycake.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BNNreport-FINAL1.pdf

My primary responsibilities were to produce documentation of policies and procedures for the KFD Data Center and Network Operations Center. I also served as the software licensing liaison between KFD and major vendors, such as Dell and Microsoft. In this position I worked with KFD employees, supervisors, and managers, in conjunction with representatives from major clients (e.g., Chase Bank) and vendors (e.g., Microsoft, Dell), often serving in an advisory role to my supervisors and managers.

Ph.D., Behavioral Science (Research Methods)

Doctoral Dissertation: Relationships between gender, socioeconomic status, math attitudes, and math achievement: An international.

Master Of Science, Applied Statistics And Research Methods

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi