Professional Experience
Independent Research Mentor: Ohio University Department of Psychology; undergraduate
mentee: Essence Rivers (August 2015 - present)
Graduate School Advisor: Ohio University Department of Psychology Advising and Resource
Center (May 2015 - present)
Academic Advisor: Ohio University Department of Psychology Advising and Resource Center
(May 2014 – present)
Statistical Consultant: Ohio University, Institute for the Empirical Study of Language; Danny
Moates, PhD (March 2014 – present)
Statistical Consultant: Ohio University, International Institute for Journalism; Yusuf Kalyango,
PhD (August 2013 – present)
Part-time Teaching Appointment: Ohio University (2014 – present)
Research Seminar Instructor: Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics at Appalachian
State University (Summer, 2013 - 2015)
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Ohio University (2012 – 2014)
Graduate Assistant: Ohio University (2010 – 2012)
Head Resident Assistant: Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics at Appalachian State
University (Summer, 2010 - 2012)
Resident Assistant: Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics at Appalachian State
University (Summer, 2008 - 2010)
Teaching Experience
PSY 2120: Research Methods; Spring 2015; Ohio University
PSY 2510: Social Psychology; Fall 2014, Fall 2013; Ohio University,
Exploratory Data Analysis; Summer 2013 - Summer 2015; Summer Venture in Science and
Mathematics at Appalachian State University
PSY 2110: Statistics for Behavioral Sciences; Spring 2013, Ohio University
Student Evaluations: (5-point scale):
All OU courses combined (means across 4 classes, n = 77)
Created conducive learning environment: 4.41
Instructor is knowledgeable:
Instructor is clear/understandable:
Instructor is enthusiastic:
Overall rating of instructor:
Would recommend this instructor:
4.51
4.28
4.55
4.16
4.03
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (means across 1 class, n = 14)
Created conducive learning environment: 4.07
Instructor is knowledgeable:
4.07
Instructor is clear/understandable:
4.08
Instructor is enthusiastic:
4.31
Overall rating of instructor:
4.07
Would recommend this instructor:
3.86
Social Psychology (means across 2 classes, n = 43)
Created conducive learning environment: 4.66
Instructor is knowledgeable:
4.64
Instructor is clear/understandable:
4.45
Instructor is enthusiastic:
4.61
Overall rating of instructor:
4.43
Would recommend this instructor:
4.39
Research Methods (means across 1 class, n = 20)
Created conducive learning environment: 4.25
Instructor is knowledgeable:
4.70
Instructor is clear/understandable:
4.15
Instructor is enthusiastic:
4.65
Overall rating of instructor:
3.70
Would recommend this instructor:
3.50
Exploratory Data Analysis (means across 1 class [2014 unavailable], n = 10]
Instructor is knowledgeable:
4.80
Instructor is clear/understandable:
4.80
Instructor shows willingness to help:
4.80
Has positive attitude toward students:
4.70
Overall opinion of instructor:
4.70
Mentored High School and Undergraduate Research Presentations:
Brown, C., Marsh, C., & Smith, S. M. (November, 2015). An optimal strategy for Deal or No
Deal. Presented at the annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity
Symposium, High Point, North Carolina.
Bala, V., Chemmanam, R., Mash, C., & Smith, S. M. (November, 2014). Statistical trends in
ecological footprints of adolescents by degree of urbanization. Presented at the annual State of
North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Events and Workshops
Presenter: Applying to Graduate School? How to Get in Gracefully Workshop, Ohio University
(September 2015)
Organizer: Psychology Graduate School Fair, Ohio University (April 2015)
Presenter: Ohio University Scholar’s Day Information Session (Nov. 2014)
Presenter: Writing an Empirical Paper, Ohio University (Oct. 2014)
Organizer: Psychology Fieldwork and Research Fair, Ohio University (Oct. 2014)
Representative : Ohio University Majors Fair (Sept. 2014)
Representative: Ohio University Bobcat Student Orientation (June 2014)
Professional Development
Workshop: Data Visualization Professional Development Day, Ohio University, presented by
Dr. Alberto Cairo and Dr. John Grimwade (August, 2015)
Workshop: Assisting Student in Distress, Ohio University, presented by Dr. Krystal Hernandez
(February, 2015)
Course Online Facilitator, Ohio University, instructed by Joshua Moon (Dec., 2014)
Interactive Web Seminar: Simple Ways to Connect with Students through Online Media,
presented by Dr. Susan Krauss Whitbourne (Nov., 2014)
Workshop Session: Lessons from the Tenure Track (August, 2014)
Teaching Panel Session: Teaching Big Data in the Classroom: What Faculty and Students
Should Know (August, 2014)
Teaching Panel Session: Tweeting, Posting, and Vining, Oh, MY! (August, 2014)
Teaching Panel Session: Teaching Marathon: 14 Tips in 60 Minutes (August, 2014)
Teaching Panel Session: The E-Learning Transformation: Promise and Challenge for Our
Times (August, 2014)
Interactive Web Seminar: Tracking and Reporting Engagement, Performance, and Instructor
Efficacy, presented by Dr. Igor Dolov (March, 2013)
Service
Graduate Representative: Social Admissions Committee (Ohio University, 2013-2015)
Science Fair Judge: District 12 Science Fair, Behavioral Sciences section (Athens, Ohio, 2012,
2014, 2015)
Professional Organizations
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication