Professional

• Academic Employment

  •  Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 

    • 2024 - Present:     Professor with Tenure

    • 2022 - 2024: Associate Professor with Tenure

    • 2018 - 2022: Associate Professor

    • 2013 - 2018:  Assistant Professor

  • 2016 - 2019:  Adjunct Member of the Graduate Faculty, The University of Toledo

  • 2011 - 2014:  Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University

  • 2008 - 2013:  Assistant Professor, Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Chicago

  • 2006 - 2008:  Assistant Professor, Applied Quantitative Psychology at California State University, Fullerton

• Education

  • Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Loyola University Chicago awarded December, 2006

    • Dissertation:  The measurement of anxiety in the tripartite model of anxiety and depression: Reliability and validity evidence for a measure of trait physiological hyperarousal in adults (defended with distinction)

      • Advisors:  Fred B. Bryant and James E. Johnson

  • M.S. in Mathematics, with a focus in Probability and Statistics from Loyola University Chicago awarded December, 2004

  • M.S. in Psychology, with a focus in Clinical Psychology from Illinois State University awarded August, 2000

    • Thesis:  The effects of anxiety and depression on decision-making

      • Advisor:  Salvatore J. Catanzaro

  • B.S., Honors, with a major in Psychology from Loyola University Chicago awarded January, 1998

  • B.A., Honors, with majors in English and Philosophy from Loyola University Chicago awarded January, 1998

    • Minor in Secondary Education (with Certification)

• Professional Affiliations

  • Member of the American Statistical Association

  • Lifetime Member of the Association for Psychological Science

  • Member of Division 5 (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods -- formerly Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) of the American Psychological Association

  • Fellow of the Midwestern Psychological Association

  • Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society

• Service

  • Association for Psychological Science

    • Student Caucus:  Bookstore Project Coordinator (2003-2004)

    • Student Poster Reviewer (2003 - 2005)

    • Dissertation Grant Reviewer (2003 - 2005)

  • Journal: California Journal of Health Promotions

    • Past Section Editor - Research Methodology (2008)

  • Midwestern Psychological Association

    • Campus Representative, 2014 - Present

    • Moderator, "Well-being and Prosocial Behavior,"  2014 Annual Meeting

    • Moderator, "Decision Making," 2015 Annual Meeting

    • Moderator, "There's an IRAP for that! Broad Applications of Implicit Measurement," 2017 Annual Meeting

    • Moderator, "Personality and Individual Differences," 2023 Annual Meeting

  • Journal:  Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

    • Statistical Advisor, 2016 - 2017

  • Journal:  Children (March, 2022 - December, 2022)

    • Editorial Board Member

  • Journal Reviewing

    • Alzheimer's and Dementia

    • American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

    • BMC Medical Methodology

    • BMC Psychiatry

    • Current Psychology

    • Developmental Psychology

    • Frontiers in Psychology - Developmental Psychology

    • European Journal of Psychological Assessment

    • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

    • Journal of Personality

    • Journal of Personality Assessment

    • Personality and Individual Differences

    • PLOS ONE

    • Psychology and Society

    • Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

    • Social Psychological and Personality Science

• Honors and Awards

  • Illinois State University Department of Psychology 2000: Macon L. Williams Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to the Department

  • Loyola University Chicago 2002: Frank J. Kobler Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Service in Psychology

  • Loyola University Chicago 2006:  Unanimous Vote of Distinction for Dissertation

  • Argosy University Chicago 2011:  Emerging Scholar Award

    • Photo of Award

  • Illinois State University 2012:  Psychology Department Early Career Alumni Award

    • Award Letter

    • Nomination Letter

    • Illinois State University Psychology Department Newsletter Write-Up

  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - College of Health Professions:  Outstanding Advisor Award 2019

  • Midwestern Psychological Association 2020:  Fellow

  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - College of Health Professions:  Outstanding Faculty Colleague 2021

  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - College of Health Professions:  Outstanding Faculty Teacher 2023

  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (University-Wide Award):  Excellence in Teaching Award 2023

APT Materials (not publicly accessible)

• Application CV, Letter 1, Letter 2