CV

Education

University College Dublin • Dublin, Ireland
PhD in Computer Science • 2022 (expected)

• My thesis concerns how people predict and explain everyday unexpected events.
  Teaching Assistant: Text Analytics (Python), Data Science in Python, Introduction to Programming (Python), Object-Oriented Programming (Python, Scheme), Exploring Ruby

University of South Florida St. Petersburg • St. Petersburg, FL, USA
MA in Psychology • Aug 2014 – Dec. 2015 • 3.88/4.0

• My master’s thesis was an investigation into how hindsight bias affects learning, revealing that the more one overestimates their performance at early stages in the learning process, the more poorly they perform in the end.
• I sought elective statistics courses beyond the suggested research methods sequence, effectively creating my own specialization in data analysis.
  

BA in Psychology, minor in Business • Aug. 2011 – May 2014 • 3.65/4.0

Work experience

College of Business, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Consultant Data Analyst • June 2020 – Present

• Tweet corpus analysis using Python for a business school research group.
• Identifying influencers and topic modelling in the community using #wearenotwaiting.

TAO Connect, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL
Research Assistant, Data Analyst • February 2017 – June 2018
First analysis of 4 years of data collected by a start-up in the Telehealth industry. Reported to Chief Science Officer/Founder and CEO.

• Developed the company’s first dashboard for interactive data visualization of key business metrics using R and the Shiny package, updated daily, and version control managed via Git.
• Queried databases with MySQL and analyzed client mental health improvement and usage of TAO tools with R.
• Designed survey and analyzed results of counselling center customers’ satisfaction.
• Consulted with counselling center customers to provide reports and analytical support.
• Provided the sales team with reports of client feedback and utilization.
• 4 white papers publicly available at: www.taoconnect.org/ask-the-inventor/

University South Florida St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL
My most relevant positions & projects at my alma mater are detailed below:

Research Assistant • Judgement and Decision Making Lab • May 2013 – June 2018
Hindsight Bias and Learning – Master’s Thesis

• Designed study in Qualtrics survey engine, added functionality to alter item behaviors such as timing and click-to-view flashcards using JavaScript. Hindsight Bias and Decision Quality
• Post hoc path analyses of data from three studies to determine the effect of hindsight bias on judgments of decision quality mediated by certainty, perceived likelihood, and outcome valence in SPSS and R.

Adjunct Professor • Psychology Department • May – July 2016

• Taught Research Methods in Psychology to 26 undergraduate students.
• Topics included: sample selection, reading and writing scholarly articles, creating surveys, conducting experiments, and univariate and multivariate statistical analyses using SPSS.

Consultant Research Assistant • Enrollment & Marketing Services • Feb – June 2016

• Designed survey with my faculty advisor to determine key factors influencing student retention, benchmarked against local colleges’ surveys.
• Analyses were presented to the Director and Assistant Director to inform decisions about course offerings for the types of students enrolled on our campus (e.g.; working mothers) to reduce attrition and gap semesters.

Psychology Tutor • Debbie Nye Sembler Student Success Center • Sep. 2015 – May 2016

• One-on-one or small group tutoring of Algebra, Statistics, Research Methods in Psychology, Experimental Design, and Tests and Measurements.

Lab Manager • Cognition and Emotion Lab • Aug. 2014 – Dec. 2015
Assisted with experiments on language recognition, videogame and gambling behaviors.

• Streamlined and automated data entry protocols in Excel, SPSS, and fNIRSoft to consolidate paper and electronic records from multiple sources.
• Trained 12 undergraduate RAs to run studies and follow data entry protocols.
• Managed participant pool using Sona Systems participant pool.

Skills

• Proficient in Python for statistical data analysis
• Proficient in R, dashboard creation using Shiny and shinydashboard
• Proven experience in SQL, MySQL, and Git
• Expert in SPSS for Data Analysis
• Beginner in SAS and Tableau

Other Experience

Adventure Cyclist, USA • Sep – Nov. 2016

• Cycled over 3,250 miles across the United States from San Diego, CA to St. Augustine, FL. #2016walkinthepark on Instagram.

Volunteer Docent, Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL • May 2009 – Dec 2014

• Taught children about Dalí, art, and public speaking at summer camps.
• Led museum tours for ~30 adult visitors or school groups of ~20 students.