Experience

• University of Michigan

  Graduate Student Instructor

  • Taught introductory courses in undergraduate psychology
  • Planned and led discussion sections: facilitated small-and large-group activities while evaluating students based on performance and participation
  • Prepared and delivered full-length lectures regarding human cognition as it relates to language, thinking, and reasoning to class of 500 students

• Hanover Research

  Content Analyst

  • Advised clients of their research options, determined research needs, and refined project scopes
  • Authored and programmed custom survey instruments to address clients' unique research questions
  • Analyzed quantitative and qualitative survey data, synthesized key insights and actionable recommendations, presented findings to clients (including C-level executives), and fielded client questions
  • Advanced analytical techniques include: conjoint (CBC, ACBC) analysis, Maximum Difference (MaxDiff) analysis, Total Unduplicated Reach and Frequency (TURF) analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, linear regression, decision tree (CART) analysis
  • Developed survey programming that automated quotas for conjoint and MaxDiff surveys, completely eliminating the risk of over-sampling and need for human monitoring
  • Directed projects assigned to junior researchers, trained researchers in best practices, and ensured clients' research objectives were met by serving as a project lead
  • Created guidance documents for advanced survey methodologies, reducing the time needed for one-on-one training
  • Created tools and templates to streamline data visualization processes
  • Screened potential survey analysts for on-site interviews

• Hanover Research

  Senior Content Analyst - Survey Team Lead

  • Provided methodological leadership for internal directors and clients: advised clients of their research options, determined research needs, and functioned as a thought partner to client stakeholders
  • Trained and onboarded new survey analysts: developed training materials, delivered training sessions, and supported new analysts as they acclimated to their new roles
  • Trained senior analysts in advanced methodologies: developed training materials, step-by-step guides, and hands-on workshops
  • Directed projects for multiple junior analysts, providing daily feedback and ensuring the timely submission of consistent, high-quality deliverables across the survey team
  • Continued analyst responsibilities as a project specialist for advanced, high-stakes, and complex projects

• Sekaquaptewa Laboratory

  Project Manager

  • Oversaw planning, task delegation, implementation, and follow-up for study regarding effects of microaggressive environments in STEM fields
  • Recruited and ran participant trials for study regarding effects of gender on group dynamics in a project completion task for engineering students
  • Developed and used behavioral coding protocol to transform video recordings into quantifiable data

• Conley Laboratory

  Researcher

  • Collected, cleaned, coded, and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data for various experiments regarding human sexuality, sexual health and sexual risk-taking
  • Conducted primary and secondary research that explored general opinions toward alternative relationship styles
  • Authored a Master's thesis; findings suggest general stigma towards individuals who participate in alternative relationship styles with practical implications and discriminatory behaviors in the housing market

• Facebook

  UX Researcher

  Katie worked at Facebook as a UX Researcher