My Inspiration for Getting My Ph.D. in Quantitative...

Early in my undergraduate education I became interested in both developmental and quantitative psychology. I initially became interested in developmental psychology by learning about the impact that childhood events can have on adult life. My passion for quantitative psychology came after I enrolled in my Psychological Methods class. This inspired me to expand my knowledge of statistics and go outside the psychology department to enroll in Linear Regression, Analysis of Variance and other advanced statistics courses. I gained the ability to run statistical analyses in multiple packages such as R, SAS, and SPSS. These classroom experiences along with applied research and evaluation experience culminated with me wanting to obtain a Ph.D. in†¦show more content†¦My work experience has also being a great asset to my research knowledge. I have worked at UC Davis in the evaluation/research field for 3 years in two capacities: as a student assistant at the Center for Education and Evaluation Services and currently as an Evaluation Analyst for the iAMSTEM Hub. As a student assistant, I prepared data for analysis via data cleaning and statistical diagnostic tests. I collaborated on building statistical models to assess program effectiveness, as well as collaborating on both evaluation reports and publications. Now as an Evaluation Analyst, I am working on the program evaluation for an NIH grant; working with repeated measures and qualitative coding. I work with large longitudinal data sets to answer various research questions for departments across UCD, often utilizing multilevel modeling to account for the nested structure of the data as well as applying propensity score analysis to make better predictions of non-randomized studies. This work in the research field has solidified my drive for pursuing a Ph.D., in order to advance my career and obtain my goal of becoming a researcher in an academic setting. I would like my research to be cross-disciplinary, pulling from both developmental and quantitative psychology. I would like to extend my research to look at the application of research methods to culturally diverse groups. My lab experienceShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. 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