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Volunteer Experience

  • Organizational Development and Design Consultant

    Gay City Health Project

    - Present 14 years 2 months

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Publications

  • Predicting Employee Performance Using Text Data from Resumes

    Seattle Pacific University Digital Commons

    Text analytics was proposed as an extension of biodata for predicting job performance which addresses criticisms of biodata: that it does not identify the constructs measured or the predictive elements. LIWC software was used to analyze text. Participants provided their resume and were assessed on impression management (IM), cognitive ability, and job performance. Analyses used resumes with 100+ words (n = 667); correlational analyses used the full sample (N = 809). Third-person plural…

    Text analytics was proposed as an extension of biodata for predicting job performance which addresses criticisms of biodata: that it does not identify the constructs measured or the predictive elements. LIWC software was used to analyze text. Participants provided their resume and were assessed on impression management (IM), cognitive ability, and job performance. Analyses used resumes with 100+ words (n = 667); correlational analyses used the full sample (N = 809). Third-person plural pronouns, impersonal pronouns, sad words, certainty words, non-fluencies, and colons emerged as significant predictors of job performance (χ2 = 26.01 (10), p = .006). As hypothesized, impersonal pronouns were positively correlated with self-oriented IM (r = .07, p < .05), and first-person singular pronouns were positively correlated with other-oriented IM (r = .07, p < .05), however, first-person plural pronouns were negatively correlated (r = -.07, p < .05). Pronouns and verbs did not predict job performance. Positive and negative emotion words did not show hypothesized relationships to OCBs, CWBs, or job performance. Differentiation words (r = .09, p < .01), conjunctions (r = .28, p < .01), words longer than six characters (r = .29, p < .01), prepositions (r = .20, p < .01), cognitive process words (r = .19, p < .01), causal words (r = .20, p < .01), and insight words (r = .06, p < .05) correlated with cognitive ability, but did not predict job performance. An exploratory regression analysis in which cognitive ability, measured by the Spot-The-Word Test (β = .10, p < .05) and a composite of cognitive ability created from text analytics (β = .15, p < .05) uniquely and significantly predicted job performance (F(1,805) = 18.79, p < .001), demonstrating that word categories can serve as a proxy for cognitive ability. Overall, the method of text analytics sidesteps some of the limitations of biodata, while showing the potential to automate resume reviews and mitigate unconscious bias.

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  • A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Mentoring Scales Currently in Use

    Poster presented at the 94th Annual Western Psychological Association Conference in Portland Oregon

    n this meta-analysis, mentoring functions relate to mentor and protégé benefits. The type of mentoring measure employed moderated this relationship. Specifically, Scandura’s (1992) measure which included role modeling, psychosocial support (PS), and career development (CD) was more strongly related to outcomes than measures that included only PS and CD.

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  • A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Mentoring Scales Currently in Use

    Poster presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    In this meta-analysis, mentoring functions relate to mentor and protégé benefits. The type of mentoring measure employed moderated this relationship. Specifically, Scandura’s (1992) measure which included role modeling, psychosocial support (PS), and career development (CD) was more strongly related to outcomes than measures that included only PS and CD.

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  • The Effects of Moral Identity and Empathy on OCBs.

    Poster presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    We experimentally tested two different paradigms for predicting OCB’s: the moral self-regulation theory and moral identity theory. Our results supported the moral identity theory. Specifically, individuals engaged in more OCB’s when primed to feel highly moral. Moreover, trait empathy increased OCB’s in those who were primed to feel immoral.

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Courses

  • Advanced Employee Selection & Performance Management

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  • Multivariate Statistics and Causal Modeling

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  • Organizational Theory

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  • Psychometrics

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  • Psychometrics

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  • Qualitative Research Methodologies and Designs

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  • Research Methods & Statistics 1: ANOVA and Research Design

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  • Research Methods & Statistics 2: Advanced Regression (MMR, HLR, Mediation)

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  • Research Methods & Statistics 3: Structural Equation Modeling & Hierarchical Linear Modeling

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Projects

  • Rape for Profit - Movie Screening

    - Present

    Part of my role as Director of Branding and Communications for the Center for Leadership Research (CLRD) and Development is directing marketing and non-donor PR efforts for outreach events produced by the CLRD.

    Rape for Profit is an edgy film highlighting Seattle's fight against human trafficking, and a controversial perspective on the root causes of human trafficking. Produced by the CLRD the event gives viewers a gritty encounter with the realities of human trafficking in Seattle and…

    Part of my role as Director of Branding and Communications for the Center for Leadership Research (CLRD) and Development is directing marketing and non-donor PR efforts for outreach events produced by the CLRD.

    Rape for Profit is an edgy film highlighting Seattle's fight against human trafficking, and a controversial perspective on the root causes of human trafficking. Produced by the CLRD the event gives viewers a gritty encounter with the realities of human trafficking in Seattle and the opportunity to donate and work with organizations who are working to end this human trafficking in Seattle.

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  • Meta-Analysis/Psychometrics - Primary Investigator

    - Present

    Principle investigator of a meta-analysis research project. Meta-analysis analyzed popular mentoring measures, their moderators, and the differential outcomes they predict.

    Managed a team of 7 researchers, responsible for project management in addition to principle investigator responsibilities.

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  • Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Moral Identity - Research Coordinator

    - Present

    Organizational psychology study bridging the gap between social psychology theories on the predictors and moderators of prosocial behaviors and the organizational psychology construct and research on organizational citizenship behaviors.

    Recommendations for practitioners looking to increase organizational citizenship behaviors are to provide cues of employees positive moral identity (e.g. by displaying success stories and encouraging employees to recognize one another) and to provide…

    Organizational psychology study bridging the gap between social psychology theories on the predictors and moderators of prosocial behaviors and the organizational psychology construct and research on organizational citizenship behaviors.

    Recommendations for practitioners looking to increase organizational citizenship behaviors are to provide cues of employees positive moral identity (e.g. by displaying success stories and encouraging employees to recognize one another) and to provide perspective taking training to increase empathy.

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  • Consulting Manager/Teaching Assistant

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    Provide project consultation and individual coaching for 6 program evaluation teams (teams were comprised of Masters and PhD students).

    Deliver mini-lectures on:
    - Project Management
    - Statistical Analysis (t-tests, ANOVA, regression in SPSS)
    - Data Cleaning

  • Un|Divided: Seattle Premier - Director of Marketing and Communications

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    Director of Marketing and Communications responsible for crafting the message and building the brand of partners involved with for the Seattle Premier of Un|Divided, a story about how unconditional love turned a failing school into a fighting success.

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  • Qulatrics Implementation at Seattle Pacific University

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    Led implementation of Qualtrics, an enterprise grad survey platform, for the School of Psychology, Family and Community (SPFC) at Seattle Pacific University. SPFC includes over 30 faculty, more than 100 graduate students, and more than 200 undergraduate students.

    Responsibilities included:
    - Driving adoption of new platform by creating business case for Qualtrics
    - Presenting business case to the Chairs of the department at SPFC
    - End to end management of implementation from…

    Led implementation of Qualtrics, an enterprise grad survey platform, for the School of Psychology, Family and Community (SPFC) at Seattle Pacific University. SPFC includes over 30 faculty, more than 100 graduate students, and more than 200 undergraduate students.

    Responsibilities included:
    - Driving adoption of new platform by creating business case for Qualtrics
    - Presenting business case to the Chairs of the department at SPFC
    - End to end management of implementation from facilitating Brand Administrator Training and individual implementation meetings with faculty and students.

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  • Social Innovation Fast Pitch Competition (SIFP) - Social Media Strategist

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    Responsible for creating and implementing social media strategy focused on increasing:
    ➡ Participation in SIFP, 300+ more attendees
    ➡ Brand recognition of SIFP
    ➡ Brand engagement

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  • 4H Record Book Program Evaluation Utilizing Consensual Qualitative Research - Qualitative Analyst

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    Consensual qualitative research project focused on the 4H Record Book and it's contributions to positive youth development.

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  • YRU Conference - Social Media Strategist

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    ➡ Social media manager for open space conference put on by the Center for Leadership Development Research (CLDR).

    ➡Responsible for social media strategy, content, and messaging.

    ➡Collaborated with marketing team on customer research and day of marketing and follow up.

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Organizations

  • Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

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