Areas of Interest

• Application of theoretical statistical models to real, non-ideal situations.
• Modeling the selection process in non-experimental studies, especially using ANCOVA and propensity score analysis.
• Helping other researchers to use good designs, methods, and statistics in their own areas of study.

Keyword Interest

• Gifted Education/ Academically Gifted Students
• Rubin Causal Model
• Applied Model Analysis
• Program Evaluation

Current Research Topic/Field-Based Project

Research Topics:
Appropriateness of the use of analysis of covariance as an alternative to propensity score analysis for balancing non-experimentally derived groups.

Research Topics:
Tests of balance on the propensity score, especially with the R statistical package.

Former Experience

• Research Assistant, CWRU Dept. of Pediatric Psychology, investigating child-parent relationships and adherence to Type I diabetes management in adolescents.

Education

• B.A. (2005): Psychology, Case Western Reserve University