Resume of Research Analyst

Title
Research Analyst

Primary Skills
Exceptional research design, data analysis, writing, and oral presentation skills

Location
US-IL-Chicago

Posted
Aug-30-07


U.S. Citizen

Qualifications Summary
* Ph.D. in Experimental/Cognitive Psychology
* Experienced marketing and human factors researcher
* Seasoned project manager
* Thorough expertise in all aspects of applied and theoretical research
* Proven mastery of a broad range of research methods, including
observational, survey, and experimental/laboratory research
* Exceptional research design, data analysis, writing, and oral presentation skills

Professional Experience

* Senior Researcher, Perceptive Sciences Inc, Austin, TX, 2006 to 2007
o Completed research projects on human factors, information architecture
and marketing for Fortune 500 clients.
o Responsible for all aspects of the research study from initial client
contact to final deliverables
o Worked to assure maximum ROI for clients
o Identified key barriers to usability and provided actionable, prioritized
solutions
o Developed best-practices standards
o Completed heuristic evaluations, design comps, benchmark and survey
studies
o Analyzed data using a variety of statistical techniques (ANOVA,
Regression, Multivariate methods)
o Wrote clear and persuasive reports
-- Deliverables are now used as samples to introduce company's
services to potential clients
o Used Visio to generate mockups, prototypes and wireframe designs
o Served as a technical expert for inhouse software projects
o Managed a team of 2 to 4 support personnel


* Postdoctoral Researcher, Cognitive Psychology, 2003 - 2006
* The University of Texas at Austin (Sponsored by the National Institutes
of Health, a highly competitive source of funding)
o Designed studies investigating basic processes of human reasoning,
motivation and decision making
o Completed 12 research projects
o Collected data using controlled experimentation
o Constructed computational models to interpret data
o Used advanced statistics
o Presented findings at national and international conferences
o Published findings in peer-reviewed journals
o Managed and mentored a team of undergraduate research assistants
o Taught a course on introductory statistics and research methods
o Volunteered as a peer reviewer for several journals and granting
agencies


* Teaching Assistant, 1998 - 2003
* Northwestern University, Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL
o Prepared and delivered guest lectures. Performed various administrative
and clerical duties. Tutored students on an individual basis
o Won competitive Dissertation Year Fellowship award (2001)
o Published several papers in influential scientific journals

* Research Assistant, 1997-1998
* Northwestern University, Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL
o Assisted in conducting research in Cognitive Psychology
o Conducted own research, audited graduate level classes and presented
work at conferences


Education

* Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
o Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology - 2003
o Dissertation Year Fellow - 2001 to 2003

* Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
o B.A. in Psychology - 1997
o Psychology Honors Program graduate
o Magna Cum Laude graduate


Professional Society Memberships

* Cognitive Science Society
* Midwestern Psychological Association


Technical Skills

* Extensive statistical expertise
o Parametric and nonparametric methods, Time-series analysis,
Frequency analyses, Bayesian methods, Segmentation analyses
* Expert in using popular statistical and presentation packages
o SPSS, SAS, MS Office Suite (Excel), JMP, SuperLab, and Macromedia
Authorware
o Microsoft Visio, HTML, SQL; Matlab, Mathematica
* Experienced programmer in Python, Java (script) & Visual Basic
* Fluent Russian speaker



Selected Publications (full list available upon request)

Blok, S. V., Medin, D. L., & Osherson, D. N. Induction as conditional probability judgment. (in press) Memory & Cognition.

Blok, S. V., Osherson, D. N., & Medin, D. L. (2006). From Similarity to Chance. In A. Feeney & E. Heit (Eds.), Inductive reasoning. Cambridge University Press.

Blok, S. V., Newman, G., & Rips, L. J. (2005). Individuals and their concepts. In W. K. Ahn, R. L. Goldstone, B. C. Love, A. B. Markman & P. Wolff (Eds.), Categorization inside and outside the lab. Washington, D.C.: APA.

Blok, S. V., Newman, G., & Rips, L. J. Postscript: Sorting out Object Persistence (in press) Psychological Review.

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