Research Psychologist
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EDUCATION
Mississippi State University Starkville,
Mississippi
Master of Arts, Experimental Psychology
Graduation Date: May 2013
Thesis: Errors in Judgment: Investigating the Ultimate Attribution
GPA: 3.84
Error in Perceptions of Interracial Relationship Outcomes
Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Graduation Date: May 2010
Graduated with Distinction in Psychology
Graduated Cum Laude
GPA within Major: 3.90 Cumulative GPA:
3.72
PUBLICATIONS
Blaney, A. D., & Sinclair, H. C. (2013). Defining Concepts and New
Directions: A Commentary on "The Fewer the Merrier?: Assessing Stigma
Surrounding Nonnormative Romantic Relationships." Analyses of Social
Issues and Public Policy. Article first published online January 2,
2013. DOI: 10.1111/asap.12000
Wilmoth, J. D. & Blaney, A. D. African American Clergy Involvement in
Marriage Preparation. Journal of Family Issues. Manuscript accepted
for publication August 2013.
Wilmoth, J. D., Adams-Price, C., Turner, J. J., Downey, L. & Blaney, A. D.
Examining Social Connections as a Link Between Religious Participation
and Well-Being Among Older Adults. Journal of Religion, Spirituality &
Aging. Accepted for publication August 2013.
Under Review:
Sinclair, H. C., Blaney, A. D., & Ellithorpe, C. Discriminating
Attributions: Ultimate Attribution Errors in Judgments of Interracial
Relationships. Journal of Social Psychology.
PRESENTATIONS
Blaney, A. D., & Sinclair, H. C. (2013). Who are Romeo and Juliet?
Identifying individual differences among those who exhibit the Romeo &
Juliet effect. Poster presented at the 2013 Society for Personality
and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Sinclair, H. C., Blaney, A. D., Felmlee, D., & Sprecher, S. (2012). Defying
or Disregarding Disapproval?: Reactance and the Romeo and Juliet
Effect. Poster presented at the 2012 Society for Personality and
Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant
Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, August 2012-May 2013
Hired to contribute to research and written publications with Dr. Joe
Wilmoth in the Department of Human Sciences. Main responsibilities included
the data entry and analysis of a state-wide assessment of sex education in
Mississippi Boys and Girls Clubs. Other responsibilities included:
literature reviews, writing and editing manuscripts for publication,
assisting with peer reviews of journal articles, as well as various
administrative tasks.
Graduate Research Assistant
National Strategic Planning & Analysis Research Center (nSPARC),
Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, May 2012-August 2012
Hired to assist with research regarding transportation for the elderly in
rural, nonmetropolitan, and urban environments under the guidance of Dr.
Carolyn Adams-Price. Responsibilities included: implementation of various
research investigations to be used for grant proposals, the creation of
survey items, and data entry.
Graduate Research Assistant
Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, August 2011-May 2012
Hired to conduct research regarding the Turning the Tide on Poverty project
under the direction of Dr. Sheri Lokken-Worthy in the Department of Human
Sciences. Responsibilities included: conduction of various research to be
used for grant proposals, conduction of pre-project Key Informant
interviews, interview transcription, and the qualitative analysis of
interviews. Data entry and the scoring and proctoring of exams were also
common tasks.
Advanced Social Psychology Lab
Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, Fall 2011-present
Responsible for guiding psychological research focusing on the impact of
social influence on interpersonal relationships and attitude change with
Dr. H. Colleen Sinclair. Other primary responsibilities include:
supervision of undergraduate research assistants within this lab,
debriefing of participants, SPSS data entry, transcription, and the coding
of stalking behaviors in the media and judicial court cases.
. Perceptions of Interracial Relationships: Project Leader
. An experimental survey that I designed to investigate how
interracial relationship success and failure are perceived (as
compared to same-race relationship outcomes). This became a
prelude to my thesis.
. Virtual Dating Game Study: Experimenter
. Study examining the impact of social network influence on
relationship formation.
. Political Psychology Project: Experimenter
. Study examining the effects of majority and extreme opinions on
conformity and attitude change in the context of political
discussions.
. Study examining the impact of target (gay confederate) presence
on attitude change and conformity in political discussions
regarding homosexuality.
. Survey Creation
. Collaborated in the creation of the following scales to be used
in future research:
. Pragmatic Love scale
. Relationship Dependency scale
. Immigration Issues scale
. AIDS awareness advertising campaign
. Gay Rights PSAs
. Schedule Creation
. Co-created the schedule for experiment timeslots and the
placement of 20+ confederates for those timeslots
. Earned Expert Experimenter Award 2011, 2012
APPLIED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mental Health Paraprofessional/Residential Treatment Specialist
Ozark Guidance Center, Springdale, Arkansas, July 2010-July 2011
Responsible for the supervision of up to 30 seriously emotionally disturbed
residents as well as coordinating with other floor staff throughout each
shift to implement activities and psycho-educational groups for residents.
As an MHPP, I acted as a role model for residents and responded in a calm
and therapeutic manner to children displaying emotional behavior. TACT
training was required for this position and confidentiality was essential.
Sports Psychology Intern
TerriSchneider.com, Santa Cruz, California, Summer 2009
Through this internship, I was trained in sports psychology consulting
strategies with specific regard to endurance athletes. Trained in personal
business management. Assisted in the advertisement of company events and
created various online venues for future promotional activities. Created a
mental training program to be used for a collegiate soccer team.
RELATED COURSEWORK
Graduate:
Writing Workshop Interpersonal Relationships Adv. Quant.
Methods
Developmental Psychology Quantitative Methods II Psychological
Research
Biological Psychology Advanced Social Psychology
Psychometric Theory
Undergraduate:
Comparative Animal Behaviors Psychology and Law Health
Psychology
Advanced Research: Health Human Sexuality Social
Cognition
SELECTED ACTIVITIES
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, member as of fall 2011
Hendrix Women's Soccer, Varsity player for 4 years, Captain 2009-2010
seasons
Psi-Chi, member as of spring 2009
Social Psychology Research Group, Hendrix College, member 2009-2010
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
SPSS, Qualtrics, Prezi, EndNote, Sona Systems, Camtasia Software, MediaLab,
Windows Operating System, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft
Office Excel,
REFERENCES
Dr. H. Colleen Sinclair Dr. Joe Wilmoth
Mississippi State University Mississippi State University
Associate Professor of Psychology Associate Professor of Human
Sciences
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Dr. Sheri Lokken-Worthy
University of Georgia
Department Head, Family & Consumer Science
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