Assistant Research

Darya Melnyk

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Psychology, May 2009

Dissertation topic: When We Don’t Want to Know: The Information Avoidance Model

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

GPA: 3.97

Master of Science(M.S.) in Social Psychology, December 2007

Thesis topic: The Role of Mood States in Social Impression Estimates

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

GPA: 3.97

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology, May 2005

Minors in Sociology and French

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

GPA: 3.89, Cum Laude, with Honors

Selected Coursework

Quantitative Methods in Educational Research, Advanced Quantitative Foundations of Edu-

cational Research, Multilevel Modeling, Structural Equation Modeling

Awards and Honors

Gerber Social Psychology Outstanding Research Award, 2009

University of Florida Graduate Grant, 2005

Research Assistantship, Psychology Department, University of Florida, 2005

Summary of Skills

Research

Designing and conducting research studies, performing literature reviews, writing research

reports

Statistics

Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Regression, Chi-square Analysis, T-tests, Correlations

Computer

SPSS, SAS, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Language

Fluent in Russian and Ukrainian, conversational in French; basic knowledge of Spanish

Professional Experience

Researcher, May 2009 - May 2013

Collaborated on manuscripts that resulted in two peer-reviewed publications.

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Research Assistant,University of Florida, May 2007 - May 2009

Advisor: Dr. James Shepperd

Generated novel research ideas, designed and conducted research studies on information avoid-

ance, performed data analysis, wrote research reports, trained research assistants to conduct

experiments and interpret data.

Research Assistant,University of Florida, August 2005 - May 2007

Advisor: Dr. John Chambers

Conducted research studies on social comparison and group perceptions, performed data anal-

ysis, supervised and trained research assistants to conduct experiments, interpret data, and

think critically about research.

Publications

Shepperd, J. A., & Melnyk, D. (2013). Social loafing. In H. Pashler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of

the mind. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Melnyk, D. & Shepperd, J. A. (2012). Avoiding risk information about breast cancer. Annals

of Behavioral Medicine, 44, 216-224.

Sweeny, K., Melnyk, D., Malone, W., & Shepperd, J. A. (2010). Information avoidance: Who,

what, when & why. Review of General Psychology, 14, 340-353.

Chambers, J. R., & Melnyk, D. (2006). Why do I hate thee? Conflict misperceptions and

intergroup mistrust. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1295-1311.

References

Available upon request.

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