Mechanical Research

Daniel Strassburger

*** ******** **** – Tucker, GA 30084

+1-254-***-**** • **************@*****.*** • danielstrassburger

Skills and Expertise

Statistical Experience: Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis, advanced experimental design, multivariate analysis,

structural equation modeling, regression, factor/cluster analysis, reliability/validity analysis, power analysis & effect size

estimation

Software Expertise: R, SPSS, SAS, SQL, Qualtrics, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint,

Outlook, Qualtrics, SONA

Programming Languages: R, Python, Qualtrics API, Amazon Mechanical Turk Command-Line Tools

Typesetting & Visualization: LTEX, Tableau, Beamer, ggvis, ggplot2

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Methodological Expertise: Lab studies, qualitative interviews, online data collection, self-report measures, large-scale

datasets, psychological/personality assessments, survey writing, sampling procedures, experimental design, data cleaning

and processing, survey scale creation and validation (psychometrics), research interpretation and data visualization

Communication Skills: Presenting ideas/results to both novice and expert audiences, proficient in presentation, writing

for publication

Areas of Leadership: Overseeing multiple projects simultaneously, mentoring team of research assistants, working in

fast-paced environments

Areas of Research: Emotion, Attitude Revision, Prosocial Behavior, Social Theory, Interpersonal Relationships,

Cognition

Professional Experience

Baylor University Waco, TX

Research Assistantship Aug, 2011–Present

Independently developed unique research projects while training and mentoring undergraduate researchers.

2 In-Lab Research Projects, Intra-University Grants Awarded, Conference Poster Presentations, Invited Address – International

Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR):

- Laussane, Switzerland, August 2013

Baylor University Waco, TX

Teaching Assistantship Aug, 2011–Present

Taught a required laboratory for undergraduate statistics.

Detailed achievements:

Received consistent positive feedback from students via anonymous rating

Managed the gradebook for the approximately 100 student section

Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC

Research Assistantship Aug, 2009–May, 2011

Designed and implemented research investigating the relationship between personal attitudes towards others and the ability to

revise one’s attitudes in light of new information.

Education

ABD, Baylor University Waco, TX

Social Psychology 2011–Present

Minor in Statistics

M.A., Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC

General Psychology 2009–2011

Concentration in Clinical Psychology

B.S., Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA

Psychology 2005–2009

Updated April 2015

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