Aleksandra J. Salcito

Cherry Hill, New Jersey 856-***-**** ad40yc@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.); Psychology (summa cum laude) May 2021 Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA

GPA: 3.912/4.000

Honors

Dean’s List All Semesters

Psi Chi (International Psychology Honor Society) Spring 2019 – Spring 2021 Pi Gamma Mu (International Honor Society in Social Sciences) Spring 2020 – Spring 2021 University Scholar Award Fall 2018 – Fall 2020

Alpha Lambda Delta (First Year Honor Society) Spring 2018 Work Experience

User Research Coordinator; Experis February 2022 – April 2023

· Independently managed day-to-day responsibilities of implementing quantitative and qualitative research methods, such as usability testing

· Interacted directly with participants to guide them through separate parts of wearable technology study, using Python to run software and collect data

· Helped to implement setup and training for new lab location in Bala-Cynwyd

· Helped to implement new strategies/techniques to help obtain higher quality data for the client

· Periodically worked as a Quality Assurance Tester at same site, using data analysis to determine if data meets criteria to pass

· Performed survey and observational research for the Meta Quest Pro, a virtual reality headset, on Survey Monkey

· Used Microsoft Excel to fill out additional data for Meta Quest Pro Research Assistant; Susquehanna University January 2020 – April 2021

· Collaborated with Dr. James Briggs two to four hours a week to study fear conditioning in rats

· Using passive avoidance, trained rats to fear black side of chamber by administering noxious stimulus to them on that side; this is after they have crossed over from white side of chamber

· Extinguished rats’ fear of black side by restraining them in black side to show they will not get fearful stimulus again

· Tested rats by putting them in white side and if extinction worked, they should cross over to black side Shop From Home Clerk; ShopRite of Marlton July 2017 – January 2021

· Shopped for customers’ online orders

· Helped and answered questions for customers in store and on phone

· Tried to find replacement products for customers if product requested was out of stock

· Helped load customers’ orders into their car

· Gained important customer service skills

Psychology Experience and Involvement

Directed Research Class; Susquehanna University August 2020 – December 2020

· Collaborated on research with fellow students and faculty titled “The Impact of Parenting Styles on College Students’ Academic Achievement and Self-Efficacy”

· Conducted a survey using scales from past research, created with Qualtrics

· Gathered information from results of survey and ran two regression analyses using SPSS

· Wrote a research paper with other students about relationship between three main parenting styles, academic achievement, and self-efficacy

· Designed and created a poster together based on this research Student Psychology Intern; Ewing, New Jersey June 2019 – August 2019

· Interned with forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Eleanor Vo

· Reviewed case files of suspected mentally ill criminals with Dr. Vo and independently

· Observed interviews between Dr. Vo and suspected mentally ill criminals; sat in on the interview to observe Model Student, Psychology Department; Susquehanna University November 2017 – December 2017

· Chosen, out of close to 30 students, by my professor, Dr. Jennifer Asmuth, to be model student for her Principles of Psychology class

· Held study sessions for fellow Principles of Psychology students for one hour twice a week

· Tutored students that were struggling with material we were being taught in class

· Reviewed material with students by giving thorough examples of concepts to help students understand material better