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Education

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Ph.D. Social Psychology

University of Western Ontario

2018 - 2022

M.Sc. Social Psychology

University of Western Ontario

2016 - 2018

B.A. Psychology, Honors

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2012 - 2016

Skills

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Language/Software

R, SPSS, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), NVivo, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey

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Technical

Measures of central tendency and dispersion, tests of significance, chi square, simple and multiple correlation, linear and logistic regression, analysis of variance, structural equation modeling, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, conjoint analysis, survival analysis, machine leaning (random forests analysis)

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Communication

Scientific writing, translating scientific findings for public and professional audiences, public speaking at international scientific conferences, developing and teaching undergraduate lectures

Work​

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Survey Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau, July 2023 - present​

  • Reviewing and analyzing sex and age data

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Postdoctoral Fellow, Houston and Joel labs, September 2022 - July 2023

  • Conducted quantitative data analysis to assess public perceptions of prenuptial agreements

  • Interviewed lawyers about their experiences with marriage contracts and conducted thematic analysis of transcripts

  • Assisted in writing successful grant application valued at $24,540 CAD to research marriage contracts

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Research Assistant, Campbell and Joel labs, September 2016 - June 2022

  • Designed, conducted, and coordinated over a dozen small- and large-scale studies on subjects such as intimate partner violence, dating decisions, and romantic preferences

  • Mentored and supervised undergraduate research assistants and honors students

  • Effectively communicated research at international conferences, in-person and virtually, to diverse audiences

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Research Assistant, Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women & Children, June 2020 - June 2022

  • Designed and analyzed surveys assessing workplace sexual harassment and police officers' perceptions of trauma and violence

  • Wrote summaries of statistical results for publicly available research reports

  • Thematically categorized and coded qualitative data

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Researcher, Women's Shelters Canada, February - June, 2021​​

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Research Assistant, Student Experience, October 2018 - October 2020

  • Created/edited online informational modules about sexual violence

  • Assessed the efficacy of a sexual violence intervention program by evaluating study designs, critiquing program content, and analyzing pre- and post- survey data

  • Developed an assessment framework for university sexual violence prevention programs by researching the effectiveness of different evaluation methods

 

Fellow, Research-to-Policy Collaboration, May - August, 2020

Volunteering

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Online Hotline Volunteer, Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN), October 2019 - present

  • Supporting individuals who have experienced or been affected by sexual assault

  • Applying crisis intervention strategies, such as safety planning, brainstorming, empathizing, and risk assessment

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Founding Member, Graduate Student Psychology Department Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee,

September 2020 - April 2021

  • Drafted budget and rationale for grants providing research support to students from underrepresented groups and projects that will advance goals related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

  • Created resources to help students navigate different options for reporting discrimination and harassment

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Secretary, Public Service Alliance of Canada 610 Health and Safety Committee, September 2020 -  April 2021

  • Designed a mixed-methods survey to assess union members' concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Wrote two survey reports summarizing members' concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and proposed possible solutions to alleviate them

Teaching Assistantships

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Duties

  • Taught weekly labs and tutorials on methods (e.g., data collection), statistics (e.g., linear regression), and romantic relationships topics (e.g., LGBTQ+ issues)

  • Guided discussions and critiques of research methodologies and theories

  • Developed and updated course content, such as activities and presentations related to survey design, sampling methods, coding behavioral data, and designing experiments

  • Produced and delivered an invited lecture on intimate partner violence

 

Courses

  • Research Methods and Statistical Analysis in Psychology

  • Research in Social Psychology

  • Science of Romantic Relationships

  • Human Sexuality

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Selected feedback

"Nicolyn is an amazing TA. I love her teaching style because it forces us to actually think and get involved in the topics covered, such as having us separate into groups and discuss certain things, or just have her engaged with us by asking us questions. The examples she uses are very well thought out because they are actually interesting and relatable, making it an engaging time to learn."

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"The first thing you notice about Nicolyn is her passion for the subject. Even if research methods can be try at times, she does a great job at contextualizing things in her research to remind you about the applications and importance of what you're learning."

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"Nicolyn was an excellent TA! She was interesting, engaging and very well-spoken. I looked forward to going to tutorial every week because of her. She's very friendly and I feel comfortable in her class and if i were to ask any questions personally."

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