Research Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher August, 2015-August, 2018
Early Language and Literacy Investigations Lab, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Supervisor: Ryan Bowles, Ph.D. and Lori Skibbe, Ph.D.
Working on the development of a phonological awareness assessment that can be used with typically developing children and children with special needs.
Graduate Research Assistant August, 2010-2015
Infant Language Project, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Supervisor: Roberta M. Golinkoff, Ph.D.
Conceptualizing and creating studies, running experiments, data entry and analyses, presenting studies at conferences, writing studies up for publication, participating in lab meetings, and supervising undergraduate students.
Research Assistant August, 2007-August, 2010
Risk factors Interview For the Study of Eating Disorders, Temple University, Tokyo, Japan.
Supervisor: Kathleen Pike, Ph.D.
Columbia and Keio University- Tokyo National Medical Center
Assisted Dr Pike with entry, organization, analysis of data, and wrote papers for publication.
Research Coordinator August, 2007-Augst, 2010
An open pilot study of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Mizushima Hiroko, M.D., and Ph.D.
Administered questionnaires, conducted structural clinical interviews, fully involved with the data collection, entry and analysis process.
Research Assistant August, 2007-Augist, 2010
Ground Discrimination in Dynamics Study, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Mutsumi Imai, Ph.D.
Worked with Tilbe Goksun and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph. D. (Temple University) on a cross-cultural linguistic study.
Research Assistant August, 2008-August, 2010
Evidenced based toys for children study, Tamagawa University, Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Ryoya Saji, Ph. D.
Administered behavioral neurological (event related potential) experiments.
Entered, organized, and coded data.
Early Language and Literacy Investigations Lab, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Supervisor: Ryan Bowles, Ph.D. and Lori Skibbe, Ph.D.
Working on the development of a phonological awareness assessment that can be used with typically developing children and children with special needs.
Graduate Research Assistant August, 2010-2015
Infant Language Project, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Supervisor: Roberta M. Golinkoff, Ph.D.
Conceptualizing and creating studies, running experiments, data entry and analyses, presenting studies at conferences, writing studies up for publication, participating in lab meetings, and supervising undergraduate students.
Research Assistant August, 2007-August, 2010
Risk factors Interview For the Study of Eating Disorders, Temple University, Tokyo, Japan.
Supervisor: Kathleen Pike, Ph.D.
Columbia and Keio University- Tokyo National Medical Center
Assisted Dr Pike with entry, organization, analysis of data, and wrote papers for publication.
Research Coordinator August, 2007-Augst, 2010
An open pilot study of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa in Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Mizushima Hiroko, M.D., and Ph.D.
Administered questionnaires, conducted structural clinical interviews, fully involved with the data collection, entry and analysis process.
Research Assistant August, 2007-Augist, 2010
Ground Discrimination in Dynamics Study, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Mutsumi Imai, Ph.D.
Worked with Tilbe Goksun and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph. D. (Temple University) on a cross-cultural linguistic study.
Research Assistant August, 2008-August, 2010
Evidenced based toys for children study, Tamagawa University, Tokyo, Japan
Supervisor: Ryoya Saji, Ph. D.
Administered behavioral neurological (event related potential) experiments.
Entered, organized, and coded data.