I received my Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Kent State University (1993). I then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship (1993-1995) in Lifespan Developmental Psychology and Multivariate Statistics at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education in Berlin, Germany. Upon returning to the United States, I began my academic career at the University of South Florida (1995-1997) and then moved to Bard College (1997-2003), where I was promoted to Associate Professor of Psychology, and served as Acting Psychology Department Chair. My academic research focused on the cognitive and motivation processes involved in student learning (i.e., memory, attention, problem solving, goal setting, academic motivation, and task persistence).

My research experience includes laboratory experiments, random assignment and control studies, large sample surveys, instrument design and validation (including the parallel development and validation of multiple language versions of assessment tools), training intervention studies, and program evaluations (formative and summative). I have an active publication record with over 80 peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations, published in leading academic journals, including Developmental Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, International Journal of Behavioral Development, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.

In 2003, I left academia to pursue a career in Educational Consulting. In that time I have worked on a variety of federally-funded research projects focusing on K-12 systemic reform issues, including regional technical assistance needs, curriculum reform, teacher quality, pre-K school readiness, and improving student achievement. In 2007, I founded my own statistical consulting company, iAnalytics (http://ianalytics.org).