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Sara Lieber

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I’m a PhD student in the Social Psychology Program at the University of Oregon. My research currently focuses on how psychological interventions can be used to promote environmentally-responsible consumer behaviors. I have a passion for teaching statistics in a way that is accessible and easy to understand and a fascination with how data analysis can be used to gain insights into the world.

Interactive HTML version of resume found here: https://rpubs.com/sluopsy/resume

Education

PhD, Social Psychology, expected Summer 2023

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2016-2023

MA, Social Psychology

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

2014-2016

BS, Chemistry

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

2009-2013

Selected Positions

Graduate Research Scientist

Advisor: Dr. Gerard Saucier

Eugene, OR

2016-2023

  • Developed psychological interventions aimed at promoting environmentally-responsible consumption
  • Completed literature reviews, pre-registrations, methods and analysis plans, data analysis, and reporting of results

Graduate Statistics Instructor

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2018-2023

  • Taught R language to graduate-level audiences
  • Covered data cleaning, data visualization, regression analyses & diagnostics, interpreting interactions, bootstrapping, multilevel modeling, network analysis, and more

Undergraduate Statistics Instructor

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

2014-2016

  • Taught SPSS to undergraduate-level audiences
  • Covered describing data, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, independent- and paired-samples t-tests, between- and repeated-measures ANOVA, correlations, regression, and more

Teaching Experience

Graduate Data Analysis (PSY 611/612/613)

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

  • Lab Instructor: Six terms between Fall 2018-Winter 2023

Statistical Methods (PSY 302)

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

  • Primary Instructor: Four terms between Summer 2018-Summer 2022
  • Lab Instructor: Eight terms between Winter 2017-Summer 2023

Applied Data Analysis (PSY 412/512)

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

  • Lab Instructor: Three terms between Fall 2017-Fall 2022

Quantitative Reasoning (PSY 171)

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

  • Primary Instructor: Two terms between Spring 2015-Spring 2016

Psychological Statistics (PSY 371)

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

  • Lab Instructor: Fall 2015

Sample Lessons

Sampling Distributions

Introduced concepts of sampling error, sampling distributions, and central limit theorem. Taught in Summer 2021 to an undergraduate-level audience. See sample lesson here.

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Data Visualization

Basics of data visualization using the ggplot2 package in R. Taught in Fall 2021 to a graduate-level audience. See sample lesson here.

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Regression Diagnostics

How to perform regression diagnostics when using multiple linear regression analyses. Taught in Winter 2021 to a graduate-level audience. See sample lesson here.

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Network Analysis

Fundamental concepts of performing network analyses on community data. Taught in Spring 2022 to a graduate-level audience. See sample lesson here.

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Selected Presentations

Analyzing a Social Psychology Approach to Improving Pro-environmental Behaviors

Performed a review of norm interventions used to promote pro-environmental outcomes and suggested future changes that could improve their efficacy. See presentation here.

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Perspective Taking: Motivation and Impediment to Shared Reality

An analysis of the connection between perspective taking and the concept of shared reality. See paper here.

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Unpopular Norms Among Undergraduate Students

An examination of the peculiar phenomenon of unpopular norms among undergraduate students. See presentation here.

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Weak Emission-Line Quasars in the Context of a Modified Baldwin Effect

An empirical examination of the properties of weak emission-line quasars, which are high-energy objects that existed in the early universe. See paper here.

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