Megan Smithwick

I taught 160+ undergraduates in virtual and in-person Research Methods and Statistics labs. I created engaging teaching materials, including lectures, assignments, and interactive activities (e.g., Statistics Jeopardy). I achieved an overall teaching effectiveness rating of 4.86/5 (5 = excellent), with perfect scores in communication of content, clarity, and respect

Identified managerial practices linked to improved workplace sentiment through large-scale Employee Voice Survey analyses and SME interviews, boosting managerial strategy effectiveness by 15% and delivering actionable recommendations to company leaders.

Led a $400K multi-site grant study developing early detection measures for Alzheimer’s disease, supervised and trained 15 research assistants, and managed neuropsychological data collection from 450+ participants, producing results presented at international conferences.

Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology researching effects of presentation duration and stimulus modality on memory accuracy and reaction times, recruiting 300 participants and modeling data with Bayesian hierarchical methods.

M.A. in Experimental Psychology studying how physical context changes affect memory for actor-action pairings, executing experiments with 150 participants and conducting quantitative analyses.