Biography
I recently successfully defended my dissertation in pursuit of a PhD in Quantitative Psychology at UC Merced. My goal is to improve the fit between statistical models and analyses and the research questions that the field of psychology needs answers to. My current research focuses on detecting specification issues in structural equation models through Bayesian estimation. More broadly speaking, I am interested in models of development, structural equation modeling, and the potential benefits of thoughtful application of Bayesian estimation.
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- Latent measurement models
- Longitudinal data
- Mixture modeling
- Bayesian methods
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PhD in Quantitative Psychology, 2021
UC Merced
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Msc in Developmental Psychology (cum laude), 2013
Utrecht University
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BSc in Developmental Psychology, 2011
Utrecht University
Experience
Courses include:
- Psychology 010: Analysis of Psychological Data
- Psychology 010L: Analysis of Psychological Data Lab
- Psychology 015: Research Methods in Psychology
- Psychology 105: Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
- Psychology 202A: Advanced Psychological Statistics I (Graduate level)
- Psychology 202B: Advanced Psychological Statistics II (Graduate level)
Department of Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Lab Coordinator: Rens van de Schoot, PhD
Responsibilities: Gave support at each step of the research cycle (literature re-
view, data collection and management, analysis, writing final article or report);
Organized meetings, events, and conferences. Communicated with guests and
speakers; Put forth new ideas for future research.
Recent Publications
Contact
- swinter@ucmerced.edu
- 5200 N Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343
- Enter the Social Sciences and Management Building and take the stairs to SSM 320 on the third floor
- DM Me