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Megan Johnson Shen ____________________________________

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

641 Lexington Ave., 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

shenm@mskcc.org Phone: 646.888.0027

Fax: 212.888.2356

____________________________________ Employment History

Postdoctoral Research Fellow June 2013 to Present Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences New York, NY Postdoctoral Research Fellow June 2012 to June 2013 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Dept. of Oncological Sciences New York, NY

Education

Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology (Social Psychology), Baylor University May 2012 Dissertation: Better Understanding the Paradoxical Relationship between Religiosity and Prejudice through Priming Religion: An Intergroup Bias Perspective Advisor: Wade C. Rowatt

M.A. in Experimental Psychology, Baylor University May 2009 Specialization: Social Psychology, Statistics

Thesis Committee: Wade C. Rowatt, Ph.D. (Advisor); Jo-Ann Tsang, Ph.D.; Paul Froese, Ph.D. B.A., Baylor University, summa cum laude May 2007

Double major: Psychology and French Minor: Philosophy Phi Beta Kappa

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Grants National Cancer Institute, R03 (as PI) “Empathic Physician Communication and Stigma in Lung Cancer Patients” Under review National Institute of Health, T32 Training Grant Awardee June 2013 to Present National Institute of Health, R25 Training Grant Awardee June 2012-June 2013 Baylor University, Graduate Student Research Grant (PI: Multi-Level Analysis of Religion and Prejudice) ($750) Fall 2010

Achievements and Awards National Institute of Health, mHealth Training Institute Scholarship Fall 2012 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Student Travel Award Spring 2012 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Student Travel Award Fall 2011 National Science Foundation, Summer Institute in Social Psychology Attendee.

Princeton, NJ Summer 2011 National Institute of Mental Health, Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience

Attendee. University of California Santa Barbara Summer 2011

Baylor University, University-wide Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award Recipient Spring 2011

Baylor University, Herbert J. Reynolds Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate

Student 2010-2011 Academy for Teaching and Learning, Graduate Fellowship

2010-2012 Baylor University, Letter of Commendation for Graduate Research Spring 2009

Baylor University, Departmental Award for Outstanding Research in Psychology Spring 2007

Baylor University, Departmental Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Psychology, Honorable Mention Spring 2007

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Baylor University, Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship for Publication in The Pulse Spring 2007

Publications Journal Articles: 23. Shen, M.J., & LaBouff, J. (in press). More than political ideology: Racial prejudice as a

predictor of opposition to universal health care. Journal of Social and Political Psychology.

22. Shen, M.J. (in press). Book review [of The Cancer Experience: The doctor, the patient,

the journey]. Psycho-Oncology. 21. Brown, A.J., Shen, M.J., Ramondetta, L.M., Giuntoli, R.L., Bodurka, D.C., & Diaz-Montes, T.

(2014). Does death anxiety affect end-of-life care discussions? International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000 000250.

20. Badr, H., & Shen, M.J. (2014). Pain catastrophizing, pain intensity, and dyadic

adjustment influence patient and partner depression in metastatic breast cancer. Clinical Journal of Pain. Advance online publication. doi 10.1097/AJP.000000000000 0058.

19. Shen, M.J., Redd, W., Winkel, G., & Badr, H. (2014). Associations among pain, pain

attitudes, and pain behaviors in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37(4), 595-606. doi: 10.1007/s10865-013-9529-2

18. Irwin, K. W., Carlisle, R.D., Tsang, J., & Shen, M.J. (2014). Group-level effects of

forgiveness: Group cohesiveness and collective action in social dilemmas. European Journal of Social Psychology, 44(4), 280-286. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2022

17. Haggard, M.C., Kang, L., Rowatt, W.C., & Shen, M.J. (2014). Associations among

religiousness and community volunteerism in national random samples of American adults. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 43(3), XX-XX. Advance online publication.

16. Ramsay, J.E., Pang, J.S., Shen, M.J., & Rowatt, W.C. (2014). Rethinking value violation:

Priming religion increases prejudice in Singaporean Christians and Buddhists. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 24(1), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/10508619.2012.761525

15. Shen, M.J., Haggard, M.C., Strassburger, D.C., & Rowatt, W.C. (2013). Testing the “love

thy neighbor” hypothesis: Religiosity’s association with positive attitudes toward ethnic/racial and value-violating out-groups. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 5(4), 294-303. doi: 10.1037/a0033648

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14. Shen, M.J., Yelderman, L. A., Haggard, M., & Rowatt, W.C. (2013). Disentangling the belief in God and cognitive rigidity/flexibility components of religiosity to predict racial and value-violating prejudice: A post-critical belief scale analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 54(3), 389-395. doi: 10.1018/j.paid.2012.10.008

13. Diaz-Montes, T.P., Johnson, M.K., Giuntoli, R.L., & Brown, A.J. (2012). Importance and

timing of end-of-life care discussions among gynecologic oncology patients. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 30(1), 59-67. doi: 10.1177/1049909112444156

12. Malavanti, K., Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., & Weaver III, C.A. (2012). Subtle contextual influences on racial bias in the courtroom. The Jury Expert, 24(3), 1-7.

11. Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., & LaBouff, J. (2012). Religiosity and prejudice revisited:

In-group favoritism, out-group derogation, or both? Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4(2), 154-168. doi: 10.1037/a0025107

10. LaBouff, J., Rowatt, W.C., Johnson, M.K., Tsang, J., & McCullough, G. (2012). Humble

persons are more helpful than less humble persons: Evidence from three studies. Journal of Positive Psychology, 7(1), 16-19. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2011.626787

9. Johnson, H.J., Barnard-Brak, L.M., Saxon, T.F., & Johnson, M.K. (2012). An experimental

study of the effects of stereotype threat and stereotype lift on men and women’s performance in mathematics. Journal of Experimental Education, 80(2), 137-149. doi: 10.1080/00220973.2011.567312

8. Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., LaBouff, J., Patock-Peckham, J., & Carlisle, R.D. (2012).

Facets of right-wing authoritarianism mediate the relationship between religious fundamentalism and attitudes toward Arabs and African Americans. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 51(1), 128-142. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01622.x

7. LaBouff, J., Rowatt, W.C., Johnson, M.K., & Finkle, C. (2012). Differences in attitudes

towards outgroups in religious and non-religious contexts in a multi-national sample: A situational context priming study. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 22, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/10508619.2012.634778

6. Peters, A.S., Rowatt, W.C., & Johnson, M.K. (2011). Associations between dispositional

humility and social relationship quality. Psychology, 2, 155-161. doi:10.4236/psych.2011.23025

5. Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., Barnard-Brak, L.M., Patock-Peckham, J.A., LaBouff, J., &

Carlisle, R.D. (2011). A mediational analysis of the role of right-wing authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism in the religiosity-prejudice link. Personality and Individual Differences, 50, 851-856. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.010

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4. Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., & Petrini, L. (2011). A new trait on the market: Honesty-Humility as a unique predictor of job performance ratings. Personality and Individual Differences, 50, 857-862. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.011

3. LaBouff, J., Rowatt, W.C., Johnson, M.K., Thedford, M., & Tsang, J. (2010). Development

and initial validation of an implicit measure of religiousness spirituality. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 49, 439-455. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01521

2. Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., & LaBouff, J. (2010). Priming Christian religious concepts

increases racial prejudice. Social Psychological and Personality Science 1(2), 119-126. doi: 10.1177/1948550609357246

1. Rowatt, W. C., LaBouff, J. P., Johnson, M.K., Froese, P., & Tsang, J. (2009). Associations

among religiousness, social attitudes, and prejudice in a national sample of American adults. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 1, 14-24. doi: 10.1037/a0014989

Book Chapters: 3. Shen, M.J., & Badr, H. (2014). Incorporating partners and spouses into oncofertility

communication. In T. Woodruff, M. Clayman, & K. Timmerman (Eds.). Oncofertility communication: Sharing information and building relationships across disciplines (pp. 73-85). Chicago, IL: Springer.

2. Rowatt, W. C., Shen, M. J., LaBouff, J. P., & Gonzalez, A. (2013). Religious fundamentalism,

right-wing authoritarianism, and prejudice: Insights from meta-analyses, implicit social cognition, and social neuroscience. In R. Paloutzian & C. Park (Eds.). Handbook of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (2nd Ed.). Guilford Press.

1. Johnson, M.K., LaBouff, J., Froese, P., & Rowatt, W.C. (2008). Personality: Are we

hardwired for God?. In R. Stark (Ed.), What Americans really believe (pp. 101-112). Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.

Manuscripts under Revision or Review 7. Banerjee, S.C., Manna, R., Coyle, N., Shen, M.J., Pehrson, C., Zaider, T., Hammonds, S.,

Kreuger, C.A., & Bylund, C.L. (2014). Oncology nurses’ challenges in communicating empathically with patients and discussing end-of-life goals of care. Manuscript under review.

6. Coyle, N., Manna, R., Shen, M.J., Banerjee, S.C., Penn, S., Pehrson, C., Krueger, C.A.,

Maloney, E., Zaider, T., & Bylund, C.L. (2014). Discussing death, dying, and end-of-life goals of care: Development and initial evaluation of a communication skills training module for oncology nurses. Manuscript under review.

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5. Shen, M.J., & LaBouff, J. (2014). Religion’s association with moral foundations: Others-focused versus group binding moral foundations. Manuscript under review.

4. Shen, M.J., Dyson, R.C., D’Agostino, T.A., Ostroff, J.S., Dickler, M.N., Heerdt, A.S., & Bylund,

C.L. (2014). Cancer-related internet information communication between oncologists and breast cancer patients: A qualitative study. Manuscript under revision.

3. Shen, M.J., Nelson, C.J., Peters, E.M., Slovin, S.F., Hall, S., Hall, M., Peng, H., Leventhal, E.A.,

Leventhal, H., & Diefenbach, M.A. (2014). Decision-making processes among prostate cancer survivors with rising PSA levels: Results from a qualitative analysis. Manuscript under revision.

2. Shen, M.J., Coups, E.J., Park, B.J., Feinstein, M.B., Li, Y., Holland, J.C., Hamann, H.A., &

Ostroff, J.S. (2014). The role of posttraumatic growth and timing of quitting smoking as moderators of the relationship between stigma and psychological distress among lung cancer survivors who are former smokers. Manuscript under revision.

1. Shen, M.J., Binz-Scharf, M., D’Agostino, T., Blakeney, N., Weiss, E., Michaels, M., Patel, S.,

McKee, M.D., & Bylund, C.L. (2014). A mixed methods examination of communication between oncologists and primary care providers among primary care physicians in underserved communities. Manuscript under revision.

Manuscripts in Preparation 4. Trevino, K.M., Maciejewski, P.K., Shen, M.J., Epstein, A., Lichtenthal, W., Neugut, A., Boutin-

Foster, C., & Prigerson, H.C. (2014). Cancer patients’ life-expectancy estimates: Explaining racial disparities in advance directives and end-of-life care. Manuscript in prep.

3. Roberts, K., Shen, M.J., Craig, C., Tuman, M., & Corner, G. (2014). Religious coping

strategies of bereaved parents of a child lost to cancer. Manuscript in prep. 2. Banerjee, S.C., Zaider, T., Manna, R., Coyle, N., Shen, M.J., Pehrson, C., Hammonds, S.,

Kreuger, C.A., & Bylund, C.L. (2014). Needs assessment of oncology nurses’ challenges in communicating during challenging family interactions. Manuscript in prep.

1. Pehrson, C., Banerjee, S.C., Manna, R., Hammonds, S., Coyle, N., Kreuger, C.A., Maloney, E.,

Zaider, T., Shen, M.J., & Bylund, C.L. (2014). Responding empathically to patients: Development and initial evaluation of communication skills training module for oncology nurses. Manuscript in prep.

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Presentations Chaired Symposia Johnson, M.K. (2011). Religion and prejudice: Experimental and mediational examinations

of a longstanding relationship. Symposium to be presented at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Milwaukee, WI.

Oral Presentations

Rowatt, W.C.,* Shen, M.J.,* LaBouff, J.P., Haggard, M.C., & Kang, L. (2014). Religion, prosociality and prejudice revisted. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Austin, TX. *Co-presented.

Shen, M.J. (2014). Moral intuitions: What’s religion got to do with it? Oral presentation at

the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Pre-Conference for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Austin, TX.

Shen, M.J. (2013). The role of rigid cognitions and priming religiosity in affecting the

relationship between religiosity and moral intuitions. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Boston, MA.

Johnson, M.K. (2012). Experimental and mediational analyses of the religiosity-prejudice relationship. Oral presentation at the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Pre-conference for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.

Johnson, M.K., & Rowatt, W.C. (2011). The role of right-wing authoritarian aggression as a

mediator in the religious fundamentalism-racial prejudice relationship. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Milwaukee, WI.

Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., LaBouff, J., & Carlisle, R.D. (2011). Cognitively rigid ideologies’

roles in mediating the religiosity-prejudice relationship. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Milwaukee, WI.

Haggard, M., Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., & LaBouff, J. (2011). Belief in transcendence or

cognitive rigidity?: Partialing out the fundamentalism-prejudice relationship with the post-critical beliefs scale. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Milwaukee, WI.

Johnson, M.K. (2011). Understanding the religiosity-prejudice link through religious concept activation and cognitively rigid ideologies. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.

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Campbell, W.G., Castro, U., Johnson, M.K., Rogers, R.K. (2011). A blended learning model for faculty development. Oral workshop presentation at the annual conference of Educause Learning Initiative. Washington, D.C.

Johnson, M.K., & Rowatt, W.C. (2010). Religion and value-violating prejudices: Does priming religion increase prejudice against value-violating out-groups?. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Baltimore, MD.

Johnson, M.K., Parker, L., & LaBouff, J. (2010). Priming religion and implicit racial bias: Does gender matter?. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Baltimore, MD.

LaBouff, J., Johnson, M.K., & Rowatt, W.C. (2010). Religion in context: Ecologically valid methods in the priming of religion across cultures. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Baltimore, MD.

Johnson, M.K. (2010). Job performance ratings: Does Honesty-Humility matter? Oral

presentation at Baylor University’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Colloquium Series. Waco, TX.

Johnson, M.K., LaBouff, J., & Rowatt, W.C. (2009). Nonconscious influences of religion on racial prejudice: Two priming experiments. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Denver, CO.

Johnson, M.K., LaBouff, J., & Rowatt, W.C. (2008). From where does our help

come from? Religiousness/spirituality and gender influences on prosocial motivations to help. Oral presentation at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Louisville, KT.

Johnson, M.K. (2008). Priming religion and its effects on prejudice. Oral presentation at Baylor University’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Colloquium Series. Waco, TX.

Johnson, M.K. (2008). Religiosity and prosocial motivations to help. Oral presentation at

Baylor University’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Colloquium Series. Waco, TX.

Poster Presentations

Shen, M.J., Binz-Scharf, M., D’Agostino, T., Blakeney, N., Weiss, E., Michaels, M., Patel, S., McKee, M.D., & Bylund, C.L. (2014). A mixed methods examination of communication between oncologists and primary care providers among primary care providers of underserved, minority populations. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Philadelphia, PA.

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Costas-Muniz, Rosario, Nenova, M., Applebaum, A.J., Philip, E.J., & Shen, M.J. (2014). Correlates of the FACIT-SP scale in cancer patients: A systematic review. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Philadelphia, PA.

Shen, M.J., Hall, M., Nelson, C.J., Peters, E.M., & Diefenbach, M.A. (2013). Physicians’ roles in treatment decision making among prostate cancer survivors with rising PSA levels. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Baltimore, MD.

Shen, M.J., & Badr, H. (2013). Never underestimate the power of a good relationship: Marital adjustment buffers against the adverse effects of pain catastrophizing on the psychological adjustment of breast cancer patients and their spouses. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. San Francisco, CA.

Shen, M.J., & LaBouff, J. (2013). More than just political ideology: Racial prejudice as a predictor of opposition to universal health care. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA.

Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., & LaBouff, J.P. (2012). Examining atheist and Arab prejudices: Rigid ideologies mediate the relationship between religiosity, need for cognition, and racial and value-violating prejudices. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.

Johnson, M.K., Rowatt, W.C., & LaBouff, J. (2012). Examining atheist and Arab prejudices: Rigid ideologies mediate the relationship between religiosity, need for cognition, and racial and value-violating prejudices. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.

Johnson, M.K., Palmer, A., Meira, A., & McGinty-Johnston, K. (2011). Course blogging: Tearing down the four walls of learning. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of Educational Technology Showcase, Baylor University. Waco, TX.

Brown, A.J., Johnson, M.K., Giuntoli, R.L., & Diaz-Montes, T.P. (2011). Age related preferences regarding end of life care discussions among gynecologic oncology patients. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer with the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. Orlando, FL.

Johnson, M.K. (2011). Racial bias as a predictor of lack of support for universal health care. Poster presentation at the Science of Research on Discrimination and Health. Bethesda, MD.

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Johnson, M.K., LaBouff, J., & Haggard, M.C. (2011). Post-critical beliefs and value-violating prejudice: The role of inclusion of transcendence in predicting value-violating prejudice. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Psychology of Religiousness and Spirituality Pre-Conference. San Antonio, TX.

Johnson, M.K., LaBouff, J., Haggard, M.C., Rowatt, W.C. (2011). Better understanding the religion-prejudice link: Rigid, closed-minded ideologies’ roles in fully mediating the religion-prejudice link. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX.

LaBouff, J., Rowatt, W.C., & Johnson, M.K. (2011). Differences in attitudes towards outgroups

in religious and non-religious contexts in Europe: Situational context priming. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Antonio, TX.

Johnson, M.K., LaBouff, J.P., & Rowatt, W.C. (2010). Shun the nonbeliever: Priming religion and its effects on atheistic prejudice. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Psychology of Religiousness and Spirituality Pre-Conference. Las Vegas, NV.

Johnson, M.K., LaBouff, J.P., Parker, L., & Rowatt, W.C. (2010). “Love thy neighbor as

thyself,” unless your neighbor is unlike yourself: Priming religion and prejudice against value-violating out-groups. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Las Vegas, NV.

LaBouff, J.P., Johnson, M.K., & Rowatt, W.C. (2010). Ecological priming and a low-tech IAT:

Do churches breed prejudice? Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Las Vegas, NV.

LaBouff, J. P., Johnson, M. K., & Rowatt, W. C. (2009). Associations among religiousness, social attitudes, and prejudice in a national sample of American adults. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Psychology of Religiousness and Spirituality Pre-Conference. Tampa, FL.

Johnson, M. K., LaBouff, J. P., & Rowatt, W. C. (2009). Do unconscious activations of religion increase prejudice?: The effects of priming religion on covert racial prejudice. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Tampa, FL.

Rowatt, W.C., LaBouff, J., Johnson, M.K., & McCullough, G. (2008). The effects of implied

social pressure and dispositional humility on helping. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Kansas City, MO.

LaBouff, J., Johnson, M.K., McCullough, G., & Rowatt, W.C. (2008). The humble hand:

Dispositional humility and prosocial motivations for helping. Poster presentation at

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the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Albuquerque, NM.

LaBouff, J., Johnson, M.K., McCullough, G., & Rowatt, W.C. (2008). Humility: Is it affected by

social pressure to help? Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Social Psychologists in Texas. Lubbock, TX.

Teaching Experience Teaching awards and fellowships Baylor University, University-wide Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award

Recipient Spring 2011 Academy for Teaching and Learning, Graduate Fellowship

Fall 2010 – Spring 2012 Teacher of record Yeshiva University, Personality Psychology. Adjunct Assistant Professor Spring 2014 - Present Baylor University, Social World I: The City and the Soul (Philosophy/Social Sciences). Adjunct Lecturer Fall 2011 Tarleton State University, Personality Psychology. Adjunct Lecturer Spring 2010 Baylor University, Introduction to College Life and Human Development . Adjunct Lecturer Fall 2009-Fall 2011 Tarleton State University, Cognitive Psychology. Adjunct Lecturer Fall 2009 Teaching assistant Baylor University, Introduction to Statistics

(Supervising professor: Roger E. Kirk, Ph.D.). Fall 2010-Spring 2012

Baylor University, Cognitive Psychology (Supervising professor: Charles E. Weaver, Ph.D.). Spring 2010-Summer 2010

Baylor University, Introduction to Neuroscience

(Supervising professor: Jaime Diaz-Granados, Ph.D.). Spring 2010 – Spring 2012

Baylor University, Research Methods (Supervising professor: Matthew S. Stanford). Fall 2007-Fall 2009

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Invited colloquiums Baylor University, Honors Colloquium: What does your iPod playlist or a Facebook

profile page say about you?: Investigations into what the things we own say about our personality.

Advanced Training and Workshops Texas A&M University, Workshop in Advanced Statistics: Structural Equation Modeling.

College Station, TX. Summer 2010 Texas A&M University, Workshop in Advanced Statistics: Hierarchical Linear Modeling.

College Station, TX. Summer 2010

Service Ad-hoc reviewer for:

Annals of Behavioral Medicine The Clinical Journal of Pain Basic and Applied Social Psychology International Journal for the Psychology of Religion International Journal of Public Opinion Research Journal of Applied Social Psychology Journal of Behavioral Medicine Journal of Health Communication Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Management Research Review Personality and Individual Differences Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Psycho-Oncology

Departmental service: Chief Postdoctoral Research Fellow June 2014 to Present Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, Graduate Student Committee Member

Fall 2011 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Graduate Student Committee, Member at

Large Spring 2011-Spring 2012 Baylor University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Colloquium Series

Coordinator Spring 2009-Fall 2010 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Assistant pre-conference organizer for the

psychology of religiosity and spirituality pre-conference Spring 2009

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Assisted honors thesis candidates Elizabeth Seto Fall 2011-Spring 2012

Hien Nguyen Spring 2011-Spring 2012 Hana Manal Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Laura Parker Fall 2008-Spring 2010 Mabel Macaden Fall 2008-Spring 2009

Professional Memberships/Associations Society of Behavioral Medicine Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Phi Beta Kappa (National Honor Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences)

Psi Chi (National Psychology Honor Society)

Pi Delta Phi (National French Honor Society)