Kevin T. Petway, II Department of Psychology University of Southern California SGM 501, 3620 South McClintock Ave Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061 213.394.6191 petway@usc.edu www-scf.usc.edu/~petway Education Curriculum Vitae August 21, 2012 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2011 PhD Candidacy in Quantitative Psychology Title: Identification of the Properties Impacting Success of Measures as Computerized Adaptive Tests Chair: John J. McArdle 2010 Master s of Arts (MA) in Quantitative Psychology Title: Applying Adaptive Methods and Classical Scale Reduction Techniques to Data from the Big Five Inventory Chair: John J. McArdle University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Experience Research 2006 Bachelor s of Arts (BA) in Psychology and Environmental Sciences Research and Development, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 06/2012 07/2012 Summer Intern - Using a graphical modeling approach to analysis, created a model of attitudes toward math with data from the PISA 2012 field trial - Evaluated the applicability of Icek Ajzen s Theory of Planned Behavior using BQ data from the PISA 2012 field trial Department of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 11/2007 8/2008 Long Beach Longitudinal Study: Project Assistant
- Organized and analyzed data from the Long Beach Longitudinal Study (LBLS) - Gathered participant data for the LBLS by administering tests to groups of participants Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 5/2006 8/2007 Cognitive Aging Lab: Lab Coordinator - Created computer program versions of many of the cognitive tests for administration via computer instead of paper and pencil - Updated and maintained the participant database, cleaned and organized participant data, and updated the Lab website - Supervised 17 research assistants and their payment, and ensured proper payment to subjects for study participation 8/2005 5/2006 Cognitive Aging Lab: Research Assistant - Administered a battery of cognitive tests to participants Statistical Consulting University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Min-Kyoung Rhee, PhD Candidate, School of Social Work - Assisted with dissertation proposal o Included design of models (mediation with SEM), analyses, and how to present findings Dr. Brian Rathbun, Associate Professor, School of International Relations - Provided him with a basic understanding of confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation models - Taught him how to use the statistical programs R and Mplus Dr. Marissa Hansen, Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Social Work - Assisted with the completion of her doctoral dissertation and a manuscript o Required or included the use of logistic regression models and power analysis - Taught her how to use the statistical program R Lisa Davis, PhD Candidate, School of Social Work - Assisted with her qualifying exam papers, a manuscript, a grant proposal, and currently her dissertation work. General research focus on severe clinical populations (e.g. schizophrenics) o Required or included the use of structural equation models, missing data imputation, mediation models, (latent) difference score models, and power analysis
Dr. Ernest Greene, Professor, Department of Psychology - Conducted a series of basic analyses (e.g. correlations, plots) - Taught students in the Master s in Human Behavior program basic-to-advanced statistical concepts (e.g. correlation, regression, factor analysis). Dr. Greene oversaw this program and hired me to do this during the spring semester of 2010. Alliant International University, Los Angeles, CA Teaching Tamara Sloboda, Doctoral Graduate, California School of Prof. Psychology - Assisted with the completion of her doctoral dissertation, in which she sought to understand the factors comprising one s change capacity, the tendency to promote change versus block change. o Utilized structural equation modeling Andrea Radmilovich, Doctoral Student, California School of Prof. Psychology - Provided instruction on concepts pertaining to test measurement, such as validity, reliability, and standardization Dr. Ani Chakryan, (Currently) Consultant, Defense and Pharmaceuticals - Assisted with the completion of her doctoral dissertation, which focused on the longitudinal relationship between job satisfaction and self-esteem. Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Teaching Assistant 8/2012 Present Statistical Consultant for Psychology Department 8/2012 Present Psyc 575: Multivariate Analysis of Behavior 3/2012 5/2012 Psyc 465: Introduction to Forensic Psychology 1/2012 5/2012 Psyc 503: Regression and the General Linear Model 8/2011 12/2011 Psyc 501: Statistics in Psychological Research Conference Paper and Poster Presentations Papers Petway, K., & Zelinski, E. (2009). Personality Shifts, Turns and Drives: An Assessment of Change in the NEO, Gerontological Society of America s 62 nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 18-22, 2009.
Petway, K., & Zelinski, E. (2008). Differential Effects of Age on Personality Subscales of the NEO-PI-R, Gerontological Society of America s 61 st Annual Scientific Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, November 21-25, 2008. Posters Kennison, R.F., Petway, K., & Zelinski, E.M. (2012). Age and Cohort Effects in the Psychometric Measures of the Long Beach Longitudinal Study: A MARS Analysis, Cognitive Aging Conference 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, April 19-22, 2012. Petway, K., & McArdle, J.J. (2010). Applying Adaptive Techniques and Classical Scale Reduction Techniques to Data from the Big Five Inventory, 22 nd Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, May 27-30, 2010. Kennison, R.F., Petway, K., & Zelinski, E.M. (2010). Identification of Turning Points and Cohort Differences in the Rate of Change in Five Cognitive Measures of the Long Beach Longitudinal Study, 13 th Biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 15-18, 2010. Petway, K., & Zelinski, E. (2009). Age Predilections for Personality Facets: Inconsistencies and Possible Threats to Health Research, 19 th World Congress of Gerontology & Geriatrics, Paris, France, July 5-9, 2009. Manuscripts Under Review Petway II, K. T., & McArdle, J. J. Need cognition? Motivation for cognition is an effortful task. Submitted to the Journal of Personality Assessment. In Preparation Petway II, K. T. Understanding the longitudinal dynamic between perceived control and academic diligence in middle and high school students. Development Sessions and Workshops University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Summer, 2010 ICPSR Summer Program Session 1 University of California (at Davis), Davis, CA Summer, 2009 APA-Sponsored ATI Workshop on Longitudinal SEM Ad Hoc Reviewer California Journal of Health Promotion Journal of Family Psychology
Special Statistical Knowledge Structural Equation Modeling Longitudinal Data Analysis Multilevel Modeling Mixture Modeling and Latent Class Analysis Item Response Theory Data Mining Techniques Computer Program and Technical Proficiencies Office: Statistics: Web: Other: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and FrontPage R, Mplus, Matlab, SAS, SPSS, WinBUGS, CART, and MARS HTML, JavaScript, ASP, and PHP Visual Basics and E-Prime Professional Organizations 2012 2013 National Council on Measurement in Education 2010 2011 Association for Psychological Science 2008 2010 Gerontological Society of America 2008 2009 American Psychological Association Division 20 Graduate Student Representative