My primary goal is to empower others to understand and conduct research. I pursue this goal in both my teaching and my research. My teaching focuses on empowering students to understand and use statistical and methodological tools in research. In the classroom, I teach students to use basic and advanced statistical techniques, to write research reports, and to create online studies. Outside the classroom, I involve undergraduates and graduates in all stages of the research process: study design, data collection, scoring, statistical analyses, write-up, and presentation at conferences and in journal articles. As of March 2008, I have supervised 97 undergraduate and graduate students in my research lab, most of whom have been in my lab for multiple semesters. I have received awards for outstanding teaching from the Alumni Students Association, Learning Enhancement Services, and the College of Liberal Arts, and I have been nominated for awards from the Western Psychological Association and the National Residence Hall.

My research and publications build a bridge between the typical psychologist and the complex statistical and methodological tools that are available. Some of my publications are theoretical pieces, written in the language of statistics and formulas, meant to be read by other psychometricians. Many of my more recent publications are applied pieces, written to demonstrate innovative techniques in the context of psychological research, meant to be read by researchers and students in psychology. By describing innovative techniques in context, I make it easier for readers to understand the purpose, function, and limitations of these techniques, and the relevance of these techniques to their own research. My research has addressed several different content areas. Much of my research has focused on the evaluation and development of innovative measurement strategies in the area of Emotional Intelligence. In the next few years, I intend to expand my research on three innovative measurement methods: variations on consensus scoring, computerized scoring of open-ended tests, and scoring keys based upon structural criteria rather than content. My recent work has focused on online data collection, quality data entry, and incremental reliability.

I received my PhD in Psychometrics from the University of British Columbia in 2001. I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2001 – 2007, and in 2007 I was promoted to Associate Professor.

I have recently graduated with a Masters in Psychology from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and been recently accepted in the Doctoral Program in Experimental Psychology. I intend to graduate either in Fall or Spring 2009/2010. My background research background during my MA program placed an emphasis on research regarding mental health in older adults, however, I am currently interested in acculturation as a predictor of well-being. In the lab, I have been a poster leader and guided two lab discussions on writing a curriculum vitae and choosing a mentor in graduate school. I am currently looking for research assistants for my dissertation which will look at cultural impacts on emotional intelligence. After I graduate I intend to look for a position in academia so I can teach and continue my research endeavors.

I have had many great experiences and opportunities participating in the lab. I have learned how to design study materials, write IRB proposals, administer studies, score an open ended test for emotional awareness, write training materials for various programs, create presentations on life skills, and have held various management positions including Lab Website Coordinator, first author on a poster, project leader, and Assistant Lab Manager.  This semester I am the Lab Manager, continuing a project that is focused on updating a scoring manual for an open ended test of emotional awareness, as well as developing more presentations and workshops.  My future plans include graduating in the spring of 2010 and then going on to get my PhD in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in lifestyle improvement focusing on physical and emotional wellness and how the two are interconnected.

I am now in my ninth semester of Dr. Barchard’s lab. I have been supervising the data entry study for three semesters now and will be continuing supervision on training for a new study that we are starting in October. I presented two posters at WPA and I also presented a poster at APS in San Francsico. I spent most of my summer volunteering as a mentor for the Summer Business Institute.There, I had the pleasure of working with high school students and found my passion. I will be applying to graduate school in the fall and I plan on graduating in the spring of 2010. I have decided on pursuing a masters in couseling and education.

I joined the Interactive Measurement Group during the Spring 2008 semester, and this semester will be my fifth in the lab. I have developed several valuable research and leadership skills as a member. I have been trained in various workshops regarding computer programs and services, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and GoogleDocs. I have proofread and provided feedback on a professional paper regarding Microsoft Excel data entry and a graduate-level project concerning on-line data collection. I have co-authored two conference posters, both for which I was second author. One conference poster has been presented at the 2009 UNLV Undergraduate Research Conference, and the other poster will be submitted for presentation at the 2010 WPA. I have administratively recorded the lab and poster hours of lab members, and I have assisted in the revision of workshops. I have been trained on how to administer the Data Entry Study and have administered it. Additionally, I have lead a project team that aimed to learn about various methods to score data.  During this semester, I plan to present a workshop with another lab member. During the spring of 2010, I endeavor to graduate in the with a degree in Psychology. Upon graduation, I hope to either attain a PhD in Clinical Psychology or pursue law school to earn a JD and become an attorney.

I am currently a junior at UNLV; I am majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology. This is my third semester in the lab and I plan on graduating in Fall of 2012. I am a full time student and I plan on staying in this lab for a couple more semesters. I have received training in various computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Dreamweaver. Last semester I worked with lab members on a new way of scoring the LEAS for blame and now I am the leader of a team that correlates our new blamescoring method with the conflict tactics scale. I have not decided exactly what I want to do when I graduate but law school is a definite possibility.

I am currently a first year student at UNLV, and am double majoring in Pre-professional Biology and Psychology. This will be my first semester in the lab, and I will be working on a poster evaluating the differences in relationship ideals for men and women. Additionally, I will be trained in various workshops such as Microsoft Word and Excel. I intend to graduate in the spring of 2011, and continue on to medical school.

I started working in this lab Winter 2008. I graduated from UNLV in May 2009 with my bachelor’s degree in Psychology. During my short time in the lab I have created a new scoring method for the LEAS, the AllSum-AllinOne, and created a poster that I will be submitting to WPA 2010 in Cancun, Mexico. I completed intensive workshops in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. I will also be administering the data entry study throughout the semester. This semester I am leading a Project team, our main goal is to develop additional scoring methods for the LEAS including the Highest80-AllSum. Once we score data this semester we will evaluate our new method of scoring and create a poster to present at a professional conference.

I am a Jr. majoring in psychology. I plan to attend chiropractic school in Southern California after graduation. I eventually hope to own my own chiropractic practice.

I joined the lab in Summer 2009, and I enjoy the opportunity to learn from everyone and to work with my new research team, currently studying blame and the Conflict Tactics Resolution scale. I am currently a senior at UNLV earning a bachelors degree in psychology. I expect to graduate in 2010. I hope to attend a graduate school and earn an advanced degree. Eventually I want to teach, write, and  publish research.

This is my second semester in the Interactive Measurement Group lab. I am a member of a group project that is rewriting a scoring manual for a scale of emotional awareness.  Additionally, I am working on a poster that will compare hand scoring of an open-ended scale with computerized scoring.  I am currently double majoring in Psychology and English with plans of graduating in spring 2011 with B.A. in both. After graduating I plan on attending graduate school with the goal of becoming an Industrial/Organizational psychologist.

I joined the Interactive Measurement Group during the fall 2009 semester.  I am excited to be a part of such a diverse lab.  This lab offers many beneficial techniques that will assist me in my future academic and career goals.  I am currently a senior at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  I am majoring in psychology and pursuing my minor in sociology.  I have every intention of continuing my academic career in the psychological field.  I will be applying to a Doctoral program in Clinical Psychology in the near future.

This will be my first semester in the lab and I am looking forward to learning about the many aspects of working in research.  I am a senior and plan to graduate in the spring of 2010 with a degree in psychology.  After graduation I plan to acquire a master’s degree in clinical social work from UNLV.

Assistant Lab Manager: Fall 2007- Summer 2008
Lab Manager: Fall 2008- Spring 2009
Poster Supervisor: Fall 2008- Summer 2009

After joining the lab in the spring of 2007, I have been involved in a number of research and leadership roles. I have administered, advertised, formatted, and scored data from the Data Entry Study. I have also trained other members to input the data, how to score data and I supervised the study in summer 2008. I have scored over 2000 responses from an open-ended test of Emotional Awareness. I have trained lab members on how to score an open-ended test of Emotional Awareness. I have presented workshops on lookup tables, creating a website, Google docs, online safety, studying for the GRE’s, and Captivate. I also participate in ongoing lab activities such as data
entry, creating new workshops, and providing feedback on professional presentations and publications. I have created two conference posters (one first-authored) that were presented at the 2008 WPA conference,
and I have three more conference posters that were presented at the 2009 WPA conference. At WPA in 2008, I helped collect data for the Data Entry Study 3 and made a program to score it. Lastsummer I am volunteered in the lab and continued my tasks as poster supervisor. I graduated in May with a major in Psychology and amattending graduate school at Northern Arizona University. Afterwards, I plan to obtain a PhD in clinical psychology.

Assistant Lab Manager:
Poster Supervisor: Spring 2008 & Summer 2008
I joined the lab in the Summer of 2006 and remained til Summer 2008.  During my time in the lab I learned to handscore the LEAS, scored LEAS data, administered the Data Entry Study, trained others to administer the DES, was assistant lab manager for a semester or two, and poster supervisor for my final two semesters in the lab. In addition, I was an author on 10 conference style posters as well as numerous workshops that I presented to the lab members.  Since graduating and leaving the lab I am working on my Masters in Criminal Justice that I will be completed by May of 2010. After that I will be attending another unversity to receive my Ph.d in Psychology.

Assistant Lab Manager: Summer 2008

For the two semesters I spent in the lab I feel that I learned and accomplished a lot. I was trained and administered the Data Entry Study. I also learned how to train and score an open-ended test of Emotional Awareness. I provided Dr. Barchard with plenty of feedback on numerous conference presentations or publications. I completed two posters, one which I am second author and the other I am third, both with be presented at WPA in the Spring of 2009. I have presented two workshops, Curriculum Vitae’s and how to choose a graduate school, program and mentor. I held the position of assistant lab manager for one semester. For that semester I kept track of every lab members lab and poster hours for each week. In spring of 2009 I transferred to University of Texas at Dallas, where I am pursuing a Psychology major and a minor in Speech Pathology. From there I attend to Graduate in the spring of 2010. After undergraduate school I plan on going to graduate school for a Masters in Speech Pathology. Afterwards, I plan on working in a clinic with clients that have suffered from severe brain injuries.

I was a lab member of the Interactive Measurement Group for the summer of 2008. During this time, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of research projects. I entered data for the Data Entry Study. I proofread and provided feedback on two professional papers, a professional poster and summary. I completed various workshops such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, GoogleDocs, Wikis, Publisher, Macromedia Captivate and SPSS. I also attended a variety of Library workshops, which strengthened my Internet research skills. I helped update the GoogleDocs workshop and provided input on the vRoom workshop. I worked with a poster team to create two conference posters, one in which I am second author. We presented these posters at WPA 2009 in Portland, Oregon and APS 2009 in San Francisco, California. I graduated from the University of Arizona in May 2009 with a major in Psychology. Afterwards, I hope to obtain a PhD in clinical psychology.

I finished my first semester of work within the Interactive Measurement Lab. Dr. Barchard's lab is one of three that I worked at during my time at UNLV. In addition, I worked in Dr. Millar's Implicit Association and Mate Selection lab as well as Dr. Allen's Neuropsychology Lab. Within Dr. Barchard's Lab, I had the opportunity to train in various workshops. These included Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Wiki, SPSS, and Macromedia Captivate. In addition to training on these workshops, I updated the workshop on Wiki as well as added new training modules to the existing projects. I completed training in the scoring of the Levels of Emotional Awareness (LEAS) open-ended test, as well as training in the scoring of Dr. Barchard's Data Entry Study. I also administered the Data Entry Study. I was part of a group that is put our finalizing touches on a poster that we presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference in 2009. I graduated in December 2008 with a major in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. After graduation, I applied to a Social Work program where I am working on obtaining a Masters Degree and then continuing on to do counseling.

I was a Senior at UNLV; I graduated with a B.A in Psychology and a minor in Marriage and Family Therapy. My work in the lab included training in various computer programs such as: Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Docs, Photoshop, Wikis and Dreamweaver. I gave feedback on various Manuscripts that were published and completed two research posters. I was an Assistant Manager and my responsibilities included training incoming lab members. Aside from the work I did in this lab, I conducted a study together with a Graduate student. This gave me an opportunity to publish a professional paper by the end of this summer. Moreover, I am currently working at the Achievement Center, a substance abuse and child neglect clinic.

Grettings, my name is David Weintraub. I began working in the Interactive Measurement Group Spring 2006. Since then, I was involved in a wide variety of projects. Many of these projects were meant to prepare me both for applying and attending Graduate School. Of these, I was Lab Manager for Spring and Summer 2008 semesters. Recently, my efforts have been focused on building web pages using PHP and MySQL. I graduate with a bachelors in Psychology Spring 2009. Starting in the Fall, I will be pursuing a doctorate in Experimental Psychology here at UNLV. I will be working with Dr. Snyder at his Auditory Cognition Neuroscience Lab (whom I worked with as an undergraduate in addition to working with Dr. Barchard), where I will be involved with different ERP and psychophysical studies. These studies examine both auditory and visual perception. Particularly, my research will be centered around auditory scene analysis.

I have been involved in various aspects of the lab since joining in Fall 2007. I worked with other lab members to create a presentation on Online Safety. I have also helped to create consistent formatting of all of our workshops, and helped create a workshop. In addition, I have provided feedback on professional publications and presentations. I have co-authored a poster that was presented at WPA in April 2008, and I have finished my second poster of which I am first author, which we presented at WPA in April 2009. I trained other lab members on LEAS scoring, as well as administrated and scored the date entry study. I graduated in Spring 2009 with a major in Psychology. I am going to graduate school to obtain a PhD in Clinical Psychology.

I joined the lab over the summer of 2009.  I aim to graduate in the spring or summer of 2010.  I am a Psychology major with the intention of attending a grad school specializing in Occupational Therapy.

I am a second year clinical graduate student in the doctoral program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. My interests revolve around assessment, measurement, and psychometrics and I hope to design and validate new measures to aid clinicians in the field of Clinical Psychology. I am currently focusing on developing new vignette-oriented measures for assessing emotional intelligence but I am interested in a wide array of measurable constructs. I hope to work as a researcher, teacher, and clinician after I graduate, with a focus on assessment and psychometrics.