Education

1. M.S., Research Psychology The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Advisor: Ralph W. Hood Jr. (2016 - 2019)
2. B.S., The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Major: Psychology, Minor: Religious Studies (2016)

Professional Positions

1. Director, The Ralph W. Hood Jr. Psychology of Religion Lab (2016 - Present)
2. Conference Organizer, APA Division 36 Mid-year Conference on Spirituality and Religion held on April 7-8 in Chattanooga, TN (2016 - 2017)
3. Editor-in-Chief, Modern Psychological Studies (2015 - 2017)

Research Experience

1. Curriculum Developer, Training Course for Faith Development Research in the USA (2017 - Present)
2. Graduate Research Assistant, Religious Measures Project in conjunction with Biola University and Penn State University (2017 - Present)
3. Graduate Research Assistant, The impact of disguise on the recognition of famous faces (2017 - Present)
4. Project Manager, Beyond the Shroud: Discerning Jesus in the Mind?s Eye in conjunction with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2016 - Present)
5. Project Manager, Social Cognition and The MODE Model approach to Right Wing Authoritarianism (2016 - Present)
6. Graduate Research Assistant, Judging Religion in First Impressions (2016 - Present)
7. Graduate Research Assistant, Feeling ?The Bern? Don?t Know Why (2016 - Present)
8. Project Manager, Longitudinal Study of Spiritual Development in conjunction with University of Bielefeld, Germany (2016 - 2017)
9. Project Manager, A discussion of Indigenous?Chinese cultural elements behind the inapplicability of the Religious Orientation Scale in China in conjunction with Fudan University, Shanghai, China (2016 - 2017)
10. Undergraduate Research Assistant, Interreligious Dialogue and Mysticism in a New Religious Movement in conjunction with IHSA Institute of Inner Sciences, USA (2016 - 2017)
11. Undergraduate Research Assistant, Mysticism in Yogic Practices and Consecration Event in conjunction with IHSA Institute of Inner Sciences, USA (2015 - 2017)
12. Undergraduate Research Assistant, Foerder Animal Behavior Lab (2014 - 2016)
13. Undergraduate Research Assistant, The R. W. Hood Jr. Psychology of Religion Lab (2014 - 2016)

Teaching Experience

1. Instructor, Intro to Statistics in Psychology Lab (PSY 2040L) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Instructor: Dr. Kate Rogers (2016 - 2017)
2. Teaching Assistant, Modern Psychological Studies (PSY 3580) The University at Chattanooga. Instructor: Dr. David Ross (2016 - 2017)
3. Teaching Assistant, Social Psychology (PSY 3310) The University at Chattanooga. Instructor: Dr. David Ross (2015 - 2016)
4. Teaching Assistant, Research Methodology (PSY 2020) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Instructor: Dr. Jill Shelton (2015)