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United States

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PhD Teaching & Research Consultant | Program Evaluation | Research Methods | Grant Writing | SPSS & Survey Design

Profile Summary

Helping researchers, nonprofits, universities, and graduate students design stronger studies, analyze data, and communicate findings with confidence. I am a Ph.D.-trained researcher, Associate Professor at Colorado State University, and Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) with nearly 20 years of experience in higher education, research, and program evaluation. Throughout my career, I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses in research methods, program evaluation, grant writing, statistics, human development, and family science while mentoring honors, master's, and doctoral students through every stage of the research process. I work with researchers, nonprofit organizations, universities, and graduate students to strengthen research quality, improve study design, and produce publication-ready work. Whether you need guidance at the beginning of a project or assistance polishing a manuscript before submission, I provide practical, evidence-based support tailored to your goals. My areas of expertise include: Research design (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods) Program evaluation Survey and questionnaire development Grant writing and proposal development Literature reviews Research methodology consultation SPSS data analysis and interpretation Statistical reporting Academic editing and manuscript preparation APA style formatting Dissertation and thesis consultation Curriculum and instructional design In addition to publishing my own research, I have served as a manuscript reviewer, conference proposal reviewer, thesis advisor, and faculty mentor. I understand the expectations of peer-reviewed journals and funding agencies and enjoy helping clients produce rigorous, well-organized, and impactful work. Whether you are preparing a grant proposal, designing a research study, evaluating a program, analyzing data, or finalizing a manuscript, I look forward to helping you achieve your research goals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Developmental Psychology
• ★ Higher Education
• ★ Curriculum Planning & Development
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Child & Adolescent Psychology
• ☆ Family Psychology
• ☆ Applied Psychology
• ☆ Learning & Memory
• ☆ Educational Psychology
• ☆ Child Development
• ☆ Social Psychology
• ☆ Evaluation Methodology
• ☆ Educational Statistics
• ☆ Adult Education
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ Excel

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Associate Professor

Colorado State University

July 2025 - Present

Assistant Professor

Colorado State University

August 2018 - July 2025

Adjunct Faculty

Baker College

September 2013 - August 2018

Graduate Instructor

Texas Tech University

January 2010 - December 2013

Graduate Instructor

Northern Illinois University

January 2008 - May 2009

Education

PhD (Human Development and Family Studies)

Texas Tech University

August 2009 - December 2017

MS (Applied Family and Child Studies)

Northern Illinois University

August 2007 - May 2009

BA (Psychology)

Michigan State University

August 2002 - December 2006

BS (Human Development and Family Studies)

Michigan State University

August 2002 - December 2006

Certifications

• Certified Family Life Educator

  NCFR

  https://www.ncfr.org/cfle-certification

  April 2019 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Gerst, K., Reifman, A., Niehuis, S., & Weiser, D. (2021). How Do Spouses’ Levels of Ambivalent Sexism Predict Allocations of Household Chores? Probing Why Women Still Perform Most of the Work in the US. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 15(2), 167-182 .