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United States

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Freelance Academic Writer, Editor, & Data Analyst | Proficient in R & SPSS

Profile Summary

I recently graduated with a PhD in Social Psychology from Penn State and have a breadth of experience in project development and management, data analysis, academic writing, leadership, and higher education.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Political Psychology
• ☆ Social Psychology
• ☆ Positive Psychology
• ☆ Identity

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Work Experience

Instructor

Pennsylvania State University Penn State World Campus

January 2025 - May 2025

Instructor

Penn State University

January 2024 - May 2024

Instrucor

Pennsylvania State University Penn State World Campus

August 2023 - December 2023

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Pennsynvania State University

August 2020 - August 2025

Bachelor of Science (Hons.) - Neuroscience

Northern Michigan University - United States

August 2016 - December 2019

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

BOOK CHAPTER

The Intersection of Race, Gender/Sex, and Age in Emotion Perception from Faces and Bodies @inbook{Hedgecoth_2023, title={The Intersection of Race, Gender/Sex, and Age in Emotion Perception from Faces and Bodies}, ISBN={9781009209663}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781009209656.006}, DOI={10.1017/9781009209656.006}, booktitle={Emotion Communication by the Aging Face and Body}, publisher={Cambridge University Press}, author={Hedgecoth, Nicole and Strand, Natalie and Adams, Reginald B.}, year={2023}, month=dec, pages={106–139} } . Emotion Communication by the Aging Face and Body.

Facing a Perceptual Crossroads: Mixed Messages and Shared Meanings in Social Visual Perception @inbook{Strand_2023,_2023, title={Facing a Perceptual Crossroads: Mixed Messages and Shared Meanings in Social Visual Perception}, ISBN={9783031502699}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50269-9_3}, DOI={10.1007/978-3-031-50269-9_3}, booktitle={Modeling Visual Aesthetics, Emotion, and Artistic Style}, publisher={Springer International Publishing}, author={Strand, Natalie and Hedgecoth, Nicole and Adams, Reginald B.}, year={2023}, month=nov, pages={45–58} } . Modeling Visual Aesthetics, Emotion, and Artistic Style.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sex Differences in Anxiety: An Investigation of the Moderating Role of Sex in Performance Monitoring and Attentional Bias to Threat in High Trait Anxious Individuals @article{Strand_2021, title={Sex Differences in Anxiety: An Investigation of the Moderating Role of Sex in Performance Monitoring and Attentional Bias to Threat in High Trait Anxious Individuals}, volume={15}, ISSN={1662-5161}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.627589}, DOI={10.3389/fnhum.2021.627589}, journal={Frontiers in Human Neuroscience}, publisher={Frontiers Media SA}, author={Strand, Natalie and Fang, Lin and Carlson, Joshua M.}, year={2021}, month=may } . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.