Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D. Work in Social Psychology — New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 2011 - 2022 (ABD, DNF)

  • Dissertation: Theory of Reasoned Self-Control
  • Advisor: David Trafimow, Ph.D.
  • Minor: Applied Statistics

MS in Experimental Psychology — Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 2008 - 2011

  • Thesis: Culture and Regulation: Examining Collectivism and Individualism as Predictors of Self-Control
  • Advisor: Michael Nielsen, Ph.D.

BS in Psychology — Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 2003 - 2007

  • Minor: Religious Studies

Employment History

Data Analyst — Orleans Parish District Attorney; New Orleans, LA September 2021 - March 2026

Senior Research Analyst — Institutional Research, Effectiveness, Assessment, and Planning; Northwest Florida State College; Niceville, FL January 2021 - August 2021

Research Analyst — Institutional Effectiveness; Missouri Southern State University; Joplin, MO November 2016 - June 2020

Graduate Assistant — English Department; New Mexico State University; Las Cruces, NM June 2014 - October 2015

Social Psychology Instructor — Psychology Department; New Mexico State University; Las Cruces, NM January 2014 - July 2014

Graduate Assistant — Psychology Department; New Mexico State University; Las Cruces, NM January 2012 - December 2014

Social Services Case Manager — Chatham County Department of Family and Children Services; Savannah, GA May 2010 - September 2010

Graduate Assistant — Psychology Department; Georgia Southern University; Statesboro, GA January 2009 - May 2010

Research Publications

Journal Articles

Mack, T. D., Hackney, A. A., & Pyle, M. B. (2011). The relationship between psychopathic traits and attachment behavior in a non-clinical population. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 584-588. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.05.019

Conference Proceedings

Fraser, K., Pyle, M. B., & Cullers, A. (2018). Comparison of wellness in undergraduate health and non-health majors. Annual Meeting of ACSM - Central States, Kansas City, Missouri.

Sholl, J., Pyle, M. B., & Cullers, A. (2018). Body mass index and the likelihood of embarrassment when exercising with others. Annual Meeting of ACSM - Central States, Kansas City, Missouri.

Briley, K., Naufel, K., & Pyle, M. B. (2010). Outsiders in academia: Sex-stereotyping of women professors in “female appropriate” contexts. Conference for SPSP, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pyle, M. B. (2009). Trait self-control as a result of religious cultural values. Georgia Southern University Graduate Research Symposium, Statesboro, Georgia.

Thesis

Pyle, M. B. (2011). Culture and Regulation: Examining Collectivism and Individualism as Predictors of Self-Control [Master’s thesis]. Link

Skills

Advanced: R, SQL, SPSS, Microsoft Office Suite, Survey Software (Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, SignUp Genius, Microsoft Forms, Google Forms), Microsoft Windows, Linux (Ubuntu), Raspberry Pi, Generative AI (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, ChatGPT)

Intermediate: DataBricks, SAS, NVivo, EPrime, PowerBI, LaTeX, Quarto, Microcontrollers (esp32, Pico, Arduino), Home Assistant, Python, Micropython

Beginner: Bayesian Statistics

Statistics: Descriptive Statistics, Simple & Multiple Linear Regression, Polynomial Regression, Logistic Regression, ANOVA, MANOVA, ANCOVA, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Principal Components Analysis, Chi-Square, Survival Analysis, Qualitative Analysis

Teaching Experience

Instructor

  • Social Psychology, New Mexico State University – Two semesters

Co-Instructor

  • Research Methods II, New Mexico State University – Two Semesters
  • Senior Research, Georgia Southern University – Two Semesters

Teaching Assistant

  • Sexual Behavior, New Mexico State University – One Semester
  • General Psychology, New Mexico State University – Two Semesters
  • Emotion, New Mexico State University – One Semester
  • Personality Psychology, New Mexico State University – One Semester
  • Peer Mentoring Center Advisor, Georgia Southern University – Two Semesters
  • Careers in Psychology, Georgia Southern University – Two Semesters
  • Social Psychology, Georgia Southern University – One Semester
  • General Psychology, Florida State University – One Semester

Invited Lectures

Awards and Certifications

Georgelle Thomas Scholarship – 2010 Georgia Southern University. Awarded annually for outstanding graduate studies.

Student Government Association Travel Grant – 2009 Georgia Southern University.

College of Graduate Studies Research Grant – 2008 Georgia Southern University.

Dean’s List – Spring 2007, Fall 2006 Florida State University.

Social and Behavior Research (2020-2023) Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative. Certificate

Committees and Service

  • Data Sharing Program User Group, Presider – New Orleans, LA (2024 - Present)
  • Hollygrove Neighbors Association, Board Member – New Orleans, LA (2023 - Present)
  • Governmental Data Sharing Group, Facilitator – New Orleans, LA (2023 - 2024)
  • Student Affairs Assessment Committee – Missouri Southern State University (2016 - 2020)
  • General Education Committee – Missouri Southern State University (2016 - 2020)

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Personality and Social Psychology (January 2007 - 2025)
  • Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (April 2019 - April 2020)

References

Professional

Mithun Kamath Of Counsel Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman, & Sarver, L.L.C. 504-589-9734 [email protected]

Andre Gaudin Assistant District Attorney Orleans Parish District Attorney 504-669-2125 [email protected]

Dr. David Trafimow Professor of Psychology New Mexico State University 575-646-4023 [email protected]

Dr. Megan Bever Professor of History Missouri Southern State University 417-625-3026 [email protected]

Past Interns

J’Lyn Wilson PhD Candidate, Clark University - Worcester, MA OPDA Data Intern, 2025 Tulane BS, ’24; Tulane MS, ’25, Clark PhD, ’28 504-500-2543 [email protected]

Sara Basili Researcher, DelRicht Research - Metairie, LA OPDA Data Intern, 2023-2024 Sapienza Universita di Roma BS, ’21; UNO MS, ’23, UWF MS, ’24 985-778-5482 [email protected]

Oona DiMatteo AI Trainer, Data Annotation, Outlier AI - Boston, MA OPDA Data Intern, 2022 Tulane BSPH, ’23; Tulane MPH, ’25 908-627-0162 [email protected]