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
Curriculum Vitae
Education
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 - Present
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
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.