Christina Cantu Thompson, M.A.

Christina Cantu Thompson, M.A.

Aspiring People Analyst | Organizational Researcher PhD Student | I-O Psychology

Louisiana Tech University

Biography

With 3+ years assessing individual and employee behavior and organizational research, my areas of interest broadly include data analytics and visualization, psychometrics, and understanding employee preferences and behavior.

I am in the Ph.D. program at Louisiana Tech University in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. My research focuses on Markov analyses, workforce planning, bias in selection systems, utility and adverse impact, and reconciling rater differences in job analysis. I have published articles in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Positive Psychology, and Journal of Business Diversity. Christina is currently a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC), and Association for Psychological Science (APS).

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Interests
  • People & Workforce Analytics
  • Statistics & Psychometrics
  • Organizational & Quantitative Research
Education
  • PhD in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Expected 2023

    Louisiana Tech University

  • MA in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, 2022

    Louisiana Tech University

  • BA in Psychology, 2019

    The University of North Texas

Skills

R

Programming

Analysis & Visualizations

Data

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Employment & Litigation Services Intern
Jun 2021 – Jun 2022 Washington DC/Remote

Responsibilities included:

  • Conducted job analytic techniques including interviews, focus groups, and surveys to identify critical work components for use in assessment development and validation efforts, workforce gap analyses, and position evaluations
  • Facilitated focus group sessions to learn about the client’s business challenges and existing technologies to identify existing problems and inefficiencies
  • Conducted OFCCP audits and provided compliance driven support through selection process reviews to understand and evaluate organizational needs and potential risk areas
  • Conducted content-oriented validation study to evaluate the job-relatedness of assessments and selection instruments
  • Created client facing presentations and reports in PowerPoint and Word
  • Conducted quality control checks, analyzed data in R, Excel, and SPSS
  • Documented technical processes so they may be understood by a nontechnical audience
  • Gathered, synthesized, and acted on information to solve issues using effective critical thinking skills
  • Managed multiple projects and prioritized competing tasks to meet tight deadlines
  • Worked effectively in a virtual environment as a member of a team and with significant autonomy, self-discipline, and organization skills
 
 
 
 
 
Consultant
Sep 2019 – Jan 2022 Louisiana

Responsibilities included:

  • Developed and administered a climate survey; conducted focus groups/interviews; analyzed quantitative data to find climate trends, created a codebook for best practices in analyzing qualitative data
  • Facilitated discussions to learn about the client’s business challenges and technologies to identify existing problems and inefficiencies
  • Outlined the scope of work and identified and mapped out schedules, milestones, and required resources to meet the project objectives
  • Determined and communicated the work product or results that would be delivered to the client upon project completion
  • Reviewed internal client company data and collected data using various methods such as interviewing company personnel or administering surveys
  • Performed qualitative and quantitative analyses (e.g., focus groups, interviews) to drive proposed solutions, managed large data sets, analyzed data using R and interpreted results to answer relevant research questions and inform business strategy
  • Consolidated the findings from the analyses and presented recommendations to the client; provided feedback to company stakeholders, prepared technical reports and visualizations to present findings to client
 
 
 
 
 
Instructor of Record
Louisiana Tech University
Jun 2020 – Mar 2022 Lousiana

Classes taught in person and online:

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Statistics for the Social Sciences
 
 
 
 
 
Research Assistant & Study Coordinator
Louisiana Tech University
Sep 2019 – May 2022 Louisiana

Responsibilities included:

  • Led the development of the research design, including developing hypotheses, identifying constructs, designing data analysis plans, and addressing technical issues, of research related to adverse impact, diversity & inclusion, and psychometrics
  • Developed and managed project plans, created timelines for project milestones, handled multiple projects and tasks while achieving project goals
  • Hired and supervised undergraduate research assistants, developed onboarding and training tools to bring new assistants current on active projects
  • Prepared and administered research tools including surveys and assessments using Qualtrics and Survey Monkey
  • Performed and interpreted quantitative and qualitative statistical data analyses using software including SPSS, Excel, and R
  • Prepared IRB applications, research reports, research submissions, and manuscripts
 
 
 
 
 
Research Assistant
Workplace e-Behavior Lab - UTA
May 2018 – May 2019 Texas

Responsibilities included:

  • Worked with multiple research teams to develop studies related to cyber vetting, cyber loafing, social media influencers, and influencer emergence
  • Conducted literature reviews and created annotated bibliographies
  • Coded social media profiles, rating on multiple constructs of interest, and entered the data into Excel and SPSS
  • Participated in sessions to reconcile rating differences and reviewed large data sets for errors
  • Designed poster presentation using PowerPoint for presentation at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference in Washington D.C.
 
 
 
 
 
Research Assistant & Study Coordinator
Study of TRaumatic Experiences, Signs, and Symptoms Lab - UNT
Apr 2018 – May 2019 Texas

Responsibilities included:

  • Coordinated and conducted research related to PTSD, positive memories, and trauma related events
  • Coded and entered archival data and into Excel and SPSS, managing large datasets
  • Rated qualitative data and participated in sessions to reconcile rater differences
  • Performed and interpreted quantitative and qualitative statistical data analyses using including SPSS
  • Presented the finding at the University’s Scholar’s Day conference in April 2019
 
 
 
 
 
Research Coordinator & Data Specialist
Adult Development & Aging Lab - UNT
Apr 2017 – May 2019 Texas

Responsibilities included:

  • Led the development of multiple research studies related to emotional labor, compassion fatigue, and generational differences, including the study design, sampling plan, and data analysis plan
  • Interviewed and evaluated research assistants and coordinated personnel decisions with lab director
  • Hired and supervised 25 undergraduate research assistants and mentored 8 research assistants in research methods, data collection, data management, writing manuscripts, and running statistical analyses
  • Led multiple project teams to facilitate research studies, process and enter data using Excel and SPSS, and compile research results and reports
  • Prepared and administered research tools including surveys and assessments using Qualtrics
  • Performed and interpreted quantitative and qualitative statistical data analyses using software including SPSS and R
  • Presented multiple posters and papers at national and local conferences, receiving multiple research awards and scholarships

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