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ABOUT ME

I am a data-driven psychological scientist with expertise in how culture and society shape individuals’ attitudes and behavior, and how this varies by demographics and lived experiences. I have 10+ years of experience in research, project management, survey design and measurement, data analytics, data visualization, quality control, data management, and science communication. My projects are collaborative and employ quantitative and qualitative methods, including analyses in SPSS, R, and Displayr.

WORK EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology

University of California, Riverside

2020

M.A., Psychology

University of California, Riverside

2016

B.A.Psychology (Honors), Spanish

Northwestern College

2013

Research Project Manager

Veris Insights

05/2022 -- Present

Postdoctoral Psychology Research Scientist & Project Manager

Boston University

09/2020 -- 05/2022

Doctoral Student Researcher

University of California, Riverside

09/2014 -- 08/2020

Instructor & Teaching Assistant

University of California, Riverside

06/2015 -- 08/2019

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CONTACT INFORMATION

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

In my academic research, I explored how the cultural context shapes how individuals reason and explain the world around them, and how beliefs and attitudes form and change or remain stable. I took a lifespan perspective in much of this work by examining how both children and adults think. 

 

I employed both quantitative and qualitative methods as well as a variety of research designs and techniques to answer research questions, including: longitudinal and cross-sectional designs, experimental and observational studies, focus groups, semi-structured qualitative interviews, surveys, and cognitive tasks.

Selected Publications

Lesage, K.A., & Richert, R.A. (2021). Can God do the impossible? Anthropomorphism  and children's certainty that God can make impossible things possible. Cognitive Development. (PDF)

Richert, R.A.,* Weisman, K., Lesage, K.A., Ghossainy, M.E., Reyes-Jaquez, B., & Corriveau, K.H.* (2022). Belief, culture, & development: Insights from studying the development of religious beliefs and behaviors.  Advances in Child Development and Behavior. (PDF)

Lesage, K.A., Ghossainy, M.E., Richert, R.A. & Corriveau, K.H. (2023, In-Press). Social learning and religion. In J. Tehrani, J. Kendal & R. Kendal (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution

See a full list of publications here

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