My Resume

Owen Callahan

I am passionate about research and exploring the intersections of psychology, environmental science, econometrics, and more. My curiosity drives me to tackle a wide range of unique questions, always seeking to uncover new insights and solutions.

Education

MSc Environmental Psychology, University of Groningen

09/2021 - 02/2023

  • Utilized theories from social, cognitive, and developmental psychology to assess the interplay between humans and the built and natural world

  • Designed and tested interventions in real-world applications

  • Learned advanced multilevel statistical techniques to analyze and understand complex social and behavioral systems

BS Psychology and Statistics Minor, Virginia Polytech Institute and State University

09/2017 - 06/2021

Professional Experience

UX Researcher at Hardt Hyperloop, Groningen, NL

04/2022 - 11/2022

Research lab focused on studying the user perceptions of a simulated hyperloop train, aimed at promoting sustainable transportation usage.

  • Psychometrics: Designed questionnaires, interviewed subjects, and created latent-class models for experimental measures

  • Regression: Designed multivariate multiple regression models

  • Presentations: Presented item structure and regression graphics to company members, and was interviewed by HiveMobility

Student Researcher at the Center for Applied Behavioral Systems, Blacksburg, VA

01/2018 - 05/2021

A center for intervention and community-based research techniques.

  • Teaching: Training undergraduate students in responsible research methods

  • Data Management: Reviewing and preparing data for publication using the Virginia Polytech Data Repository

  • Psychometrics: Designed and tested surveys using Qualtrics and R

  • Collaborative Projects: Conducted research projects with two of the doctoral students in the lab, including writing thorough literature reviews and co-authoring two papers

Private Tutor in Statistics, Self Employed, Groningen, NL

09/2021 - Present

Supported 16 bachelor students and 8 master’s students in exam preparation and refining research methodology.

  • Subject Knowledge: Instructed on topics in bachelor and master level statistics

  • Teaching: Simplified coursework material into understandable lessons

Skills and Expertise

Software

R, Atlas, SPSS, Microsoft Office

Statistics

Set Theory and Logic, Methods of Regression, Item Response Theory, Latent Class Analysis, Hierarchical Modelling, Econometrics, Bayesian Statistics, Time Series Analysis, Contingency Table Analysis

Psychology

Cognitive, Social, Developmental, Clinical, Behavioral, Humanistic, Psychometrics

Environmental Science

Geoscience, Geology, Meteorology, Climate Change, Ecosystems, Sustainable Systems,

Certifications

R Programming (Coursera Specialization)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

04/2023 - 03/2024

  • Building Data Visualization Tools

  • Building R Packages

  • Advanced R Programming

  • The R Programming Environment

Mathematical Biostatistics (Coursera Specialization)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

09/2023 - 11/2023

  • Probability Mass and Density Functions

  • Bayesian Statistics

  • Bootstrapping Algorithms

  • Geometric Means

Professional Presentations, Awards, and Conferences

Professional Presentations

  • Callahan, O., Eick, A., Takemoto-Jennings, R., & Geller, E. S. (2019, February). Gratitude from student to professor: Evaluating the impact of thanking a professor. Poster presented at the Annual North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis, Winston-Salem, NC.

  • Callahan, O., Eick, A., Takemoto-Jennings, R., & Geller, E. S. (2019, March). The impact of showing gratitude in the classroom: Evaluating students’ change in their mood-states. Poster presented at the Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Research Conference, Blacksburg, VA.

Awards

  • Dean’s List

  • Beyond Boundaries Scholar

  • Summa Cum Laude

Conferences

  • UniC Summit. 07/2021 Quebec, Canada

  • COP25 United Nations Climate Change Conference. 12/2019 Madrid, Spain

  • Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Research Conference. 04/2019 Blacksburg, VA, USA

  • North Carolina Applied Behavioral Association. 02/2019 Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Contact Information

Email: owen11callahan@gmail.com