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Examples and Ethical Issues

Amanda Fairchild, Ph.D.

Dr. Fairchild joins us from the University of South Carolina Psychology Department, where she is a Professor, Associate Department Chair, and founding Director of the Quantitative Psychology Ph.D. Concentration.

An APS Fellow, Dr. Fairchild has centered her work on assessing and applying statistical techniques, as well as on translating innovative methods for applied researchers to promote best practices. These efforts have encompassed methodological research in statistical mediation and moderation analyses, as well as psychometrics. Most recently, she has been investigating new methods for causal inference. In addition to her primary research in methodology, Dr. Fairchild collaborates routinely with several colleagues on substantive research projects. Her collaborative work covers a variety of domains including health promotion and neurodevelopmental disorders. 

She has directly contributed to over $45M in federally sponsored awards to her university in PI, Co-I, and Mentor roles, and her scientific work has been cited over 13,000 times.

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Mediation & Moderation in Behavioral Obesity Research: Applied Examples