Moira Johnson 418 Fairoaks Circle, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (404) 599-2040 | moirajohnson1@gmail.com Summary Enthusiastic sociologist with 5+ years of social science research experience interested in conducting rigorous research aimed at improving population health EDUCATION Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (expected) 2019 (expected) 2016 Dissertation: Predictors and Health Consequences of Non-Cognitive Resources in Young Adulthood” “The Committee: Kathie Harris (chair), Y. Claire Yang, Robert Hummer, Ted Mouw, and Glen Elder M.A., Sociology, University of Carolina at Chapel Hill 2016 2013 Thesis: Control Level and Change as Predictors of Inflammatory Dysregulation” “Personal Committee: Mike Shanahan (chair), Kathie Harris, Guang Guo, and Lilly Shanahn B.A., Honors Sociology with a minor in Canadian Studies, McGill University (First Class Honors) 2013 Thesis: Supports and Health Status of Greek Adults in Montreal: A Neighborhood Comparative Study” “Social International Baccalaureate Diploma 2009 HONORS & AWARDS NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 3 year $34,000 annual stipend plus tuition benefits 2014-2017 Population Association of America Poster Presentation Award 2016 Carolina Population Center, Predoctoral Traineeship 2014-Present Distinction on Sociology of Health/Illness & Sociology of Life Course Comprehensive Exams 2016 Robert E. Rabinovitch Scholarship in Canadian Studies, $3,000 academic award 2012-2013 RESEARCH TRAINING & SKILLS 2011 management reviews methodology and design IRB Research Skills: Project Literature Research Navigating management (Excel) analyses (including SEM and measurement) software Data Statistical Statistical (advanced Stata & Mplus, basic SAS) data analysis (MAXQDA, Atlas.ti) oral and poster Qualitative Visual presentations (PowerPoint) with a large range of nationally representative datasets (Add Health, Familiarity MIDUS, ACL, HRS/ADAMS, WLS) of sampling weights logistic and multinomial multi-level Use Linear, modeling for social research and multi-level modeling for survey data Prior Coursework: Statistics Longitudinal analysis methods determinants of health equation models Demographic Social Genetic epidemiology course sociology Life RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Moira Johnson 418 Fairoaks Circle, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (404) 599-2040 | moirajohnson1@gmail.com Summary Enthusiastic sociologist with 5+ years of social science research experience interested in conducting rigorous research aimed at improving population health EDUCATION Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (expected) 2019 (expected) 2016 Dissertation: “The Predictors and Health Consequences of Non-Cognitive Resources in Young Adulthood” Committee: Kathie Harris (chair), Y. Claire Yang, Robert Hummer, Ted Mouw, and Glen Elder M.A., Sociology, University of Carolina at Chapel Hill 2016 2013 Thesis: “Personal Control Level and Change as Predictors of Inflammatory Dysregulation” Committee: Mike Shanahan (chair), Kathie Harris, Guang Guo, and Lilly Shanahn B.A., Honors Sociology with a minor in Canadian Studies, McGill University (First Class Honors) 2013 Thesis: “Social Supports and Health Status of Greek Adults in Montreal: A Neighborhood Comparative Study” International Baccalaureate Diploma 2009 HONORS & AWARDS NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 3 year $34,000 annual stipend plus tuition benefits 2014-2017 Population Association of America Poster Presentation Award 2016 Carolina Population Center, Predoctoral Traineeship 2014-Present Distinction on Sociology of Health/Illness & Sociology of Life Course Comprehensive Exams 2016 Robert E. Rabinovitch Scholarship in Canadian Studies, $3,000 academic award 2012-2013 RESEARCH TRAINING & SKILLS 2011 Research Skills: Project management Literature reviews Research methodology and design Navigating IRB Data management (Excel) Statistical analyses (including SEM and measurement) Statistical software (advanced Stata & Mplus, basic SAS) Qualitative data analysis (MAXQDA, Atlas.ti) Visual oral and poster presentations (PowerPoint) Familiarity with a large range of nationally representative datasets (Add Health, MIDUS, ACL, HRS/ADAMS, WLS) Use of sampling weights Linear, logistic and multinomial multi-level modeling Prior Coursework: Statistics for social research Longitudinal and multi-level modeling for survey data analysis Demographic methods Social determinants of health equation models Genetic epidemiology Life course sociology RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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