RIPL Staff
Laboratory Director
David P. MacKinnon, Ph.D. - Dave is a professor in the Psychology Department at Arizona State University. His current research interests are in statistical methods, particularly as applied in health promotion and disease prevention research. He also conducts research on the role of social influence and cognitive factors in health behavior. He can be reached via email at: david.mackinnon@asu.edu
Research Assistants
Amanda Fairchild - Amanda is a 2nd year graduate student in quantitative psychology working on the mediation grant. She is interested in exploring mediation and moderation in single datasets. Amanda is currently looking at effect size measures appropriate for mediation models. She can be reached at Amanda.Fairchild@asu.edu
Matt Fritz - Matt is a fourth year student in quantitative psychology. His RIPL involvement has included the ATLAS2, PHLAME, and MEDIATION grants. He may be reached at matt.fritz@asu.edu
Chondra Lockwood - Chondra Lockwood is a graduate student in Social Psychology. Her RIPL involvement is with the mediation grant, including investigations of the power to detect mediated effects, comparison of methods to detect mediation, and the effects of nonnormality on mediation tests. She also works on the ATLAS 2 grant analyzing data from the ATLAS (Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids) Program in Oregon. Other research interests include the application of evolutionary theory to modern social behaviors. She can be reached via email at: lockwood@asu.edu
Ehri Ryu - Ehri Ryu is a second year graduate student in Quantitative Psychology. Her RIPL
involvement is with Mediation project, exploring the proportion mediated as an
effect size measure of mediation.
She can be reached via email at: ehri.ryu@asu.edu
Aaron Taylor - Aaron Taylor is a third year graduate student in Quantitative Psychology. His RIPL involvement is with the SATURN (Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification) project analyzing data from the SATURN Program from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. He can be reached via email at: aaron.taylor@asu.edu
Krista Wilke - Krista Wilke is a third year graduate student in Social Psychology. Her RIPL involvement is with the ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise and Nutrition Altervatives) project analyzing data from female middle school and high school students with Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. She can be reached via email at: krista.wilke@asu.edu
Myeongsun Yoon - Myeongsun Yoon is a second year graduate student in Quantitative Psychology. Her RIPL involvement is with the SATURN (Student Athlete Testing Using Random Notification) project analyzing data from drug testing in high schools with Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. She can be reached via email at: myeongsun.yoon@asu.edu
Classified Staff
Ellen Laing - Ellen.Laing@asu.edu - Ellen Laing is the RIPL business manager, and joined the lab in August 2002. She has over 14 years experience working for ASU in sponsored research, payroll, and academic department administration and accounting.
