Biography
Dr. Jason Beckstead is an experimental psychologist with
expertise in quantitative methods, measurement, and study design. He received
his PhD from the State University of New York at Albany in 1990 and completed a
post-doctoral research position at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1993
where he specialized in the development and application of experimental design
and quantitative methods to social and behavioral research involving lighting. From
January 1998 until May of 2017 he was an associate professor at the University
of South Florida College of Nursing where he taught doctoral-level courses in
statistics and quantitative methods. He is now an associate professor at the
University of South Florida College of Public Health.
Quantitative Expertise:
Advanced Programming (data manipulation and analysis)
in SPSS
ANOVA and Linear Regression
Logistic Regression
Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Multi-level Modeling using HLM and SPSS
Structural Equation Modeling using LISREL
Cluster Analysis
Multidimensional Scaling
Psychometrics and Measurement Theory
Information Theory
Research Interests and Expertise:
Judgment and Decision Making
Sequential Effects in Judgment and Learning Tasks
Subjective Probability
Perception of Randomness
Disseminating quantitative methods throughout
various research fields.
He is also statistical editor for the top-ranked
journal, International Journal of Nursing
Studies.