Ratings

Excellent
22 January 2008: Dr Smith provided an excellent service in her analysis and presentation of the statistical data. I will be commissioning her on future projects when I take up a new position at the University of York, UK.

Excellent
15 January 2008: We have always had excellent service from Fay. We appreciate the way she challenges and clarifies our expectations, delivering good quality outputs on time, and is happy to respond with additional explanations and insights when needed.

CV

***WHY WORK WITH ME?***

1) I won't make statistics intimidating! The report I produce will be written in plain English. I can tailor the report according to who will read it (e.g. more technical if it's for an academic audience)

2) I am a former university lecturer who once taught statistics ... and still teaches data analysis to psychology undergraduates all over the world (online to distance learning students). This has given me years of experience in explaining tricky statistical concepts.

3) I am fast and reliable. All data analysis is done remotely and then emailed - I can meet tight deadlines.

4) I'm small, friendly and green! I am a sole-trader working from home and therefore my carbon emissions are kept to a minimum (no car, no extra premises to heat, etc). I work electronically - I email the final report to the client. I strive to be an environmentally sound, low carbon business!

***SUMMARY OF SERVICE***

I run a small (sole-trader) business which provides a fast, reliable, data analysis service to individuals and organisations. These services include: Data analysis (e.g. basic descriptive statistics, tables, charts, inferential statistics, statistical tests, psychometric testing); Questionnaire design and testing; Running online questionnaires; Report writing; Writing presentations.

***SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE***

* Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
* Chartered Scientist
* PhD in Psychology
* University lecturer (in research methods) and Research Associate for 12 years
* 10 years’ freelance experience
* Extensive publications (over 50) in peer-reviewed journals, academic reports and book chapters
* Research director and lead researcher on over 30 research projects
* Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Employment History

(Mar 2004 & ongoing)

Statistics and psychology academic tutor

Work remotely - online

I am a consultant on a distance learning psychology degree administered by ICS and validated by the University of East London (with an excellent QAA – quality - rating of 23/24). This involves authoring study guides in statistics, research methods, data analysis and psychology; writing exam papers and marking students’ work; tutoring students over the internet; and checking/editing the work of fellow academics.

(Apr 2000 to Nov 2007)

Lecturer in Research Methods

Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK

I taught research methods, statistics and data analysis across a range of degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. I was also the Director of the Doctorate in Education degree programme.

(Apr 1996 to Mar 2000)

Research Associate

Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK

I have a strong research background, having completed a PhD and then spent 4 years as a Research Associate. My main research interests are in classroom interaction and observational research methods. I have successfully co-directed 2 white-list research projects (ESRC and Nuffield). During my time as an RA I carried out data analysis on many different projects.