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Statistical Consultant, Data Analyst, Researcher, Editor and Book Reviewer Book Reviews Rodlin, V., Book Reviewer (2005). Foundations of Univariate Behavioral Statistics. Guilford Press, New York, NY. Purpose of Review: To guide the author in the development of the manuscript and to help Guilford Press determine if the manuscript is ready for publication. Book Description: Aimed at providing readers with an introduction to univariate statistics, the book emphasizes how different statistical methods are related to one another using general linear model concepts. It also emphasizes effect sizes and confidence intervals. The book includes stories and examples as well as concrete hypothetical data sets to confirm and further explore statistical dynamics. Rodlin, V., Book Reviewer (2002). Intermediate Applied Statistics. Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA. Purpose of Review: To determine whether or not the publisher should offer a contract for this proposal. Book Description: A prospectus, outline, and first draft of three sample chapters ("Reading Equations as Sentences", "Three Variable Research Situations", and "Factor Analysis"). The book is aimed at the second-level statistics course in which readers need to understand multiple-predictor problems, including such topics as effect size, significance testing, handling errors from sampling or missing data, Pearson's r, bivariate and multiple regression, ANCOVA, MANOVA, discriminate function analysis, and factor analysis. Dissertation / Thesis Consultation and Data Analysis Thesis UCI and CSUF (2005). Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies and Performance Anxiety in Musicians. University of California, Irvine and California State University, Fullerton. March 2005. Thesis CSUF (2005). The Relationship Between Spirituality, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol Abuse Among College Students. California State University, Fullerton. January 2005. Dissertation CSU (2004). Impacts of Telecommunications Growth on Business & Trade Practices in China with Special Reference to State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Charles Sturt University, Australia. December 2004. Thesis CSUF (2004). Depressive Symptoms in Armenian Immigrant Elders: A Study of Risk Factors. California State University, Fullerton. September 2004. Thesis CSUF (2004). Accomodation in Close Relationships as a Function of Locus of Control and Other Individual Level Variables. California State University, Fullerton. May 2004. Thesis CSUF (2004). The Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Group Therapy for Adults with an Acquired Brain Injury. California State University, Fullerton. April 2004. Thesis CSUF (2003). A Preliminary Evaluation of a Traditional Versus Online Psychoeducative Treatment Program for Schizophrenic and Schizoaffective Diagnosed Patients. California State University, Fullerton. November 2003. Thesis USB and CSUF (2002). Culture and Autobiographical Memory. University of Santa Barbara and California State University, Fullerton. November 2002. Dissertation USC (2002). Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies and Performance Anxiety in Musicians. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, October 2002. Dissertation CSPP (2002). Analogs and Anagrams in the Neurophysiology of Brain Injury. California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, June 2002. Dissertation CSPP (2000). Neurodegeneration and Neurogenesis in Head Trauma. California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, September 2000. Books, Manuscripts, Presentations, and Symposia Rodlin, V. (2006). Acknowledged by Guilford Publications and author Bruce Thompson for manuscript review of Foundations of Behavioral Statistics - An Insight-Based Approach. Noted on book cover, preface, and the Guilford Publication press release. To purchase this book, visit Amazon (amazon.com). Rodlin, V. (2001). Successful Aging, Cognitive Reserve, and the Effects of Neural Compensation. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, California, April 2002. Rodlin, V. (2001). Sensitivity and Specificity of Neuropsychological Assessment in Differentiating Cognitive Functioning in Alzheimer's Disease, Depressive Pseudodementia, and Normal Aging. California State University, Fullerton. Rodlin, V., & Pfeffer, R. I. (2000). Psychometric Discrimination of Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Impairment in Depression: A Classification of Older Adults with Incipient Alzheimer's, Pseudodementia, and "Normal" Aging. 109th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, 2001. Rodlin, V. (2000). Structural Equation Models of Cognitive Change in Evolving Alzheimer's Disease. 81st Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Maui, Hawaii, May 2001. Rodlin, V., Dailey, K. D., Ramsden, S., & Bojorquez, J. C. (2000). What Wisdom is found in Reliance on the GRE as a Measure of Success? Symposium presentation, entitled GRE, Gender, and Historical Trends: Results from an Evaluation of a Master of Arts Program in Experimental Psychology, at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Maui, Hawaii, May, 2001. Ramsden, S., Kim, T. E., Rodlin, V., & Drake, P. J. (2000). Through the Decades: An Evaluation of a Master of Arts Program in Experimental Psychology. Symposium presentation, entitled GRE, Gender, and Historical Trends: Results from an Evaluation of a Master of Arts Program in Experimental Psychology, at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Maui, Hawaii, May, 2001. Rodlin, V. (2000). How to Get Started in Assessment on a Shoestring-Developing Methods and Resources. Symposium presentation participant in Outcome Assessment: From Chaos to Clarity at the Fifth Annual Assessment Conference, Fullerton, California, March 2001. Rodlin, V. (1999). Flashbulb Memory: A Reevaluation of the Princess Diana Tragedy. 80th Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon, April, 2000. Ramos, M. C., & Rodlin, V. (1999). Stability of the Family Environment Scale: Preschool to Adolescence. Invited presentation, The Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA. Rodlin, V. (1998). Flashbulb Memory: The Effect of Affect. 79th Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA, April, 1999. Eaton, L. G., Reisch, L., Tinsley, B. J., & Rodlin, V. Health locus of control: A meta-analytic review. Manuscript being prepared for submission. Rodlin, V. (1983). Primordial Images of Tahiti: A Cultural Perspective (South Seas Memories). Smouse-Abbott South Seas Enterprises (SASSE). Scholarly Honors and Awards American Psychological Association Science Directorate Award, 2001 Ed Stearns Exemplary Statistics & Research Design Award, 2001 Western Psychological Association Multivariate Statistics Award, 2001 American Psychological Association National Science Foundation Honorarium, 2000 Western Psychological Association Research Scholarship Award, 2000 California State University, Fullerton ASI Research Award, 2000 California State University, Fullerton DAC Research Award, 2000 California State University, Fullerton Conference Award, 1999 American Psychological Society Research Competition Award, 1998 Humanities & Social Sciences Life Achievement Award, 1998 Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Award, 1998 Amy Stump Behavioral Science Award for Distinguished Scholarship, 1995 Honor Societies Alpha Iota Delta National Decision Sciences Honor Society Sigma Chapter of Graduate Women in Science Golden Key National Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Psi Chi National Honor Society Psi Beta National Honor Society Professional Affiliations Sigma Delta Epsilon / Graduate Women in Science American Psychological Association Division 40 APA Clinical Neuropsychology American Psychological Society Western Psychological Association