Rheanna Ganapathy

www.linkedin.com/in/rheanna-ganapathy

Research Experience

NYU Langone School of Medicine - R01 Study on Food Ads & Adolescent Health

  • April 2023 — Present

  • Analyze experimental data with regression, factor analysis, and SEM to investigate impact of influencer race on teen health

New York University — Social Perception, Action & Motivation Lab

  • May 2021 - Present

  • Led a team of 18 in data collection and analysis of 8,500+ social media images coded by over 5,000 participants on Qualtrics

  • Presented research to educators, lab members, and social psychologists at meetings, events, and international conference

  • Remodeled a coding guide to evaluate language used in news articles that discuss gender disparities in leadership

UX Research Freelance Consultant - Morgan Hill Open Studios

  • April 2023 — May 2023

  • Conduct interviews, evaluate user journeys, and create wireframes to support a Bay Area town’s local art studios event

Fordham University – Critical Health + Social Ecology Lab

  • September 2021 – May 2022

  • Collaborated as second author in a manuscript on food gentrification to be submitted to academic journals

NYU Langone School of Medicine – Brain, Obesity & Diabetes Lab

  • September 2021 – February 2022

  • Conducted cognitive testing of cognitive functioning via a diverse set of methods and batteries

  • Spearheaded a scoring program on Excel to automatically generate scaled and standardized scores for cognitive tests

Santa Clara University – Economics Department

  • February 2016 – June 2017

  • Developed interactive choropleth maps of poverty indicators in R to support local nonprofits in distribution of resources

Education

New York University, MA in Psychology

  • August 2021 – May 2023

  • New York, NY

  • GPA: 4.0

  • 1st place at NYU MA Psychology Poster Conference

  • Recipient of MA Research Award, MA Conference Award, and Master Mentorship Model Award

  • Relevant coursework: Fundamentals of User Experience, Structural Equation Modeling, Psychometrics, Regression & Multivariate Statistics, Attitudes & Evaluation (PhD), Group Inequality & Conflict (PhD), Prejudice & Stereotyping (PhD)

Santa Clara University, BS in Economics & BS in Psychology

  • September 2013 – June 2017

  • Santa Clara, CA

  • GPA: 3.8

  • Magna cum laude, University Honors Program, Dean’s List (top 10% of class), Psi Chi Psych Honors Society

Skills

  • Statistics: Regression, ANOVA, Factor Analysis, Principal Components Analysis, Psychometrics, Structural Equation Modeling

  • Programming Languages: R, Python

  • Research: Qualitative & Quantitative, Survey Design (Qualtrics), Usability Testing, Ideation Workshops, Benchmarking, Interviewing, Cognitive Testing, Data Collection, Academic Writing, CITI Certified, Experienced with IRB

Additional Work Experience

New York University Department of Psychology - Personality Teacher’s Assistant

  • January 2022 – May 2022

  • New York, NY

  • Prepared weekly slide decks to review and apply lecture material in recitation sessions with 30 students per class

  • Supported students during weekly office hours, ran midterm review sessions, and constructed midterm and final exams

Marsh USA, Inc. - Vice President, Cargo Insurance Broker & Advisor

  • July 2017 – August 2021

  • San Francisco, CA & New York, NY

  • Yielded over $2.5M in annual premium as lead cargo insurance broker for over 120 Fortune 500 global clients

  • Pitched proposals, exhibits, and spreadsheets to assess supply chain risk and discuss insurance programs with clients

  • North American Marine Education Leader: generated monthly educational events, launched Strength in Diversity Series

  • Co-Chair of San Francisco Women’s Group, member of Colleague Council, leader in office fundraising for charity campaign

Santa Clara University Department of Economics - Econometrics & R Teacher’s Assistant

  • January 2017 – June 2017

  • Santa Clara, CA

  • Facilitated teaching R programming and econometrics to students during labs and weekly office hours

Select Academic Projects

Can IRI Empathy Profiles Predict Hypothetical Donation Levels?

  • January 2022 – May 2022

  • Conducted a psychometric profile analysis using Principal Components Analysis to predict donations in a public goods game

Predictors of Prosocial Behavior and the role of Avoided Negative Affect

  • September 2016 – June 2017

  • Led, organized, and executed an experimental study on predictors of donations of time and money, analyzed with regression

Catalan & Castellano within a Family of Internal Immigrants in Barcelona

  • August 2015 – December 2015

  • Conducted and thematically analyzed interviews in Spanish of a Catalan family on social differences in languages in Barcelona

Changing Education for ESL T-Kindergarten & Kindergarten Students

  • March 2017 – June 2017

  • Synthesized results from interviews of Kindergarten & TK teachers on effects of a new education program on ESL students