UC Davis Department of Psychology

Quant Cafe

Statistical and analytic consultation for members of the UC Davis Psychology community.

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Topics can include
  • 01 Study design
  • 02 Statistical modeling
  • 03 Measurement
  • 04 Interpretation

Purpose / 01

Providing a formal avenue for collaboration.

Quantitative faculty and graduate students are occasionally asked to provide informal analytic support. That work can become substantial without a shared understanding of time, responsibility, or credit.

Quant Cafe provides a clear intake process and provides a formal avenue for continued involvement and collaboration. Additional work requires an explicit agreement about scope, responsibilities, and appropriate credit.

Process / 02

How it works

Requests are reviewed and matched by topic and availability.

  1. 01

    Submit the request form

    State the project stage, the relevant methods, and the specific question. This information is used to identify an appropriate consultant.

    Go to the request form
  2. 02

    Attend an initial consultation

    The first meeting is used to clarify the question, review possible approaches, and determine whether additional work is needed. If a resolution is found after this meeting, fantastic!

  3. 03

    Set terms for further collaboration

    Before a second meeting or further collaboration, participants agree on scope, responsibilities, and formal involvement. This may include collaboration, authorship, acknowledgment, or another arrangement appropriate to the contribution.

People / 03

Consultants

Showing 9 consultants.

Faculty

4 consultants

Jonathan J. Park, PhD

Quantitative Psychology

  • Dynamic network modeling
  • Dynamical systems
  • Computational methods
Availability
Available Fridays from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Pacific Time.
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 2 projects2 of 3 slots available

Mijke Rhemtulla, PhD

Quantitative Psychology

  • Structural equation modeling
Availability
Available Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:30 PM Pacific Time.
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 1 project

Emilio Ferrer, PhD

Quantitative Psychology

  • Longitudinal models
  • Factor analysis
  • Structural equation modeling
Availability
On request
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 3 projects3 of 3 slots available

Siwei Liu, PhD

Human Development and Family Studies

  • Intensive longitudinal methods
  • Multilevel models
  • Structural equation models
Availability
On request
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 3 projects3 of 3 slots available

Graduate students

5 consultants

Maia Southwick

Quantitative & Developmental Psychology

  • Structural equation modeling
  • Survey data
  • Within-person analysis
Availability
Available Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:00 to 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 1 project

Suryadyuti Baral

Quantitative Psychology

  • Longitudinal data analysis
  • EEG/ERP analysis
  • Nonparametric methods
Availability
Available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 1 project

Diana Rivera

Quantitative Psychology

  • Bayesian statistics
  • Zero-inflation models
  • Count data
Availability
Available Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 1 project

Ian McCarthy

Quantitative Psychology

  • Dynamical systems
  • Machine learning
  • Networks
Availability
Available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 1 project

Marwin Carmo

Quantitative Psychology

  • Bayesian statistics
  • Mixed-effects (location scale) models
  • Networks
Availability
Available Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific Time.
Collaboration capacity

Accepting 0 projects0 of 1 slots available

Additional consultant profiles will be added as participation is confirmed.

Request requirements / 04

Information required

  • Your research question and current project stage
  • The study design and data already available or planned
  • Relevant code, output, or model specification
  • The specific statistical decision, error, or obstacle to address

Request / 05

Request a consultation

Requests are intended for members of the UC Davis Psychology community. Share enough detail for us to understand the question and identify a suitable person to meet with.

Submitting a request does not establish an ongoing collaboration. Continued involvement is discussed after the first meeting.

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