Marta Edmonds has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from California State University, Northridge and an Associate's degree from Las Positas College. She has conducted research and presented posters on various topics at both schools. Her research experience includes data entry, coding, survey administration, and statistical analysis. She is proficient in research software programs. Edmonds has worked as a research assistant entering and analyzing data. Additionally, she has work experience in behavioral assessment and health care at an animal shelter. Her skills include languages, software programs, and research methods. She has been involved in honors societies and volunteer activities.

1. Marta Edmonds
26308 Whispering Leaves Drive • Newhall, CA 91321 • (661) 312-8847 • marta.c.edmonds@gmail.com
DEGREES & CERTIFICATIONS
Psychology – Bachelors (May, 2015)
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Psychology – A.A. (December, 2004)
Las Positas College (LPC)
Certifications
Protecting Human Research Participants (October 10, 2014) – National Institutes of Health
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Local Presentations
Atashbarghi, S., Edmonds, M., Maccabee, M., & Madrigal, I. (2015, February 25). What would Jesus do?
Presentation given at California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA.
Alam, S., Edmonds, M., Martinez, S., & Toerner, K. (2015, April 1). Regret on Action vs. Inaction.
Presentation given at California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA.
Eckmann, S. Edmonds, M, Hernandez, A., Reyes, D., & Slaten, K. (2013, May). College student health
centers and students response. Presentation given at College of the Canyons, Canyon Country
Campus, Santa Clarita, CA.
Poster Presentations
Kelly, K., Edmonds, M., Alam, S., Mariano, D. (May, 2015). Subliminal sabotage: How influenced are
we by subliminal priming? Poster presentation for Applied Social Psychology Capstone at
California State University, Northridge.
Edmonds, M. (April, 2015). Extroversion’s exuberance and introversion’s maybe on Likert scale usage.
Poster presentation for Psychology Honors Program End of Year Forum at California State
University, Northridge.
Ramos, M., Fessinger, M., Edmonds, M. (December, 2014). Evaluating textual factors influencing
student memory. Poster presentation for Psi Chi Research Competition (won Third Place) at
California State University, Northridge.
Edmonds, M. (May, 2013). Love of learning. Poster presented at the biannual Positive Psychology course
poster presentation session at College of the Canyons, Livermore, CA.
ResearchAssistant (Spring, 2015)
Adolescent and Adult Adjustment Lab, Psychology Department, CSUN, Northridge, CA
 Entered and verified data in Excel, SPSS, and Qualtrics files for multiple research projects
 Coded data in Excel, SPSS, and Qualtrics files for multiple research projects
 Administered paper and pencil survey to university students
 Created and edited SPSS syntax files for multiple projects
 Created codebooks for quantitative data for multiple projects
 Used SONA on several projects to conduct research and grant credits
 Developed statistics tables for research reports
 Created, edited, and collected data in Qualtrics for several studies.
 Verified statistical analyses on several projects
 Ran statistical analyses on several projects in SPSS

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WORK EXPERIENCE
Psychology Student (2014 to present)
California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA
 Conducted a research interview (Fall 2014) for Dr. Luciana Lagana’s CSUN Behavioral Medicine
Laboratory which focused on medical, psychosocial, and sexual needs of high-functioning older
women from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Included such measures as the CAPS measurement
for PTSD.
 Conducted research (Fall 2014) that focused on focused on the interactions within the classroom
in terms of how professor gender influenced the likelihood of a student’s willingness to take a
course with that professor, and how student gender may affect their ratings of a professor.
 Conducted research (Fall 2014) on computer text vs. paper text relates to the likelihood of
remembering the material read.
 Conducted paper and pencil survey, entered and verified data, and ran statistics in SPSS.
 Conducted research (Spring 2015) on cognitive dissonance associated with catholic political views
and beliefs on the teachings of Jesus.
 Conducted research (Spring 2015) on active food choices, inactive food choices, and regret.
 Conducted pilot research (Spring, 2015) on the differing use of Likert scales between introverts
and extroverts.
 Conducting follow-up research (currently) on the differing use of Likert scales between introverts
and extroverts. We are currently in the data collection stage.
 Conducted research (Spring, 2015) on priming of environmentalism.
 Conducted statistical analyses, both by hand and using SPSS (e.g., reliabilities, t-tests, ANOVAs,
ANCOVAs, MANOVAs, MANCOVAs, correlations, regressions, canonical correlations, factor
analysis)
 Conducted literature review for multiple research projects
 Behavior Analysis coursework
Psychology Student (2014 to present)
College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
 Conducted research by asking students to fill out a survey about the health center, their knowledge
of it, their knowledge of resources provided, and how likely they were to use it.
 Conducted literature review for health survey.
Adoption Lead (2007 to 2013)
Berkeley Humane Society, Berkeley, CA
 Behavioral analyses; created behavior plans for problematic behaviors in feline shelter residents
 Health assessments; determined potential health issues in feline population; familiar with common
zoonotic illness
 Blood draws for FIV/FeLV testing and administration of vaccinations
 Shaping human expectations of pet-ownership
 Shaping feline behaviors to be viewed as more appropriate in terms of human-feline interaction
 Created theories and ideas
 Identified the needs of and resources for pet owners
 Maintained sensitivity, the ability to listen, and provided support to people
 Coached and advised humans on relationships

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 Feline husbandry, cleaning procedures and decontamination procedures
SKILLS
 Familiar with French
 Proficient in SPSS, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
 Knowledgeable in SPSS (statistical program), PBworks (collaborative learning environment),
Qualtrics (online survey), and SONA (subject pool software)
 Knowledgeable in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
Professional
Member of the National Psi Beta Honors Society Member (August 2002-Present)
Member of the National Society of Leadership and Success Program (September 2014-Present)
Community
Volunteer, SPCA, Dublin, CA Summer, 2005
Volunteer, Berkeley Humane, Berkeley, CA, various times, 2006 - 2012
Activities
CSUN Graduate level Statistics Course (Spring, 2015)
CSUN Psychology Honors Courses (2014/2015 school year)
Awards
Six Flags Magic Mountain Scholarship (2014/2015)
Fought for and won Financial Aid that had previously been denied in order to finish degree (2014/2015 school
year)
Dean’s List (multiple semesters) – CSUN
Dean’s List (multiple semesters) – LPC