Christopher J. Schmank

Statistics Consultant and Instructor/Assistant Professor

Saint Louis University

Biography

Hello, my name is Christopher J. Schmank and I am currently the Statistics Consultant and an Instructor for the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University. During the previous two semesters at Saint Louis University I taught ungergraduate courses in Cognitive Psychology (PSY 3120) and graduate courses in Applied Univariate Statistics (PSY 5790), Applied Multivariate Statistics (PSY 6500), and Psychometric Theory (PSY 5090).

My research interests include (1) the impact of regulating psychosocial stress on language production and general cognitive abilities, (2) the impact of regulating emotion on general cognitive abilities, and (3) the impact that healthy cognitive aging has on cognitive functioning under various conditions of psychosocial stress and/or emotional regulation. Additionally, while working with Dr. Andrew Conway, at Claremont Graduate University I focused on various statistical modeling techniques (e.g., latent variable modeling and psychometric network analysis) to use when exploring and/or confirming the underlying structure of measures of cognitive ability.

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Interests

Psychosocial Stress
Emotional Regulation
UX/Human Centered Design
Cognitive Science
Rationality
Language Production
Statistical Modeling

Education

PhD in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Anticipated 2024
Claremont Graduate University
MA in Psychological Sciences with Cognitive Concentration, 2016
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
BA in Psychology, 2010
Saint Louis University

Publications

Sara Anne Goring, Christopher J. Schmank, Michael J. Kane, Andrew R.A. Conway (2021). Psychometric models of individual differences in reading comprehension: A reanalysis of Freed, Hamilton, and Long (2017). Journal of Memory and Language.

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Christopher J. Schmank, Sara Anne Goring, Kristof Kovacs, Andrew R.A. Conway (2021). Investigating the structure of Intelligence using latent variable and psychometric network modeling: A commentary and reanalysis of McFarland (2020). Journal of Intelligence.

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Andrew R.A. Conway, Kristof Kovacs, Han Hao, Sara Anne Goring, Christopher J. Schmank (2021). The struggle is real: Challenges and solutions in theory building. Psychological Inquiry.

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Christopher J. Schmank, Sara Anne Goring, Kristof Kovacs, Andrew R.A. Conway (2019). Psychometric network analysis of the Hungarian WAIS. Journal of Intelligence.

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Christopher J. Schmank, Lori E. James (2019). Adults of all ages experience increased tip-of-the-tongue states under ostensible evaluative observation. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition.

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Lori E. James, Christopher J. Schmank, Nichol Castro, Tony W. Buchanan (2018). Tip of the tongue states increase under evaluative observation. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research.

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Skills

Cognitive Science Methodology

Psychological Science Methodology

Teaching Experience

UX/AR Research

Open Source Advocate

R-Studio

Latent Variable Modeling

Cat Enthusiast

Psychometric Network Analysis

Teaching Experience

Multivariate Statistics (PSY 6500)
Graduate Psychology
Instructor/Assistant Professor

Saint Louis University Jan 2024

Psychometric Theory (PSY 5090)
Graduate Psychology
Instructor/Assistant Professor

Saint Louis University Jan 2024

Univariate Statistics (PSY 5790)
Graduate Psychology
Instructor/Assistant Professor

Saint Louis University Aug 2023

Cognitive Psychology (PSY 3120)
Undergraduate Psychology
Instructor/Assistant Professor

Saint Louis University Aug 2023

User Experience
Strategy & Design (PSY 350UX)
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Claremont Graduate University Jan 2022 – May 2022

Introductory Statistics for Psychological Science (PSYC 158)
Teaching Assistant/Lab Instructor

Pomona College Aug 2020 – Aug 2021

User Experience
Interaction Design and Usability Testing (PSY 350UT)
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Claremont Graduate University Aug 2020 – May 2023

Structural Equation Modeling (PSY 315H)
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Claremont Graduate University Oct 2019 – Dec 2019

Factor Analysis (PSY 315F)
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Claremont Graduate University Sep 2019 – Oct 2019

Mixed Methods in Evaluation & Applied Research (EVAL 330-Online)
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Claremont Graduate University May 2019 – Aug 2019

Quantitative Analysis & Statistics for Evaluation (EVAL 320-Online)
Graduate Teaching Assistant

Claremont Graduate University May 2019 – Aug 2019

Introduction to Statistics for Psychology (PSYC 109)
Teaching Assistant

Claremont McKenna College Jan 2017 – May 2020

Psychology Senior Research Seminar (PSYC 198)
Statistics Consultant

Claremont McKenna College Jan 2017 – Aug 2021

Social Science Statistics Tutor
Excel Mathematics Center

University of Colorado Colorado Springs Aug 2014 – Aug 2016

Projects

Do Emotions Age Nicely (DEAN)?

Grant funded collaboration between Lise Abrams, PhD, Andrew Conway, PhD and Christopher J. Schmank, MA on Aging, Emotion Regulation, and Processing Speed.

The DARCI Project

Grant funded collaboration between Lise Abrams, PhD and Andrew Conway, PhD on Aging, Rationality, and Intelligence.

User Experience: Data Collection and Management

As a user experience researcher I have assisted several companies as a consultant. One avenue of research involved generating competitive analyses of related products or services. A second avenue of research involved conducting research to assess the overall user experience of an Augmented Reality education application.