I am a statistical consultant and professor of psychology with over 25 years of experience designing, analyzing, evaluating, and publishing quantitative research. My consulting work focuses on study design, power analysis, statistical inference, and peer-review readiness, with particular attention to how methodological decisions are evaluated by reviewers and funding agencies. I served for seven years as Program Director for the Developmental Sciences Program at the National Science Foundation, where I evaluated hundreds of research proposals, guided peer-review panels, and made funding recommendations across a wide range of methodologies and disciplines. This experience strongly informs my consulting approach, especially in translating statistical decisions into language that is effective in grant proposals and peer review. My recent work as used machine learning techniques to process video data from studies of plant movement and growth.

Peter M. Vishton

I am a statistical consultant and professor of psychology with over 25 years of experience designing, analyzing, evaluating, and publishing quantitative research. My consulting work focuses on study design, power analysis, statistical inference, and peer-review readiness, with particular attention to how methodological decisions are evaluated by reviewers and funding agencies. I served for seven years as Program Director for the Developmental Sciences Program at the National Science Foundation, where I evaluated hundreds of research proposals, guided peer-review panels, and made funding recommendations across a wide range of methodologies and disciplines. This experience strongly informs my consulting approach, especially in translating statistical decisions into language that is effective in grant proposals and peer review. My recent work as used machine learning techniques to process video data from studies of plant movement and growth.

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I am a statistical consultant and professor of psychology with over 25 years of experience designing, analyzing, evaluating, and publishing quantitative research. My consulting work focuses on study design, power analysis, statistical inference, and peer-review readiness, with particular attention to how methodological decisions are evaluated by reviewers and funding agencies.
I served for seven years as Program Director for the Developmental Sciences Program at the National Science Foundation, where I evaluated hundreds of research proposals, guided peer-review panels, and made funding recommendations across a wide range of methodologies and disciplines. This experience strongly informs my consulting approach, especially in translating statistical decisions into language that is effective in grant proposals and peer review.
My recent work as used machine learning techniques to process video data from studies of plant movement and growth.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Associate Chair, Department of Psychology at William & Mary
January 1, 2022 - Present
Executive leadership role overseeing psychology department operations and strategic initiatives.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology at William & Mary
January 1, 2008 - Present
Tenured faculty member teaching, advising, and conducting developmental psychology research.
Program Director, Developmental Sciences at National Science Foundation
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
Directed NSF program in Developmental Sciences; multiple terms.
Program Director, Developmental Sciences at National Science Foundation
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2013
Directed NSF program in Developmental Sciences; term covering 2010-2013.
Program Director, Developmental Sciences at National Science Foundation
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022
Directed NSF program in Developmental Sciences; term covering 2019-2022.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology at William & Mary
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2008
Faculty member focusing on cognitive development and perception; taught and conducted research.
Faculty Affiliate, Neuroscience Program at William & Mary
January 1, 2004 - Present
Affiliated with Neuroscience Program; cross-disciplinary teaching and research collaborations.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology at Northwestern University
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2004
Tenure-track faculty member in psychology.
Human Interface Developer at R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000
Developed human interface and data display tools; contributed to interface design.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000
Adjunct teaching in psychology; supported research collaborations.
Research Statistical and Design Associate at Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000
Provided statistical design and analysis support for research projects.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology at Amherst College
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1999
Adjunct teaching in psychology; research collaborations in cognitive development.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology at Amherst College
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1999
Early career faculty member focusing on cognitive development and perception.
Visiting Research Fellow at Institut des Sciences Cognitives CNRS
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998
Cognitive science research fellowship in Lyon, France.

Education

Ph.D. at Cornell University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1996
B.A. with High Honors at Swarthmore College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1991

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