Jared Pickett

Jared Pickett Contact Information Education- Skills • • Presenting Skills: I am passionate about communicating information in a simple and interesting way. Writing Skills: I love taking complex information and writing about it in a way people find interesting • Team Work: I believe great teams produce great results. I strive to contribute to a high performing culture. • Data Analysis: Can analyse data using SPSS, R and excel. • Research Design: Experience designing creative and strong research studies Online Courses • • • • CS50: Introduction to Computer Science – Harvard University Learning how to learn: University of California The Big History Project Improving your Statistical Inferences Master of Science in Psychology with Distinction Victoria University of Wellington (2018) Bachelor of Science Hons (First Class) Victoria University of Wellington (2016) Bachelor of Science Double Major in Criminology and Psychology Victoria University of Wellington -) Work Experience Advisor in the Behavioural Science Aotearoa team at the Ministry of Justice in New Zealand (2020 - 2023) • • • • • Helped to design and implement behavioural science projects Communicated complex ideas to different audiences Developed an understanding of Kaupapa Māori research Developed a deep understanding of the behavioural science literature. Organised a group of academics who gave us advice on our projects Graduate Analyst in the Research and Evaluation team at the Ministry of social Development -) • • • Worked in teams to deliver high quality and evidence based research Worked on randomized control trials Analysed and communicated results of trials Research Assistant at Victoria University of Wellington This role helped me hone my skills in attention to detail and add value to a team of researchers • • Working on a Meta-Analysis looking at self-control Reading studies and calculating effect sizes Tutor for PSYC 332 Behavioural Analysis – Average rating 4.8/5 March-July 2017 Victoria University of Wellington I loved being a tutor. I worked with students and focused on their individual needs to help them achieve their goals. I also communicated information in a way that was engaging and easy to understand. • • • • • Taught 36 students from diverse backgrounds and with different range of abilities. Helped students deal with the stress of university and helped to get the best out of them. Provide personalised high-quality feedback to students on assignments so they could improve their stills. Facilitate an environment where students could have good discussion about material during tutorials and felt conferrable asking me questions if they needed help. Worked closely with course coordinator and other tutors to discuss what we could do to improve student’s performance. Tutor for PSYC 122 Introduction to Psychology July-November 2017 Victoria University of Wellington • Developed skills to communicate the same information but in different ways to help different students understand the material. • Help students understand and adapt with the changes from high school to university. • Provide tailored high-quality feedback to students on assignments. • Helped course coordinator by supervising tests and contributed to tutor meetings to help tutors prepare for their tutorials. Create an environment where students felt comfortable asking questions and contributing to class discussions. • Sales Representative at AA Life January 2015 – February 2017 I have a great desire to connect with people. My time at AA Life helped by develop the ability to form connections with people more effectively. • • • • • • Developed strong relationship developing skills, both with customers and colleagues. This includes people in my team, clients, and the CEO. Introduced and implemented a spreadsheet to help AA Life calculate the price of products more efficiently. Learned the value of perseverance as the job involves a lot of rejections. Moreover, using the rejections as an opportunity to continue to improve, and help others become more resilient. Learned to use questions and empathy to engage customers’ and understand what they are looking for and how we can help them. Effectively dealing with the pressure of work deadlines and kept track of my own performance. Contributed to the team that was AA Life’s most successful sales team in New Zealand Mentor (2014) Volunteer at BGI Challenge for Change, Wellington I showed up every day to make a positive difference to my mentee and the BGI community. • • • • Undergo a rigorous personal development and training process Used the principles of the tikanga framework Develop a strong relationship with my mentee and their family whānau Learned and practised effective communication with people of various backgrounds Conferences New Zealand Applied Behavioral Analysis Conference 2017: Presentation: The DescriptionExperience Gap: how probability and the lack thereof effects our decision making – won best laboratory talk. KiwiCAM (Cognition and Memory) 2017: Presentation: The Description-Experience Gap: Bridging the gap. New Zealand Applied Behavioral Analysis Conference 2016: Poster presentation: Human model of Animal Gambling