Cassaundra Leier, PhD

Experience

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  Southern California Edison

  Nov 2007 - Oct 2008

  Human Resource Consultant

  Lead consultant for the Customer Service Business Unit (CSBU) at Southern California Edison. Responsibilities include: -Consulting with clients at all levels in CSBU to finalize staffing tools including job descriptions, structured interview guides, selection tools, and performance assessments. - Providing overall consultation to all levels of management to meet business needs related to Human Resource issues. - Independently maintaining research databases, conducting job analyses using SPSS, and documenting research findings. Show less

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  County of Riverside

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2009

  Research Specialist II

  Supervised and supported research projects for the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS). Duties included: - Conducting research to identify community needs for new and changes to existing programs. - Leading and supporting research projects by defining sample populations; designing, creating and administerings surveys and questionnaires; analyzing results in SPSS and SAS. - Advising research specialists and administrators of research findings and/or procedures.

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  StatAssist.com

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Statistical Consultant

  Provided statistical consulting to organizations and doctoral students.- Assisted clients with formulating research questions and developing appropriate research designs. - Conducted quantitative data entry, data-cleaning, and statistical analyses using SPSS. - Prepared written results and visual representations of research findings. - Consulted clients on methodology, statistics, and quantitative survey software.

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  Arizona State University

  Jun 2011 - May 2015

  Teaching Associate

  Courses Taught: Advanced Research Methods, Organizational Communication, Conflict and Negotiation, Leadership Communication, Communication in Corporate Training and Development, Small Group CommunicationCourses Assisted: Introduction to Communication, Graduate Seminar in Conflict and Negotiation

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  HARC, Inc.

  Jul 2015 - now

  Director of Research and Evaluation

  Responsible for planning and conducting social science research projects for clients, including HARC's population health survey of the Coachella Valley. Additional responsibilities include: - Designing research studies/program evaluations. - Conducting quantitative and qualitative data analyses. - Working closely with clients to ensure quality of service and data integrity. - Communicating research findings to clients, stakeholders, and the community via reports and presentations. Show less

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  College of the Desert

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Adjunct Faculty

  Courses Taught: Interpersonal Communication, Public Speaking