Barton Poulson, PhD

Experience

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  Brigham Young University

  Aug 1999 - Jul 2002

  Visiting Professor of Psychology

  I taught research methodology and a wide range of psychology courses at the undergraduate level.

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  Utah Valley University

  Jul 2002 - now

  As a tenured, associate professor, I served in the Behavioral Science Department. Since 2013, I taught multiple online sections of statistics for the behavioral sciences. I previously taught face-to-face and hybrid sections of introductory psychology, lifespan development, research methods, and experimental psychology. I also taught special topics courses on SPSS, R, Python, data visualization, online surveys, aesthetics, and generative art. In addition, I served as the chair of the department committee for retention, tenure, and promotion (four times) and as the psychology program coordinator. I created and ran several iterations of the Data Charrette service event with university grants, and served as a social impact fellow with the UVU Center for Social Impact. Finally, I wrote a statistics textbook and created over 100 support videos. Show less As a full-time, tenure-track faculty member in the Behavioral Science Department, I taught face-to-face sections of introductory psychology, statistics for the behavioral sciences, research methods, and experimental psychology, as well as special topics classes in evolutionary psychology and psychological approaches to aesthetics. In addition, I published research on restorative justice and evaluations of dance participation, presented on statistical topics, and supervised several undergraduate research projects that were presented at state and national conferences. Show less

  • Professor of Psychological Science

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Associate Professor of Psychology

    Jul 2008 - Jun 2024

  • Assistant Professor of Psychology

    Jul 2002 - Jun 2008
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  LinkedIn

  Jan 2011 - now

  Data Video Author

  I create online video tutorials to introduce the foundational concepts and applications of data analysis and data science, as well as hands-on tutorials for Python, R, SPSS, and more. I have created over 40 English language courses for LinkedIn, with another 40 translations in 12 other languages. My courses have been viewed by over 2.4 million learners around the world.

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  Datalab.cc

  Jul 2014 - now

  Founder, Author, and Trainer

  datalab.cc exists to help people learn to do good with data. We support the democratization of data analysis and data science by providing concise, applied training through free videos courses. Specialized training and consulting have also been provided for Visa, the US Department of State, and others.

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  Data Charrette

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2017

  Creator and Lead Consultant

  The Data Charrette was a data service event in which local students and professionals volunteer to work with nonprofit organizations over the course of one or two days to derive actionable insights from their operational data.

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  Pragmatic Data

  Jun 2021 - May 2022

  Data Course Developer and Instructor

  I partnered in the creation of an eight-week, online skills course for working data professionals, "Business-Driven Data Analysis." I then taught multiple editions of the course for a global audience of working professional analysts.