Barbi Kerschner

Experience

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  Wild Things, Inc.

  Mar 1988 - Nov 2007

  Wildlife Conservation Lecturer

  Provided exciting, engaging and educational lectures to students of all ages, and backgrounds. This position required me to continually stay abreast of current topics regarding wildlife, conservation, and the environment. I collaborated on curriculum content, and developed relevant lectures on hundreds of topics, articulating pertinent and poignant discourse throughout California schools, and State and Federal agencies.o Provided daily, lectures in schools (preschool through college), senior centers, clubs and other organizations on a variety of environmental, and conservation topics, and sharing live, rescued, wild animals.o Provided annual guest lectures at America’s Teaching Zoo, Moorpark, CA on the following topics:Behavioral conditioning through Skinnerian classical training techniques; Primate behavior; Public speaking; Management of captive populations: housing, nutrition and veterinary practiceso Provided annual guest lectures for various State and Federal Environmental Agencies: California Department of Fish and Game, Region II, Handling and Restraint course (1990 – 2009); Stone Lakes Wildlife Refuge, ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ (1996 - 2009); CA Forest Products Commission (1990 - 2007). Show less

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  Institute for Social Research, CSU Sacramento

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2018

  Research Analyst II, Survey Research Manager

  Research Skills:~ Research/Grant Proposals ~ Literature Reviews - ~ Survey Construction ~ Data Management/Analysis ~ Data Result Synthesis ~ Reporting Statistical Results ~ Client/Project Development ~ CALSPEAKS Opinion Research, Survey Research Manager~ Survey Research Panel – As survey research manager and lead analyst on this ongoing investigation of public opinion in California, I am responsible for panel recruitment and management, and questionnaire construction and data analysis. This project distinguishes itself by the use of probability-based sampling methods to monitor citizens’ perspectives online. Blending scientific rigor with a commitment to making public policy more informed and responsive, CALSPEAKS Opinion Research enables rigorous investigation as to what Californians think about a variety of social, political and economic issues facing our state. Show less

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  California State University-Sacramento

  Nov 2013 - May 2016

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  My goal as a teacher/lecturer has always been to conduct myself within the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct while providing course content in such a way as to maintain student engagement, and to create an active learning environment. I believe this type of learning atmosphere is critical to students’ mastery of course content, and ultimately bolsters students toward reaching their greatest potential. As a teaching assistant/guest lecturer in the list of courses below, I provided assistance to students in the form of scheduling study sessions prior to exams, setting up one on one, or group meetings to assist with writing in APA format, leading lab sessions to teach basic SPSS skills and making myself available in evenings and on weekends to respond to questions regarding assigned homework, APA papers and/or upcoming exams. o Psychology 121 Methods and Statistics in Psychological Research – Introduction to using SPSS for Statistical Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences (Spring 2015).o Psychology 8, Methods of Psychology – Conducting a good experiment: Variables and controls in psychological research (Fall, 2014).o Psychology 8, Methods of Psychology – Conducting a good experiment: Internal and External Validity in psychological research (Fall, 2014). o Psychology 8, Methods of Psychology – Conducting research with more than two groups, ANOVA, and interpreting computer statistical output in psychological research (Fall, 2014).o Psychology 2, Introduction to Psychology – Personality Theories including those of; Freud and Jung (psychoanalytic theory), Cattel and Allport (trait theory), Skinner and Bandura (behavioral and social learning theories) and Carl Rogers (humanistic personality theory) (Fall, 2014).o Psychology 152, Health Psychology – Personality and Health (Fall, 2013). Show less

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  CalPERS

  Aug 2018 - now

  • SSM I CalPERS

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Research Analyst, II

    Aug 2018 - Nov 2022