Ph.D., University of Memphis

Assistant Professor, Applied Psychology

(618) 453-3551

(618) 453-3563

mhclark@siu.edu

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Dr. Clark received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Memphis in 2004, with a specialization in research design and statistics. Her general research interests focus on applied statistics in behavioral research and comparing experimental and quasi-experimental designs. More specific research interests include selection bias in non-randomized experiments, assessing bias in randomized studies with differential attrition, statistical adjustments to correct for those biases, propensity scores, and methods for creating and controlling parameters in computer simulations. She teaches courses in advanced research methodology, statistics, measurement and program evaluation.

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• Applied Statistics
• Experimental Design
• Assessment of Bias in Non-Random Designs

Murray, D.M., Clark, M.H., & Wagenaar, A.C. (2000). Intraclass correlations from a community-based alcohol prevention study: Estimates, correlates and applications for pretest-posttest designs. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61 (6), 881-890.

Shadish, W.R., & Clark, M.H. (2002). An introduction to propensity scores. Metodologia de las Ciencias del Comportamiento Journal, 4(2), 291-298.

Luellen, J. K., Shadish, W.R., & Clark, M.H. (2005). Propensity scores: An introduction and experimental test. Evaluation Review, 29, 530-558.

Shadish, W.R., Luellen, J. K., & Clark, M.H. (2006). Propensity scores and quasi-experiments: A testimony to the practical side of Lee Sechrest. Strengthening research methodology: Psychological measurement and evaluation. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

Levitt, H.M., Clark, M.H., Shulman, J., Begg, N., Butler, M., Gilles, J., Sheffield, A., Smart, C., & Waits, M. (2006). How I ended up in a happy relationship: Women's process of successful partnering. Journal of Humanistic Psychology.

 

• Field Research Methods (Psy 311)
• Psychological Tests and Measurement (Psy 421)

• Experimental Design and Univariate Analyses (Psy 522)
• Research Methods and Designs (Psy 523)
• Multivariate Statistics (Psy 524)
• Program Evaluation (Psy 564)