Professor Dr. Alyssa Counsell

Biography

Alyssa Counsell is an Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University specializing in quantitative methods and statistical modeling within psychology. She directs the Psychology and Statistics Education Research (PASER) lab, where her research focuses on bridging methodological innovation and applied statistical practice. Her work primarily falls into two categories: the applications of advanced statistical models to complex psychological data and the pedagogy of statistics education and literacy, particularly within the social sciences. Currently, Dr. Counsell holds an SSHRC Insight Grant from 2021 to 2026 to enhance statistics education and improve statistical literacy in social science disciplines. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, including research methods and advanced electives in multivariate statistics, such as structural equation modeling and multilevel modeling. For a comprehensive list of her research projects, presentations, and publications, please refer to her CV.

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