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Fabio Setti
PhD student in Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology at Fordham University
I am currently enrolled in the Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology (PQP) PhD program at Fordham University. I love doing both applied and methodological research. I mostly focus on psychometric measurement and the implementation of appropriate statistical methods in the field of psychology.
Education
Universita’ degli Studi di Padova
B.S. in psychological science
Padova, Italy
2016 - 2019
Illinois State University
M.S. in Quantitative Psychology
Bloomington, IL
2020 - 2022
Thesis: The influene of the facets of opennes to experience on music preference
Fordham University (in progress)
PhD in Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
New York, NY
2022 - Today
Research Experience
Master’s Thesis Research
Illinois State University
Bloomington, IL
2021 - 2022
- Cunducted independent data collection and data analysis for Master’s thesis.
Research Assistant
Northwestern University
Evanstone, IL
Summer 2023
- Worked on validation of SCENTinel, a quick, self-administered, test to screen for abnormal olfaction.
Professional Experience
Human Resources Assistant Internship
Uomo e Impresa s.r.l.
Treviso, Italy
4/2019 - 7/2019
• Resumes’ translation from Italian to English
• Research and evaluation of various skills-assessment inventories and test batteries commercially available
• Basic data analysis
Editorial Assistant for Innovation in Science teacher Education (ISTE)
Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Bloomington, IL
4/2021 - 5/2022
• Reviewing articles submitted for publication
• Checking that submitted articles conform to APA guidelines
• Uploading publication ready articles to the WordPress ISTE website and making sure that formatting follows APA guidelines
Teaching Experience
Lab Instructor for PSYC 2000 (intro to statistics)
Fordham University
New York, NY
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
- Teaching students practical examples of how statistics are applied in psychology.
- Teaching student to analyze data with SPSS.
Intro to R Workshop
Fordham University
New York, NY
Spring 2023
• Preparation of materials for 2 of the 4 part R introduction workshop (slides and practice exercises).
• Presentation of data manipulation in R (part 2) and plotting in R (part 3).
Publications and Poster Presentations
Setti, F., & Kahn, J. H. (2024). Evaluating how facets of openness to experience predict music preference. Musicae Scientiae, 28(1), 143–158. https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649231174751
Setti, F., Kahn, J. (2022, Aprl 21-23). Influence of Facets of Openness to Experience on Music Preference [poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association Annual conference, Chicago, IL, United States.