Dr. Kemp is a statistical programmer, systems analyst, and data management specialist with a Ph.D. in Psychology from the L. L. Thurstone Psychometrics Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to taking his doctorate, he gained extensive experience as a programmer and computer consultant. His data processing expertise includes systems programming, systems analysis, software development, technical documentation, and training using a variety of hardware platforms, operating systems, and programming languages. His statistical and research-related experience includes research design, data management, exploratory data analysis, and hypothesis testing.

Related Employment:

Computer Programmer. January, 1998 - November, 1999; June, 2000 - October, 2003
Rho, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC
Description: SAS® clinical trials programming of data tables and listings for reporting on safety and efficacy of various pharmaceuticals. Development programming on payroll system. Development of internal documentation and programming standards. Extensive experience with SAS Base system, data manipulation PROCs (TRANSPOSE, TABULATE, REPORT, SUMMARY, COMPARE, etc.), SAS/Macro, and descriptive statistics (PROCs MEANS, FREQ, UNIVARIATE, etc.).

Research Assistant Professor. June, 1993 - present
Psychology Department, UNC/CH Chapel Hill, NC
Description: Independent research in psychology: statistical analysis of computational models, neural network models of animal learning, experiments on human reasoning. Simulations and analysis conducted in SAS®, including SAS/IML, SAS/Graph, and SAS/Macro, as well as in SNOBOL. Three peer-reviewed papers to date.

Computer Consultant. October, 1998 - present
(self-employed) Chapel Hill, NC
Description: Developing specialized software. Specializing in database translations across multiple platforms and text analysis using SNOBOL programming language.

Behavior Analyst/Neural Network Specialist. November, 1999 - February, 2000
Applied Behavior Systems, Boulder, CO
Description: Laboratory testing of proprietary Automated Speech Recognition system. Development programming of internal utility for generating training protocols for Genetic Algorithm training of Neural Network.

Assistant Computer Support Technician. Fall, 1990 - Spring, 1991
L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory, UNC/CH (Supervisor: Ken Pauwels).
Description: Responsible for all software support for micro-computers (both Macintosh & IBM) and IBM mainframe computers, as well as systems analysis and design of computer-assisted classroom scheduling system.

Computer Consultant. Fall, 1989 - Spring, 1990
Psychology Department, UNC/CH (Supervisor: Ken Pauwels).
Description: Responsible for all software support for micro-computers (both Macintosh & IBM) and IBM mainframe computers, as well as data processing consulting for graduate students research. Supported basic data management design and statistics in SAS® for all graduate students in department.

Computer Lab Technician and Consultant. Spring, 1988
School of Nursing, UNC/CH (Supervisor: Sandra Funk).
Description: Responsible for all computer consultation and primary statistical consultation for all Masters candidates in Nursing. Supported all data management design and statistical analysis in SPSS®.

Teaching Assistant, Statistics and Methodology. Fall, 1987
School of Nursing, UNC/CH (Professor: Arlene Payne).
Description: Lab instructor. Responsible for computer training, laboratory sessions, grading homework assignment, some lecturing, grading final projects. Taught basic data management and statistics using SPSS®.

Research Assistant. Fall, 1986 - Spring, 1987
Psychology Department, UNC/CH (Supervisor: Prof. Thomas S. Wallsten)
Description: Responsible for statistical analysis of experimental data.

Research Assistant. Fall, 1985 - Spring, 1986
Psychology Department, UNC/CH (Supervisor: Prof. Forrest Young)
Description: Responsible for conversion of statistical analysis program from mainframe to micro-computer.

Systems Programmer. Sept., 1983 - March, 1985
Network Solutions, Inc., McLean, VA
Description: Development of database using D-Base III under PC-DOS. IBM/MVS Systems Programming: VTAM/NCP and DASD management and operations training. Technical Support: supervision of hardware installation, design and implementation of new management procedures, and training and support for client personnel.

Independent Consultant. July, 1981 - Aug, 1983
Arlington, VA
Description: Development of technical documentation and preparation of training materials for: IBM mainframe software monitors and accounting packages and micro-computer business software. Technical Support and Systems Programming. Systems software development for both mainframe and microcomputers, including assembler and EXEC programming.

Programmer. Oct., 1980 - June, 1981
E. F. Hutton, New York, NY.
Description: Maintenance of real-time telecommunications system using IBM Assembly language.

Programmer. Aug., 1979 - Sept., 1980
Coopers & Lybrand (CPA firm), New York, NY.
Description: Wrote run-time package in IBM Assembly language for DUAL macro-compiler of in-house audit language. Developed user interface and parsing routines in FORTRAN.

Training:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sept., 1985 - present
Description: HTML and Web page design, Test Theory, Factor Analysis, Matrix Algebra for Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Multivariate Data Analysis, Probability, Introductory Statistics.

various (employer paid). Aug., 1979 - March, 1985
Description: MVS Fundamentals (systems programming), Introduction to CICS, CICS: Basic Mapping Support, Introduction to Data Analyzer, Introduction to VSAM, Introduction to MVS.

New York University. June, 1979 - Aug., 1979
Description: IBM System 360/370 principles of operation, Assembly programming, structured COBOL programming, and OS JCL.

Princeton University Sept., 1973 - June, 1977
Description: Introduction to Computer Science, Mathematical Programming (both linear and Non-linear programming.), Linear Algebra, Theory of Games, Probability, Mathematical Statistics, Multivariate Calculus.

Computer languages.

Educational History:

Ph.D., Quantitative/Cognitive Psychology, May, 1993.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Minors: Philosophy/General Psychology

M.A., Quantitative/Cognitive Psychology, December, 1990.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Certificate in Data Processing. August, 1979.
New York University, New York, NY
School of Continuing Education

B.A., Psychology, June, 1977.
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Other Employment:

Guest reviewer, Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Fall, 1993
Instructor, Introductory Psychology, Spring, 1993
Guest reviewer, Representative Research in Social Psychology, Fall, 1992
Class Instructor, Experimental Psychology, Spring, 1989
Teaching Assistant, Cognitive Science Seminar, Fall, 1988
Teaching Assistant, Statistics and Methodology, Fall, 1987

Related Publications:

Kemp, S. M. & Kemp, S. A. (2004). Business Statistics Demystified. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Kemp, S. M. & Eckerman, D. A. (2001). Situational descriptions of behavioral procedures: The In Situ testbed. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 75, 135-164.

Kemp, S. M. (1997). R-S and S(-O)-R: Alternative designs for neural networks. (commentary on Donahoe, Palmer, & Burgos's "The S-R issue: Its status in behavior analysis and in Donahoe & Palmer's Learning and Complex Behavior"). Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 76(2), pp.229-231.

Kemp, S. M. (1994, January). Item response characteristics of subtle and obvious MMPI items. The Score: Newsletter, Division 5: Evaluation, measurement, and statistics, APA, 17(1), p.4.

Wallsten, T. S., Budescu, D. V., Zwick, R., & Kemp, S. M. (1993). Preferences and reasons for communicating probabilistic information in verbal or numerical terms. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 31, 135-138.

Childs, R. A., Dahlstrom, W. G., Kemp, S. M., & Panter, A. T. (1992). Item response theory in personality assessment: The MMPI-2 depression scale (Research Rep. No. 92-1). Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory.