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On January 27th<\/sup>, the College of Sciences hosted an interdisciplinary seminar entitled, \u201cStatistical Tools and Techniques in Research<\/em>,\u201d bringing faculty together to share approaches to conducting research from across the College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hosted by Pegasus Professor & Associate Dean of Research Joshua Colwell, the event featured insightful talks from three faculty members, refreshments for guests, and an engaging Q&A for attendees at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colwell shared this in-person event is part of a new series of seminars for College of Sciences faculty and special guests to learn more about what is happening in various science disciplines and consider opportunities to work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis series is meant to identify potential collaborations with colleagues to help the university foster new ideas for innovative research,\u201d Colwell says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacopo Baggio, Associate Professor in the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, was first to speak at the event, with his talk entitled, “Integrating multiple methods to understand social-ecological systems<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Baggio explained how to solve horizontally structured problems in vertically structured institutions through the integration of multiple disciplines, theories, and methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI try to see what the problem is, the theories that might help explain that problem, and the methodological approaches that are most appropriate to solve that problem based on the data and questions I have,\u201d Baggio says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n His research consists of looking into methods to better understand social-ecological methods through two parts of a complex system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe must look at how we perceive the world and how we communicate,\u201d Baggio says. \u201cWe look at cognitive abilities; but how do these translate to allow groups to make sense of the world and to make decisions?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Baggio shared when looking back at history, groups of people who learn to adapt with the world\u2019s changing conditions have gone on to thrive, while groups that haven\u2019t progressed may no longer exist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cResearchers need to understand the system and be able to systematize and understand how different parts of the world work,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After Baggio concluded his talk, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Shiyang Su, delivered her talk entitled, “Advancing Industrial and Organizational Psychology Research: Integrating Novel Methodological Approaches\u201d.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Su shared that her research consists of workplace aggressions and deviant behaviors, adaptability, well-being, and health behaviors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She says people relying on resumes to secure a job could become a thing of the past as more companies are showing interest in using LinkedIn profiles as an alternative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy research focusses on predicting personality from people\u2019s LinkedIn profiles using natural processing,\u201d Su says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Through previous research, she says that personalities have a correlation to the outcome of one\u2019s work, which can help find the right fit for an open role. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn this study, we collected data from participants by providing their LinkedIn profiles,\u201d Su says. \u201cWe use machine learning tools to process their textual data, especially their biography.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Through the data collected from a candidate\u2019s profile, Su says all the Big Five personality dimensions can be validly and reliably predicted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n