Welcome to my website! My students call me "Dr. Henry," but my colleagues call me "Robby." I am an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Hope College, a small liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. I also work as a part-time statistical contractor and consultant. Explore my website to learn about my work in more depth (see the above tabs for navigation). If you're only here for a moment and would like a snapshot, read below:
Education and Training:
I hold a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Utah, and I am trained as a Quantitative Psychopathologist. In other words, I have both clinical training and expertise is methodology and statistics. Thus, much of my professional work is at the intersection of psychopathology/mental health and rigorous quantitative methods.
Research Interests:
My research interests focus on using innovative methods to capture daily life mental health trajectories (e.g., passive sensing via smartphone activity). I am particularly interested in the perinatal transition as a time period in which psychopathology risk and resilience can change. For example: for some child-bearing people, risk for depression and anxiety increases; however, this is not true universally. In my research, I aim to understand why this is. I frequently use various forms of longitudinal and predictive modeling to answer these questions. As a result of these substantive, I also occasionally investigate research questions that are purely methodological.
Teaching Interests:
My teaching at Hope College has focused on courses related to research methods and statistics, as well as introductory courses in psychology. As a teacher, one of my primary goals is to show undergraduate students the methodological and quantitative rigor that underlies modern psychological science.
Statistical and Methodological Expertise (Contracting/Consulting):
Outside of my academic life, I also work as a part-time statistician. I draw from my expertise in quantitative methods and my prior experience as a full-time statistician/data scientists in the digital health industry. I currently offer part-time contracting (up to 8 hrs/week during the semester, and up to 12 hrs/week in the summer) for companies who are in need of my expertise in data collection planning (e.g., power), data analyses, and/or writeup. I also offer one-on-one consulting for individual researchers and students, as well as tutoring in R.
Education and Training:
I hold a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Utah, and I am trained as a Quantitative Psychopathologist. In other words, I have both clinical training and expertise is methodology and statistics. Thus, much of my professional work is at the intersection of psychopathology/mental health and rigorous quantitative methods.
Research Interests:
My research interests focus on using innovative methods to capture daily life mental health trajectories (e.g., passive sensing via smartphone activity). I am particularly interested in the perinatal transition as a time period in which psychopathology risk and resilience can change. For example: for some child-bearing people, risk for depression and anxiety increases; however, this is not true universally. In my research, I aim to understand why this is. I frequently use various forms of longitudinal and predictive modeling to answer these questions. As a result of these substantive, I also occasionally investigate research questions that are purely methodological.
Teaching Interests:
My teaching at Hope College has focused on courses related to research methods and statistics, as well as introductory courses in psychology. As a teacher, one of my primary goals is to show undergraduate students the methodological and quantitative rigor that underlies modern psychological science.
Statistical and Methodological Expertise (Contracting/Consulting):
Outside of my academic life, I also work as a part-time statistician. I draw from my expertise in quantitative methods and my prior experience as a full-time statistician/data scientists in the digital health industry. I currently offer part-time contracting (up to 8 hrs/week during the semester, and up to 12 hrs/week in the summer) for companies who are in need of my expertise in data collection planning (e.g., power), data analyses, and/or writeup. I also offer one-on-one consulting for individual researchers and students, as well as tutoring in R.