Education

Academic Appointments

Lecturer, Social Data ScienceStarting August 2023

Department of Psychology, The University of Maryland

Publications

Coutts, J.J., & Hayes, A.F. (2022). Questions of value, questions of magnitude: An exploration and application of methods for comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models. Behavior Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01988-0

Coutts, J.J. (2022). R. In B. Frey (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of research design. (Vol. 1, pp. 1337-1339). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071812082.n493

Hayes, A.F. & Coutts, J.J. (2020). Use omega rather than Cronbach’s alpha for estimating reliability. But… Communication Methods and Measures, 14(1), 1-24. doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2020.1718629

Coutts, J.J., Hayes, A.F., Jiang, T. (2019). Easy statistical mediation analysis with distinguishable dyadic data. Journal of Communication, 69(6), 612-649. doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqz034

Work(s) in progress

Coutts, J.J., Al-Kire, R.L., & Weidler, D.J. (under review at PLOS One). I can see (myself) clearly now: Exploring the mediating role of self-concept clarity in the association between self-compassion and indicators of well-being.

Coutts, J.J., & Pek, J. (in prep). Enhancing the specification, testing, and interpretation of conditional indirect effects.

Hoisington-Shaw, K.J., Coutts, J.J., & Pek, J. (in prep). Resampling approaches to incorporate estimate imprecision and publication bias in power analysis.

Teaching Experience

Average SEI Rating: 4.83/5.0

Course Instructor – Introduction to Psychology (Undergraduate Level)Autumn 2019-Spring 2022

Course Instructor – Introduction to Psychology (Graduate Level) Summer 2021

Other Teaching Experience
Course Coordinator – Introduction to Psychology (Undergraduate Level)2020-2022
Teaching Apprentice – Introductory Statistics in Psychology Lab (Undergraduate Level) 2016-2017

Workshops

Instructor (2023). Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis. Invited workshop to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Psychological Science, Washington, D.C., 25 May 2023.

Co-Instructor (2022). Teaching in any context. Teaching as an independent instructor. Effective presentation skills. Workshops presented at the OSU Drake Institute Graduate Teaching Orientation, Columbus, OH, 15 August 2022. 

Co-Instructor (2020). Mediation analysis with distinguishable dyadic data. Invited workshop at the 111th Annual Convention of the Eastern Communication Association, Baltimore, MD, 03 April 2020. (Conference canceled)

Course Assistant (2019). Statistical Mediation and Moderation.
Instructor: Andrew F. Hayes. Statistical Horizons, Chicago, IL, 15 July 2019 – 20 July 2019.

Co-Instructor (2019). Easy statistical mediation analysis with distinguishable dyadic data. Invited workshop at the 91st Annual Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, 13 April 2019.

Oral Presentations

Coutts, J.J. (2023). The (institutional) power of (statistical) power. Presentation at the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Conference, Columbus, OH, 31 January 2023. (Third place winner.)

Coutts, J.J. (2022). (Dis)entangling mediation and moderation: How and when to study “when” and “how”. Invited presentation delivered at the Quantitative Methodology Center, Columbus, OH, 21 October 2022.

Coutts, J.J., & Pek, J. (2022). Power up: Exploring the use of the bootstrap in power analysis. Presentation at the Quantitative Methodology Center Conference, Columbus, OH, 01 June 2022.

Coutts, J.J. (2022). (Some) considerations for multiple mediator models. Presentation at the Department of Psychology Advanced Research Forum, Columbus, OH, 19 April 2022. (First place winner.)

Coutts, J.J. (2022). Contrasting contrasts: Reasons why and ways to compare indirect effects in multiple mediator models. Presentation at the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH, 04 March 2022. (Third place winner.)

Coutts, J. J., & Weidler, D. J. (2018). Love, know, grow: Exploring the mediating role of self-concept clarity in the relationship between self-compassion and psychological well-being. Presentation at the 2018 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO, 04 April 2018.

Coutts, J.J., Al-Kire, R.L., & Weidler, D.J. (2017). Investigating the relationship between self-concept clarity and the benefits of self-compassion. Presentation at the 9th Annual National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Conference, Flagstaff, AZ, 14 July 2017.

Dunbar, N.D., Anderson, M.D. & Coutts, J.J. (2016). Promoting success: An 8-week online statistics lab for transfer students in the psychological sciences major. Presentation at the SBS Retreat for Learning with Technology, Flagstaff, AZ, 26 August 2016.

Poster Presentations

National

Coutts, J.J., & Pek, J. (2022). BSPower: The efficacy of resampling methods in power analysis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL, 27 May 2022.

Hoisington-Shaw, K.J., Coutts, J.J., & Pek, J. (2020). Beyond fixed sample sizes: Sequential testing in psychology. Poster presented at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, College Park, MD, 14 July 2020. (Conference canceled) 

Hoisington-Shaw, K.J., Coutts, J.J., & Pek, J. (2020). Sequential testing methods and the replication crisis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL, 22 May 2020. (Conference canceled)

Coutts, J.J., Hayes, A.F., & Jiang, T. (2019). MEDYAD: An analytical tool for assessing mediation in distinguishable dyads. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C., 24 May 2019.

Coutts, J.J., & Walters, A.S. (2018). “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”: Having “The Talk” about sexuality with my parents. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Denver, CO, 14 June 2018.

Coutts, J.J., Al-Kire, R.L., & Weidler, D.J. (2017). “I know because I care”: Exploring the mediating role of self-concept clarity in the relationship between self-compassion and its benefits. Poster presented at the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium, Alexandria, VA, 23 October 2017.

Coutts, J.J., & Walters, A.S. (2017). “I had a great sex education, but it was terrible”: Dimensionalizing what it means to come from a sex positive or sex negative household. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Las Vegas, NV, 15 June 2017.

Enriquez, D.F., Coutts, J.J., Cashman, E.G., & Walters, A.S. (2017). Sexualities of Latino- and Caucasian-identifying men: Similarities and (some) differences. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Las Vegas, NV, 15 June 2017.

Regional

Galat, K.I., Coutts, J.J., & Donohue, D.K. (2018). Getting gritty with it: Exploring the mediating role of conscientiousness in the relationship between self-control and grit. Poster presented at the 98th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR, 25 April 2018.

Bryson, M.M., Coutts, J.J., & Donohue, D.K. (2018). “Forgive and for-grit”: The mediating role of self-esteem in grit, self-compassion, and happiness. Poster presented at the 98th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR, 25 April 2018.

Camacho, A., Coutts, J.J., & Donohue, D.K. (2018). Get a grit: An analysis of grit as a mediator in the relationship between conscientiousness and academic achievement. Poster presented at the 98th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR, 25 April 2018.

Coplen, C.C., Coutts, J.J., & Donohue, D.K. (2018). Agree to disagree: Exploring the relationship between self-compassion and self-esteem. Poster presented at the 2018 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO, 03 April 2018.

Local

Barger, S.D., Coutts, J.J., Anderson, M.D., Dunbar, N.D., & Dmitrieva, N.O. (2018). Do grade incentives affect performance on a statistics assessment instrument? A randomized study in an introduction to statistics in psychology course. Poster presented at the Northern Arizona University Assessment Fair, Flagstaff, AZ, 11 April 2018.

Carballo, B., Coutts, J.J., & Donohue, D.K. (2017). Individualism, collectivism, and the self: An exploration of compassion and self-compassion. Poster presented at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Fall 2017 Symposium, Flagstaff, AZ, 01 December 2017.

Coutts, J.J., Al-Kire, R.L., & Weidler, D.J. (2017). Familiarity breeds liking…or vice versa: Looking at the mediating role of self-concept clarity in self-compassion. Poster presented at the 9th Annual National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Conference, Flagstaff, AZ, 14 July 2017.

Bryson, M.M., Carballo, B., Coutts, J.J., & Donohue, D.K. (2017). Associations of cultural values, gender, and motivation for achievement. Poster presented at Northern Arizona University’s Annual Undergraduate Symposium, Flagstaff, AZ, 28 April 2017.

Camacho, A., Wolcott, A., Coutts, J.J., & Donohue, D.K. (2017). A generation motivated by the self. Poster presented at Northern Arizona University’s Annual Undergraduate Symposium, Flagstaff, AZ, 28 April 2017.

Coutts, J.J., Henderson, K.E., & Donohue, D.K. (2016). Themes of happiness, sadness, and higher education: Culture and self. Poster presented at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Fall 2016 Symposium, Flagstaff, AZ, 9 December 2016.

Colloquia

Coutts, J.J. (2023). A methodological perspective on mentorship, teaching, and research. Talk presented at The Quantitative Psychology Seminar, Columbus, OH, 06 March 2023.

Coutts, J.J. (2022). Should we be doing this? A deep dive into conditional indirect effects. Talk presented at The Quantitative Psychology Seminar, Columbus, OH, 24 October 2022.

Coutts, J.J. (2022). BS Power: Bootstrap or …?. Talk presented at The Quantitative Psychology Seminar, Columbus, OH, 28 March 2022.

Coutts, J.J. (2021). Inference for the difference: An exploration of methods for conducting contrasts in multiple mediator models. Talk presented at The Quantitative Psychology Seminar, Columbus, OH, 08 February 2021.

Coutts, J.J. (2020). It makes a difference: Methods for comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models. Talk presented at The Quantitative Psychology Seminar, Columbus, OH, 20 April 2020.

Hayes A.F., & Coutts J.J. (2019). Use omega, not Cronbach’s alpha for reliability. Talk presented at The Quantitative Psychology Seminar, Columbus, OH, 11 October 2019.

Coutts, J.J. (2019). SEM, OLS regression, and their application to mediation analysis in dyadic data. Talk presented at The Quantitative Psychology Seminar, Columbus, OH, 1 April 2019.

Software

Coutts, J.J., Hayes, A.F., & Jiang, T. (2019). MEDYAD. An SPSS and SAS macro for mediation analysis in distinguishable dyadic data. Documentation available at jjcoutts.com.

Hayes, A.F. & Coutts J.J. (2019). OMEGA. An SPSS and SAS macro for obtaining McDonald’s Omega and Cronbach’s Alpha. Available at afhayes.com.

Leadership Positions

Mentor – Psychology Peer Education and Enrichment Program 2022-2023
Cofounder – Diversity and Justice Committee in Introduction to Psychology2020-2021

Vice President – Quantitative Psychology Graduate Student Association2019-2021

Research Mentor – Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program 2017-2018

Undergraduate Representative – Academic Integrity Board 2016-2018

Lab Manger – Culture and Academic Achievement Lab2016-2018

Statistical Programs and Languages

Expert: Excel, SPSS, GAUSS, R
Proficient: Mplus, Python, SAS, SQL

Honors and Awards

The Ohio State University

Department of Psychology 2022 Advanced Research Forum – First Place

Department of Psychology 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference – Third Place
Distinguished University Fellowship (Two Years)
Edward F. Hayes 2022 Graduate Research Forum – Third Place
Excellence in Leadership Award – Introduction to Psychology Program
Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA) – University Level

Interdisciplinary Research Award – Department Level
Meritorious Teaching Award – Introduction to Psychology Program

Robert M. Arkin Certificate in the Teaching of Psychology
The College of Arts and Sciences Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences Scholarship

Northern Arizona University

Dean’s Travel Award

Department of Psychological Sciences’ Travel Award

Gold Axe Award

Lumberjack Scholars Award

Outstanding Junior of the Department of Psychological Sciences

Outstanding Senior of the Department of Psychological Sciences

Student Travel Award

Summa Cum Laude

The Conklin-Faust Student Scholarship Award

Journal Reviewing

European Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Gerontology (Psychology)

Journal of Happiness Studies

PLOS One

Service

Poster Abstract Reviewer, American Psychological Association Convention, Division 52023
Panelist, Graduate and Professional Student Recruitment Event, Office of Diversity and Inclusion2022

Panel Member, Quantitative Methods Information Session, National Online Meeting2022

Judge, District Science, State of Ohio2022

Judge, Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair, State of Ohio2022

Panelist, Milestone Meetup, Department of Psychology2022

Judge, Ohio District Science Day, State of Ohio 2021

Volunteer, CV and Statement of Purpose Workshop, Department of Psychology2020

Volunteer, Graduate and Professional Student Recruitment Event, Office of Diversity and Inclusion 2020

Volunteer at Graduate School Application Review Seminar, Department of Psychology 2019

Panelist, A Note on Graduate School, Department of Psychology 2019

Volunteer for the Ohio Psychology Teaching Conference 2019

Judge for the American Statistical Association DataFest at OSU 2019

Thesis Judge for the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival 2019

Poster Judge at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Colloquium and Reception 2019

Volunteer for the Edward F. Hayes’ Graduate Forum 2019

Panelist, How to Get into Graduate School, Department of Psychology 2018

Panelist, Applying to Graduate, Medical, or Law School Workshop 2018

Panelist, Graduate and Professional Student Recruitment Event, Office of Diversity and Inclusion 2018

Professional Affiliations

American Psychological Association (APA)

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

American Statistical Association (ASA)

Institute of Mathematics and Statistics (IMS)

National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity

Psi Chi Honor Society