Sean Merritt, MA

I am an Economics Ph.D. student at Claremont Graduate University. My research is very broad. I am interested in the intersection of data and social sciences (computational social science). I specialize in the application of machine learning, natural language processing, and network analysis and its use in causal inference. I want to know how these methods enable social scientists to ask new and interesting questions.

Education

Ph.D. Economics, Claremont Graduate University (Anticipated 2025)

M.A. Positive Organizational Psychology, Claremont Graduate University (2021)

B.S. Psychology, Brigham Young University - Idaho (2019)

Projects

Papers

Merritt, S. H.*, Heshmati, S., Oravecz, Z., and Donaldson, S.I. (in press). Web of Well-Being: Re-Examining PERMA and Subjective Well-Being Through Networks. Journal of Positive Psychology. [Here]

Merritt, S.H.* & Christensen, A.P. (2023). An Experimental Study of Dimension Reduction Methods on Machine Learning Algorithms with Applications to Psychometrics. Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. 3(1), 760-777. [Here]

Merritt, S.H.*, Krouse, M., Alogaily, R. S., & Zak, J. P. (2022). Continuous Neurophysiologic Data Accurately Predict Mood and Energy in the Elderly. Brain Sciences. 12(9), 1240. [Here]

Merritt, S. H.* Guraffi, K., & Zak, P. J. (in review). Predicting Hit Songs with Neurophysiology and Machine Learning. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Merritt, S. H.* (working paper) Estimating the Effects of 911 Call Taker on Service Outcomes

Merritt, S. H., Honnen, G., & Mueller, S. (Working paper) The Tragedy of High Vaccine Rates and Fast Approval

Heshmati, S., Rombaoa, J.P., Merritt, S. H., & Christensen, A. P. (working paper). Modeling the Longitudinal Network Structure of PERMA with EMA Data.

Consulting Clients

The City of Ontario, CA (Jan. 2021 - May 2021 )
Intercommunity Health Network (Oct. 2021 - April 2022)
Foundation for California Community Colleges (Jan. 2022 - June 2022)

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