Katie Lynn Cantwell Butterfield

Research Experience:

Research Skills:
SAS, STATA, R, RStudio, SPSS, SQL, ArcGIS, ATLAS.ti, Qualtrics, online surveys, linear & logistic regression, structural equation modeling, multi-level modeling, meta-analysis, item response theory, geographic information system, spatial analysis & regression, content analysis, remote interviews, ethnography, focus groups, participant observation

Postdoctoral Scholar (2023 - present)
Agricultural Sustainability Institute
University of California, Davis
Academic Supervisor: Dr. Ryan Galt

Research Data Analyst II (2021 - 2023)
CalFresh and Nutrition Branch,
California Department of Social Services

Graduate Student Researcher (Spring 2021)
University of California, Merced
Academic Supervisor: Dr. Zulema Valdez

Staff Research Associate (Summer 2020)
University of California, Merced
Academic Supervisor: Dr. Whitney Pirtle

Staff Research Associate (Summer 2015; Summer 2019)
University of California, Merced
Academic Supervisor: Dr. Zulema Valdez

Graduate Student Researcher (Fall 2017)
University of California, Merced
Academic Supervisor: Dr. A Susana Ramírez

Staff Research Associate (Spring 2015)
University of California, Merced
Academic Supervisors: Dr. Nella Van Dyke & Dr. Kyle Dodson

Teaching Experience:

Teaching Fellow (2017 - 2020)
Instructor of Record
University of California, Merced
Introduction to Sociology (Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020)
Statistics for Sociology (Spring 2019; Spring 2020)
Advanced Race & Ethnicity (Fall 2018, Fall 2019)
Sociology of Race & Racism (Spring 2018)

Teaching Assistant (2014 - 2016)
University of California, Merced
Graduate Statistics I (Spring 2017)
Sociological Research Methods (Spring 2016)
Statistics for Sociology (Spring 2015, Fall 2016)
Advanced Race & Ethnicity (Fall 2015)
Introduction to Sociology (Fall 2014)

Other Experience

Code for America Volunteer (2020-2021)
Organizer for UC Community Economies Network (2019-2021)
UC Merced Sociology Graduate Student Committee Internal Graduate Student Representative (2018-2019)
UC Merced Healthy Campus Network Committee (2017-2019)
UC Merced Sociology Graduate Student Committee President (2017-2018)
Insight Garden Program Volunteer (Fall 2017)
UC Merced Committee on Academic Planning and Resource Allocation (Fall 2016)
UC Merced Graduate Student Association Academic Affairs Officer (Fall 2016)
UC Merced Graduate Student Association Sociology Delegate (2015-2016)