Marcus Trenfield
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Boston College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Doctoral Student
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Princeton University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Assisted with a meta-analysis on how different characteristics of norm messages influence their impact on different types of social changes Assisted with a meta-analysis on how different characteristics of norm messages influence their impact on different types of social changes
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Harvard University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant in the Cushman Moral Psychology Lab
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Sep 2019 - May 2022
Lead an independent research project on the effects of rationalization on recall accuracy-- Tasks included: Writing a senior thesis and presenting for thesis defense; designing experiments in Qualtrics utilizing HTML and JavaScript; analyzing data using RCollaborating with a graduate student to study the effect of charity donors’ spending options on third-party praise-- Tasks included: Literature review on ineffective altruism, designing experiments in Qualtrics; distributing surveys on MTurk; analyzing data using R; presenting data to labAssisted with three other projects, which explored (1) the effect of sacrifice on altruism; (2) the impact of hopeful and fearful content on altruistic behavior; and (3) the effect of moral signaling concerns on mock jury decisions-- Tasks included: Collecting in-person survey data; literature reviews on welfare trade offs and sacrifice as related to altruism and hope and fear in social issue messaging; designing experiments in Qualtrics; distributing surveys on MTurk; analyzing data using R; presenting data to lab Show less
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Research Assistant for Dr. Bethany Burum
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Oct 2020 - Dec 2021
Assisting with study contrasting categorical versus continuous violations of social norms-- Current tasks include: Assisting with vignette construction; analyzing data using RAssisting with research examining strategic ignorance on third-party judgments of behavior related to COVID-19-- Tasks included: Assisting with vignette construction; analyzing data using R
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Harvard Dorm Crew Classroom Custodian
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Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
As a Classroom Custodian, I coordinate with my fellow cleaning teammates to delegate work. I also reported to supervisor about any damage misplaced articles, and created an efficient cleaning routine.
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Research Consultant to the SARA Research Team
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Oct 2020 - May 2021
Assisted with the creation of a mobile health app aimed at improving demonstrated mental health problems among Harvard students -- Tasks included: Developing interventions to improve students’ sleep, productivity, and app engagement; creating questions on mental health concern and app feasibility for focus groups; literature review on mobile health apps and user engagement; mentoring a high school student in conducting literature reviews; co-writing an IRB that was approved by Harvard University’s Institutional Review Board Show less
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President
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Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
Led Harvard University Student Mental Health Liaisons. Tasks included:-- Directing students to peer and professional resources, depending on each individual’s specific concerns-- Planning and leading weekly meetings with a cohort to discuss strategies and methods to improve current mental health resources-- Developing and proposing specific structural changes at Harvard to improve undergraduate mental health and/or mental health care
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Policy Chair
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Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
Aided with developing a faculty proposal to introduce guidelines on incorporating mental health resources and mental health language into all class syllabi
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Events Chair
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Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
Created campus-wide events to promote mental health education and awareness.
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President
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Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
Led production of online campus magazine, Harvard Under the Surface, focused on improving students’ mental health. Tasks included:-- Planning and leading weekly meetings with magazine staff-- Creating, organizing, and staffing campus-wide events with other faculty, student groups, and community activists to raise overall mental health awareness-- Recruiting and helping train junior organization members-- Designing media to publicize magazine events and outreach in Canva
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Editor In Chief
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Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
Oversaw the publication of online material for Harvard Under the Surface. Tasks included:-- Meeting with authors and editing submitted articles for publication-- Assisting in website design on Squarespace-- Coordinating meetings between editors and prospective and current writers
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Harvard Radcliffe Institute
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Radcliffe Research Fellow to Professor Susan Murphy and Professor Finale Doshi-Velez
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Jul 2020 - Aug 2020
- Analyzed recent literature on mobile health apps, specifically mental health apps, productivity apps, and stress management apps, and strategies to improve user engagement with apps - Assisted with development on a undergraduate mobile health app, specifically content development and future directions - Researched and developed implementation strategies for interventions and user engagement with app - Analyzed recent literature on mobile health apps, specifically mental health apps, productivity apps, and stress management apps, and strategies to improve user engagement with apps - Assisted with development on a undergraduate mobile health app, specifically content development and future directions - Researched and developed implementation strategies for interventions and user engagement with app
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Rutgers University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant in the Aiello Social & Organizational Psychology Laboratory
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May 2019 - Aug 2019
Assisted with research exploring the effect of interruptions on productivity -- Tasks included: Conducting literature searches on interruptions and productivity; co-designing experiment; co-writing IRB that was approved by Rutgers University’s Institutional Review Board Assisted with research exploring the effect of interruptions on productivity -- Tasks included: Conducting literature searches on interruptions and productivity; co-designing experiment; co-writing IRB that was approved by Rutgers University’s Institutional Review Board
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YWCA Princeton
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2019
As a Water Safety Instructor I create, lead and teach swim classes to YWCA Princeton members ranging in age from infants to adults and skill from beginner to competitive. As a Lifeguard, I have received Red Cross training and certification in Lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR and AED, and I observe patrons and enforce the swim rules. As a Water Safety Instructor I create, lead and teach swim classes to YWCA Princeton members ranging in age from infants to adults and skill from beginner to competitive. As a Lifeguard, I have received Red Cross training and certification in Lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR and AED, and I observe patrons and enforce the swim rules.
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Harvard University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant at the Ellen Langer Mindfulness Institute
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Feb 2019 - May 2019
Researched the effect of mindfulness on wine consumption with human subjects in laboratory setting Researched the effect of mindfulness on wine consumption with human subjects in laboratory setting
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Rutgers University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant at the Aiello Social & Organizational Psychology Lab
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Nov 2018 - Jan 2019
Assisted with meta-analysis exploring the impact of observability on task performance -- Tasks included: Conducting literature review on the relationship between observability and task performance; extracting results from relevant papers for meta-analysis Assisted with meta-analysis exploring the impact of observability on task performance -- Tasks included: Conducting literature review on the relationship between observability and task performance; extracting results from relevant papers for meta-analysis
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GameStop
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Seasonal Sales Associate
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Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
I provided immediate and individualized assistance to customers, completed purchases with card, credit, and debit payments, and increased purchase totals through recommending additional items. I provided immediate and individualized assistance to customers, completed purchases with card, credit, and debit payments, and increased purchase totals through recommending additional items.
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Tom's Bao Bao
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Campus Ambassador
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Feb 2018 - May 2018
I interacted with Harvard University students and faculty to raise awareness of Tom’s Bao Bao, and identify the types of events most likely to engage them. Additionally, I developed and implemented new strategies to raise Tom’s Bao Bao’s presence on campus, while also promoting Tom’s Bao Bao through social media, and campus internet groups. I interacted with Harvard University students and faculty to raise awareness of Tom’s Bao Bao, and identify the types of events most likely to engage them. Additionally, I developed and implemented new strategies to raise Tom’s Bao Bao’s presence on campus, while also promoting Tom’s Bao Bao through social media, and campus internet groups.
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Education
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Boston College
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology -
Harvard University
Bachelor's degree, Psychology -
The Lawrenceville School
High School Diploma, 3.8/4.0