A little bit about me.

Where I’m from

I was born and raised in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio — right next to train tracks and a creek where I could catch crawdads (definitely not “crayfish”).

I moved to Kansas when I was around 8 years old - and completed my pre-college education at the Andover school district. The bulk of my passions in high school concerned computers and coding; however, I also appreciated the soft sciences. From there, I made my way to the University of Oklahoma, where I currently am pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science in psychology and taking computer science and music courses on the side.

What I do now

Currently, I conduct research in a variety of subdisciplines; however, my area of specialty lies in quantitative methodology. I also spend my time building keyboards and writing music (when I’m not playing video games). Take a look at my research!

Where I’m at now

Today, I live in Norman, OK. When I’m not working or attending class, you can find me walking around Main street or nearly entering cardiac arrest on a bicycle. I also love to frequent some of the coffee shops around the city, especially Gray Owl and Yellow Dog.

Why quantitative methodology?

My answer for “why” spans three levels: the micro, the macro, and the philosophical. On a micro level, I really enjoy statistics. I initially started college as a psychology major because I wanted to be a therapist and enjoyed the study of human behavior. However, the longer I was in school, the more I realized that I missed mathematics and the harder sciences, so I returned to coding, computer science, and research. I soon stumbled across quantitative methodology as a perfect blend of all my passions. On a macro level, I really want to be a professor. I love teaching—I currently tutor a student in statistics and provide consent trainings to incoming students. Additionally, the environment of academia seems like a place where I could spend the rest of my life. On a philosophical level, I really want to play a part in facilitating a more holistic union of the psych field with the stats field. Does the term replication crisis ring a bell? I believe that we, as psychologists, need to reassess how we interact with the field of quantitative methodology, both in our pedagogy and in our practice.

Get in touch!

The easiest way to contact me is through email: keane@ou.edu. Please allow up to 2 business days for a response due to the unfortunate user error of chronically failing to notice new emails in my inbox.