Curriculum Vitae

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Education

PhD, Interdisciplinary 2015–2025
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

  • Majors: Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods (Educational Psychology)
  • Human Sciences: Exercise Physiology & Nutrition (Nutrition & Health Sciences)
  • Dissertation: Youth Sport Participation and Cognitive Development: The Need for Improved Measurement
  • Conferred May 17, 2025

MA, Quantitative, Qualitative, and Psychometric Methods 2018
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

  • Educational Psychology
  • Thesis: Evaluation of the Feasibility of a Two-Method Measurement Design for the Assessment of Healthy Physical Activity Behavior in Youth

MSc, Sport & Exercise Science 2013–2015
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

  • Applied Exercise Physiology Track
  • Thesis: The Effects of Four Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training and β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyric Free Acid Supplementation on the Onset of Neuromuscular Fatigue

BSc, Sport and Exercise Science 2007–2013
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

  • Human Performance Specialization

Academic professional experience

Adjunct Faculty Instructor January 2026–present
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • EDPS 900D – Survey Methods in Educational Research (Fall 2026); EDPS 845 – Computer-Assisted Research Data Analysis (Spring 2026).

Postdoctoral Researcher July 2025–present
Nebraska Evaluation and Research Center (NEAR Center), Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • Cross-disciplinary appointment integrating research design and methodology, statistics and data science, and public policy. Primary responsibilities include collaborating on funded research projects, contributing to research design, data analysis, and reporting, and supervising graduate research assistants (currently five) in the Quantitative, Qualitative, and Psychometric Methods (QQPM) program.

Postdoctoral Research Associate (contracted affiliation) July 2025–present
Nebraska Statewide Workforce & Educational Reporting System (NSWERS), University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • Creating privacy-preserving synthetic datasets from large-scale, longitudinal administrative data to support public research initiatives.

Postdoctoral Research Associate (contracted affiliation) July 2025–present
University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (NUPPC), University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • Analysis, data management, and reporting across Center projects serving Nebraska state agencies and communities: Nebraska Suicide Mortality Review; Ryan White Clinical Quality Management program; Lincoln Food & Recyclable Waste initiative; Community Crops classes evaluation; and survey design for the Get in the Game project with Lincoln Public Schools Community Learning Centers.

Research Coordinator (full-time) September 2024–July 2025
Nebraska Evaluation and Research Center, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • Methodological and analytic support across concurrent projects spanning multiple content areas, including graduate thesis and dissertation research and funded studies. Supervised four graduate research assistants, training them in analysis and managing their assignments across projects.

Graduate Research Assistant 2021–August 2024
Nebraska Evaluation and Research Center, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Graduate Research Assistant 2018–2021
Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics & Psychometrics, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, & Schools, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Graduate Research Assistant Spring 2018
Nebraska Extension: 4-H Youth Development, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Graduate Research Assistant Fall 2017
Nebraska Extension: Nutrition Education Program/SNAP-Ed, Department of Nutrition & Health Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Graduate Research Assistant 2015–2017
Neuromuscular Research & Imaging Laboratory, Department of Nutrition & Health Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • Study administration and data collection for laboratory and field research with participants from age nine through older adulthood: participant recruitment and scheduling, research staff scheduling, and electromyographic, mechanomyographic, and strength data collection and processing.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Spring 2022
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • EDPS 459 – Statistical Methods.

Graduate Teaching Assistant 2015–2017
Department of Nutrition & Health Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

  • NUTR 250 – Human Nutrition & Metabolism (Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017); NUTR 484 – Physiology of Exercise Laboratory (Spring 2016); NUTR 486 – Exercise Testing & Prescription Laboratory (Spring 2016).

Graduate Research Assistant 2013–2015
Institute of Exercise Physiology & Wellness, Department of Educational & Human Science, University of Central Florida

  • Study administration and data collection for laboratory research: participant recruitment and scheduling, research staff scheduling, and data collection across metabolic, strength, and neuromuscular assessment protocols.

Graduate Teaching Associate 2014–2015
Department of Educational & Human Science, University of Central Florida

  • PEM 2104 Personal Fitness (Summer 2014); PET 3005 Intro to Sport & Exercise Science (Summer 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015); PET 4083 Personal Training Methods (Spring 2015).

Research Practicum Fall 2012
Institute of Exercise Physiology & Wellness, Department of Educational & Human Science, University of Central Florida

Software

Nebraska Suicide Mortality Review Reporting Application 2026–present
Lead developer, R / Shiny

  • Application supporting Nebraska’s veteran suicide mortality review process: integrates and reconciles successive Nebraska Violent Death Reporting System (NEVDRS) exports, detects and tracks record-level changes between exports, supports structured case annotation, and generates both individual case reports and the annual report to the Legislature. Internal; not publicly released.

NSWERS Data Explorer & Pipeline Visualization 2025–present
Author, R / Shiny

  • Internal application for the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Educational Reporting System data warehouse: locates which tables hold which variables, retrieves definitions, and traces data lineage back to the queries and source tables each variable depends on. Improves pipeline transparency, makes problems easier to pinpoint, and shortens onboarding for the team. Not publicly released.

Recode Studio Ongoing
Author & maintainer, R / Shiny

  • Dataset-agnostic R/Shiny app for cleaning messy string variables without hand-writing R: browse values, flag likely typos via spellcheck, build and preview recode rules, and export both a reusable rule set and runnable R code. Open source: github.com/amelia-m/recode-studio

Table Relationship Explorer Ongoing
Author & maintainer, R / Shiny

  • Interactive tool for discovering and visualizing primary/foreign-key relationships across tabular data: multi-signal key inference with confidence scoring, interactive entity-relationship diagrams, and exportable reports across many file and database formats (with a Python/Streamlit port). Open source: github.com/amelia-m/table-explorer

Manuscripts in progress

  • Miramonti AA, Jeffries J, Riley JH, Bovaird JA. Completeness Thresholds Matter in Person-Mean Imputation and Prorated Scale Score Methods. In progress
  • Jeffries J, Miramonti AA, Riley JH, Bovaird JA. Untangling single imputation methods: A focus on person-mean imputation and prorated scale scores. In progress
  • Miramonti AA, Bovaird JA, Krehbiel M, Franzen-Castle L. Evaluation of the feasibility of a two-method measurement design for the assessment of healthy physical activity behavior in youth. In progress
  • Miramonti AA, Jenkins NDM, Gillen ZM. Electromyographic and mechanomyographic amplitude patterns of responses during isometric versus concentric dynamic constant external resistance leg extension muscle actions. In progress
  • Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Robinson EH, Wang R, Mangine GT, Miramonti AA, Fragala MS, Hoffman JR. Improved critical power and muscle cross-sectional area following a progressive 4-week cycling interval training program in men and women. In progress
  • Yang Z, Miramonti AA, Choi JK, Jiang Q, Wang D. Validation of the HOME Inventory’s Time Invariance in FFCWS: Insights into Home Environment Changes in Disadvantaged Parents Over a Decade. In progress
  • Rasby S, Miramonti AA, Wilhite H. “It helps me deal with what’s happening right now instead of letting my emotions get out of control.” Exploring a Self-Compassion Group for Family Caregivers. In progress
  • Albert R, Beeghly MJ, Brophy-Herb H, Gardner-Neblett N, Miramonti AA, Torquati J, Vallotton C. Racial and Gender Biases in Interpretations of Typical Infant/Toddler Behaviors. In progress

Technical & evaluation reports

  • PytlikZillig LM, Miramonti AA (September 2025). Community Crops Classes 2025 Evaluation Report: Reach and Impacts of Classes Offered June 2023–August 2025. University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.

Invited & guest lectures

Data documentation for Teams (Session 1 of 2) June 2026
Data Management Brown Bagger Series, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, Lincoln, NE.

Interaction Contrasts in ANOVA March 26, 2026
Guest lecture, EDPS 941 – Intermediate Statistics: Experimental Methods (Dr. Matt Fritz, instructor), Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.

Meeting the Demands of High Intensity Interval Training: Metabolic and Physiological Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training July 12–15, 2017
Lecture, 2017 National Strength & Conditioning Association National Conference, symposium sponsored by GNC Nutrition, Inc., Las Vegas, NV.

Mentoring

Graduate Research Assistant Supervisor 2024–present
Nebraska Evaluation and Research Center, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Instructor, non-credit methods sessions Fall 2025
Informal graduate methods training for six students; precursor to EDPS 845, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

McNair Graduate Mentor 2016–2017
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

UCARE Graduate Mentor 2017
Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Additional professional training

Regression Discontinuity Designs in Social Science Research: Causal Inference of Cutoff-Based Programs March 2020
HyeonJin Yoon (Nebraska MAP Apps)

Pursuing Causal Inferences in the Absence (or Failure) of Random Assignment: An Introduction to Propensity Score Analysis February 2020
Natalie Koziol (Nebraska MAP Apps)

Improving Data Quality Through Qualtrics Survey Design February 2019
Jared Stevens (Nebraska MAP Apps)

Addressing One Research Question Using Multiple Methodological Approaches April 2019
Marc Goodrich (Nebraska MAP Apps)

Time is on my side: What British rock bands can teach us about designing longitudinal studies February 2018
Matt Fritz (Nebraska MAP Apps)

An Introduction to Machine Learning November 2017
Stephen Scott (Nebraska MAP Apps)

Evidence-Based Assessment: From simple clinical judgments to statistical learning April 2018
Eric Youngstrom (Emerging Scholars)

Does Model Fit have a Validity Problem? September 2017
Mike Edwards (Emerging Scholars)

Training and Assessing Communication Skills Using Virtual Human Technology April 2019
Tim Guetterman (Emerging Scholars)

Awards, fellowships, & scholarships

Plake Fellowship 2024
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

AAUW Fellowship 2019–2020
American Association of University Women, Lincoln, NE Chapter

Women’s Scholarship 2016, 2017
National Strength & Conditioning Association

Othmer Fellowship 2015–2018
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Graduate Research Excellence Fellowship 2014–2015
University of Central Florida

Pegasus Scholarship 2007–2010
University of Central Florida

Finalist, National Merit Scholarship Competition 2007

Professional service

Conference Abstract Reviewer 2016, 2019
National Strength & Conditioning Association

Reviewer 2016–2020
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Reviewer 2019–2020
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Reviewer 2026–present
Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal

Graduate Student Volunteer Poster Judge 2019
UNL CEHS Undergraduate Research Fair

Professional associations

American Psychological Association 2024–2025
Member

American Statistical Association 2019–2020
Member

Society for Transparency, Openness, and Replication in Kinesiology 2019–present
Member

National Strength & Conditioning Association
Member, 2014–2020; Research Consortium Member, 2019–2020

American College of Sports Medicine 2013–2020
Member

National Intramural Recreational Sports Association 2009–2010
Member

Professional credentials

Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist Expired
National Strength & Conditioning Association

Adult CPR/AED, Child CPR and First Aid Certification Expired
American Red Cross

Technical skills

  • Statistical & Psychometric: R Statistical Software (tidyverse; lavaan and related psychometric packages; MplusAutomation and semPlot for SEM workflows); Mplus; SAS; SPSS (including PROCESS macro); MATLAB; Jamovi; JASP
  • Synthetic Data Generation & Evaluation: tidysynthesis; syntheval (R packages, Urban Institute)
  • Data Collection: Qualtrics; REDCap; LabVIEW (data collection, signal processing, and analysis); Biopac (EMG/MMG data collection)
  • Data Management & Databases: dbplyr (R); SQL; Microsoft Access
  • Visualization & Interactive Applications: ggplot2 (R); gt (R); Shiny (R); Veusz
  • Reproducible Reporting & Publishing: Quarto (course websites, slide decks, parameterized reports, this CV); R Markdown / knitr; Markdown; LaTeX / TinyTeX
  • Research Workflow & Reference Management: targets (R package for reproducible pipelines); renv; Zotero; Obsidian; Open Science Framework (OSF)
  • Programming & Version Control: Git (GitHub, GitLab); Python (basic & LLM-assisted); Unix / Bash
  • Development Environments & Editors: Positron; RStudio; Visual Studio Code; Notepad++
  • LLM-Assisted Development: Claude Code; Gemini / Gemini CLI; GitHub Copilot; Antigravity IDE; Cursor
  • Productivity & Collaboration: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, SharePoint); Adobe Acrobat Pro DC; Adobe Illustrator

Laboratory assessments

  • Heart rate (Polar monitors), blood pressure, anthropometrics
  • Resting metabolic rate and maximal oxygen uptake (ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400, Sensormedics Vmax Encore); Wingate and 3-minute critical power testing (Lode Corrival cycle ergometer)
  • Isometric, isokinetic, and isotonic strength testing (Biodex System)
  • Electromyographic and mechanomyographic data collection and processing (Noraxon Desktop DTS, Biopac)
  • Sport performance testing: sprints, agility, jumps, and force plate assessments using custom LabVIEW data collection interfaces
  • Physical activity monitoring (Actigraph wGT3X-BT)
  • Finger prick blood sample collection, basic sample processing