Amanda Baraldi

Dr. Amanda Baraldi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Oklahoma State University (OSU), specializing in quantitative psychology. She joined OSU in 2015 as an Assistant Professor and advanced to her current rank in July 2023. Her work focuses on advancing statistical methods for psychological, health, and prevention research, particularly in missing data analysis, mediation/moderation assessment, and longitudinal modeling.

Baraldi earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Arizona State University (2015). Her research integrates methodological innovation with applied health science, addressing topics like maternal-child health, chronic illness resilience, and disparities in cardiometabolic outcomes. She has contributed to over 30 peer-reviewed articles, often exploring statistical methodologies and their application to complex health datasets.

Her teaching portfolio includes courses such as Quantitative Methods in Psychology and Statistical Methods in Psychology, emphasizing applied statistical techniques. She has advised numerous courses but no listed advisees/students. Baraldi’s work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), reflecting her commitment to improving health outcomes through rigorous research.

Recent work highlights her leadership in missing data methodologies, including groundbreaking studies comparing machine learning approaches (random forests) to traditional methods. She also investigates mechanisms linking childhood adversity to later health outcomes, such as maternal ACEs’ impact on infant well-being via perinatal depression.