Dr Chris B Stride
Senior Lecturer (Statistician), Institute of Work Psychology
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| Room: | B024 Sheffield University Management School Conduit Road, Sheffield S10 1FL |
| Phone: | +44 (0)114 222 3262 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)114 222 3348 |
| Email: | c.b.stride@sheffield.ac.uk |
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Statistics; Thesis entitled “Semi-parametric Density Estimation”, University of Warwick, 1992-1995
BSc Honours Degree in Mathematics and Statistics (Class I), University of Warwick, 1989-1992
Professional Affiliations
Chartered Statistician
Chartered Scientist
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
ASSESS (UK SPSS Users’ Group) Committee member and Trainer
British Society of Sport History Committee member and webmaster
Associate Editor: Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports
Areas of Expertise
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Measurement and Survey design
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Analysis of clustered, cross-classified and multi-level data
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Analysis of longitudinal data
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Fit indices in Structural Equation Models
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Teaching statistics to non-statisticians
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Management of complex data sets
Statistical Software Expertise:
SPSS, MPlus, R, Mlwin, AMOS
Current Areas of Research
Generally, the applications of advanced statistical methodologies in novel and new areas; as an applied statistician Chris works within a very wide range of areas, largely but not exclusively within the social sciences. Specific projects he is currently working on include:
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Cheating in sport; is it a team, individual or circumstantial act?
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From pitch to plinth; a study of statues of sportsmen and sportswomen
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The psychology of nostalgia and the use of nostalgia branding
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The effect of the built environment and residential outdoor space upon well-being
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Educational background and career progression in the legal profession
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The link between safety behaviours, safety outcomes and job characteristics
Publications
See here for a full list of publications.
Teaching
Chris is strongly committed to furthering the statistical knowledge and practical analysis skills of both students and academics. He believes it to be essential to improving both the rigour of social science research generally, and the potential for department members to publish high quality research in the best journals.
He currently teaches multivariate statistics modules WP6201 and PSY6010 in semester 1, followed by a 3-day course for both M.Sc Occupational Psychology and M.Res Psychology students in semester 2 in the use of SPSS statistical software to manage and analyse data. Chris aims to teach the techniques and interpretation first, so they are understood before the complementary but distinct skill of using the software to run analyses is mastered. From 2011/12 he will be running three day-schools in Data Management, Multilevel Modelling and Structural Equation Modelling as part of the Social Science Faculty DTC Advanced Quantitative Methods module for Social Science postgraduate students from Sheffield, Leeds and York.
In addition Chris offers a Statistics Clinic for postgraduate students from the Sheffield University Management School; this is held every Friday am in my office (114, IWP, Mushroom Lane). Please email c.b.stride@sheffield.ac.uk to make an appointment.
Training and Consultancy
As well as my teaching commitments at the University of Sheffield, I offer a very successful schedule of training courses in advanced statistical techniques (multilevel analysis, structural equation modeling), data management, and the SPSS syntax language, that are open to academics and postgraduate students from the UK, Europe and beyond. These courses are hosted in Sheffield twice a year, and are also available on an inhouse basis. Alongside this I offer statistical consultancy to public and private sector organisations through my training and consultancy arm, Figure It Out.
Media Appearances
Chris’s research has been featured in The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, Yorkshire Post, Sheffield Star, Sheffield Telegraph, and a variety of more specialist publications. He has been interviewed on BBC Radio 5-Live, BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio Scotland and numerous local radio stations.