Sean Rife
Head Of Academic Relations
Murray, Kentucky, United States
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Top SchoolSean Rife is a social scientist and methodologist who blends academic rigor with startup leadership, currently serving as Head of Academic Relations at Research Solutions and a Professor of Psychology at Murray State University. With 13 years of experience, he co-founded scite and previously led its research strategy as Chief Research Officer, translating reproducibility science into practical tools for researchers. His background spans founding tech ventures (including Verum Analytics and an IT services firm) and leading university labs and teaching, giving him a rare cross-section of research design, product development, and academic engagement. Trained with a PhD in Social/Experimental Psychology, he is skilled at turning methodological insight into scalable research infrastructure and partnership programs. An understated strength is his ability to navigate both scholarly culture and startup dynamics, making him effective at building bridges between academia and industry.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS Psychology, BS Psychology at University of North GeorgiaPhD Social/Experimental Psychology, PhD Social/Experimental Psychology at Kent State UniversityMA Sociology, MA Sociology at East Tennessee State University
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Github Skills (34)
responsive-design10
pubmed9
doi9
disambiguation9
crf9
survey9
hal8
react8
limesurvey8
php8
javascript8
spellchecker7
mysql7
pdf7
metadata7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
seanrife/jayne
Mar 2019 - Jun 2021
A plagiarism detector for thugs
Contributions:1 PR, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
plagiarismplagiarism-detectordetector
seanrife/statcheck
Sep 2016 - Feb 2025
Contributions:7 pushes in 8 years 6 months
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