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Education <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n MA (Politics and Social Administration)\t\tUniversity of Edinburgh \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n PhD (Sociology) \t\t\tUniversity of Surrey \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Thesis: A Pluralist model of Tax-Benefit Policy \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

07\/24 – Present \tNon-fiction Author<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently under contract to complete a book entitled The Language of Manmade Minds: A History of Computer Programming.<\/em> Chapters 1-4 can be supplied as writing samples both in text and audio-book formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

08\/14 \u2013 07\/24\tSouthwest Baptist University<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Started in 2014 as an Assistant Professor. Promoted to full Professor of Sociology in Spring 2024. Granted tenure in 2018. Has ten years of evaluation forms of classroom teaching signed by other faculty. 73% of the ratings on these forms are in best (\u201cAbove Average\u201d) category. Courses taught include Introduction to Sociology, Gerontology, Criminology, Social Welfare Policy, Social Problems, Elementary Statistics, Human Diversity, Introduction to Research Methods, Death & Dying <\/em>and The Science of Wellbeing.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

09\/11- 08\/14\t\tSingapore University of Technology and Design\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Senior Lecturer in Humanities Arts and Social <\/strong>Sciences at Singapore University of Technology and Design. Courses have included World Civilizations and Texts<\/em> and Human Development: Theory and Practice<\/em>. At the end of the 1st<\/sup> semester the average overall score for instructors on this course was 4.3. Dr. Truscott\u2019s three groups awarded him 4.4, 4.6, and 4.9. Research interests include choice modeling of consumer buying preferences and symbolic regression. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

03\/07-02\/11\tAteneo de Manila University<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a full-time faculty member of Ateneo de Manila University (offered tenure) with the formal rank of Assistant Professor. Courses taught included: Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology<\/em>, Communications Technology<\/em>, Management Information Systems<\/em>, Introduction to Multimedia<\/em> and Technical Writing<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11\/98-12\/05<\/strong><\/a><\/a> \tEric Marder Associates Inc., New York<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric Marder Associates (EMA) was a leading market research company that lists many fortune 100 firms in its client list. On arrival at the firm its research methods where 100 per cent paper based with almost all research done through mailed questionnaires. While at EMA wrote the software that transitioned the firm to being a mainly Internet-based company. While working at EMA I taught part time at the The King\u2019s College (www.tkc.edu) in Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Grants<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008-09\t<\/strong>Ateneo de Manila University awarded a Scholarly Word Faculty Grant to produce A Democratic Tax-Benefit Model of the Philippines.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012-13<\/strong> SUTD-MIT International Design Center \u2013 A Survey of Indian Doctors \u2013 Optimization of Product Features. <\/em>Awarded $97,000 SGD to compare and contrast various forms of conjoint choice-modeling of consumer buying preference<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership \/ Initiation of Voluntary Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n At All Souls Church Langham Place, London, (John Stott\u2019s Church) was part of a team of four people that set up a ministry for the homeless which served meals from a van and opened a Saturday day center. This served about 200-200 people weekly. This ministry continues to the present day (https:\/\/asstc.org.uk\/aslan).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n At Redeemer Presbyterian Church organized a high-profile fund-raising event called \u201cThe Builder\u2019s Ball\u201d that raised money and awareness for Redeemer\u2019s own social action arm called \u201cHope for New York\u201d and Habitat for Humanity New York. This involved managing a large team of volunteers and setting up a credit card payment system for the event tickets. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Truscott, P., (2024). “Rape, Suicide and the Rise of Religious Nones”, Journal of Sociology and Christianity, 14(2), 34-59. Link to Article<\/a>
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  2. Jirek, S. L., & Truscott, P. (2020). Geographical Variation in the Relationship Between Religiosity and Campus Sexual Assault: Differences in Prevalence or Reporting? Social Work & Christianity, 47(4), 4570. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34043\/SWC.V47I3.140 Link to Journal Issue<\/a>
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  3. Truscott, P., (2019). Enrollment Success Stories, Advance \u2013 Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Spring 2019 Edition. https:\/\/www.cccu.org\/magazine\/enrollment-success-stories\/ <\/a>
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  4. Truscott, P., & Chiam, M. (2019). Belief – Based Marketing vs. Conjoint: An Illustration Using the Indian Mobile Phone Market. Indian Journal of Marketing, 49(4), 7-19\u201319. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17010\/ijom\/2019\/v49\/i4\/142973 Article Web Page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Truscott, P. (2018). Review of Agent-Based Modeling of Tax Evasion. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 21(4), 12. Review Web Page<\/a>
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  6. Truscott, P., & Korns, M. F. (2016). Predicting Product Choice with Symbolic Regression and Classification. In R. Riolo, W. P. Worzel, M. Kotanchek, & A. Kordon (Eds.), Genetic Programming Theory and Practice XIII (pp. 203\u2013217). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-319-34223-8_12 Web Link<\/a>
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  7. Raghunath, N., Truscott., P., ‘India’s Gender-Divided Sex Behavior: Illusion or Policy Challenge’, Asian Journal of Public Affairs 8 (1): 47-63, 2015, doi: org\/10.18003\/ajpa.201502 Web Link<\/a>
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  8. Explaining Unemployment Rates with Symbolic Regression, with Michael Korns, 2014, Riolo, R.L., Kotanchek, M., Moore, J., 2011, ed., Genetic Programming Theory and Practice XI, Genetic and Evolutionary Computation. Ann Arbor: Springer Web Link<\/a>
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  9. Measuring Shadow Economy Sizes with Symbolic Regression, with Michael Korns, 2011, in Riolo, R.L., Vadislavleva, K., Moore, J., 2011, ed., Genetic Programming Theory and Practice IX, Genetic and Evolutionary Computation. Ann Arbor: Springer. Web Link<\/a>
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  10. Tabulate a Million Records a Minute in Westlake, A. (1992). Survey and Statistical Computing. The Netherlands: Elsevier.
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  11. Matthews, A., & Truscott, P. (1990). Disability, household income & expenditure: a follow up survey of disabled adults in the Family Expenditure Survey (Vol. 2). Stationery Office Books (TSO).
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    Speeches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Philip Truscott is seen in a toga impersonating Plato in a lecture on Plato’s Republic<\/strong> at Singapore University of Technology and Design. Web Link: https:\/\/youtu.be\/1Jkrc_3_xEI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Philip Truscott was interviewed on the Drew Mariani radio show about his research showing that suicide and rape rates are higher in the US States with higher “no religion” rates. The interview can be replayed on this web page: https:\/\/relevantradio.com\/2024\/11\/decline-in-religion-and-replication-crisis\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hobbies \/ Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Performed stand-up comedy in New York City and Leicester Square Comedy Store (I was such a success in London and New York that I was able to land a job in Bolivar, Missouri.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Participated in the Republic Triathlon (The \u201cTiger Tri\u201d) 2020-2023 as part of triathlon teams. Competed as an individual in the 2024 “Tiger Tri” and the \u201cTri at the Y\u201d (Pat Jones YMCA). All speeds \/ results published online. Link to most recent online triathlon results<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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