About
I am an expert research methodologist and statistical analyst specializing in high-stakes research for publication, policy, and legal contexts.
I hold a Master of Arts in Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation from the University of Connecticut — a program specifically designed to train methodologists — and have over nine years of applied experience across state government, healthcare, social services, and academic research.
State Government & Federal Reporting
At Washington State DSHS, I built federal grant reporting systems (GPRA) for programs serving thousands of clients and designed executive dashboards for senior leadership decision-making.
Institutional Research Oversight
As Chair of the Research Oversight Committee at Western State Hospital, I reviewed research proposals for methodological soundness and ethical compliance under institutional and regulatory oversight.
Peer-Reviewed Psychometric Research
I’ve contributed to published psychometric work involving factor analysis, measurement invariance testing, and multiple imputation — authoring Analysis, Results, and Discussion sections.
High-Stakes Data
I’ve worked with data that informs court proceedings, data that determines whether federally funded programs continue to receive funding, and data that shapes organizational policy affecting vulnerable populations.
The common thread is accountability: when the stakes are high and the methodology has to hold up under scrutiny, that's the work I'm trained for and the work I've done.
Credentials
Education
- M.A., Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation
University of Connecticut - B.A., Psychology
University of Washington
Certifications
- CITI Certified
Human Subjects Research, IRB, Research Data Analysis, Conflicts of Interest - Psi Chi
International Honor Society in Psychology
Technical Proficiency
| Tool | Experience |
|---|---|
| R / RStudio | 9+ years — EFA, CFA, SEM, regression, psychometrics, visualization, reproducible reporting (Quarto/RMarkdown) |
| SQL / MySQL | 5+ years — database design, querying, pipeline architecture |
| Tableau / Power BI | 3+ years each — executive dashboards, interactive reporting |
| SAS / Python / SPSS | Working proficiency — available on request |
| REDCap / Qualtrics | Survey deployment and data management |
Most analysts focus on either statistical modeling or data engineering. I do both — from running a confirmatory factor analysis to building the SQL database that stores your longitudinal data to the Tableau dashboard your leadership reviews each quarter. One expert, one coherent analytical thread from data collection through reporting.
Select Professional Experience
Research & Data Analytics — Washington State DSHS
Built data collection, processing, and reporting pipelines for federally funded programs (GPRA); designed executive dashboards for senior leadership; supported data systems serving thousands of clients across social services programs
Chair, Research Oversight Committee — Western State Hospital
Reviewed and approved research proposals for methodological soundness and ethical compliance; consulted with investigators on study design under institutional and regulatory oversight
Statistical Consultant — Peer-Reviewed Research
Conducted EFA with polychoric correlations and parallel analysis, CFA with measurement invariance testing, multiple imputation, convergent/discriminant validity analysis; authored Analysis, Results, and Discussion sections of published manuscripts
Strategic Planning Facilitator
Led strategic planning sessions with C-suite hospital leadership
Instrument Development
5 years of undergraduate research in scale design and psychometric evaluation
I am available to serve as an expert witness in matters involving research methodology, statistical analysis, psychometric evaluation, and data integrity.
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