Industry Experience
Apr 2024 – present
Scientific Advisor
Jun 2020 – Mar 2024
Lead Biostatistician (Clinical Research | Data Science)
Feb 2020 – present
Founder + Chief Editor
May 2018 – present
Consulting Statistician
The Discerning Statistician | Rigor, Reproducibility, Replicability
Oct 2018 – Mar 2020 (1.5 years)
Senior Statistician (Research & Analysis | Data Science)
Sep 2007 – Sep 2018 (11 years)
Postdoctoral and Graduate Researcher, Biostatistician, and Principal Investigator
Stanford University, UNC Chapel Hill
(See Academic Appointments section below.)
Sep 2002 – Aug 2007 (5 years)
SAS Programmer / Biostatistician
Academic Appointments
May 2017 – Apr 2018 (1 year)
Principal Investigator
Jul 2016 – Sep 2018 (2 years)
Study Biostatistician
Oct 2015 – Sep 2018 (3 years)
Stanford Prevention Research Center (Mentor: Michael Baiocchi, PhD)
Trained in data-analytic and machine-learning methods, and methodological research in causal inference. Collaborated within academic and non-academic projects by providing statistical consultation and programming solutions.
May 2010 – Sep 2015 (5 years)
Graduate Research Assistant + Biostatistician
UNC Chapel Hill: Carolina Population Center (CPC)
Performed data management and cleaning, and statistical programming in Stata and SAS. Assisted faculty, post-doc, graduate, and undergraduate researchers with statistical concepts, methods, and software implementation.
Jun 2009 – Jun 2010 (1 year)
Research Assistant
UNC Chapel Hill: Survey Research Unit (Advisor: William Kalsbeek, PhD)
Collaborated with SRU Director and researchers in applying survey sampling methods for Add Health and the NC Department of Transportation. Provided statistical programming support in SAS and SUDAAN.
Sep 2007 – Jul 2009 (2 years)
Graduate Research Assistant
Created and validated reports, datasets, and tables, listings, and figures (TLFs). Maintained analysis and validation documentation. Conducted analyses, reviewed code, delivered reports.