Social Scientist
Knowli Data Science, Tallahassee, FL
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Welcome to my professional site! I'm a social scientist based in Tallahassee, Florida. My central goal is to improve how we use data to improve health and wellbeing through organizational and policy decisions. To that end, I leverage my social science expertise to ground data in their substantive meanings, produce data that meet stringent quality standards, and push for the analytic strategies that most effectively address clients' research questions.
Using a diverse array of quantitative methodologies, I've worked with administrative data from three state agencies across three different states to support their decision-making processes. The approaches we use are tailored to our clients' needs, including developing descriptive and weighted algorithms from large-scale datasets, dynamic dashboard development, mixed-method program evaluations, inferential analyses using multivariable regression models, and development to quasi-experimental designs to evaluate pilot programs.
I've had the privilege to support clients and organizations who are at various stages of implementing data-driven decision-making. Some project scopes aim to help organizations begin leveraging empirical data in their decision-making process. Other projects have involved enhancing the systems organizations and clients can use to seamlessly interpret their data. I've enjoyed collaborating with a diverse set of organizations, including government agencies on the local and state level, hospital systems, and local nonprofits. Before working at Knowli Data Science, I earned my doctorate in Sociology at Florida State University.