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Montserrat

Montserrat

PhDStatistics

Education

  1. Indiana University at Bloomington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Statistics

  2. Indiana University at Bloomington

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Statistics

Expertise

Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R....

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Gracie

Gracie

PhD candidatePublic Health

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Public Health

  2. Stanford University

    MSEMaster of Scien...2022

Expertise

Global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); environmental microbiology; behavior change; environmental...

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Garret

Garret

JDLaw

Education

  1. University of Iowa

    JDJuris Doctorate

    Law

  2. University of Iowa

    MSMaster of Science

    Finance

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

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Wyatt

Wyatt

PhD candidateMathematics

Education

  1. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mathematics

  2. The University of Alabama

    MAMaster of Arts2020

    Mathematics

Expertise

Mathematics, Physics, Mathematical Physics, Coding, Data Analysis. My area of expertise in mathematics...

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Grace

Grace

PhDClinical Psy...

Education

  1. University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Clinical Psychology

  2. University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)

    MAMaster of Arts2022

    Clinical Psychology

Expertise

research methods, conference presentations, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, basic statistics...

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Aldis

Aldis

PhDManagement

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Management

  2. Harvard University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Environmental Science

Expertise

public speaking, statistics, data science, R, violin, fashion design and clothes making, podcast...

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David

David

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Neuroscience

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    MSMaster of Science2013

    Computer Science

Expertise

neural signal processing, data science and statistics, AI/ML for medical applications

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Allison

Allison

PhDClinical Psy...

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Clinical Psychology

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Psychology

Expertise

clinical psychology

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Keana

Keana

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Psychology

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MAMaster of Arts2018

    Psychology

Expertise

social psychology, statistics, economics

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Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidateEconomics

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Economics

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MAMaster of Arts2023

    Economics

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

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David

David

MD/PhD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Medicine

  2. Northwestern University

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Statistics

Expertise

Biology, chemistry, math, statistics, computer science, medicine

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sarah

sarah

PhD candidateHuman Biology

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Human Biology

  2. University of North Florida

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Human Biology

Expertise

cancer biology, biology, genetics

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Howard

Howard

PhDInternationa...

Education

  1. Duke University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

    International Relations

  2. National Chengchi University

    BABachelor of Arts2007

    International Relations

Expertise

political science, international relations, conflict and war, political violence, authoritarian...

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Nicholas

Nicholas

PhDPublic Health

Education

  1. University of South Carolina

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Public Health

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    MPHMaster of Publi...2016

    Public Health

Expertise

Aging and aging-related diseases; maternal and child health; epidemiology; Alzheimer's disease and...

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Morgan

Morgan

PhD candidateClinical Psy...

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Clinical Psychology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    MAMaster of Arts2022

    Psychology

Expertise

Behavioral genetics, genetic and environmental risk factors for dementia/Alzheimer's Disease, health...

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bu

bu

PhDSociology

Education

  1. Bowling Green State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...1997

    Sociology

  2. Bowling Green State University

    MSMaster of Science1997

    Statistics

Expertise

Survey research, Statistics, Quantitative research, Data analysis, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence

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Mina

Mina

PhD candidateData Science

Education

  1. University of Central Florida

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Data Science

  2. University of Central Florida

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Data Science

Expertise

Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Statistics

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Christina

Christina

PhDPolitical Sc...

Education

  1. Purdue University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Political Science

  2. Purdue University

    MAMaster of Arts2023

Expertise

Comparative Politics, Political Communication, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Computational...

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Danielle

Danielle

PhDPublic Policy

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Public Policy

  2. American University

    MPPMaster of Publi...2011

    Public Policy

Expertise

Public Policy, Program Evaluation, Criminal Justice Reform, Prisoner Reentry, Education

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Taylor

Taylor

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Psychology

  2. Northern Arizona University

    MAMaster of Arts2017

Expertise

Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Emotions, Health, Well-being, Social Relationships, Prosocial...

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