Data Scientist
Resume:
Education
Ph.D. in Prevention Science with Data Science for Educators Specialization
University of Oregon
M.S. in Prevention Science
University of Oregon
M.A. in Health Psychology
California State University, Dominguez Hills
08/15 - 08/17
B.A. in Psychology with Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies Minor California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
09/09 - 12/14
Work Experience
Academy Mentor
Posit (Previously RStudio)
01/22 - Present
• Led collaborative and presentation sessions for R and Python
• Guided learners on visualizations, data manipulation, database management, data analysis, dashboards, and report creation
• Supported students with troubleshooting R and Python code
• Proposed changes for curriculum changes based on learners’ needs Data Scientist & Psychometrician
University of Kansas - Accessible Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Systems 09/22 - 07/24
• Created annual reports for The National Center on Deaf-Blindness
Conducted ad-hoc analyses that revealed racial/ethnic differences in resources
• Developed machine learning model showing feature importance on use of a text-to-speech function for students with significant cognitive disabilities
• Constructed a Bayesian Network to predict the probability of student mastery of latent skills
• Refined post-processing methods for optimal classification threshold selection
• Created presentation and technical report templates to be presented to stakeholders
• Developed a dashboard for state stakeholders to identify school districts struggling to implement Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessments
• Improved response rate to teachers’ DLM questions using natural language processes
• Took the lead as the co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging Committee Psychology Lecturer
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
08/21 - 06/22
• Taught 3 courses in Statistics and 1 semester in Applied Experimental Design
• Trained students how to conduct statistics in SPSS and R
• Prepared students for the job market with skills in recruitment, survey design, experimental design, data analysis, and report writing
Diversity & Inclusion Program Associate
University of Oregon - Division of Graduate Studies 09/20 - 06/21
• Created 5 advisory groups to meet with departments on improving inclusivity
• Cleaned data for departments to choose candidates for Promising Scholar awards
• Organized data from McNair Scholar programs to match with graduate programs
• Developed a dashboard on student perceptions of the university and programs
Shared with Division of Graduate Studies to implement within departments
• Held office hours for students with departmental issues or professional development Research Associate
University of Oregon
09/17 - 06/19
• Conducted a needs assessment and analyses for food insecurity in communities
• Analyzed data for several projects and reported findings at academic conferences
• Supervised 4 research assistants in recruitment, data collection, and data cleaning
• Trained research assistants and associates in survey design, data analysis, and report writing Jonathan A. Pedroza Ph.D
Traditionally trained academic with
over 9 years of experience designing
and conducting research projects with 8
years of experience conducting
traditional statistics and 5 years of
developing machine learning
algorithms.
Contact Information
Website
GitHub
Certifications
• SQL for Data Science (2024)
Programming Languages
• R
• SQL
• CSS/SCSS
• Python
• Stan
• SPSS
Skills
• Tidyverse (R), Pandas, Numpy • Data Visualization - plotly (R & ),
ggplot2(R), plotnine, seaborn,
matplotlib • Machine Learning - Scikit-learn,
MLR3(R), Statsmodels • Natural Language Processing
• Dashboard Creation - Flexdashboard
(R) & Shiny (R & )
• Deep Learning - TensorFlow &
Keras • Git & GitHub • Google Cloud Platform
• Hypothesis Testing
• Data Mining
• Big Data
• Statistical Analyses - Latent,
Geospatial, & Psychometric Modeling
• Bayesian Statistics
• Probability Theory
• Survey Design
• Experimental Design & AB Testing
• Program Evaluation
• Grant/Report Writing
Interests
Coffee
Cars
Gardening
Cooking
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