I have led or supported 38 studies leading in peer-reviewed publications with more in progress. This includes experience with economic impact methodology, designing and assessing metrics, analyses of secondary datasets, and constructing primary quantitative/qualitative datasets.

IMPLAN is the leading economic impact modeling software and is used by numerous federal organizations. I am one of ~20 IMPLAN Certified Economists on the planet. This certification requires an established history of publication and research, completing formal IMPLAN training, and a passing a grad-school level difficulty exam. 

I am an experience quantitative researcher with eight years' experience in teaching undergraduate/graduate students research methodology and quantitative analysis. I have over a decade's experience using Stata for statistical analysis, including multiple regression approaches and .do file programming. I have also taught methodology and analytics classes using Stata, R, and SPSS. I have a Google Analytics Certification and have also taken courses on SQL, Python, Database hygiene/best practices. 

I earned my Master Naturalist Certification in Kentucky in 2022.  I grew up in the woods back home and have remained active as a hiker over the years.  This certification was an extension of my appreciation of nature and a life goal of sharing that appreciation with others. 

An important part of my time as a researcher included collecting and analyzing qualitative datasets to support prior quantitative findings. This includes collecting an oral history (over 80 interviews) of rock climbers in Kentucky's Red River Gorge, conducting over 20 interviews to identify and understand interactions between climbers and public land managers in Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, and analyzing 18 interviews with women who climb to understand their Leave No Trace Experiences. 

Fun fact: My graduate training puts me as an academic grandchild of D.A. Dillman,  creator of the Total Design Survey Method! My experience in surveys covers in-person, online, and phone surveys across a variety of settings. I am also skilled in data entry, survey data cleaning, survey design and critique, and sampling methodologies.