Summary
Melanie has experience working in institutional research, higher education administration, healthcare administration, health policy research, and technical writing and editing. Her expertise includes quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, data visualization and dashboard construction, survey design and administration, and statistical analysis and modeling. She has worked extensively with data in applied contexts, ranging from enrollment, retention, and financial aid modeling to graduate outcomes reporting to compensation and benefits forecasting. Her health policy research work focused primarily on behavioral health and long-term care in rural areas. Melanie believes that robust and accurate data and analysis, clearly communicated, is a critical component of informed decision-making; her goal is to serve as a trusted partner throughout the data collection, analysis, and reporting process.
Education
- MS - Health Policy & Management, University of Southern Maine, 2010
- BA - Anthropology, Bowdoin College, 2000
Skills and Training
- Quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
- Data visualization
- Survey design and administration
- Research methods
- Statistical analysis and predictive modeling
- Grant and proposal writing
- Budget management
- Technical writing
- Technology: SPSS, SAS, Tableau, Qualtrics, HTML
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