Roland B. Stark, M.Ed., Principal
Seasoned, resourceful researcher and analyst. Skilled at helping clients define their key questions and passionate about investigating with innovative methods to find answers and solutions. Talented at communicating research findings through oral presentations, written reports, and effective displays. Dedicated to fostering productive collaboration, organizational efficiency, and colleagues' professional growth.
Published 30 papers on research methods, special education, hospital patient outcomes, and other topics.
Seasoned, resourceful researcher and analyst. Skilled at helping clients define their key questions and passionate about investigating with innovative methods to find answers and solutions. Talented at communicating research findings through oral presentations, written reports, and effective displays. Dedicated to fostering productive collaboration, organizational efficiency, and colleagues' professional growth.
Published 30 papers on research methods, special education, hospital patient outcomes, and other topics.
Experience:
- Senior Research Analyst and then Chief Research Officer at ReInforced Care, Inc., helping hospitals to understand patient experiences post-discharge and to achieve better health outcomes;
- Statistician/Researcher at the Harvard Graduate School of Education;
- Senior Research Associate at Maguire Associates, Inc., developing innovative methods to support universities' enrollment and outreach efforts.
Education:
B.A. in History from Harvard University.
M.Ed. from Boston College in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation.
Member of the American Statistical Association. Past member of the American Educational Research Association; reviewed their research proposals. Peer-review manuscripts for the Journal of College Student Retention.
Software: expert user of the IBM SPSS statistical package and proficient in the open-source R program for statistical computing.
Contributed to the R Graph Gallery.
Among the top 4% in reputation points at the Stack Exchange Statistics Q & A site;
Roland's 300+ answers posted there have reached an estimated 1.1 million people.
Among the top 4% in reputation points at the Stack Exchange Statistics Q & A site;
Roland's 300+ answers posted there have reached an estimated 1.1 million people.
For resources, commentary, and guidance on research methods, statistics, and data graphics,
visit yellowbrickstats.com.
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