About

I am a quantitative social scientist: I use statistical and machine learning approaches to solve problems and answer questions about attitudes, opinions, and behaviors. I see my role as being the bridge between (a) the technical and academic world, and (b) people that could benefit from the knowledge generated by that world.

I love using quantitative methods to provide clients with actionable results, while still remaining skeptical and communicating the uncertainty inherent in quantitative methods. My goal is to provide rigor at speed.

My approach appreciates the tension between what a journal article recommends we do in a perfect world and what is useful given the situation at hand: I balance using sophisticated, compelling, and new methods with the need for being interpretable, practical, and actionable.

I have a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in social psychology, with a minor in the study of quantitative methods. I also have B.A.s in psychology and sociology from the University of Missouri. I am passionate about combining my skills in a wide variety of statistical methods, programming, experimental design, causal inference, survey construction, data management, and machine learning—with domain expertise in the psychology of norms, attitudes, behavior, and politics—to help people find answers to their research questions.

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For queries about contract, consulting, or tutoring services regarding any of the above topics, please contact me at markhwhiteii@gmail.com.