Tristan Jiang Ph.D.
Norfolk,VA
Skills
- Business Intelligence (BI) Tools: Microsoft Power BI
- Tableau
- IBM Cognos
- Entrinsik Informer
- Higher Education ERP
- Salesforce CRM
- Student Information Systems (SIS): Ellucian Banner
- Colleague
- Anthology
- Jenzabar
- WebAdMIT
- CAS
- Liaison
- Statistical & Programming Tools: SAS
- R
- SQL
- Python
- Matlab
- SPSS
- Eviews
- SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- Database & Data Management / Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS): Oracle Database
- Operational Data Store (ODS)
- Datamart
- MS Office Tools: Microsoft Access
- Excel (VBA
- PivotTables
- Dashboards)
- Word
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Web & Analytics Tools: HTML
- EAB
- Gardner Admission Analysis
- Burning Glass
- Survey & Data Collection Tools: Qualtrics
- SurveyMonkey
- Assessment software: Weave
- Data governance
- Data security
- Data analysis expertise
- Database design
- Technical communication
- ETL development
- Advanced analytics
- Machine learning
- Data warehousing
- Predictive modeling
- Big data management
- Data visualization mastery
- BI tool proficiency
- Data integration
- Artificial intelligence proficiency
Research Interests And Methods
- Data visualizations
- Advanced statistics and data mining
- Advanced SAS programming
- BI report building
- Higher education and institutional research
- Strategic planning and SWOT analysis
- Survey sampling
Former And Current Professional Memberships
- Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
- Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR)
- Virginia Assessment Group (VAG)
- American Economic Association (AEA)
- Old Dominion University Association of University Administrators
Selected Publications And Presentations
- Enhancing decision-making in higher education: Exploring the integration of ChatGPT and data visualization tools in data analysis, Jiang, T., Liu, E., Baig, T., & Li, Q., New Directions for Higher Education, 01/01/24, 2024(207), 15-29, https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20510
- Tableau or Power BI? Know your needs., Data Visualizations & Business Intelligence section of 2019 AIR Annual Conference, 01/01/19
- Key Points of recent changes in the U.S. News Best College Rankings: implications for assessment and IR practitioners., 2019 VAG Annual Conference, 01/01/19
- IR at A Crossroads, VA Association for Management Analysis & Planning, 01/01/19
Certificates And Awards
- AI and Career Empowerment, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
- SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst, SAS Institute, North Carolina.
- SAS Certified Advanced Programmer, SAS Institute, North Carolina.
- VMI Leadership Training Certificate, Virginia Military Institute.
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Training Certificate.
- Making Sense of Data Certificate, Google.
- USCIS EB1B Outstanding Professors or Researchers Green Card.
- First Place medal for winning the 10th Annual World Quest in 2009, organized by the Hampton Roads division of World Affairs Council.
- Representing Finland at the 2008 Harvard National Model United Conference, Harvard University, Boston.