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Divine Wanduku

Powder Springs,GA
Divine Wanduku

Summary

Broad range of experience applying statistical theory, methods, and analysis tools for data dissemination, reporting, and display in order to facilitate strategic decision making. Demonstrated ability to interpret customer needs, work through ambiguity, and to communicate advanced statistical methods in a customer-digestible format and within tight turnaround times. High level of integrity and peer trust, strong work ethic, very collaborative, and strong desire to continuously learn and improve. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

11
years of professional experience

Work History

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

Director of Statistical Consulting Unit (SCU)
08.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Responsible for generating statistical analysis, study design, quality control and data management planning for biomedical, clinical, translational research and other science and art research projects of faculty in 10 research university departments.
  • In collaboration with proposed study leads to identify relevant study outcome measures, covariate, mediating/moderating, and effect modifier variables to test statistical hypotheses.
  • Designing and implementing training programs for junior biostatisticians and statisticians, and other team members.
  • Writing and submitting research grant proposals and manuscript development.
  • Involved in developing intricate SAS and Tableau programs used in general analysis, datamart development, and automated dashboards/reports.

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

Statistician + Associate Professor of Statistics
08.2015 - Current

Job overview

  • Responsible for designing analysis plans and executing statistical research for epidemic modelling for 5 projects on malaria, typhoid fever, pneumonia, influenza; and social networks disease epidemics.
  • Preparing high-quality graphics and tables to assist in model selection and interpretation through statistical inference for population disease transmission and vaccination data.
  • Preparing statistical reports, presentations, writing and publishing 33 scholarly research papers in Biostatistics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics peer reviewed academic and professional journals.
  • Developing standardized SAS, R and Python codes to perform in-depth checks and quality assurance strategies to ensure accurate and reliable data.
  • Designing and implementing assessment plans and tools for over 100 student learning outcomes; 50 course learning objectives and 3 academic program learning outcomes; 15 Ph.D. qualified instructor peer review reports; and 18 journal and book editorial reports on quality of sound original scientific research; and 78 peer reviewed scientific journal manuscripts in statistics, biostatistics, and applied mathematics.
  • Designing, coordinating, delivering technology based and innovative statistics and statistical consulting lectures for courses to graduate and undergraduate students in both online and traditional learning environments.
  • Organizing conferences, seminars, training sessions about new and existing statistical methodology and concepts for researchers, students, professionals and practitioners in statistics, biostatistics, and applied mathematics.

Keiser University
Lakeland, FL

Statistician + Statistics and Math Instructor
08.2012 - 07.2015

Job overview

  • Responsible for generating case-report and case control type study design, statistical analysis, and inference for research on student retention in specialized career oriented and adult learning universities and institutions.
  • Developing and implementing study design, analysis plans and data management for research project on finding predictors for achievement of course and program learning outcomes through randomized study of pre- and post- test student data of size 500.
  • Designing, coordinating, delivering technology based and innovative statistics and statistical consulting lectures for courses to graduate and undergraduate students in hybrid learning career-oriented programs.
  • Participating in translating and developing institutional level guidelines for SACS accreditation, and helping in developing assessment plans, data collection and analysis for achieving SACS accreditation.

Education

University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Ph.D. from Statistics

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Association of College And University Educators
American Council On Education

Certified in Effective College Instruction from ACUE's Courses in Effective Teaching Practices
11.2022

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Skills

  • Statistical consulting
  • SAS, R, Python, n-Query, SPSS, Stata, SUDAAN, expertise
  • Skilled in advanced statistical methods for complex data analysis
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Timeline

Director of Statistical Consulting Unit (SCU)
Georgia Southern University
08.2017 - Current
Statistician + Associate Professor of Statistics
Georgia Southern University
08.2015 - Current
Statistician + Statistics and Math Instructor
Keiser University
08.2012 - 07.2015
University of South Florida
Ph.D. from Statistics
Association of College And University Educators
Certified in Effective College Instruction from ACUE's Courses in Effective Teaching Practices
Divine Wanduku