Samuel Shaw
Seattle,WA
Summary
Data scientist and researcher with over a decade of academic expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods, research design, data cleaning and analysis. Transitioning to industry data science and analytics, with hands on experience in R, Python, SQL, and Tableau. Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights, visualizations, and reports.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Science Faculty
Eastside Preparatory School
08.2020 - 06.2024
- Authored over 400 educational resources, including differentiated lesson plans, visual aids and project-based activities to improve learning experiences for all students
- Collaborated in curriculum updates for over 500 diverse learners to adapt to rapidly changing sociocultural environment
- Pioneered social science curriculum to emphasize science including, reproducible research, data analysis, and hypothesis testing.
- Executed transparent communications with students, parents, learning support, professionals and counselors to build individual success plans for over 50 student-advisees.
- Partnered with faculty on interdisciplinary projects that connected social sciences with real-world applications, inspiring students to think globally.
Policy Analyst/Consultant Researcher
The Aspen Institute
03.2016 - 11.2016
- Collected and analyzed quantitative data and authored the report in support of a Senate Bill (S.977 – American Too Royalties Act) benefiting over 400 artist-endowed charitable organizations
- Delivered insights to foster engagement and overall understanding to foundation chairs and policy representatives at the Artist-Endowed Foundation Leadership Forum in New York.
Research Fellow/Lead Researcher
Curb Center for the Arts and Public Policy
08.2013 - 07.2014
- Designed and conducted the Wedgewood-Houston Art District neighborhood study, identifying and interviewing over 20 community stakeholders
- Authored a policy paper to the benefit of 500 local community members and the greater city of Nashville, TN.
Researcher
Vanderbilt University
08.2006 - 07.2013
- Conducted 75+ in-depth interviews, 2 years of immersive ethnography, and drew from American Community Survey data to assess artists’ career paths, urban development, and social impacts
- Identified funding opportunities, prepared and managed budgets for three successful research grant proposals
- Assisted and coordinated research projects and developed comprehensive research plans, to help ensure research meet objectives within specified timeframes with a 100% project completion rate
- Authored four peer-reviewed publications on the topics of urban development and cultural production.
Lead Research Assistant
Portland State University
01.2004 - 12.2005
- Led a team of 10 research assistants, assigned tasks, monitored progress, and provided support that led to a 75% response rate in a neighborhood survey of 330 households
- Conducted 50+ face-to-face surveys and 40 in-depth interviews to complete a comprehensive study of neighborhood change
- Authored two peer-reviewed publications in the field of urban sociology, impacting the lives and economic opportunities of over 5,000 residents of the Alberta Arts neighborhood in Portland, OR.
Education
Ph.D. - Sociology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TNMaster of Arts - Sociology
Portland State University
Portland, ORBachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Oregon
Eugene, ORSkills
Data Science & Analytics:
- R Python SQL Tableau SPSS ATLASti Statistical Modeling A/B Testing Hypothesis Testing Machine Learning Data Cleaning & Processing Data Visualization
Research Methods
- End-to-end Research Survey Methods Experimental Design UX research Ethnography In-depth Interviews Quantitative Methods Qualitative Methods
Domain expertise:
- Sociology Economics Urban Housing and Development Education Business Analytics
Publications
- Shaw, Samuel. 2015 “Art Crawls: Locating Artists and Audiences in the Creative City,” in Ethnography.
- Shaw, Samuel. 2012. “Spontaneous and Planned Arts Development: Notes from Portland.” In The Politics of Urban Cultural Policy. New York: Routledge.
- Shaw, Samuel, and Daniel Sullivan. 2011. “White Night: Gentrification, Racial Exclusion, and Perceptions and Participation in the Arts.” In City & Community.
- Sullivan, Daniel, and Samuel Shaw. 2011. “Gentrification and the Retail Sector,” in Urban Affairs Review.
Certification
Data Science Infinity (in progress)
The Data Scientist's Toolbox
R Programming
Getting and Cleaning Data
Exploratory Data Analysis
Reproducible Research
Statistical Inference
Regression Models
Foundations of UX Design
UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, Ideate
Timeline
Social Science Faculty
Eastside Preparatory School
08.2020 - 06.2024
Policy Analyst/Consultant Researcher
The Aspen Institute
03.2016 - 11.2016
Research Fellow/Lead Researcher
Curb Center for the Arts and Public Policy
08.2013 - 07.2014
Researcher
Vanderbilt University
08.2006 - 07.2013
Lead Research Assistant
Portland State University
01.2004 - 12.2005
Data Science Infinity (in progress)
The Data Scientist's Toolbox
R Programming
Getting and Cleaning Data
Exploratory Data Analysis
Reproducible Research
Statistical Inference
Regression Models
Foundations of UX Design
UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, Ideate
Ph.D. - Sociology
Vanderbilt University
Master of Arts - Sociology
Portland State University
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Oregon
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