Suzanne Macartney
Greenbelt,Maryland
Summary
Senior Social Science Analyst with a decade of experience analyzing social and economic data and publishing demographic profiles on program evaluation, poverty, and inequality seeks a challenging position leading analytic work and writing reports for a general audience. Career aspirations include contributing to an evidence-based public policy with opportunities for children and young adults and effective support for vulnerable communities.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Social Science Analyst
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Washington, DC
10.2019 - Current
- Provided technical assistance within HHS and across agencies.
- Briefed leadership on new findings and policy recommendations.
- Managed major contracts on child poverty studies between HHS and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
- Project manager on microsimulation research portfolio, annual value of $1.5 million
Social Science Analyst
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Washington, DC
08.2013 - 10.2019
- Conducted in-depth analysis of complex data sets to identify economic trends and develop program and policy recommendations.
- Wrote and presented comprehensive reports summarizing program outcomes.
Survey Statistician
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, DC
07.2009 - 08.2013
- Analyzed income, occupation, education, and demographic trends using descriptive, predictive, and inferential statistics.
- Monitored survey data quality.
- Proposed, completed, and wrote research reports on low-income populations.
Education
Ph.D. - Sociology, Concentration in Quantitative Research Methods and Social Demography
University At Albany, The State University of New York
05.2012
M.A. - Sociology
University At Albany, State University of New York
B.A. - Sociology
Temple University
Philadelphia, PASkills
- SAS
- MS Excel
- CAPI/CATI
- Statistical modeling
- Survey methodology
- Quantitative research
- Team building
- Project management
- Research design
Projects And Publications
- The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at the Federal, State, and Local Levels, 2005-2019
- Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors, 2017-2021
- Marginal Tax Rate Research Series, 2019
- Medicaid: Work and Community Engagement Opportunities, 2018
- Poverty in the United States: 50-Year Trends and Safety-Net Impacts, 2017
- Financial Condition and Health Care Burdens of Deep Poverty, 2015
- Poverty Rates for Selected Detailed Race and Hispanic Groups by State and Place: 2007-2011, https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2013/acs/acsbr11-17.html
- Child Poverty in the United States 2009 and 2010: Selected Race Groups and Hispanic Origin, https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2011/acs/acsbr10-05.html
- Poverty 2008 and 2009, Alemayehu Bishaw, Suzanne Macartney, 2010, https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2010/acs/acsbr09-1.html
- Sharing a Household: Household Composition and Economic Well-Being: 2007–2010 https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2012/demo/p60-242.html
Activities
- Volunteer at community chess club
- Former CASA volunteer, Court Appointed Special Advocate in PG County
Timeline
Senior Social Science Analyst
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
10.2019 - Current
Social Science Analyst
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
08.2013 - 10.2019
Survey Statistician
U.S. Bureau of the Census
07.2009 - 08.2013
Ph.D. - Sociology, Concentration in Quantitative Research Methods and Social Demography
University At Albany, The State University of New York
M.A. - Sociology
University At Albany, State University of New York
B.A. - Sociology
Temple University
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