Abel J. Koury Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Promoted to Senior Manager of Research and Operations where I will be responsible for both leading research and the business operations side of our consulting firm. My new responsibilities will include overseeing budgets, invoicing, and firm-level project management.

Austin, Texas, United States

Manage projects related to higher education and public health issues; primarily responsible for data management, analysis, visualization, and writing as well as presenting to clients.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Compelling Analytics is designed with you in mind. Our goal is to turn "numbers into narratives", using data you trust, ensuring stories they remember.

Columbus, Ohio

Independently design and teach undergraduate Psychology courses at the University of Pittsburgh.

Independently designed and taught the following undergraduate courses: Developmental Psychology, Research Methods, and Research Methods Laboratory. Acted as teaching assistant to Biopsychology, Introduction to Psychology, and Learning and Motivation. Experience teaching both large (90+) and small (~20) classes.-Selected as Graduate Teaching Mentor for two.

Expertise in data analysis of large, nationally representative data sets such as the ECLS-K or ECLS-B. Ability to analyze data using sophisticated techniques (e.g. multiple imputation with chained equations) using both SPSS and Stata. Collaborate with cross-site colleagues on topics including school readiness, the achievement gap, childcare, and.

Pittsburgh, PA

Funded to redesign the Research Methods course at the University of Pittsburgh. Researching best practices in teaching, how to promote active learning, and how to use brain-based techniques to create effective curriculum, assignments, and lectures. Feeding this research back into course redevelopment including the creation of assignments, lectures, exams.

University Of Pittsburgh School Of Social Work

As an analyst for PACS, I have the opportunity to research, write, and analyze data to inform efforts to mobilize the University of Pittsburgh's resources to enrich the lives of children and families in Homewood.

Homewood, Pittsburgh

As part of the Homewood Children's Village's Office of Research and Evaluation, I worked one-on-one with site directors at three schools in Homewood, as well as staff and principals, to help design programs, logic models, and evaluation plans. Further, I built, cleaned, analyzed data sets to help inform future work at the school-level and at our.

Pittsburgh

Worked as part of the Education unit on a project funded by the Wallace Foundation to collect data on and evaluate summer learning programs in cities across the U.S. Conducted extensive literature review and synthesis, assisted with interviewing, administered surveys. Designed an independent project and presented a professional briefing of preliminary.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked as member of the Data and Technology Team at the Children’s Bureau client site.Organized and analyzed data of children in US child welfare system. Generated state data profiles with SPSS and Microsoft Office programs to allow comparisons of state’s success to national standards. Participated in national conferences and team conference calls..

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Developmental Psychology

Activities and Societies: Key achievements: Elizabeth Baranger Teaching Excellence Award Graduate Teaching Mentor (2 terms)

Master'S Of Science, Developmental Psychology

Activities and Societies: Diversity Committee Community Outreach Chair Graduate Mentor Hot Metal Bridge Program

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology, Biology

Activities and Societies: Key achievement: Selected for Mellinger's Award for Excellence in Psychology Honors Psychology Program Psi Chi.