Frances Burden Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

We are a minority and woman owned statistical consulting firm that specializes in program evaluation and the application of advanced analytics to answer our clients' needs. Our expertise lies in working collaboratively with clients to identify needs and develop analytical protocols to answer these questions. Additionally, Ad Hoc Analytics has worked as a close partner with other consulting firms providing advanced statistical and analytical skills as needed. Current efforts include federally… Show more We are a minority and woman owned statistical consulting firm that specializes in program evaluation and the application of advanced analytics to answer our clients' needs. Our expertise lies in working collaboratively with clients to identify needs and develop analytical protocols to answer these questions. Additionally, Ad Hoc Analytics has worked as a close partner with other consulting firms providing advanced statistical and analytical skills as needed. Current efforts include federally and state funded projects related to criminal justice, education, and minority issues in higher education. Show less

Washington, Dc

-Statistical methodologist for 2 longitudinal education studies-Performed HLMs to determine effectivesness of programs-Used multiple imputations to address missing data-Co-authored two papers currently under review-Presented findings at national conferences (AEA, AERA)

National Harbor, Md

-Used advanced statistics (CART, CHAID) to examine business practices of a federal agency -Evaluated the prediction power of instruments by analyzing administrative data over a ten year period.-Organized focus groups for the clients -Assisted in writing three final reports-Presented findings at client meetings and national conferences

Fairfax, Va

-Interviews with federal and local department heads and community leaders-GIS mapping of risk across Washington, DC-Preparation of final report-Presentations at national conferences

Fairfax, Va

-Led two large budget ($250,000+), multi-year program evaluations-Acted as the primary statistical methodologist for five research projects-Travel for site visits-Led report writing-Managed research assistants on data collection, data entry, and introductory statistical analyses

Fairfax, Va

-GIS/ mapping specialist on three criminal justice projects -Methodologist and HLM specialist on six school-based intervention projects-Co-author of several final and intermediate reports-Co-author of two proposals and advised and helped write the methodology sections of several additional proposals

State College, Pennsylvania Area

-Spatial regression analysis-Derivation of variables and merging of data sources -Development and integration of databases -Training of office personnel, university faculty, and university students -Professional workshops on GIS technologies -Map production

State College, Pennsylvania Area

-Cleaning and Coding Data-Using GIS to integrate databases-Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM, MLwiN)-Spatial Regression Analysis-Human Participants Full Review

State College, Pennsylvania Area

-Administered 2 ½ hour face-to-face interviews with parents of sample families throughout Central Pennsylvania-Supervision of one to three Undergraduate Child Interviewers during each interview-Coding of data collected-Honorarium disbursements to families-Human Subjects Management

State College, Pennsylvania Area

-Cleaning and coding data-Merging data-Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM, MLwiN)-Writing scholarly journal articles-Presenting at professional conferences

Richmond, Va

-Prepared a survey on school violence-Produced a report on DUIs and vehicle seizure laws-Presented preliminary finding to the Virginia State Crime Commission

Williamsburg, Va

-Assisted in consulting projects for a professor of criminology

Ph.D., Criminology

M.P.P., Public Policy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), American History And Political Science