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I am the founder of the data visualization and presentation skills firm, PolicyViz, and a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research institution in Washington, DC. At Urban, I am a researcher in the Income and Benefits Policy Center and a member of the Institute’s Communication team where I specializes in data visualization and presentation design. My economic research agenda includes such areas as earnings and income inequality, immigration, disability insurance, retirement security, data measurement, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and other aspects of public policy.  I am also considered a leader in the data visualization field and am a leading voice for clarity and accessibility in research. I've written on various aspects of how to best visualize data including technical aspects of creation, design best practices, and how to communicate social science research in more accessible ways. I was named a “visualization thought leader” by AllAnalytics in 2013 and speak widely on the issues of data visualization, open data, and data use in organizations.In both of my positions, I try to help nonprofits, research institutions, and governments at all levels improve how they communicate their work and findings to their partners, constituents, and citizens. I also teach data visualization and presentation skills at Georgetown University, American University, the University at Buffalo, and in public workshops. I also host the PolicyViz Podcast, which focuses on data, open data, and data visualization. I've written three books on more effective ways to communicate data. My book Better Presentations: A Guide forScholars, Researchers, and Wonks (2016) helps people improve theway they prepare, design, and deliver data-rich content and his edited book, Elevated the Debate: A Multilayered Approach to Communicating Your Research (2020), helps people develop a strategic plan to communicating their work across multiple platforms and channels. My latest book, Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks (releasing on February 21, 2021) details essential strategies to create more effective data visualizations. I am on Twitter @jschwabish.

Listed skills include Economics, Labor Economics, Data Visualization, Presentations, and 14 others.