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A Modern Toolkit for Social, Political, and Economic Research

Welcome! Whether you are taking one of my courses, designing your own, or simply looking for something useful to read, I hope you find something here worth exploring.

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Data Literacy

Reasoning from empirical evidence

What are the data actually measuring, what patterns do they support, and when, if ever, can those patterns sustain causal claims?

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Working Efficiently with Data and Code

Building reproducible workflows

How should files, code, data, versions, environments, and automated steps fit together so that research remains legible and reproducible?

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Computational Social Science

Studying society through computation

How can digital traces, text, networks, spatial data, simulation, machine learning, and causal designs illuminate social phenomena without losing sight of research design?

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Generative AI for Applied Research

Using generative AI for good science

When can generative models contribute to applied research, and what must be structured, documented, validated, and audited before their outputs count as evidence?

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I might be available for individual or small-group lessons

Teaching is not my primary professional activity these days, but I enjoy it enough that I still like to make room for individual or small-group instruction and mentorship when I can.

If you are interested in working through one of these courses with me, with access to the course materials and personalized instruction, feel free to get in touch.

I cannot promise availability, but I would be happy to see what might work!

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