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Freelance Statistician, Data Analyst, Writer, & Editor | Published Social Scientist | Expert in R, STATA, SPSS, & LaTeX

Profile Summary

Welcome! I'm a quantitative social scientist with extensive writing, editing, analytical, methodological, and technical skills. In May 2022, I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from UNC Chapel Hill, where I distinguished myself by establishing a strong record of publishing independently in peer-reviewed journals. These articles employed rigorous statistical methods to examine questions related to the death penalty, voting laws, and U.S. state politics. During my time in academia, I mostly worked in R and STATA, but I have experience with SPSS and SAS as well. Having regularly used ordinary least squares regression and various generalized linear models in my own research, I have a deep, practical knowledge of regression analysis. I attribute much of my publishing success to my ability to present a compelling narrative in an articulate, concise manner, and, additionally, I am well-versed in the word processing program LaTeX. As a three-time grant winner, I can also assist with grant writing. Although my subject matter expertise lies in American government and politics, my skills are transferable to a wide variety of projects. I look forward to working with you!

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Local Politics & Government
• ☆ Political Science
• ☆ Political Systems & Philosophies
• ☆ State Policy & Legislation
• ☆ Political Campaigns
• ☆ Justice Systems
• ☆ Political Commentary
• ☆ Democracy
• ☆ Conservatism
• ☆ United States Politics & Government
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ SAS
• ☆ STATA
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ R
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Quantitative User Research
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Copywriting
• ☆ Emails & Newsletters
• ☆ Blog Posts
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Creative Writing
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Insights

Work Experience

Researcher and Ph.D. Candidate

UNC Chapel Hill, Dept. of Political Science

August 2016 - May 2022

Graduate Instructor

UNC Chapel Hill, Dept. of Political Science

August 2016 - May 2022

Editorial Assistant

American Political Science Association

June 2020 - October 2020

Copy Editor

SAGE Publications

May 2015 - August 2015

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science

UNC Chapel Hill

August 2016 - May 2022

Master of Arts, Political Science

UNC Chapel Hill

August 2016 - August 2018

Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Political Science

University of Connecticut

August 2012 - May 2016

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Christian Caron (2022). Partisan Strategy and the Adoption of Same-Day Registration in the American States . State Politics & Policy Quarterly.

Christian Caron(2021). Public Opinion and Death Penalty Policy Under Direct Democracy Institutions: A Longitudinal Analysis of the American States . American Politics Research. 49. (1). p. 91--105. {SAGE} Publications

Frank R. Baumgartner and Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier and Benjamin W. Campbell and Christian Caron and Hailey Sherman(2020). Learning to kill: Why a small handful of counties generates the bulk of US death sentences . PLOS ONE. 15. (10). p. e0240401. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})