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Hire Jakob K.

Canada

USD 15 /hr

Experienced researcher & data storyteller | Study Design | Literature Reviews | Data Analysis | Data Visualization

Profile Summary

Due to a high number of projects, I am currently unavailable to take on more clients for the next three months. I’m a professional freelance researcher and data storyteller who can help turn your research idea or data request into a deliverable that matches your unique needs. I have 5+ years of experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research, developing surveys, writing detailed reports and literature reviews along with intermediate to advanced proficiency in utilizing STATA, SAS, SPSS, R, Excel, and Mplus to analyze large data sets and using Tableau to build dashboards. Here are the ways that we can work together 1. Do you have a research idea and want to know the best way to address it? I can work with you in creating a comprehensive plan that outlines what study design best aligns with your overall vision and provide the pros and cons of approaching your research topic from a qualitative or quantitative perspective. 2. Do you need someone to conduct a thorough literature search or review of your topic? Whether you are a student that needs assistance in collecting articles for your research paper or a working professional who needs a comprehensive literature review conducted on a topic, I can provide custom made literature searches and reviews on your topic of interest. My extensive experience in working with Boolean operators and controlled vocabularies, along with access to over 200 databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, JSTOR, etc), have helped teams and individual clients identify research that was previously missed. 3. Do you need someone to accurately collect, enter, clean, or organize your data for you? Whether it’s entering data into Excel spreadsheets or merging multiple data sets into one file, I have had extensive experience in not only entering data for companies but also efficiently cleaning and organizing data sets for clients to match their unique business needs. 4. Have you already collected your data and need an experienced analyst to analyze it? I have extensive experience in analyzing data sets for clients and employers using a variety of quantitative techniques, ranging from survival analysis to regression, as well as qualitative techniques including content analysis of media articles to thematic analysis of interview transcripts. 5. Need help getting the most value from your data and research? I can help you take your research and data to the next level by creating high impact PowerPoint presentations or data dashboards or whatever other data visualization products you and your business needs. If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then let’s chat! I am more than happy to answer any questions you may have, and my rates are quite flexible.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Crime & Criminology
• ☆ Tableau
• ☆ Substance Abuse
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Research Analyst

Bissell Centre

December 2019 - Present

Research Assistant

University of Alberta

October 2016 - Present

Research and Evaluation Coordinator / Assistant

Alberta Health Services

January 2014 - September 2016

Criminal Intelligence Analyst

Edmonton Police Service

September 2013 - November 2013

Business Research Assistant

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

June 2013 - August 2013

Education

Master of Science in Epidemiology

University of Alberta

September 2017 - June 2021

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

MacEwan University

September 2009 - June 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). Media coverage of harm reduction, 2000–2016: A content analysis of tone, topics, and interventions in Canadian print news . Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Cameron Wild, T., Koziel, J., Anderson-Baron, J., Hathaway, J., McCurdy, A., Xu, X., Asbridge, M., Belle-Isle, L., Hathaway, A., MacPherson, D., et al.(2019). Media coverage of harm reduction, 2000–2016: A content analysis of tone, topics, and interventions in Canadian print news . Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 205.