Kiegan is a senior statistician in the Statistics & Data Science department at NORC. In this role, she serves as an expert in data visualization, statistical modeling, and computational reproducibility, and leads the development of web-based interactive data visualization tools. She also has expertise in automated data reporting and reproducible data analysis pipelines.
Kiegan has built a variety of public-facing interactive dashboards and data visualizations, including the NEAS Pathways Tool and MCBS Interactives site. In addition, she has led the development and maintenance of interactive applications and automated data reporting processes for several clients including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, College Board, and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
Kiegan is also an expert on reproducibility in data science workflows and quantitative research. She has presented on these topics at venues such as rstudio::conf, Government Advances in Statistical Programming (GASP), and the Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS).
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Education
PhD
Iowa State University
MS
Iowa State University
BA
St. Olaf College
Honors & Awards
Secretary & Treasurer | 2022 - 2024
ASA Section on Statistical Graphics
StatsForward Fellowship | 2023 - 2024
American Statistical Association
Project Contributions
Publications
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Live Crime Tracker Shows Major Crime Declines in First Half of 2024
Research Brief | July 16, 2024
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opens in new tab"A Data Quality Scorecard to Assess a Data Source’s Fitness for Use."
Journal Article | April 1, 2024
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opens in new tab“Testing Perceptual Accuracy in a U.S. General Population Survey Using Stacked Bar Charts”
Journal Article | March 13, 2024
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"Visual and Interactive Tools for Assessing Data Quality. JSM Proceedings, Government Statistics Section."
Conference Proceeding | December 1, 2021
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Tools to Learn About the Medicare Population
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Education and Training Trajectories Among U.S. Adults
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