Jonathan Brown

Jonathan Brown, PhD

Analyst

Email: [email protected]

Office Phone: 612-626-5991

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Summary

Jonathan is a Research and Project Management Analyst, with over a decade of training or experience covering statistics, measurement, research methods, study design, and data analysis. His education and research areas have spanned statistics, education, psychology, public policy, public health, physics, and business. Jonathan is passionate about helping others achieve their research goals, regardless of field, as well as empowering the research and statistics skills of researchers, leaders, and decision-makers. He was formerly a Visiting Assistant Professor of Statistics at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN.

 

Education

  • PhD - Educational Psychology-Quantitative Methods, University of Minnesota, 2021
  • MS - Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy, Minor in Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2012
  • BS - Astronomy-Physics, Certificate in Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009

 

Skills and Training

  • Statistical modeling
  • Measurement
  • Quantitative data analysis
  • Qualitative data analysis
  • Research methods
  • Research design
  • Questionnaire design
  • Project management
  • Technology: R, SPSS, Stata, Tableau, Qualtrics Platform Essentials Certified

 

Publications

  • Brown, J. (2021). Student Understanding of the Hypothetical Nature of Simulations in Introductory Statistics [Doctoral dissertation]. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/224961.
  • Brothen T., Brown J., & delMas R. (2018). Evaluating the relationship between practice and actual exams in an introductory psychology course. Proceedings of the 10th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN18), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 5275-5281. https://library.iated.org/view/BROTHEN2018EVA
  • Brown, J., Fatehi, L., & Kuzma, J. (2015). Altruism and skepticism in public attitudes toward food nanotechnologies. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 17(3). doi: 10.1007/s11051-015-2926-4
  • Brown, J., & Kuzma, J. (2013). Hungry for information: Public attitudes toward food nanotechnology and labeling. Review of Policy Research, 30, 521-548. doi: 10.1111/ropr.12035

 

Presentations and Posters

  • Brown, J. (2021, October). Breaking reality: Student (mis)Understanding of the Hypothetical Nature of Statistical Simulations. Invited presentation for the colloquium of the Department of Math, Statistics, and Computer Science, Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Rao, V.N.V., Legacy, C., Brown, J.M., Zieffler, A., & delMas, R. (2021, September). Data-to-graphs and back: Secondary teachers’ reasoning about aesthetic mappings in data visualizations. Virtual poster presented at the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) 2021 satellite conference, online.
  • Brown, J. (2019, June). Truth, validity, and data: It’s more than statistics. Invited presentation for the Public Policy and International Affairs Program’s (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI) at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Brown, J., delMas, R., & Zieffler, A. (2018, July). Statistical problem-solving cycles while solving simulation tasks during guided interviews. Poster presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), Vancouver, BC.
  • Brown, J.M. (2013, June). Nanotechnology and Ethics: Tiny Technology, Colossal Questions. Presentation at the University of Minnesota’s College of Engineering’s Materials Research Science and Engineering ethics summer session, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Kuzma, J., Brown, J., & Fatehi, L. (2012, August). Skepticism and Altruism in Public Attitudes Towards Food Nanotechnology. Poster presented at Science & Technology Policy Gordon Research Conference, Waterville Valley, NH.
  • Brown, J.M., & Kuzma, J. (2011, November). Social, Ethical Implications (SEI) Training Module for the University of Minnesota’s Nanofabrication Center (NFC). Poster presented at National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) Congress on Teaching Social and Ethical Implication of Research, Tempe, AZ.
  • Brown, J.M. (2010, July). Social Responsibility in Nanotechnology: Issues Raised by Advances in Nanotechnology. Presentation at the University of Minnesota’s College of Engineering’s Materials Research Science and Engineering ethics summer session, Minneapolis, MN.

 

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