Summary
Adam Maier is a research impact leader with 10+ years transforming messy, large-scale education and healthcare data into clear, policy-relevant evidence and compelling data stories. As former high school math teacher turned Director of Research Impact, he combines rigorous quantitative methods (R, Stata, simulation, IRT) with classroom-honed attention to how diverse audiences make sense of analysis. He has led nationally-read reports such as The Opportunity Myth and False Signals, managed analyses of datasets with millions of records, and built reproducible code and visual narratives that drive decision-making. Comfortable briefing senior leaders and producing accessible publications, Adam prioritizes research that leads to measurable improvements in practice and policy. An often-overlooked strength is his emphasis on shareable, well-documented code and workflows that make complex analyses usable beyond the original study team.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA, Teaching and Curriculum, Master of Arts - MA, Teaching and Curriculum at College of Education at Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics at Michigan State University