Adam Sales
Assistant Professor Of Statistics
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Sales is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a decade of experience translating complex causal and experimental questions into practical, reproducible methods for education and learning-science data. Trained at the University of Michigan (PhD) and Johns Hopkins (BS Physics), he has led methodological work on causal modeling of computer log data, regression discontinuity, and propensity-score matching while partnering on grants and applied studies across education and health. His background includes NSF-funded postdoctoral research at Carnegie Mellon and a lead statistician role at UT where he developed workshops and mentored students and postdocs in advanced statistical practice and R programming. Known for bridging big-data log analysis with design-based inference, he combines rigorous theory with hands-on implementation and clear communication to interdisciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics at University of MichiganJohns Hopkins University
Github Skills (13)
structural-equation-modeling9
missing-data8
factor-analysis8
r-package7
psychometrics7
r6
regression3
statistics3
emacs2
tikz1
inference1
pgf1
graphic1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
adamSales/rebarLoop
Feb 2021 - May 2023
tracking changes in the rebar-loop paper
Contributions:2 PRs, 32 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 3 months
adamSales/psGee
Jan 2021 - Jul 2025
attempts at devising a GEE approach to principal stratification under strong monotonicity but without principal ignorability
Contributions:3 PRs, 102 pushes, 52 branches in 4 years 6 months
monotonicityapproachstratificationprincipalgee
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