Andrew Heiss
Assistant Professor at By Common Consent Press
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Heiss is an assistant professor at Georgia State University with 17 years of experience studying philanthropy, nonprofit management, and the ways authoritarian legal restrictions shape civil society. He blends rigorous public policy research (Ph.D. from Duke) with practical data science—proficient in R, Stan, and Python—and mentors data practitioners through RStudio. His work connects international NGO dynamics and quantitative methods, producing accessible data visualizations and reproducible analyses. Beyond academia he applies design and typographic skills pro bono, having typeset and shaped numerous books, a detail that underlines his combination of technical precision and craft. Located in Atlanta, he brings interdisciplinary fluency across policy, Middle East studies, and applied computation to problems of democracy and civic resilience.
17 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MA Middle East Studies, MA Middle East Studies at The American University in CairoDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Public Policy Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Public Policy Analysis at Duke UniversityMPA Public Administration, MPA Public Administration at Brigham Young University
English, Arabic, Italian
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Github Skills (200)
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Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
andrewheiss/ath-quarto
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
Code and content for andrewheiss.com
Contributions:69 commits, 178 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
quarto
andrewheiss/datavizs21.classes.andrewheiss.com
May 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:29 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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