Beth Duckles
Research Consultant at Insightful, LLC & Organizational Mycology
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolBeth Duckles is a research consultant with over 15 years of cross-disciplinary experience designing and leading generative research that bridges human-centered insights with technical and environmental domains. She partners with executives, technologists, and scientists to translate mixed-methods findings into strategy, product decisions, and policy — for clients ranging from Fortune tech teams to the U.S. Department of Energy. Her work has driven measurable outcomes including a $1M product investment, the launch of dozens of university data equity projects, and process improvements as interim VP of Research. Trained as a sociologist (PhD) and experienced in environmental policy and sustainability, she blends ethnography, quantitative analysis, and systems thinking to surface non-obvious stakeholder dynamics. Known for moving beyond conventional frameworks, Beth integrates principles like biophilic leadership and cross-disciplinary collaboration to shape research that supports social and ecological well-being. Based in Portland, she excels at turning complex, cross-sector problems into actionable research workflows and organizational change.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaHECUA -Higher Education Consortium for Urban AffairsBachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology/Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology/Anthropology at Earlham College
Github Skills (16)
unconf10
r-package10
r8
to-do8
sna7
social-network-analysis6
network-visualization6
network-analysis5
collaboration4
graph-theory4
complex-networks3
network2
survey1
mls1
census1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bduckles/git-collaboration
May 2018 - Feb 2024
A repository to demonstrate collaboration workflows
Contributions:2 pushes in 5 years 10 months
workflowscollaboration
bduckles/Edamame
Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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