Summary
Collin Berke is a media research analyst with eight years of experience applying audience measurement, marketing research, and R-based open-source analytics to help public media better reach and engage listeners and viewers. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, he leads media research at Nebraska Public Media while also managing psychophysiological and media lab work at Texas Tech’s cognition and emotion lab, blending academic rigor with practical industry insight. He teaches adjunct university courses and has a strong background in consumer insights, digital analytics, and data visualization derived from doctoral and graduate training in communication and media studies. Collin’s work is notable for combining hands-on lab data collection and analysis with reproducible R workflows, reflecting a passion for tool-building as much as storytelling through data.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Communication and Media Studies, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Communication and Media Studies at Texas Tech University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Communication Studies, Master of Arts (M.A.), Communication Studies at The University of South Dakota
College Preperatory, College Preperatory at Yankton High School