Cory Costello
Predictive Modeler at FCCI Insurance Group
Sarasota, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolCory Costello is a predictive modeler and psychological scientist with nine years of experience applying advanced statistics and machine learning to real-world problems across industry and academia. He combines deep expertise in structural equation modeling, mixed effects models, NLP, social network analysis, and dataviz with hands-on tooling in SQL, R, and Python to drive product and research decisions. At Nielsen he led data science for an R&D audience measurement product and now builds predictive models at FCCI Insurance Group, translating complex behavioral insights into operational KPIs. His academic work—spanning a PhD and postdoctoral research on emotion and self-control—resulted in published methods for predicting personality and mental health from social media, a less obvious bridge that informs his practical approach to noisy human-centered data. Based in Sarasota, FL, he excels at managing small teams and delivering actionable analytics that connect psychological theory to measurable business outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, PSYCHOLOGY, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, PSYCHOLOGY at University of OregonBachelor of Arts - BA, PSYCHOLOGY, Bachelor of Arts - BA, PSYCHOLOGY at New College of FloridaMaster of Arts - MA, Psychology, Master of Arts - MA, Psychology at Wake Forest University
Github Skills (13)
python4
data-analysis3
r-package3
journal2
creative-commons2
academia1
rmarkdown1
statistics1
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Coryc3133/Academic_website_code
Jun 2018 - Sep 2022
Contributions:60 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 3 months
Coryc3133/Reputation-Project-Analyses
Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:62 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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