Jarad Niemi
Director Of Statistical Consulting
Ames, Iowa, United States
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Top SchoolJarad Niemi is a director-level statistical consultant and professor with 14 years of academic experience and over a decade teaching at Iowa State University, specializing in Bayesian and agricultural statistics. He develops computational Bayesian methods and leads applied data analyses that inform agricultural decision-making and disease outbreak policy. As Professor in Charge of Data Science and Director of Statistical Consulting, he bridges methodological research with real-world consulting across interdisciplinary teams. His background spans chemical engineering and biostatistics (B.ChE, M.S.) and a Ph.D. in Statistical Science from Duke, giving him a rare blend of experimental, computational, and domain expertise. Early career roles—from industry research at Procter & Gamble to biological experiments at the University of Minnesota—underscore his practical approach to statistical problems. Colleagues describe him as a methodologist who quickly translates complex Bayesian theory into usable analyses for stakeholders in agriculture and public health.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Statistical Science, Ph.D., Statistical Science at Duke UniversityM.S, Biostatistics, M.S, Biostatistics at University of MinnesotaThe Marshall School
Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (70)
standardized10
forecasts10
data-access10
atmospheric-modelling10
bootstrapping10
analytics10
github-pages10
visualization10
r-package9
sequential8
particle8
translate8
knitr7
monte-carlo7
dates7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jarad/pvalue
Feb 2015 - Mar 2021
Contributions:4 pushes in 6 years 1 month
jarad/prior_elicitation_activity
Feb 2015 - Feb 2024
Contributions:24 pushes in 9 years 1 month
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