Karen Blocksom
Biologist at Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Salem, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKaren Blocksom is a biologist and statistician with over two decades of federal experience directing data management and analysis for the U.S. EPA’s national aquatic resource surveys. She combines deep domain knowledge in aquatic ecology with strong quantitative skills—M.S./M.A.S. from Ohio State—in R, SAS, SQL and database design to produce reproducible assessment tools that empower states and tribes. Karen has led contractor teams, developed novel R-based workflows for water quality assessment, and prepared survey data for peer-reviewed publication and policy use. Based in Salem, Oregon, she pairs technical rigor with hands-on mentorship and long-term volunteer work in STEM education, reflecting a commitment to translating complex ecological data into actionable conservation outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
M.A.S., Applied Statistics, M.A.S., Applied Statistics at The Ohio State University
Github Skills (4)
r-package3
shiny3
cyclone2
hidden1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
USEPA/NARS-Population-Estimate-Shiny-Tool
Aug 2019 - Nov 2022
Contributions:112 commits, 71 pushes, 14 branches in 3 years 2 months
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kblocksom/NARS_PopEst
Aug 2019 - Oct 2021
Contributions:56 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years 2 months
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