Kenneth Morales
Fellow at ProPublica
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolKenneth Morales is a data-focused fellow at ProPublica with eight years of experience applying Python, R, and SQL to public-interest investigations and policy work. He previously served as Senior Data Scientist at the New York State Attorney General’s office and led data projects at Problem Forward, bringing production analytics experience to government and nonprofit contexts. His research background from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and hands-on fieldwork on opioid and sex worker health studies gives him a rare blend of quantitative rigor and on-the-ground subject-matter insight. Kenneth combines technical fluency with a commitment to social justice, turning complex datasets into auditable, impactful reporting. Early entrepreneurial and service roles—including co-founding a courier business and AmeriCorps disaster recovery—underscore his operational grit and community-first perspective. Based in New York, he is known for bridging statistical research and investigative storytelling to inform policy and public awareness.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Medical Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts - BA Medical Anthropology at Brown UniversityMaster of Science - MS Public Health, Master of Science - MS Public Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Github Skills (32)
python8
pandas8
payment8
gun8
r8
data-science7
manipulation7
frame7
act7
data-analysis7
database7
data-structures7
trace6
jupyter-kernels6
tidy5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
DataKind-DC/CARES
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
US CARES Act Payment Protection Program data, cleaned for analysis
Contributions:1 release, 6 reviews, 35 commits in 4 months
actpythonprotectionpayment
openjusticebaltimore/gttf
May 2020 - Dec 2020
Investigation of the prevalence of Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force testimony in State of Maryland judicial cases
Contributions:2 reviews, 29 commits, 4 PRs in 7 months
casesinvestigationtask-forcebaltimoregun
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