Nicholas Davis
Research Director at Argosy Foundation
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Davis is a research director and quantitative political scientist with eight years of experience translating rigorous statistical methods into actionable philanthropic strategy at the Argosy Foundation. He combines frequentist and Bayesian expertise, advanced R programming, and data management to lead original research and grant/program evaluation on democracy, authoritarianism, and political institutions. A PhD-trained educator, he also teaches undergraduate political science and has led courses and labs in comparative politics, international relations, and statistical analysis. His background includes NSF-funded project work, survey and interview fieldwork, and custom analytic tooling developed during graduate research. Based in Milwaukee, he bridges academic rigor and practical evaluation, frequently deploying reproducible workflows to inform funder decisions. Colleagues rely on him for clear, data-driven insights about how institutions sustain or erode democratic norms.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science and Government, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science and Government at University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
French, Turkish
Github Skills (27)
sublime-text8
sublime7
region6
r-package6
textmate4
country-codes4
iso4
language-server3
python3
r3
console3
perfect3
nodejs3
ruby2
scala2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
democracyobserver/talks
Jul 2019 - Feb 2021
Contributions:25 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 7 months
experimentalpolitics/experimentalpolitics.github.io
Apr 2019 - Jul 2021
Contributions:21 pushes in 2 years 3 months
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