Steve Powell
Co-Founder at Causal Map Ltd
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSteve Powell is a co-founder and researcher who builds web tools for mapping causal reasoning, currently leading product and research at Causal Map Ltd and author of the theorymaker.info app. He brings 11 years of applied experience designing and implementing over 100 project evaluations and social research programs across more than 30 countries, with deep expertise in post-conflict, post-disaster and transitional contexts. Steve combines rigorous academic training (PhD, Dipl.-Psych) with hands-on field leadership—working as consultant, team lead and trainer in diverse settings from the North Caucasus to the South Pacific. He has published peer-reviewed work on psychosocial adaptation and evaluation methods, and seven years’ corporate training experience at BMW AG. Practically minded, he translates complex qualitative causal claims into interactive visual tools that make theories of change both auditable and actionable. Based in Bristol, he pairs scholarly depth with startup pragmatism to bridge research, product design and real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
B.A., B.A. at The University of ManchesterDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Middlesex UniversityDipl.-Psych, Dipl.-Psych at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Github Skills (154)
network-graph10
epub10
d3-heatmap10
dendextend10
bookdown10
reactive10
r10
sublime-text10
shiny10
htmlwidgets10
latex10
r-package10
development-environment10
dendrogram10
rmarkdown10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
stevepowell99/CausalMapFunctions
Apr 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:513 commits, 475 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 8 months
stevepowell99/causal-map-guide
Apr 2021 - Nov 2023
Contributions:143 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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