William Murrah
Department Head at Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama, United States
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Top SchoolWilliam Murrah is a research methodologist and educational psychologist with 13 years of experience bridging rigorous experimental design and large-scale secondary data analysis to study STEM learning, motivation, reading, and socioemotional development. As Department Head and associate professor of quantitative methods at Auburn University, he has served as primary methodologist on four randomized controlled trials and leads methodological efforts that translate complex statistics into actionable educational interventions. His Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and prior role as a research scientist there underpin a strong track record in both field experiments and analyses of nationally representative datasets focused on disadvantaged and at-risk students. Colleagues rely on him for deep expertise in causal inference and measurement, and his work often surfaces practical implications for policy and classroom practice. He maintains an active research profile through statisticalconditioning.com, reflecting an uncommon blend of technical rigor and commitment to applied educational equity.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's of Education, Community and Agency Counseling, Master's of Education, Community and Agency Counseling at University of MontevalloHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Chilton County High SchoolPhD, Educational Psychology, PhD, Educational Psychology at University of Virginia
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Github Skills (27)
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dictionary6
categorical-data6
python6
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reproducible-research6
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
statisticalconditioning/statisticalconditioning.github.io
Oct 2017 - May 2021
Contributions:58 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
wmmurrah/BayesianAnalysis
Aug 2014 - Dec 2020
Contributions:27 commits, 5 pushes in 6 years 4 months
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