Jarren Santos

Data Scientist at DASIL,
Grinnell College

DASIL

Grinnell College

About Me

Hi, my name is Jarren! I’m currently the Data Scientist over at DASIL, the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab, where I partake in a variety of fun activities:

I facilitate the collaboration of students and professionals in 20+ faculty- and staff-led social inquiry projects
I deliver data science projects from beginning to end. I specialize in creating exploratory, interactive applications & visualizations for all kinds of audiences.
I provide data-driven leadership and support through contributions in research, presentations, fundraising, and client-facing services

You can find many of my posts and projects scattered throughout the website. My content tends to center around a wide array of topics that include:

Public health problems and programs, specifically in Biostatistics
E-Sports inclusion, statistics, and theory
Advances in statistical programming languages and software packages

Interests

Social Data Science
Public Health
E-Sports

Education

M.P.H. in Biostatistics, 2018

University of Iowa
B.A. in General Science-Biology, 2017

Grinnell College

Skills

I’m required to have many tools in my data science toolbox.

R

Shiny

Tableau

Analytics

Data Management

Survey Design

Experience

I’m fortunate to have worked with some great organizations.

Data Scientist

DASIL, Grinnell College

Aug 2018 – Present Grinnell, IA

Trauma Services Statistics Intern

UnityPoint Health-Des Moines

Jan 2018 – Jul 2018 Des Moines, IA

Analyze clinical data using SAS to implement power analyses and logistic regression models
Assess research design through review of experimental procedures, data management structure, and other ethical concerns
Communicate results of experimental design & statistical analyses to the Trauma Services team of physicians, nurses, and clinical researchers in a comprehensible and concise manner

Graduate Research Assistant

Center for Public Health Statistics

Aug 2017 – Jul 2018 Iowa City, IA

Iowa Health Fact Book: Establish workflow environment and materials using Git & BitBucket version control software to define data collaboration across three different University of Iowa organizations (CPH, CPHS, ITS)
Working at Iowa Survey: Produce survey reports using R (tidyverse) and LaTeX to summarize employee physical, mental, and emotional engagement for University of Iowa Department of Human Resources
Iowa Department of Public Health: Prepare data sets and visualizations using R (tidyverse) and D3.js for dissemination of vital public health statistics on demographics and health outcomes