The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Methodology and Data (MAD)
Student Consulting Center

About the Center

The MAD Consulting Center is currently in a pilot phase, supporting faculty and staff pursuing their research, grant writing.

In the future, the center will support students involved in undergraduate and graduate-level research projects. Students will be referred to the center by faculty research mentors or by directors of programs that require theses or capstones (e.g., Honors fellows, ECF fellows, Senior Capstone Experience, or other research experiences). We believe that this center will facilitate access to and success of undergraduate research for systematically marginalized groups by providing an on-campus, free, and readily accessible resource to assist in gaining technical research skills.

Current and Completed Projects

  • Investment Strategies and Returns for Congresspeople in safe and at-risk districts, MAD Student Consultants are currently supporting this project with data cleaning. This project has two very large text files related to every individual campaign financial transaction, lobbying, and assets. We have also received a data dictionary. (Completed)
  • Intentions to Breast Feeding. Data has already been collected and has two main research questions (1) relationship between origin of breast-feeding problems and her breastfeeding self-efficacy (2) to what extent does the mother’s perception of intensity of breastfeeding problems influence her breastfeeding self-efficacy. (Ongoing)
  • Biology
  • PT support

Student Consultant Advisory Committee

Elisabeth Holmes ’27 (Computer Science and Data Analytics Major)
Jordyn Lewis ’28 (Data Analytics and Economic Consulting Major)
Erik Nordman ’27 (Statistics Major)
Rio Plumlee ’28 (Statistics and Human Service Studies Major)

Student Consultant Team Members

Logan Richards ’28 (Data Analytics and Finance Major)

Faculty Consulting Advisory Committee

Andre Waschka, Assistant Professor of Statistics (Advisor)
Jessica Navarro, Associate Professor of Human Service Studies
Sydney Nicolla, Assistant Professor of Strategic Communications
Mark Weaver, Associate Professor of Statistics and Associate Director of Data Nexus
Crista Arangala, Professor of Mathematics and Director of Data Nexus

For more information email datanexus@elon.edu