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R/RStudio
R Markdown
R Shiny
R tidyverse
GitHub / git
SAS


My career spans academic research, teaching, and corporate settings. For any audience, I am passionate about distilling complex data into informative visualizations and plain language.


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Shannon M. Pileggi, PhD

Education

PhD and MS, Biostatistics

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

2012 - 2005

BA, Mathematics and Hispanic Studies

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

2005 - 2001

Professional Experience

Data Scientist

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium

Remote

current - 2021

Senior Statistician

Adelphi Research

Doylestown, PA

2021 - 2019

  • Design, build, and improve modeling methods and tools for branded solutions, including re-imagnining excel tools to R shiny apps.
  • Advise teams through the research lifecycle in design, analysis, and reporting of actionable insights.
  • Develop an internal R package to streamline routine operations and analyses.
  • Co-lead an internal R Learning Community across the US and UK to establish an extended analytics team with competencies in data wrangling, visualization, and regression analysis.

Assistant Professor, Statistics Department

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, CA

2018 - 2015

  • Developed courses for diverse audiences, instructing topics in statistical programming in SAS and R, and advanced statistical modeling.
  • Synthesized complex data analytics concepts and engaged students daily through clear graphical, written, oral, and video presentations.
  • Supervised 8 undergraduate research projects in various topics including machine learning, spatial statistics, and text analytics; one resulted in an R package published to CRAN.
  • Secured $489K in funding through successful grant proposals to publish original research papers.

Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

2015 - 2012

  • Developed and instructed a pilot college-wide introductory statistics course; expanded enrollment from 400 to 1,000+ students annually.
  • Mentored and managed 16 teaching assistants per semester in R programming, teaching techniques, and statistical content.
  • Invited speaker to various departments for expertise in teaching technologies, including classroom capture, personal response systems, and learning management systems.
  • Collaborated with faculty in the biological and social sciences to analyze data, synthesize results, and write manuscripts.

Statistician

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, GA

2010 - 2007

  • Co-authored nine interdisciplinary journal articles in the areas of national malaria reporting systems, lymphatic filariasis, entomologic monitoring, and other vector-borne diseases.
  • Translated complex data for scientific audiences, creating compelling supporting data visualizations, tables of results, and written explanations.
  • Fostered robust collaboration in dispersed and traditional work environments, providing statistical support and programming assistance online and on-site to field staff in Kenya and Guatemala.
  • Developed novel methods for study design in the absence of an existing protocol, including corrections for uncertainty in group membership, leading to published results and shareable SAS macros.

Talks

Meet-up: Growing into the R community

R-Ladies Miami

N/A

2021

Workshop: Your first R package in 1 hour

R-Ladies Philly

N/A

2020

Select blog posts

I enjoy both technical and conversational writing!

Publications

Improving Statistical Communication in Statistical Computing Courses

International Conference on Teaching Statistics

N/A

2018

  • Author(s): Glanz, H. and Pileggi, S.

Landscape and Environmental Influences on Mycobaterium ulcerans Distribution among Aquatic sites in Ghana

PLoS ONE

N/A

2017

  • Author(s): Pileggi, S., Williamson, H., Clennon, J., Whitney, E., Ampadu, A., Opare, W., Benbow, E., Merritt, R., McIntosh, M., Kimbirauskas, R., Small, P., Boakye, D., Quaye, C., Qi, J., Campbell, L., Gronseth, J., and Waller, L.

Many Means to a Mean

Western Users of SAS Software

N/A

2017

  • Author(s): Pileggi, S.

A classroom project for generation Z

Chance

N/A

2014

  • Author(s): Pileggi, S., Stangl, D., and Cetinkaya-Rundel, M.

Adult plasticity in the subcortical auditory pathway of the maternal mouse

PLoS ONE

N/A

2014

  • Author(s): Miranda, J., Shepard, K., McClintock, S., and Liu, R.

DataFest suggests future of college education

The Emory Wheel

N/A

2014

  • Author(s): Pileggi, S.

The real secret to genius? Reading between the lines.

Chance

N/A

2014

  • Author(s): Pileggi, S., Stangl, D., and Cetinkaya-Rundel, M.

Correction for two-group sample size calculation with uncertain group membership.

Journal of Data Science

N/A

2011

  • Author(s): Lin, H., McClintock, S., and Williamson, J.

Comparison of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying to control the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

N/A

2011

  • Author(s): Chowdhury, R., Dotson, E., Blackstock, A., McClintock, S., Maheswary, N., Faria, S., Islam, S., Akter, T., Kroeger, A., Akhter, S., and Bern, C.

First evidence of spatial clustering of lymphatic filariasis in an Aedes polynesiensis endemic area.

Acta Tropica

N/A

2010

  • Author(s): Joseph, H., Moloney, J., Maiava, F., McClintock, S., Lammie, P., and Melrose, W.

A community-based study of factors associated with continuing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Leogane, Haiti.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

N/A

2010

  • Author(s): Boyd, A., Won, K., McClintock, S., Donovan, C., Laney, S., Williams, S., Pilotte, N., Streit, T., Beau de Rochars, M., and Lammie, P.

Xenomonitoring of Wuchereria bancrofti and Dirofilaria immitis infections in mosquitoes from American Samoa: Trapping considerations and a comparison of polymerase chain reaction assays with dissection.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

N/A

2009

  • Author(s): Chambers, E., McClintock, S., Avery, M., King, J., Bradley, M., Schmaedick, M., Lammie, P., and Burkot, T.

Comparison of National Malaria Surveillance System with the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System in the United States.

Journal of Public Health Management Practice

N/A

2009

  • Author(s): Hwang, J., McClintock, S., Kachur, S., Slutsker, L., and Arguin, P.

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is associated with mortality in cerebral malaria patients in India.

BioMed Central Research Notes

N/A

2009

  • Author(s): Jain, V., McClintock, S., Nagpal, A., Dash, A., Stiles, J., Udhayakumar, V., Singh, N., and Lucchi, N.

Dry season production of filariasis and dengue vectors in American Samoa and comparison with wet season production.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

N/A

2009

  • Author(s): Lambdin, B., Schmaedick, M., McClintock, S., Roberts, J., Gurr, N., Marcos, K., Waller, L., and Burkot, T.