Sven Halvorson, MS

svenpubmail@gmail.com

svenhalvorson.github.io/party_page

Skills

R programming

• High level of competency with R, RStudio, & RMarkdown
• Expert level data management with the tidyverse
• Basic package development experience

Statistics & Research

• Advanced statistical analysis (modeling, hypothesis testing, & data reduction)
• Research consultation
• Technical writing and manuscript development
• Data visualization

Databases

• Data collection: Qualtrics, REDCap, & Google Forms
• Queries: MS SQL Server, SQLite, & Teradata
• Database design
• Documentation and codebooks

Other technology

• Python
• Git/Github
• Tableau
• SAS/STATA/SPSS (basic skills only)

Communication

• Facility presenting statistical results to non-technical audiences
• Teaching experience
• Conversational level Spanish

Work History

Data Science Specialist

University of Oregon, Prevention Science Institute (January 2021 to present)

• Data collection, management, and reporting
• Statistical analysis and psychological instrument scoring
• Harmonization of datasets across multiple sources
• Manuscript development
• Grant application support

Statistical Programmer

The Cleveland Clinic, Quantitative Health Sciences (September 2018 to December 2020)

• Created research quality data sets
• Systematized queries and data cleaning
• Provided statistical consultation, analysis, and technical writing
• Delivered lectures on statistical methodology

Research Analyst

Santa Fe Public Schools (April 2016 to August 2018)

• Collected, managed, and analyzed district data
• Conducted original research and program evaluations
• Designed Tableau dashboards and managed a local server

Adjunct Mathematics Instructor

Lane, Chemeketa, and Portland Community Colleges (Fall 2011 to Spring 2013 and Fall of 2015)

• Delivered lectures and individual instruction
• Assessed student performance
• Created educational materials

Education

MS in Biostatistics

Oregon Health & Science University, June 2015, 3.86 GPA

BS in Mathematics

University of Oregon, June 2011, 3.40 GPA

Publications

• “A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Fathering Among Fathers With Substance Use Disorders: Fathering in Recovery Intervention.” Journal of Family Psychology, September 2023
• “Effects of a Health Education Intervention for COVID-19 Prevention in Latinx Communities: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.” American Journal of Public Health, November 2022.
• “Derivation and Validation of Clinical Phenotypes of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass–Induced Inflammatory Response.” Anesthesia & Analgesia, November 2022.
• “Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Testing Outreach Intervention for Latinx Communities: A Cluster Randomized Trial.” JAMA Network Open, June 2022.
• “Effect of a Rapid Response Team on the Incidence of In-Hospital Mortality.” Anesthesia & Analgesia, April 2022.
• “Hemodynamic Responses to Crystalloid and Colloid Fluid Boluses during Noncardiac Surgery.” Anesthesiology, January 2022.
• “Preoperative Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Postoperative Delirium in Critically Ill Patients.” Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, July 2021.
• “Risk Factors, Resource Utilization, and Cost of Postoperative Low Cardiac Output Syndrome.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, July 2020.
• “High Speed Sorting of Fusarium Damaged Wheat Kernels.”  Proceedings of the 2012 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, December 2012.