Projects

Books

Statistical Inference via Data Science

Co-authored with Albert Y. Kim and Arturo Valdivia, this free online book teaches statistics via computation and data science fundamentals using R and the tidyverse.

→ Print edition

Getting Used to R, RStudio, and R Markdown

A hands-on, beginner-friendly guide to using R and RStudio for data analysis. Co-authored with Patrick Kennedy. Designed to empower new users with confidence and clarity.

Shiny Apps

🎲 Probability Distribution Viewer

This Shiny app lets users explore and calculate probabilities for normal, binomial, Poisson, and other distributions.

🦅️ US State/District Shape Quiz

This interactive quiz tests knowledge of US state shapes, capitals, and major cities. Built using leaflet.

🇩🇪 German Federal State Shape Quiz

A similar German geography quiz that tests users on the shapes and cities of Germany’s federal states.

🏀 NBA Player Finder

Explore NBA players by name, position, or team in this app that uses the NBA API.

R Packages

I’ve authored or contributed to several R packages:

infer — tidyverse-style statistical inference
moderndive — companion to the ModernDive book
fivethirtyeight — access to FiveThirtyEight datasets
thesisdown — thesis templates in R Markdown
azflights24
nycflights23
pnwflights22
izzyuntappd

Projects at Reed College

Teaching Tools

Chem 101/102 R templates and tools
→ Help Manual

Educational Outreach

Faculty & Student Support

Supported departments: Chemistry, Biology, Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, Mathematics
Assisted senior thesis students with data analysis and visualization
Provided R/R Markdown training for Chem 101/102 students