Storytelling with Data in Healthcare (PDF)

Kevin D. Masick, Ph D.

Kevin has 15+ years of experience in both academia and practice. He has taught at 5 universities in both the business school and psychology department teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in-person and online in research methodology and statistics. He has worked for 3 healthcare systems in human resources, quality management, and strategic planning where he has led a team of healthcare professionals in improving patient outcomes through innovative analytics and dashboards, research, and education. In addition to his full time work, he has published an advanced research methods textbook, built multiple training programs both in-person and online, and published in peer reviewed journals. He received his Ph D in Applied Organizational Psychology and masters in Industrial/Organizational Psychology both from Hofstra University and his bachelor's degree in psychology from SUNY Albany.

Eric Bouillon, Ph D.

Eric has 4 years of experience working as a dissertation coach using his expertise in research design and statistics to coach doctoral students. He has also worked with Kevin to develop a online and in-person training program to help healthcare employees how to interpret and utilize statistics in practice. Recently, while writing this book, Eric was finishing up his Ph.D. at Hofstra University in Organizational Psychology. His dissertation focused on creating a scale that utilized psychometric and scale development best practices to measure how well individuals use statistics to find data-driven solutions in organizations. Most recently, Eric has branched out of academia and was hired as a People Scientist at a recruitments firm to help develop tailored assessments for selection and recruitment. He also spearheaded the development of a new tool that measures organizational purpose through psychometric testing.