Roger Geertz Gonzalez
Biography
Dr. Roger Geertz Gonzalez received his second Ph.D. in data sciences at Harrisburg University of Science & Technology in 2023. It focuses on predictive population health analytics. His first Ph.D. was in higher education from Pennsylvania State University (2005). His data science experience ranges from t-tests, Hierarchical Linear Modeling using SPSS, R and SAS for multivariate data analysis and predictive modeling/machine learning, to Python for image processing, deep learning and natural language processing. You can find his Github site here: https://github.com/Rothgargeert.
He has also been a journal and conference peer reviewer and editorial board member for quantitative and qualitative research in higher education as well as dissertation chair for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods dissertations.
Education
- Ph.D. in data science, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology
- Ph.D. in higher education, Penn State University
- M.A. in languages and linguistics, Florida Atlantic University
- B.A. in English; minor in French and German, University of Miami
Select Publications
- Geertz Gonzalez, R. (2023). Random Forest feature importance results predict zoonoses in villages with large households and where participants have many animals. medRxiv preprint: May 5, 2023.
- Geertz Gonzalez, R. (2023). Using machine learning classifiers to predict zoonoses. medRxiv preprint: May 10, 2023.
- Geertz Gonzalez, R. (2023). Natural Language Processing techniques to identify possible zoonosis awareness. medRxiv preprint: May 14, 2023.
Awards & Honors
- Research fellowship, Ph.D. in data sciences program, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, 2019-2021
- University fellowship, Ph.D. in higher education program, Penn State University, 1999-2003
Curriculum Vitae
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