Karyn Vilbig
Karyn Vilbig
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy, Sociology, New York University, Expected 2025
Master of Philosophy, Sociology, New York University, 2022
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2014
Experience
Researcher, New York University, 2019-2025
Designed research agendas both independently and in collaboration with community partners and researchers across institutions
Performed quantitative data analysis in R and Stata using approaches such as regression, fixed-effects models, microsimulation, decomposition, and cluster analysis
Conducted in-depth interviews and analyzed qualitative survey data
Raised over $60,000 in competitive funding from private foundations and federal agencies
Negotiated, contracted, and managed relationships with research services vendors
Wrote, pretested, and implemented original surveys, survey experiments, and interview guides
Managed teams of research assistants on qualitative and quantitative projects
Shared findings via domestic and international conferences, academic journals, and media outlets
Prepared and maintained codebooks, data files, and other documentation for research teams
Wrote weekly memos with data visualizations to summarize results for research teams
Economic Measurement and Research Intern, US Census Bureau, Spring 2024
Developed a framework for the harmonization of survey and administrative data
Worked with technical partners to develop project specifications
Created a program overview to share with potential collaborating agencies in the Executive Branch
Documented procedures and assisted in the on-boarding of new team members
Salesforce Administrator, Almo Professional AV, 2017-2018
Created analytics dashboards and automated workflows for sales and marketing teams
Ensured data quality through data cleaning and employee trainings
Fellow, Venture for America, 2014-2017
Oversaw the implementation of predictive modeling and operational changes that resulted in an over 20% increase in customer retention at a SaaS company
Collected, maintained, and analyzed company data from across platforms to inform business strategy
Made regular presentations to company leadership to share findings and recommendations
Automated sales and marketing workflows
Skills
Software: R, Stata, SAS, Qualtrics, Excel, Salesforce
Research: regression, survey design, experimental design, weighting, imputation, fixed effects, difference in difference, decomposition, latent class analysis, causal inference, predictive models
Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (CEFR B2)