Bio

I am an incoming Systems Engineer at McMaster-Carr in Illinois.

I recently received my PhD in Linguistics from Northwestern University. My research focused on data-driven experimental approaches to understanding intonational meaning in American English. I am interested in R package development, inferential statistics, ordinal data analysis, data visualization, and experimental design. In my free time, I enjoy horror movies, graphic design, role playing games, and walking.

I am the author and maintainer for the {contrastable} R package.

Although I am no longer in academia, I am available by commission for methods consulting. Examples of things I can help with:

• R programming and analysis code review
• Praat/R scripts for small-scale projects
• Data visualization and visual asset creation
• Feedback and assistance with slides and posters for conferences/job talks
• Teaching/Explaining topics in regression modeling (e.g., ordinal regression, random effects, contrast coding)

I believe strongly that researchers, and especially students, should be able to understand, carry out, and defend their own analyses. To that end, I will not do full analyses of your data for you. I am happy to help get you on the right track though. Note that I work full time and my availability is mostly on the weekends.

I can be reached at tsostarics [at] gmail.com. Please note that I only go by Thomas.