Alberto Guzman-Alvarez, PhD
albertoguzalv.bsky.social
Alberto Guzman-Alvarez, PhD
@albertoguzalv.bsky.social
Research Data Scientist @AIR | Ed Research ✊🏽 🇲🇽 🏳️‍🌈 #FirstGen #CollegeAccess
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🎓 Been meaning to share this: I built a Quarto extension that formats your dissertation to meet ProQuest requirements. It's reproducible, flexible, and based on the University of Pittsburgh template.

👉 github.com/alberto-guzm...

#Dissertation #PhDLife #Quarto #GradSchool #OpenScience
🎓 Been meaning to share this: I built a Quarto extension that formats your dissertation to meet ProQuest requirements. It's reproducible, flexible, and based on the University of Pittsburgh template.

👉 github.com/alberto-guzm...

#Dissertation #PhDLife #Quarto #GradSchool #OpenScience
October 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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I recently updated my #Rstats package {optweight} for the first time in 6 years(!), and I want to give it the attention it deserves with an announcement and mini thread.

In short, {optweight} uses optimization to estimate balancing weights in observational studies.

#episky #statssky #causalsky

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Optimization-Based Stable Balancing Weights
Use optimization to estimate weights that balance covariates for binary, multi-category, continuous, and multivariate treatments in the spirit of Zubizarreta (2015) <doi:10.1080/01621459.2015.1023805>...
ngreifer.github.io
September 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Starting to look like I might not be able to work at Harvard anymore due to recent funding cuts. If you know of any open statistical consulting positions that support remote work or are NYC-based, please reach out! 😅
June 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🙏 We need your help 🙏

The government continues to cancel grants at both NIH and NSF to censor science it doesn't like.

We're tracking terminations to organize and advocate. Please report your terminated grants:

NIH:
forms.gle/J2znQ7y7YpeP...

NSF: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

w/ @noamross.net
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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New org established to defend Department of Education

coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education

www.protectpubliced.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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If you are a member of an underrepresented group in data science, consider applying for a scholarship to attend this year's posit::conf() in Atlanta!
posit.co Posit @posit.co · Jan 21
We’re thrilled to offer Opportunity Scholarships for posit::conf(2025)!

These aim to support folks typically underrepresented at similar confs.

If you know anyone who'd be a good candidate – perhaps you! – apply by Feb 21: pos.it/opp-scholar-2025

#DataScience #positconf2025 #rstats #pydata
Apply to be an Opportunity Scholar at posit::conf(2025) - Posit
We are excited to announce Posit will provide 40 Opportunity Scholarships so they can attend posit::conf(2025) in Atlanta, Georgia.
pos.it
January 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Updated with recent arrivals from the higher Ed policy and advocacy space.
go.bsky.app/4ikmJ3T
November 26, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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October 4, 2023 at 6:22 PM