Kenneth Burchfiel
Research Fellow at The Institute for Family Studies
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolKenneth Burchfiel is a research-focused data professional and social worker with eight years of experience applying quantitative tools to nonprofit and education settings. Currently a Research Fellow at The Institute for Family Studies and an MBA student at Columbia Business School, he combines Python, R, SQL, and visualization frameworks like Plotly/Dash with rigorous survey design and applied research. His background includes leading data analytics and ETL work for school networks—building PostgreSQL consolidations, automating workflows, and creating Tableau dashboards to inform practice. Earlier clinical roles as a counselor and MSW intern give him deep empathy, Spanish-language counseling experience, and a strong focus on outcomes and access for underserved populations. He’s notable for bridging frontline social services and technical systems, translating client-centered insights into data-driven program improvements. Based in Charlottesville, VA, he brings a practitioner’s sensitivity to research questions and a track record of operationalizing data for mission-driven organizations.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Social Work, Clinical Social Work, Master of Science in Social Work, Clinical Social Work at The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Columbia Business SchoolBachelor of Arts (B.A.), PSYCHOLOGY, 3.66, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), PSYCHOLOGY, 3.66 at Middlebury CollegePre-requisites for M.Div, Pre-requisites for M.Div at Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
725reputation
192kreached
30answers
21questions
Github Skills (175)
plotly-dash10
python10
plover10
youtube10
maps10
plotly10
leafletjs10
jupyter-notebook10
rope10
eagle10
visualization10
python-data10
game-engine9
qt9
javascript9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
kburchfiel/fitbit_steps_and_whatpulse_keypresses_comparison
Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:31 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
kburchfiel/pfn
May 2024 - Mar 2026
Python For Nonprofits demonstrates how to use Python to retrieve, analyze, visualize, and share nonprofit data.
Contributions:129 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
pythoncleaningdashpandasvisualization
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