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Ph.D. in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment
Research Statistician, Psychometrician, Survey Methodologist
Bio
Bio
Matias earned a Bachelor's in History, a High-School Teacher License, a Master’s degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and a Ph.D. in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment from the Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development. In Chile, he has worked in governmental organizations such as the National Institute of Statistics and the Quality of Education Agency and also as a research assistant in several government-funded research projects. In the U.S., he has worked as a Statistical Analyst for the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and the Boston Public Schools District. He has also served as a Consultant for the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Currently he works as Manager for Data Analysis at the Research Program on Children and Adversity, Boston College School of Social Work, where he is responsible for the integrity and security of datasets, along with providing support to principal investigators, research scientists, postdoctoral researchers, program managers, and students on research methodologies, including design, sampling, instrument development, data collection, data management, and statistical modeling. His interests include Program Evaluation, Implementation Science, Early Childhood Development, Parental and adolescent Mental Health, and Quantitative Research Methods, with special emphasis on Psychometrics, Instrument Development, Statistical Programming, Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs, and Multilevel and Structural Equation Modeling.
Current Affiliation
Current Affiliation
Data Analysis Manager. Research Program on Children and Adversity. Boston College School of Social Work.
Instructor. Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development. MESA Department. Course: Intermediate Statistics
Part-Time Faculty. Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. Courses: Research Methods in Social Work Practice; Program Evaluation.
Relevant Experience
Instructor. MA in Social Research Methodologies. School of Social Sciences and History, Diego Portales University (Chile). Course: Applied Statistics and Data Processing with R.
Graduate Statistical Consultant. Boston College Academic Research Services.
Research Assistant. Research Program on Children and Adversity. Boston College School of Social Work.
Statistical Analyst. Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
Teaching Assistant. Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment Department.
Research Assistant. Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment Department.
Statistical Consultant. UNESCO, Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education (LLECE).
Intern Statistical Analyst. Boston Public Schools, Office of Data and Accountability.
Program Manager. Quality of Education Agency (Chile), Learning Achievement Assessment Division.
Analyst. National Institute of Statistics (Chile), 2017 CENSUS Techniques and Methods Division.
Field Researcher. Quality of Education Agency (Chile), Learning Achievement Assessment Division.
Research Assistant. Millennium Nucleus Research Center in Energy and Society (Chile).
Adjunct Instructor. Alberto Hurtado University, School of Philosophy and Humanities. Course: Theory and Economic Thought.
Education
Education
2025 - Ph.D. in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment, Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development.
2015 - Master in Sociology. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, School of Social Sciences.
2012 - High School Teacher Degree. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, School of Education.
2011 - Bachelor's Degree in History. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, School of Humanities
Awards, Sponsorships, and Certifications
Awards, Sponsorships, and Certifications
2018 - Summer Fellowship at Boston Public Schools. Education Pioneers.
2018 - Certification. Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse Group Design Standards On-Line Training.
2018 - Doctoral Academic Sponsorship. Center for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies, COES. Chile.
2014 - National Master's Scholarship. National Research And Development Agency, Chilean Government.
2014 - Master's Scholarship. Volcan Calbuco Foundation.
2012 - Teacher's Vocation Scholarship. Ministry of Education, Chilean Government.
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