Andrew Tran

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Andrew B. Tran

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Biography

Andrew B. Tran is a/an State University Lecturer in the Board Of Regents department at Central Connecticut State University

Central Connecticut State University - Journalism

Data Reporter at The Washington Post
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I write stories using data and share my work.


Experience

  • Wesleyan University

    Koeppel Journalism Fellow

    Taught a data journalism course rooted in the R programming language.

  • American University

    Adjunct Professor

    Teaching a course on Quantitative Methods & Data Visualization

  • Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

    R Data Journalism Course Creator

    Created and taught a massive open online course (MOOC) “Intro to R for Journalists: How to Find Great Stories in Data,” from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. Currently admin of the related Facebook group "R for Journalists" with a thousand members. Content currently lives at https://learn.r-journalism.com/en/ for anyone to continue learning on their own.

  • Central Connecticut State University

    Adjunct Professor

    Taught students the skills necessary to find and tell stories using data and the knowledge required to understand the data itself, as well as how to communicate stories through visualizations like charts and maps.

  • The Washington Post

    Data Reporter

    Data reporter for the Rapid Response Investigative Team

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin

    BA

    Government

  • Poynter Institute

    Summer Fellowship for Young Journalists
    A six week program that changed my life.