David Corliss, PhD

Affiliation: Peace-Work

David Corliss is the founder and Director of Peace-Work, an all-volunteer cooperative of statisticians and data scientists applying statistical methods to issue-driven advocacy in poverty, education, social justice, and providing analytic support for charitable groups. Human trafficking research is a major initiative at Peace-Work, with studies on socio-economic analysis, risk factors, and legislative consulting. With a PhD in statistical astrophysics, Dr. Corliss leads a data science organization in the automotive industry while continuing academic research in astrophysics and taking pro bono cases as a human rights mathematician. He is the author of Stats4Good, a monthly column on statistical analysis for the greater good, which appears in Amstat News, the membership magazine of the American Statistical Association. 

Research Interests:

• Statistical modeling and analysis

• Demographics and socio-economic analysis

• Risk factors for human trafficking

• Intersectionality

• Legislation