When Broomfield, Colorado-based data executive Idilio Moncivais searched for a university where he could study applied statistics combined with research methods, he found the 北科罗拉多大学 — the only university in the state and one of few 提供他想要的项目. 他于2017年开始在博天堂官方学习 从那以后，他获得了一个M.S. 和Ph值.D. in 应用统计学与研究方法“，.

“Data science is the perfect convergence of statistics and data analysis. 在我的团队里， we put science into data, follow the scientific method, go from general to particular, 做实验，验证假设. That’s how you put science in the data,” said Moncivais, who 工作s as director of financial intelligence and data architecture at 腔技术.

Originally from Tijuana, Mexico, where he served 16 年 in the army, Moncivais also 是科罗拉多骑警. In the eight 年 he’s volunteered with the law enforcement agency, he’s been interested in improving 出comes. 他把他的背景结合起来 data analytics and law enforcement with a dissertation on domestic 暴力 titled “Law Enforcement Efficacy in Domestic Violence Calls Based on the Responding Officer’s Experience, Training, and Scholarly Level.” 

His research examined 400 officers’ education, experience and training in domestic 暴力. Typically certifications in domestic 暴力 take ab出 a week for officers to complete and cost police departments ab出 $5,000 per training plus expenses and shift coverage for participating officers.

“Undoubtedly, an officer with advanced certifications in domestic 暴力 is a predictor of a better 出come for domestic 暴力 victims. 有一个试点研究 law enforcement agency, and it’s my goal to extend that to other law enforcement agencies in the state and then nationwide,” Moncivais说.

的 dissertation is an opportunity for graduate students to develop expertise in a domain of study, master research methods and contribute new knowledge to the educational 社区. 应用统计学与研究方法“， Department Chair and Assistant Professor Randy 拉金斯, who has seen a lot of dissertations, said Moncivais’ stood 出.

“This is one of the most practical dissertations I’ve ever seen. Idilio想要使用 what he’s discovered to try to help make domestic 暴力 cases better for everybody. It’s a deep desire of his because domestic 暴力 cases are bad for everybody — for the people involved and the officers who respond to them,” 拉金斯 said.

的 dissertation process involves a 委员会 工作ing together to help the student move from the concept stage to a final paper and presentation of its defense. 拉金斯 and Associate Professors William Merchant, Chia-Lin Tsai and James Kole formed Moncivais’ 委员会. 

“This 委员会 工作ed extremely well together to help Idilio craft his final paper. Will and Chia-Lin were instrumental in helping him with the mechanics of analysis. James’ role was to act as the faculty representative who ensures that proper procedures 发生. I guided the general direction of the paper, helped refine his research questions, taught the methods he could use to form his research and helped him prepare for the presentation of his final defense,” 拉金斯 said.

During the 年 Moncivais 工作ed on his dissertation, he and 拉金斯 discussed it 很多次. 

“Idilio was a master at utilizing his classes to learn more ab出 his special topic of domestic 暴力 from a police officer’s perspective. 他总是很清楚 ab出 the shape of the research he wanted, and we as a 委员会 just helped him get 拉金斯说.

Moncivais’ clarity ab出 his direction began early on when he showed 拉金斯 his unique plan of study: a spreadsheet filled with every class he’d take over the next several 年. In addition to their 工作 together on the dissertation, 拉金斯 taught Moncivais in several classes, and Moncivais twice served as his teaching assistant.

拉金斯 said as a student, Moncivais took his assignments seriously and produced high-quality 工作. As a TA, he helped students set up their software and helped teach and grade.

“When he sees an opportunity, he takes it and makes the most 出 of it. 他有更好的 understanding of what it’s like to 工作 in higher education because he took advantage 拉金斯说.

Moncivais plans to continue to teach in an adjunct capacity at UNC next spring. 的 program’s flexibility helped him complete his studies while tending to his 工作 and 志愿者的责任. 

“If you’re a 工作ing adult, which is most of us in grad school, this is a great option,” Moncivais说.

While he’s already well positioned in his career, Moncivais说 the additional degrees he earned from UNC provided him with greater prestige and credibility.

— 作者:Brenda Gillen