Forrest Hangen
Open to Work
I'm a computational social scientist with 7+ years of research experience in urban data science, public policy, and human behavior. I thrive on diving into data to reveal insights and craft compelling stories.
In my PhD research at Northeastern University, I studied inequities in housing using 'big' data and computational social science methodologies at multiple scales of geography. My most recent work focused on uncovering ownership obscurity in order to study landlords' strategies of social and physical property management. I used fuzzy-matching to connect tax assessment and corporation records to accurately link landlords and investors to their portfolios of properties.
I'm also a runner (yes, I get "Run Forrest Run!" a lot). I've never raced a marathon (maybe that'll change in 2024) and skipped right to ultramarathons. If you know who Jim Walmsley, Zach Miller, or Tim Tollefson are then we'll be best friends. Right now I'm training to beat my highschool mile time by the end of this year.
forresthangen@gmail.com