Claire Kelling

Professional Bio

Claire is a PhD Candidate at Penn State University, pursuing a Dual PhD in Statistics and Social Data Analytics. She completed her BS in Statistics and BA Economics at Virginia Tech. She has extensive experience in applying statistical tools to research problems that work towards social good. Her past and current research lies at the intersection of criminology, public health, public policy, spatial statistics, and computing. The Big Data Social Science Fellowship has allowed her to work with statisticians, political scientists, sociologists, geographers, computer scientists, and many more.Throughout her academic, professional, and extracurricular activities, she has systematically chosen positions and experiences that will allow her to develop the analytical skills, political awareness, and theoretical grounding to inform public policy.

As a triplet from the small town of Morrow, Ohio, Claire grew up spending lots of time outside- swimming, kayaking, biking, and hiking. She greatly enjoys these activities now, as well as weaving and fostering dogs.