Dr. Cory Mccartan

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Cory McCartan is an Early Career Professor in the Department of Statistics at Penn State University. His research focuses on methodological applied problems in social sciences including elections, legislative redistricting, racial disparities, and missing data. McCartan is Co-Principal Investigator of the Algorithm-Assisted Redistricting Methodology (ALARM) Project at Harvard University. In addition to his research, he develops and maintains a number of open-source R packages related to redistricting, statistical analysis, and visualization. McCartan earned his Ph.D. in Statistics from Harvard University in 2023 and a BA in Mathematics from Grinnell College in 2019. Prior to joining Penn State in 2024, he worked as a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University.

Research Interests

Computational Social Science Bayesian Methods Causal Inference Spatial Data Elections

Experience

Faculty Fellow

— Present

Center for Data Science, New York University • New York

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Writing Sample
  • Official Transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.