Biography
Tyler W Kincaid a PhD in Applied Statistics and Research Methods (2019) from the University of Northern Colorado. Following completion of his doctorate, Tyler came to work at the University of New Mexico as the Senior Statistician for the School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health (CBH). In 2022, Tyler joined as a Research Assistant Professor for CBH.
Personal Statement
I have been a professional statistician for over a decade, with over three years of direct experience analyzing complex behavioral health data within the State of New Mexico. Specifically, I have extensive knowledge and experience working with longitudinal Medicaid claims data related to clients with substance use disorders, serious mental illness, and serious emotional disturbances. I work directly with multiple State of New Mexico partners and agencies, including but not limited to: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), and the Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD) of New Mexico. I led UNM teams and work with partners to guide state and federal level policy regarding Medicaid services for clients, expansion of Multisystemic Therapy (MST), and analysis of the New Mexico Behavioral Health Workforce. Prior to my relocation to New Mexico and UNM in 2019, I was a multi-disciplinary research methods instructor and consultant, focusing not only on statistical methods, but also on a wide range of qualitative and evaluation-based methodologies. I have experience teaching graduate level courses in qualitive research ethics and educational ethnography; along with eight years of experience teaching undergraduate statistical analysis.
Areas of Specialty
Medicaid claims analysis, SAMSHA data, grant evaluation, and statistical modeling. ????
Gender
Male