Ned English is a Senior Research Methodologist with considerable experience geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analyses, sample design, global positioning systems, and data analysis. Ned is responsible for the Geographic Information GIS capacity at NORC, in addition to project management, sample design, and analysis on numerous studies across disciplines. Formally trained as a geographer, Ned has diverse theoretical and applied experience in the areas of GIS and extant data analysis with regard to survey methodology, sample design, data linkage, and data visualization. He has been responsible for mapping and GIS-related spatial analyses for major NORC projects, including the General Social Survey, the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, the National Children’s Study, Amerispeak, the Truth Foundation, and others.
Prior to NORC he worked as a GIS consultant implementing mapping and spatial solutions for numerous clients in the public and private sectors. He has a Master's degree in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor's degree in Geography from McGill University.