Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

Jacob Hansen is a Research Specialist II for the Institute of Public Policy, Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri.  Mr. Hansen holds a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs from the University of Missouri, as well as undergraduate degrees in History and Political Science from Westminster College.  His current role includes supporting the Missouri Department of Corrections Community Reentry Program Evaluation, the Missouri Department of Corrections Pay for Success Program Evaluation, and the ShowMe Healthy Relationships Program Evaluation.   For his work on IPP’s projects, Mr. Hansen has experience in conducting surveys as a form of data collection, leading focus groups, utilizing the Stata program for quantitative data analysis, conducting key informant interviews, operating and working as a point of contact for the Redcap system, utilizing Twilio as a form of survey delivery, utilizing Qualtrics for data collection, and the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.