EDUCATION

• University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA, Ph.D. in Geography, incoming.

• Parsons School of Design; New York, NY, M.S. in Design and Urban Ecologies, 2023.

• University of California, San Diego; La Jolla, CA, B.A. in Sociology and Urban Studies and Planning, 2018.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Columbia University Libraries, Assessment Program Senior Data Analyst, 09/2023 - 06/2025

• Design and implement quantitative and qualitative assessment projects to support library initiatives

• Develop dashboards to increase data transparency for decision-making

• Collaborate with divisions across the library system to enable data-informed decision-making

The New School – Parsons School of Design, Part-Time Faculty Member, 08/2023 - 06/2025

• The Politics and Ethics of Design (Fall 2024)

  • Developed and taught a university-wide course on the intersection of design, power, and ethics, selected through a competitive process

• Information Visualization (Fall 2023)

  • Taught a project-based course exploring data visualization principles for qualitative and quantitative data

The New School, Teaching Assistant, 08/2022 – 05/2023

• Assisted with university-wide courses:

  • The Suburban Gothic (Spring 2023)

    • Explored suburbia as a site of utopian ideals and dystopian collapse, analyzing identity, community, and cultural narratives in creative projects

  • Social Practice: Concepts and Contexts (Fall 2022)

    • Examined socially-engaged art that merges creative practice with community projects.

• Designed curricula and led weekly discussion sections for groups of 15-25 undergraduates

• Edited, graded, and provided feedback on all projects, presentations, and written assignments

Measure of America, Data Analyst, 02/2022 – 12/2022

• Analyzed data from the American Community Survey, producing reports on youth disconnection, and socioeconomic disparities in the United States, Los Angeles, and New Orleans

• Supervised two interns, leading weekly sessions and facilitating skills-based development

• Refreshed the online Santa Barbara Cottage Data2Go tool using updated data

• Produced data visualizations to inform stakeholder research and decision-making

• Supported local nonprofits’ data use through biweekly Learning What Works sessions in collaboration with Nonprofit New York

 Promoted from Intern to Data Analyst - 04/2022

Center for Research on Gender in STEMM, Staff Research Associate, 03/2017 – 10/2019

• Managed dataset development to analyze gender disparities in STEMM

• Recruited, hired, trained, and managed five undergraduate research assistants 20 hr/week

• Produced scholarly texts for publication

• Led grant writing efforts and attainment of $25,000 award

• Provided organizational leadership to meet team goals and deadlines

Promoted from Research Assistant to Staff Research Associate - 06/2018

PUBLICATIONS

• Blair-Loy, Mary, Jordan Packer, Olga Mayorova, and Pamela Cosman. 2025. “Introducing Excellence: Gender and the Introductions of Faculty Finalist Candidates in Engineering Job Talks.” Work and Occupations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/07308884241309616

• Packer, Jordan. 2024. "Embodied Research in Coney Island Creek." Push / Pull (21).

• Lewis, Kevin and Jordan Packer. 2020. “The Duality of Students and Faculty: Illustrating the Sociological Utility of Doctoral Committee Data.” Socius 6: 1-18.

PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

• Packer, Jordan. 2024. “Applying Techniques: Designing Your Own Library Data Visualizations.” Metropolitan New York Library Council, December 5, 2024.

• Packer, Jordan. 2024. “Foundations of Data Visualization: Theory And Techniques.” Metropolitan New York Library Council, November 14, 2024.

• Packer, Jordan and Nisa Bakkalbasi. 2024. “Insights from a Study of Pre-Peri-Post-Pandemic Library Visit Data.” Library Assessment Conference Poster Session, November 8, 2024.

• Packer, Jordan. 2024. “Visualizing Qualitative Data.” Parsons School of Design, Guest Lecture for Information Visualization, October 30, 2024.

• Nora Almeida, andrea haenggi, Jordan Packer, and Estefania Mompean Botias. 2024. “Embodied Mapping and Urban Transformation.” Creative Time Summit, Plenary Session, September 22, 2024.

• Packer, Jordan. 2024. “Creatively visualizing and humanizing library data.” Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, May 31, 2024.

• Packer, Jordan. 2024. “Towards Abolitionist Land Use Activism.” Abolitionist Visions and Intersections Summit, American Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table, March 18, 2024. (Recording here.)

• Packer, Jordan. 2023. “Navigating the Sea of Generica: Towards Abolitionist Land Use Activism.” Boston University Initiative on Cities Gentrification & Displacement Conference, October 27, 2023.

• Packer, Jordan. 2023. “The Promise of the American Mall.” The Suburban Gothic University Lecture Program, March 20, 2023.

• Packer, Jordan and Jiray Avedisian. 2022. “Counter-Analyzing New York City’s First Racial Equity Report in Gowanus.” NYC School of Data Conference, March 5, 2022. https://rpubs.com/jpacker/846514

• Packer, Jordan. 2018. “The Honors Distinction.” UC Berkeley Sociological Research Symposium, April 20, 2018.

VOLUNTEER / COLLABORATIONS

Interference Archive, Education Working Group Volunteer, 06/2023 – current

Open Water, Collaborator, 05/2023 – current

Solidarity Research Center, Editorial Director, Municipalist Organizing Toolkit, 08/2023 - 10/2024

MECCA: Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts, Board member, 08/2020 – 08/2021

SKILLS

• Data Analysis: R, Tableau, SPSS, Stata, NVivo, Qualtrics, Google Suite

• Design and GIS: Adobe Creative Suite, QGIS, Carto, HTML/CSS

• Communication: Writing, Public Speaking, Radical Listening

• Interpersonal: Teaching and Mentorship, Collaboration and Teamwork, Community Engagement