Leanza Walker joined NPC Research in June 2021 as a Researcher. Leanza has a background in psychological research, which has given her substantial experience in both research design as well as data processing and analysis. In addition, she completed coursework in advanced statistics as well as program evaluation. Along with her extensive experience using SPSS for statistical analysis, she also has experience creating and maintaining relational databases using Microsoft Access as well as conducting survey research using software such as Qualtrics, Alchemer, and QuestionPro.
At NPC, Leanza has conducted both quantitative and qualitative analyses and composed reports in several program areas, including housing assistance, child and family programs, family treatment courts, and health and wellness services. Among her other duties are, performing data processing and restructuring, merging across multiple datasets from different sources, report writing, creating data visuals, interpreting and summarizing findings, assisting with survey development and data collection planning, and mentoring other researchers.
Leanza earned a Master of Science in Research Psychology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.