​Jessica Gunson, Ph.D.

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Strategy and Operations Professional | Research Program Leader | Quantitative Researcher 
Applying quantitative methods, measurement frameworks, and research leadership to understand complex systems and support evidence-based decision-making.

I am a strategy and operations professional and quantitative researcher who uses statistical modeling, computational analysis, and field research to investigate how complex biological systems function, evolve, and respond to social and environmental pressures. My work combines theory-driven research with large behavioral, ecological, genetic, chemical, and imaging datasets to understand how complex systems change over time and how behavior emerges from social and environmental pressures.

​In addition to conducting research, I design and lead complex scientific programs involving international collaborations, field operations, stakeholder management, and quantitative analysis. My work focuses on developing measurement frameworks, reproducible analytical workflows, and research systems that transform complex data into actionable insights for scientific and organizational decision-making.

Highlights​
- Fulbright Scholar
- NYU Ph.D.
- Built a zero-to-one international research program spanning 5 years
- Quantitative analytics & causal inference
- Reproducible research workflows
- Led international field teams & partnerships

Featured Projects
Human Feedback for AI Evaluation (In progress)

• Building a framework for evaluating AI-generated outputs using structured annotation guidelines, quality metrics, inter-rater agreement, and failure mode analysis.
• Developing reproducible Python workflows for human evaluation, dataset analysis, and model comparison.

Quantitative Color Analysis Pipeline

• Built an end-to-end image-processing and statistical workflow for extracting, validating, and analyzing biological color signals from hundreds of field-collected images.​

​​Automated Reporting Framework

• Developed a reproducible reporting system in R and LaTeX that automatically generates publication-ready analyses, figures, and manuscripts from raw datasets.

Sexual Selection in Drill Monkeys

• Multi-year research program integrating behavioral observations, quantitative color analysis, and chemical ecology data to investigate sexual signaling in an endangered primate.​ ​

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