S TEVEN D AVENPORT sdavenpo@prgs.edu
(310) 393 – 0411 x64377
Pardee RAND Graduate School
PhD Candidate in Policy Analysis
Carnegie Mellon University
M.S. Public Policy & Management – Data Analytics track
University of California Los Angeles
B.A. International Development Studies; Public Affairs minor
US Citizen
Santa Monica, CA
2015 – present
Pittsburgh, PA
2015
Los Angeles, CA
2009
S KILLS
Computer skills
Statistical Packages: R (Advanced), Python (Beginner), STATA (Beginner), Weka (Beginner)
R-Specific Packages: RMarkdown, knitr, dplyr, ggplot2
Misc. Programming: HTML/CSS (Beginner), SQL (Beginner)
MS Office Suite: Excel (Advanced), Word, PowerPoint, Access
Data sets
National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Uniform Crime Reporting
Languages
Spanish (intermediate)
E XPERIENCE
Advisor Santa Monica, CA
BOTEC Analysis October 2015 – present
 Assist with project management, including a project to estimate the size of the medical marijuana market in Washington State
 Assist with planning a conference (“Cannabis Science and Policy Conference”) for April 2016.
Project Manager / Consultant Kingston, Jamaica
BOTEC Analysis July – September 2015
 Managed an 8-week on-site consultancy with the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA)
 Met 1-on-1 with dozens of stakeholders in public, private, and civil sectors, including cabinetlevel Ministers, cannabis farmers, and prevention groups
 Repeatedly briefed the Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce
 Delivered comprehensive recommendations to the CLA regarding licensing and implementation.
Teaching Assistant
Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University
 Programming in R
 Exploring and Visualizing Data (R)
Pittsburgh, PA
January – May 2015

Data Manager Pittsburgh, PA
AMTRAK / Carnegie Mellon University: group capstone project January – May 2015
 Under Pardee/CMU faculty member Chris Paul, and for our client AMTRAK, used R to manage and analyze datasets of AMTRAK on-time performance and customer satisfaction data
 Presented findings to AMTRAK staff, including a senior executive, in Washington DC
 Produced reports with RMarkdown and transformed datasets for export to GIS
Data Analyst Tbilisi, Repbulic of Georgia
UNICEF (UN) June 2014 – August 2014
 Led the writing of a UNICEF report (“Child Poverty in Georgia”), which successfully recommended to the legislature certain cash-transfer benefit schemes to reduce poverty
 Analyzed data from national surveys and modeled performances of different policies
Lead Editor Pittsburgh, PA
Heinz Journal September 2013 – May 2014
 Managed a team of students in reviewing and editing two papers, one from a Tanzanian economist on job markets and another from CMU PhDs on cluster analysis and trade patterns
Advisor & Proposal Writer Pittsburgh, PA
BOTEC Analysis August 2013 – June 2015
 Wrote editorials on cannabis policy, appearing in outlets such as VICE and About.com
 Performed data analysis on “Marijuana Purchase” questions in NSDUH
 Presented at the Case Western Law School conference “Marijuana, Federal Power, and the
States”, in connection with a published paper on underage cannabis access in their Law Review
 Managed or contribute to proposals regarding cannabis reform in Jamaica (successful), court reform in Mississippi (successful), and swift-certain-fair policies in both Worcerster, MA
(successful) and Contra Costa County, CA (unsuccessful)
Managing Director / Project Manager Olympia, WA / Oakland, CA
BOTEC Analysis January 2012 – July 2013
 Managed a large consultancy project for the Washington State Liquor Control Board, starting with proposal writing, continuing with on-site advisement, and ending with project completion
 Met with cannabis industry groups and media, including multiple appearances on panels and a televised press conference
 Oversaw day-to-day operations at BOTEC, including bookkeeping, legal compliance, proposals, and staffing decisions
Legislative Intern San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Board of Supervisors May 2011 – September 2011
 Staffed the office of District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen, including fielding citizen complaints
Economics and Editorial Intern Washington, DC
Center For American Progress September 2009 – December 2009
 Wrote memos and web stories on economic issues, including TARP and ACA
P UBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed
Davenport, S., Caulkins, J. P., and Kleiman, M. “Controlling Underage Access to Legal Cannabis,”
Case Western Law Review.
Kleiman, M. and S. Davenport , “Strategies to Control Mexican Drug-Trafficking Violence,” J Drug
Policy Analysis 5(1) : 4, 2012.

Other
Hawken, A., Davenport, S., and M. Kleiman, “Managing Drug-Involved Offenders,” National
Institute of Justice, 2013.
Habib, R., Hsia, J., and S. Davenport , “Methods for Producing and Testing Extracts and Infusions,” report for the Washington State Liquor Control Board, 2013.
Habib, R., Finighan, R., and S. Davenport , “Testing for Psychoactive Agents,” report for the
Washington State Liquor Control Board, 2013.
Davenport, S., “Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL),” in SAGE
Publications, Encyclopedia of Drug Policy, Ed. James Hawdon and Mark Kleiman, 2011.
Davenport, S., “Workplace Drug Policy,” in SAGE Publications, Encyclopedia of Drug Policy, Ed.
James Hawdon and Mark Kleiman, 2011.
H ONORS AND A WARDS
NASPAA Student Simulation Competition (Nominated to Participate)
Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University
Dean’s List
Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University
Dean’s List
University of California Los Angeles
Bruin Leadership Program, Graduate
UCLA
Eagle Scout
Troop 100, Boy Scouts of America
2015
Fall 2014
Fall 2007, Winter 2007, Spring 2008
2008
2005