Data Visualization Expert Data Scientist Clinical Researcher
william@datatitian.com Chicago, IL https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmurphyrd

Professional Appointments

Sr. Data Engineer 3Data Austin, TX 2018 - 2019

• Created a ‘grammar of graphics’ data visualization suite for virtual reality using JavaScript, d3.js, three.js, and WebGL

• Created a Web-based multi-user, cross-device, and cross-reality platform for collaborative data analysis and presentation using React.js, A-Frame, WebRTC, Node.js, MongoDB, Azure, and WebVR/WebXR

• Led a team of 3, organized development processes with Agile and git, mentored creative staff in HTML, CSS, and A-Frame

Data Scientist / Sr. Research Project Manager Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Chicago, IL 2012 - 2018

• Designed and managed development of an international Web-based clinical outcomes registry for dietetics practice using ASP.NET, MS SQL Server, and SQL Server R Services

• Designed and conducted translation and clinical effectiveness trials, managing data and analysis with R, tidyverse (dplyr), NLP, and mixed-effects linear modelling (lmer/lme4)

• Provided business intelligence analytics services to the Board of Directors using R and ggplot2

• Won grant funding for and promoted outcomes research, presenting at regional and national conferences

• Provided scientific input on regulatory comments and maintained compliance (IRB, HIPAA, FDA)

Clinical Dietitian Memphis VA Medical Center Memphis, TN 2011-2012

Training and Education

Degrees

M.S., Nutrition Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 2011
B.S., Nutrition University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 2009

Certifications and Professional Development

Data Science Specialization Certificate Johns Hopkins University Biostatistics via Coursera.org Verify at coursera.org Earned 2015

• Completed coursework and a capstone project covering R programming, data munging, exploratory data analysis, reproducible research, statistical inference, regression modelling, machine learning (including random forests, svm, caret, Tensorflow, Keras), natural language processing, and interactive data products

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Commission on Dietetic Registration Verify at cdrnet.org 2010 -

Professional Engagement

Volunteer Appointments

Data Scientist Jaffe for Congress San Francisco, CA 2017 -
  • Created an automated R and MySQL tool for researching potential donors via open data APIs and providing summary data to prioritize fundraising contacts
Secretary Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2014-2016

Mentorship

Sandra Carpenter, MEd, RDN Commission on Dietetic Registration Simulations Fellow 2014-2016
Slayton Rous, MS Masters in Biomedical Informatics Practicum 2014-2015
Lindsey Field, MS, RDN Abbott Malnutrition Research Fellow 2013-2014
Martin Yadrick MS, RDN, FAND Masters in Biomedical Informatics Practicum 2012-2013

Publications, Presentations, Grants, and Products

Software/Data Products

How to Turn Your ggplot2 Visualization into an Interactive Tweet with plot.ly. Available at datatitian.com

Unraveling Bandersnatch with Immersive Data Visualization. Interactive network visualization of the choices, hidden game logic, and alternate timelines that make Netflix’s Bandersnatch so intoxicatingly complex. Available at https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmurphyrd/detail/recent-activity/posts/

P.E.D.R.O.: A practice experience for dietetics training utilizing virtual conversations in a 3D rendered hospital environment and integrations with professional Web-based electronic medial record and other practice tools. Available at eatrightfoundation.org

A-Frame Physics Extras: extended collision detection and behavior options for simulated physics in WebVR. Available at npmjs.org

A-Frame Machinima Testing: automated functional testing for WebVR virtual reality projects using motion-captured user input with Karma, Mocha, & Chai. Available at npmjs.org

Adit: a Tool for Exploratory Data Analysis that Brings Together the R Language for Statistical Computing and Virtual Reality via Shiny and A-frame. 2nd Place Winner in 2017 VirtuLeap WebVR Hackathon

super-hands: All-in-One Natural Hand Controller Interaction Component for A-Frame WebVR. Npm JavaScript package version 1.1.0. Available at npmjs.com

fiftystater: Map Data to Visualize the Fifty U.S. States with Alaska and Hawaii Insets. CRAN R package version 1.0.1. Available at r-project.org

colorplaner: A ‘ggplot2’ Extension to Visualize Two Variables per Color Aesthetic Through Color Space Projections. CRAN R package version 0.1.3. Available at github.com/wmurphyrd

Energy Needs App. An interactive tool for estimating individual energy needs with appropriate margin of error. Created with R and Shiny. Available at wmurphyrd.shinyapps.io/EnergyNeeds/

Wasey JO, Murphy W (contributor). icd: Tools for Working with ICD-9 and ICD-10 Codes, and Finding Comorbidities. CRAN R package version 2.1. Available at r-project.org

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure (ANDHII). Available at eatrightpro.org

Patient Simulation: Putting Malnutrition Screening, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention into Practice (Interactive Version). August, 2013. Abbott Nutrition Health Institute. Named most popular course in its category for 2014. Available at anhi.org

Lectures/Professional Ed.

Introducing Academy Secondary Datasets. Webinar. May, 2017

Integrating Evidence Analysis Library (EAL), electronic Nutrition Care Process (eNCPT), and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure (ANDHII) to Improve your Practice. Cleveland, OH. May, 2017

Integrating Evidence Analysis Library (EAL), electronic Nutrition Care Process (eNCPT), and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure (ANDHII) to Improve your Practice. Grand Rapids, MI. May, 2017

Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods. Guest Lecture for Rush University Dietetic Internship Program. Chicago, IL. January, 2017

Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods. Guest Lecture for Case Western Reserve University Master of Science in Nutrition Program. Cleveland, OH. October, 2016

Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods. Guest Lecture for Rush University Dietetic Internship Program. Chicago, IL. February, 2016

Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods. Guest Lecture for Case Western Reserve University Master of Science in Nutrition Program. Cleveland, OH. October, 2015

Patient Simulation: Putting Malnutrition Screening, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention into Practice (Narrated Version). October, 2015. Abbott Nutrition Health Institute. Available at anhi.org

Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods. Guest Lecture for Rush University Dietetic Internship Program. Chicago, IL. March, 2015

Do Evidence-Based Guidelines Make a Difference in Practice? Webinar. April, 2017

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Murphy WJ, Yadrick MM, Steiber AL, Mohan V, Papoutsakis C. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure (ANDHII): A Pilot Study on the Documentation of the Nutrition Care Process and the Usability of ANDHII by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018 Oct;118(10):1966-1974.

Hand RK, Murphy WJ, Field LB, Lee JA, Parrott SJ, Ferguson M, Skipper A, Steiber AL. Validation of the Academy/A.S.P.E.N. Malnutrition Clinical Characteristics. J Acad Nutr. 2016 May; 116(5).

Thompson KL, Davidson P, Swan WI, Hand RK, Rising C, Dunn AV, Lewis N, Murphy WJ. Nutrition Care Process Chains: The Missing Link Between Research and Evidence-Based Practice. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Sep;115(9):1491-8.

urphy WJ, Hand RK, Steiber AL. Practicalities of Using the Nutrition Care Process in Research. J Ren Nutr. 2015 Jul;25(4):393-4.

Murphy WJ, Steiber AL. A new breed of evidence and the tools to generate it: introducing ANDHII. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Jan;115(1):19-22.

Steiber AL, Leon JB, Hand RK, Murphy WJ, Fouque D, Parrott JS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Cuppari L. Using a web-based nutrition algorithm in hemodialysis patients. J Ren Nutr. 2015 Jan;25(1):6-16.

Myers EF, Khoo CS, Murphy W, Steiber A, Agarwal S. A critical assessment of research needs identified by the dietary guidelines committees from 1980 to 2010.J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Jul;113(7):957-971.

Murphy WJ, Steiber A, Connery GC, Carder J, Spry L, Hoppel C. Altered carnitine metabolism in dialysis patients with reduced physical function may be due to dysfunctional fatty acid oxidation. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Jan;27(1):304-10.

Research Grants

CDR Simulations Fellowship: Mentoring a fellow to develop and evaluate the use of virtual world simulation to contribute to the supervised practice experience requirements for dietetics registration. Supported by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Prediabetes Evidence-Based Practice Guideline Implementation and Effectiveness: A multi-center, practice-based, comparative effectiveness study using novel techniques to measure implementation and efficacy.

Validation of the Malnutrition Clinical Characteristics: A prospective, multi-center, observational study to evaluate the ability of the Characteristics Recommended for the Identification and Documentation of Adult Malnutrition, published via joint consensus statement from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, to predict malnutrition-related outcomes in acute care patients. Supported by Abbott Nutrition

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure (ANDHII) Feasibility and Validity Testing: A study to establish the relevance of data collected via ANDHII and the feasibility of implementation in clinical nutrition care settings; Supported by Commission on Dietetic Registration

Nutrition Evidence Library Quality Assessment Tool Validity and Reliability Testing: A study to establish criterion validity and inter-rater reliability for a systematic review research quality assessment tool. Co-Investigator; Supported by US Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Research Posters

Does Practice Follow Guidelines? Improving Accuracy for Comparison of Structured and Unstructured Text in Medical Records to Expectations. American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium. Washington, DC. November, 2017.

Patient Outcomes from Nutrition Education and Counseling Reported with NCPT via ANDHII. Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Chicago, IL. November, 2017

Validation of an Automated Process for the Comparison of Nutrition Care with Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines. American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium. Chicago, IL. November, 2016.

The Imprecision of Predictive Equations for Energy Needs: Statistical Inference of the Margin of Error for Individuals (poster). Experimental Biology Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. April, 2016.

Carpenter SK, Niedert KC, Murphy WJ. Identifying Needs of Supervised Practice Programs in Dietetics: Settings, Life Stages, Populations, Conditions, Competencies, and Skills in Highest Demand to Be Addressed through Computerized Simulation. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Sep;113(9):A53

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure Feasibility Testing: First Results from a New Web-Based Tool to Study Nutrition Care and Outcomes. 2014 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo. Atlanta, GA. Abstract available: Journal of the Academy of nutrition and Dietetics, 2014. 114(9) p. A43

Symposia Presentations

Cultivating Research Skills: Working with your IRB and Getting started with De-Identified Data. 2016 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo. Boston, MA.

Are you making a difference? Prove it with ANDHII. Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Symposium. Fairfax, VA. April, 2016.

Are you making a difference? Prove it with ANDHII. Tennessee Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Symposium. Nashville, TN. March, 2016.

Are you Making a Difference? Prove It with ANDHII. Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Fall 2015 Dinner Meeting. September, 2015. Chicago, IL.

Putting Your Work to Work: How to Turn Your Daily Routine into Outcomes Data with ANDHII. Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Webinar. August, 2014.

Outcomes Research: Can YOU prove it? Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference. May, 2014. Bay City, MI.

Informatics Update. Clinical Nutrition Managers Dietetics Practice Group National Symposium. April, 2014. Asheville, NC.

Innovative Learning Techniques for Malnutrition Diagnosis. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Clinical Nutrition Week 2013, Phoenix, AZ.

Plasma Acylcarnitine Chain Length Is Associated with Reduced Physical Function and Increased Inflammation in Hemodialysis Patients. Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo 2010, Boston, MA. Abstract available: Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2010. 110(9): p. A88.

Textbook Chapters

Murphy W, Hand RK. Outcomes Research and Economic Analysis. In: Van Horn L, Beto J, eds. Research: Successful Approaches in Nutrition and Dietetics. 4th ed. Chicago, IL: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; 2019:350-379.