Chandrika
Jayathirtha,
(Ph.D., 1997, advisors: Hanna
and Montalto),
is a Statistical Supervisor/Assistant Director in the NC Central Cancer
Registry, State Center for Health Statistics, North Carolina
.
E-mail: Chandrika.Jayathirtha@ncmail.net
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH, August 1997
Major: Consumer Economics Minor:
Statistics & Research Methodologies
Dissertation Title: Factors Affecting
Household Overspending Behavior
MS Ohio State University,
March – 1995
Major: Family Resource
Management
MA Bangalore University,
India, August – 1984
Major: Economics Minor:
Agricultural Economics & Public Policy
BA Bangalore University,
India, July 1982 (Economics, Political Science & History)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
02/00 Present Statistical
Analyst, Center for Urban Affairs and Applied Research Center,
North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC
10/99 01/00 Statistical Analyst,
Foveon Corporation, RTP, North Carolina
09/97 09/99 Post Doctoral Fellow,
Department of Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
04/94 – 08/97 Research Associate,
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science
Education, Ohio State University
06/92 – 03/93 Research Associate,
Ohio State University Libraries
09/91 – 08/97 Graduate Research
Associate, Department of Family Resource Management, Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH
06/89 – 05/90 Lecturer,
Department of Economics, Bangalore University, India
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
Operating Systems: WINDOWS 95/98/NT,
MVS
Languages: SAS/SQL/Macro Version 8.0,
HTML
Software: MS Word/Excel/Power Point,
SPSS
Databases: MS Access, Sybase
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES:
SAS Programming, SAS/SQL and SAS
Macro Language (SAS Institute).
MS Access 2000 Programming and
Application Development (CTU, NC State University).
MS Excel 2000 Customizing Excel and
Using Macros, Excel Programming (CTU, NC State University).
Continuous Quality Improvement
ProcessesTraining.
Seminar on Council on Accreditation
for Area Programs.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Statistical Analyst, NC State
University.
Collaborate on joint projects between
the Program Evaluation Section, Division of MH/DD/SAS,
North Carolina State Government and The Department of Urban Affairs, NC
State University.
Access multiple databases of clients’
medical and diagnosis information/Public Health Data.
Apply statistical procedures and
computer applications for data management.
Create reports and graphical
presentation.
Provide technical assistance to
clients.
Respond to ad-hoc requests for data
and analysis from the Executive and the Legislative Committees,
Universities, and Researchers.
Check survey instruments for accuracy
in data collection.
Provide assistance to team members on
various projects.
Created a pre-disaster database to
maintain demographic data on North Carolinas MH/DD/SAS populations.
Analyzed and prepared Consumer
Satisfaction Report for Area Programs and Institutions.
Statistical Analyst, Foveon
Corporation
Analyzed consumers online behavior
and Internet traffic to various websites.
Consumers preference to local versus
national network websites.
Internet activities and market share
of a local bank and their competitors.
Affinity index of consumers for the
top 50 e-commerce companies.
Internet Service Providers
transactions on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department
of Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Used multiple large national
datasets such as The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer
Expenditure Survey (CEX), the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS), the
Survey of Consumer Finances, and the Nationwide Food Consumption Survey
(NFCS).
Analyzed factors affecting spending/overspending
and credit behavior of consumers.
Critiqued works of graduate students,
researchers and peers and mentored undergraduate students.
Research Associate, Eisenhower
National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science, Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio
Performed descriptive cataloging of
Mathematics and Science curriculum materials of various formats.
Instructor, Ohio State
University Libraries.
Instructed students on how to access
online library information services/resources and the Internet.
Graduate Research Associate, Department
of Family Resource Management, Ohio State University
Analyzed data using multivariate
statistical methods for research projects based on National
Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Survey of Consumer Finances, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey and other local data
sets; Assisted faculties in their research projects.
Extensively used SAS, MINITAB, SPSS for
analyzing data.
Lecturer, Department of Economics,
Sri Vasavi Vidyaniketan, Bangalore University, India
Taught Principles of Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics Theory, Public Finance
PUBLICATIONS
Jayathirtha, C. & Hanna, S. (1998). The
spending-income ratio and measurement of impacts of policies on
low-income households. Consumer Interests Annual, 44, 219.
Jayathirtha, Chandrika (1997).
Factors affecting household overspending behavior, Doctoral
Dissertation, The Ohio State University.
Jayathirtha, C., Fox, J. & Hanna,
S. (1997). Overspending behavior of households with and without vehicle
purchases. Proceedings of The American Council on Consumer Interests 42nd
Annual Conference.
Jayathirtha, C. & Fox, J. (1996).
Home ownership and the decision to overspend. Financial Counseling and
Planning, 6, 97 – 106.
Finke, M., Jayathirtha, C., Ismail
M., Cheng Peng, Wang H., Park, S.Y., & Hanna S. (1995). How much
should consumers be willing to pay for information about consumer
products. Family Economics and Resource Management Biennial, Volume 1,
21 – 22.
Stafford, K., Wessel, J.A.,
Jayathirtha, C., Mok, J., Park, S.Y., Sung, J., Wang, H., & Zuiker,
V.S., (Invited Paper). (1994). The effects of restructuring in higher
education on the mission of family economics resource management. The
Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Eastern Family
Economics and Resource Management Association, 144-152.
Bae, M., Hanna, S., &
Jayathirtha, C. (1993). Tobacco Consumption Patterns: Implementation
for Consumer Education. Proceedings of The American Council on Consumer
Interests 38th Annual Conference.