Dr. Kogan is an experienced statistical scientist and owner of StatsCraft LLC, holding a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Montana. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty at Washington State University. His consulting specialties include Bayesian models, generalized linear mixed models, and research design, with a proven track record in various research contexts. Before establishing StatsCraft, Dr. Kogan was the Associate Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Statistical Education and Research at Washington State University. His experience includes collaboration with researchers in applying statistics to real-world problems, mentoring graduate students, and teaching statistics courses to diverse cohorts. Dr. Kogan values a balance between insights derived from data and expert knowledge that emerges from collaborative discussions surrounding the data. His work is motivated by the challenge of identifying and focusing on the most impactful strategies to advance research objectives.