Mikael Pelz, PhD

Mikael Pelz, PhD has a wide range of work experience. From 2021 to present, they have been a Senior Data Consultant at Analytica Consulting. From 2020 to present, they have been the Founder and Director of Tricycle Analytics, which offers data analytics and research services to non-profits. From 2019 to present, they have been a Data Analytics Lead at the West Michigan Partnership for Children (WMPC), a Data Analytics Consultant at Research and Evaluation Associates LLC, and a Research Consultant at the Behavioral Science Research Institute. From 2011 to 2019, they were an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Calvin University. From 2009 to 2011, they were a Visiting Assistant Professor at Hendrix College. From 2006 to 2009, they were a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Missouri System's Office of Institutional Research. From 2004 to 2006, they were a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Missouri-Columbia. In 2004, they were an Analyst Intern at the Missouri Department of Social Services.

Mikael Pelz, PhD began their educational journey at the University of Sioux Falls, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication/Media Studies in 1998. Mikael then continued their studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia, earning a Master of Arts in American Politics in 2002. In 2009, they completed their Doctor of Philosophy in American Politics & Public Policy from the same university.