Dr. Kari Hansen graduated from RIT with a bachelor's and master's degree in Applied Statistics. After graduation, she worked at the U.S. Census Bureau as a mathematical statistician focusing on economic survey data analysis, specifically editing and imputation. Her next job was as a statistics professor in the Business department at Gallaudet University, and during this timeframe, she received her doctorate degree in Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation from University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to coming to RIT, she worked at the Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General as a data scientist.