Author: Andrew Bell

Senior Data Analyst Andrew Bell joined the Oklahoma Policy Institute in March 2021. Born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas, Andrew moved to Oklahoma to attend the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and a Master’s in Public Administration in 2021. He has worked in many roles within the field of social science and public policy, including public opinion polling and research on probabilistic risk communication at the OU Center for Risk and Crisis Management. Since joining OK Policy, Andrew’s work has focused on data related to the Oklahoma County District Court, the Oklahoma County Detention Center, as well as other data sets in the criminal legal system. Andrew is also involved in developing OK Policy's research tools and data management operations.