MPH Data Day

Advice from a Webmaster: How to Make Your Data Presentations Customer-Focused

Presenter: Scott Davis, Senior Webmaster, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Join Scott Davis, Senior Webmaster at DNR, for an insightful session on creating effective data visualizations based on his extensive background in USA Today graphics. Scott will cover essential principles of aesthetics, usability and accessibility in visual data design, including chart selection, typography, color usage and interactive elements for dashboards, maps and StoryMaps. Whether you're a beginner or experienced designer, you'll leave with actionable techniques to enhance your data visualization projects.

The Indiana All Payer Claims Database: What it Means for Hoosiers 

Presenters: Jonathan Handsborough, Executive Director; Michele Miller, Outreach Liaison; and Alex Hoyte, Senior Data Analyst, Indiana Department of Insurance & Indiana All Payer Claims Database (IDOI)

Explore the Indiana All Payer Claims Database (APCD), a powerful tool shaping Indiana's healthcare. Learn how the APCD aggregates data like medical claims and provider information to inform policy, identify needs and enhance care quality and affordability. This session highlights how the database empowers Hoosiers to make informed decisions while offering opportunities for researchers, providers and policymakers to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes across the state.

Indiana Pregnancy Promise Program Data Sustainability

Presenter: Teryn Morgan, Data Scientist, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration - Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (FSSA)

Learn how the Indiana Pregnancy Promise Program (IPPP) addresses substance use disorder (SUD)—a key contributor to maternal mortality—by expanding care access for affected mothers and infants. Funded by the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model and SAMSHA grants, the IPPP provides statewide case management and care coordination. This session highlights the program’s innovative tools, lessons learned and streamlined processes, ensuring sustainable, data-driven solutions to improve healthcare for Hoosier mothers and infants impacted by SUD.

Presenters: Hali Buck, Senior Director of Engagement, and Madison Turner, Data Scientist, Indiana Management Performance Hub (MPH)

In May 2023, Georgetown University released the report What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes that Lead to Good Jobs on education pathways to good jobs. Indiana replicated aspects of this study through its 2023 SLDS Federal Grant. This session covers the methodology used to model how educational pathway changes impact employment outcomes, with results presented at both macro and demographic levels.

The Indiana Geographic Information Office's Geocoder Tools - What Are They and How Can They Benefit My Work?

Presenter: Matt Evans, GIS Specialist, Indiana Geographic Information Office (IGIO)

The Indiana Geographic Information Office's Data Harvest program collects GIS data from Indiana counties, producing geocoding tools that convert civic addresses into GIS points. This session explores the IGIO, geocoding tools, and technical integration into workflows using GIS, enabling attendees to apply geospatial data across various applications.

Beyond Pavement: Scaling AI for Infrastructure Management – A Google Cloud Pilot Project for Automated Road Sign Inventory

Presenters: Warren Wang, Senior Data Scientist, and Bryan Chisholm, Data Science & Visualization Manager, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)

INDOT's Data Science team and MPH automated road sign detection using AI and Google Cloud. This pilot project improves safety, compliance, and maintenance efficiency. It highlights manual inventory challenges, scalable solutions, and outcomes like enhanced data quality and classification accuracy. Future applications include predictive maintenance and integrating with INDOT systems.

Beyond Spreadsheets: Transforming Your Agency with Automation

Presenter: Rebecca Hailperin-Lausch, Lead Data Analyst, CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions

CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions uses Power Automate to streamline workflows, enhance data quality and improve service delivery. This session highlights automation's benefits, integration with Excel, SharePoint and Teams, and its impact on efficiency. Attendees will see a live demo and gain practical strategies for scalable, accessible automation.

MPH Solutions: Geospatial Innovations in Agriculture and Improvements in Health

Presenters: Theodore Stumpf, Senior Data Scientist, and Amy Ann Tylenda, Intermediate Data Scientist, Indiana Management Performance Hub (MPH)

Join two MPH data scientists for a one-hour session featuring dual presentations. Stumpf will showcase a machine learning tool developed for the Indiana Department of Agriculture that identifies culverts using digital elevation and hydrological data, streamlining the process of removing raised areas from ISDA hydrology models. Tylenda will present the Opioid Treatment Program Drive-Time Analysis Dashboard, highlighting the research methodology, documentation, package management, calculation methods, and alternative evaluations that informed the dashboard's development.

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Building Innovative Teams and a Transformative Data Culture

Presenters: Mick Lindvay, Director of Business Intelligence, and Sasha Heslin, Business Intelligence Developer, Ivy Tech Community College

Hear how Ivy Tech Community College built a powerful data culture at by building trust in reporting, empowering users and fostering enthusiasm for data, turning functional users into passionate data advocates. This session was part of the 2025 Tableau Conference and attendees can learn how to transform functional users into passionate advocates who drive innovation, collaboration and impactful decision-making, all through empowered data strategies.

R you ready for this? CHA Data Brief Templates Made Simple

Presenters: Kayla Stradford, Informatics Epidemiologist and Jennifer Zuker, Epidemiology Manager, Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD)

Discover how the Marion County Public Health Department streamlined their Community Health Assessment (CHA) process using R and Quarto, an open-source tool that enabled the creation of standardized health topic summaries (data briefs). This session will showcase how the team developed templates with consistent formatting, created reusable graphing functions and empowered staff to produce 15 professional data briefs efficiently for health priority decision-making, with practical insights on implementation and lessons learned.

Modernizing Enterprise Analytics at IDEM

Presenters: Vanessa Williams, Deputy IT Director; Muhammad Azimi, Enterprise Data Engineer; Kayla Sturgeon, Enterprise Data Analyst; and Chris Waldron, Enterprise Data Scientist, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

The IDEM Enterprise Data Operations team is transforming the agency from desktop-centric methods to modern cloud solutions like Power BI and Azure Analytics. By developing data products and synchronizing business data with GIS, they support the Tempo-First Initiative, enabling data democratization, process streamlining and observability across a unified ERP and analytics platform.