Benjamin Lamb Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

As part of the READS Lab, I used R to manage the Lab's database while building and maintaining automatic reporting tools that retrieved and processed information from the database. Using R, I cleaned, prepared, and analyzed the data we collected to support the Lab's research work.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Collaborated with economists at the TPL in partnership with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) on a quantitative research project studying the effectiveness of the TWC’s distribution of COVID-19 relief funding to.
• Evaluated patterns in childcare funding using R, analyzing datasets on 13,000 childcare providers from across the state
• Identified ways to distribute funds more equitably and communicated findings to the TWC and other researchers

Houston, Texas, United States

• Wrote a report for the Harris County Election Administrator’s Office on the implementation of Drive-Thru Voting in Harris County during the 2020 General Election (the report was cited on May 29 during the Texas State.
• Met with community stakeholders and public officials to understand the issues facing election administrators
• Compiled and analyzed the electoral and demographic data of 1.6 million Harris County Voters using R
• Utilized GIS tools to conduct spatial calculations and visualize voting patterns in Harris County
• Wrote, fielded, and published a survey on Harris County residents’ experiences with Drive-Thru Voting

College Station, Texas, United States

• Assisted in preparing effective campaign strategy by gathering, analyzing, and presenting information
• Analyzed opponent’s donation history and past votes using the R programming language
• Utilized GIS software to analyze past precinct voting patterns to form the groundwork for an effective voter outreach plan

Houston, Texas, United States

• Planned and organized student outreach events and educated students on local government
• Created and implemented a voter registration and GOTV plan, registering over 100 new voters and increasing student turnout by 320% from the previous Houston Municipal Election

Houston, Texas, United States

• Planned, organized, and ran student outreach events, including a successful campaign rally on campus
• Registered 300 new voters and increased turnout at Rice University by 400% from the previous midterm election
• Hired, trained, and managed junior fellows and campaign volunteers
• Served as a liaison between campus political groups and the statewide campaign

College Station, Texas, United States

• Planned voter outreach events to best apply limited local resources towards the campaign’s larger goals
• Promoted, prepared, and coordinated campaign outreach events
• Contacted, trained, and managed campaign volunteers