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Dallas, Texas, United States

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Co-authored multiple peer-reviewed health economics papers with Dr. Amresh Hanchate addressing disparities and Medicaid’s impact on various health services which involved independently drafting the data, methods, and results sectionsConducted data processing and advanced econometric analysis including producing tables and graphs by writing elaborate programs in Stata and using large healthcare claims databases and ACS dataPresented analysis results for feedback using Excel to a larger research group of 6 professors and clinicians

Served as chief advisor to the Student Government and liaison to the Deans of the College and School of Business, collaborating with the Executive Board and Cabinet to tackle challenging and sensitive University issuesOversaw the senatorial appointment process and student faculty committee appointments and membershipPlanned the 3-day President’s Leadership Conference which included over 60 attendees composed of student leaders, senior University administration, and faculty

Directly oversaw and managed the affairs of 7 standing committees and a 70-member legislative body which included passing multiple landmark pieces of legislation and planning many large-scale eventsFostered stability and compromise through multiple institutional crises which frequently involved highly sensitive and even dangerous topics Influenced University policy relating to campus life, diversity and inclusion, and academics by working with senior level University administration including the President and Provost

Dallas, Texas, United States

Assisted Dr. Chris Otrok in researching international inflation co-movement, inequality and business cyclesConducted complex statistical learning and econometric analyses using Stata, R, and MATLABCleaned and presented data from sources such as IPUMS, World Bank, and IMF to use in econometric analysisStudied recent economics literature to use in research and as part of the internship seminar series

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Analyzed and researched immigration and labor policy, resulting is multiple pieces of research published in the Cato Blog and a comprehensive paper, Visas Reduce Illegal ImmigrationRefined research and technical writing skills and learned new techniques in data analysis using Stata and Microsoft Excel while working with ACS/IPUMS, DOL, DHS, UN, and FRED dataParticipated in a rigorous seminar series covering issues of politics, economics, and philosophy

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Collected and investigated stories and experiences of Winston-Salem small business owners relating to COVID-19 using 9 virtual interviews;Increased efficiency of the process by collaborating with 4 team-members for the creation and assignment of project roles;Transcribed and archived interviews into viewable and searchable formats with the Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Conducted research into best university practices for promoting student-voter turnout and engagement;Facilitated and managed the production of the 2020 Voter Information Guide, outlining how to increase campus voter turnout, with a group of 13 fellows