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New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

- Conducted hundreds of analyses across various projects using techniques including but not limited to multi-level models, joint hypothesis testing, logistic regression, means comparison, and geocoding- Co-authored five papers and briefs including the Making PreK Count report on long-term impacts of pre-K curriculum in NYC schools- Manage data workflow, data security, and staff

Greater New York City Area

- Wrote hundreds of programs in R, SAS, and SQL to process, check, and analyze data from various sources such as surveys, child assessments, longitudinal standardized tests, and geospatial files- Delivered presentations to colleagues on statistical programming techniques- Created dozens of graphs, maps, and other visuals using R and Excel

- Paired existing research with multiple regression analysis using SAS in order to complete paper titled, “The Effect of Public School Segregation on a City’s Economic Mobility”- Research the relationship between police force demographics and crime by race within U.S. cities using R’s modeling, graphing, and mapping tools- Collaborate with experts including local non-profit, Davidson Housing Coalition, town planners, and Davidson professors and used ArcGIS analysis to study the supply of affordable housing in Davidson, NC- Examined urban growth patterns in Denver using existing literature, historical maps, and data visualizations via Social Explorer—a Census mapping tool leading to two papers: "Geography’s Role in Denver’s Unequal Growth” and “Disrupting Car-Centric Culture or Perpetuating Spatial Inequality? A Case Study on Denver’s Light Rail System”

Greater Denver Area

-Assisted on planning projects for five Colorado cities alongside senior planning staff and respective town officials.-Conducted diverse research for Comprehensive Plans on various Colorado municipalities-Took part in biweekly planning commission meetings; attended monthly community development meetings-Assisted with presentations and documents on town design standards, zoning, and signage codes.

Charlotte, North Carolina

-Spent six weeks working with Charlotte tech startup, Punch Technologies, overhauling mobile application, creating 10 tutorial videos, identifying critical software bugs, and gathering other key entrepreneurial skills

Davidson, Nc

Project Manager for Davidson Non-Profit ConsultingREAD Charlotte is an Urban Literacy Non-Profit-Analyzed over 30 qualitative surveys from funders/partners in order to identify key incentives for donating-Presented findings and conclusions to the executive board and READ Charlotte staff -Regularly met with program associate while coordinating and delegating to a team of five

Davidson, Nc

-Worked with a team of students to construct a land prioritization model—a working algorithm used to determine which land plots the non-profit partner should target-Researched relevant planning areas such as zoning policy and land use conflict-Designed final algorithm in Microsoft Excel, balancing functionality with user experience

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: Omicron Epsilon Delta Economics Honor Society , Davidson Non-Profit Consulting, Ultimate Frisbee, Phi Gamma.

Bachelor'S Degree, Ihp: Cities In The 21St Century (New York City, Buenos Aires, Hanoi, & Cape Town)

-Investigated contemporary urban issues across the globe through interactions with an array of actors such as planners, cooperatives.