Led on research design and reporting on over 20 research projectsReviewed and signed-off on over 30 research projectsIdentified project takeaways, exploring explanations to understand outcomes thoroughlyPresented both in-person and remotely on research findings to technical and non-technical audiences, including writing over 10 weekly newsletters, over 20 results decks, and over 10 results memosManaged internal and external stakeholders on complex, high budget projectsDeveloped research designs to assess impact both prior and post-interventionsManaged and mentored six researcher managers on the research teamCoordinated and approved messaging on research findings with communications teamHiring manager for three rounds of research manager hiring

Managed and mentored four research managersCollaborated with over 16 different partner organizations on over 20 research projects to design and implement randomized controlled trials (RCTs), including both mobilization and persuasion goalsLed development of research manager infrastructure and documentationBoth in-person and remote presentations of complex content to diverse audiencesWrote over 10 newsletter summaries of research findings to broad audiences

Managed increasingly complex research projects, especially randomized controlled trials (RCTs)Developed actionable takeaways for partner organizations based on research projectsLed on hiring process for two new research managersPresented results to technical and non-technical audiences

Design randomized field experiments to answer partner research questions.Coordinate with partners in the development, implementation, and analysis of field experiments.Conduct steps throughout the research project life cycle: survey development, randomization plan, research design, data analysis plan, final report creation, project and schedule management, and client management.Set timelines and monitor progress of projects.Maintain contact with partners on day-to-day aspects of a project.

Working under the direction of and in collaboration with Dr. Stefanie LindquistInvestigating the relationship between rating and ranking systems, including both expert-based(university rankings) and word-of-mouth (Yelp) based systems, to individual behavior

• Identified relative persuasiveness of different television advertisements in U.S. House elections and connected results with tangible strategies• Created, piloted, developed, and disseminated four surveys including imbedded survey experiments, each sample of 1,000 or more people• Developed surveys using Qualtrics, disseminated using Amazon's Mechanical Turk• Cleaned, mined, and analyzed seven years of television advertising data with hundreds of thousands of observations each year• Analyzed survey and observational data using R to conduct multivariate analyses, including fixed-effects; logistic, linear, and non-linear regressions; and time-series analyses• Conducted background research with 10 qualitative interviews with relevant individuals• Collaborated with multiple colleagues to conduct analysis and write three research papers• Presented research at one national, one international, and three regional conferences• Managed and mentored three undergraduate researchers, including teaching research design, statistical analysis, and statistical programming• Combined network data with observational data to evaluate the relationship between earmarks and congressional networks in Stata using a non-linear regression analysis• Analyzed 30 years of public opinion data to analyze government responsiveness with the General Social Survey (GSS) using Stata

• Compiling and coding changes in state TANF policies for the Welfare Rules Database• Research and implementing adjustments in state tax policies for the TRIM3 microsimulation model

• Wrote detailed, analytical memos concerning legislation and briefings attended• Answered constituent calls and handled and organized constituent mail, faxes, and e-mail

• Drafted and published press releases pertaining to events surrounding the local elections• Designed, printed, organized, and delivered imperative election materials to constituents

• Performed vigorous grassroots advocacy to increase organization’s membership