Needs assessment, consulting, and user engagement for CMU Cloud Lab and School of Computer Science

• Established a new department and provided leadership to develop and implement scalable and measurable programmatic services that enact the theory of change to help improve rigor and transparency in the research ecosystem; • In collaboration with other functional teams, launched training services as a product, and piloted consulting services through stakeholder engagement and co-constructing intervention solutions with funder partners;• Oversaw strategy and execution of grant… Show more • Established a new department and provided leadership to develop and implement scalable and measurable programmatic services that enact the theory of change to help improve rigor and transparency in the research ecosystem; • In collaboration with other functional teams, launched training services as a product, and piloted consulting services through stakeholder engagement and co-constructing intervention solutions with funder partners;• Oversaw strategy and execution of grant portfolios that drive change in research communities through data stewardship, training and education, and community engagement. Show less

• Led initiatives to engage various stakeholders and build incentives and infrastructure for scientific data reuse and reproducibility• Strategically conceived and implemented the Open Science & Data Collaborations program to provide end-to-end support for open science and interdisciplinary collaboration at CMU and beyond• Developed data-driven approaches for academic services

• Researched the cell biology of lipid droplet formation and mechanisms linking abnormal lipid storage with metabolic syndrome and neurodegeneration• Collaborated with computer scientists and physicians to analyze high-content imaging data (with SCS of CMU) and cancer histology data (with UPMC) using machine learning

Taught STAT1000: Applied Statistical Methods, a large undergraduate course taken by students with mixed background knowledge.

• Led research investigating molecular mechanisms of lipid droplet formation and its implications in metabolic disease • Initiated a multi-institutional collaboration using the combination of quantitative high-resolution proteomics, lipidomics, and imaging based high-throughput screen to identify targets regulating cholesterol storage capacity in cells