Michelle A. Mcsweeney, Phd Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

I teach two courses in the Data Analysis and Visualization program (LLM's and Data Visualization). Most recently, I've taught ChatGPT and LLMs, which introduces the technical foundations and methods of application (i.e., fine tuning, Retrieval Augmented Generation, and customization) of large language models. I developed labs for text summarization with.

New York, United States

Led the content integration team, merging personnel from two different organizations, defining individual and squad-level scope and roles. Developed a strategy to merge over 1800 content items to create the largest multi-modal catalog of technical instruction in the market. Worked with engineering, product, and marketing teams from two different.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Built and managed the data science domain team. Designed the data science content roadmap and pioneered a content restructure to align with industry standards. Improved production efficiency by 75% while instilling a culture of ownership and collaboration. Delivered technical improvements through collaborations with engineering, product, marketing and data.

New York, United States

Developed data science curriculum with a focus on NLP, data science fundamentals, and interview preparation.

Data Analysis and Research Methods (R)

New York, New York, United States

Research Methods for Data Urbanism (QGIS and Python)

New York, New York, United States

Partnered with clients to deliver end-to-end machine learning solutions. Leveraged natural language processing to identify sentiment, trust, and emotion in social media data. Delivered topic modeling-based solutions to understand customer feedback and internal feedback. Owned model maintenance and training data curation. Empowered clients to interpret.

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Used Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to identify argument strategies on politically charged issues. Lead qualitative/quantitative research project on urban language dynamics, contributed to data-driven socio-spatial research. Used hybrid qualitative/quantitative research methods. Taught mapping/GIS, text analysis and data management with.

• Advised on digital research projects and data visualization.
• Designed technical workshop sequence, and taught Python and QGIS.
• Established Python Users’ Group.
• Led quantitative research project on impact for President’s address.

Collected a corpus of over 45,000 text messages sent and received by bilingual young adults to analyze the relationship between text messaging and literacy. Used NLP to analyze corpus and spot trends in communication styles. Proposed a taxonomy to understand the communicative effect of emojis, abbreviations, and other textisms.

Aligned materials and assessments to NYS Common Core State Standards. Curated and developed materials and designed the interface for video-based aural assessments, and wrote passages for reading, writing and mathematics. Led the translation of mathematics assessments into 8 languages utilizing 4 scripts.

Greater New York City Area

• Syntax
• Semantics
• Pragmatics
• Introduction to Linguistics
• Internet Linguistics
• African Languages

As a special projects staff member, I proposed, developed and implemented a formal training program for new language trainers. I trained speakers of 8 languages to analyze their languages and discover the rules for teaching, and lead the development of new language training materials and established a template for future expansions.

Taught Mathematics to in-service Teachers, and co-developed a Lusoga language textbook for the Busoga Cultural Research Center. I was awarded a grant to convert an unused room into a library and oversaw its construction, and coordinated local teachers to write and publish books in Lusoga. These books formed the basis of the culturally-sensitive Lusoga.

Lansing, Michigan Area

Developed a mathematics program for at-risk students aligned to institution standards. Served as academic advisor, instructor, and outreach coordinator. Advised first generation, low income college students from application to transferring, guiding students through the cultural and emotional transition to higher education.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Lingusitics And Interactive Technology And Pedagogy

Bilingual Youth Texts: Academic, Social, and Text Literacies of Bilingual Young Adults

Summer Doctoral Programme, Oxford Internet Institute

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Chemistry And Mathematics