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United States

- Conducted data collection, analysis and visualizations using Tableau and Microsoft Suite to present key findings to clients clearly, prominent clients included the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and the UNC School of Government’s Carolina Across 100 initiative. See example: https://appriseplatform.org/dashboard/ - Prepared literature reviews while developing research methodologies for an upcoming meta-analysis paper- Completed editorial tasks such as compiling deliverables and editing proofs for publication, writing website copy - Carried out administrative tasks such as invoicing, writing employment contracts and Statements of Work for clients

- Served as executive assistant to Angel Hsu, Professor of Public Policy & the Environment and Director of the lab, managing staff recruitment and hiring, grant management, budgeting, contracting and scheduling- Created beta tester surveying for the launch of ChatNetZero, an LLM-powered chatbot developed by the lab; designed user feedback questionnaire, created user manual slide deck, and enlisted 200+ beta users- Managed student research assistants and communicated lab research to internal and external stakeholders via social media, blogs, email newsletter and web content; increased follower count on the lab’s LinkedIn page by over 100% - Supported research, writing and editing tasks for submission and review of peer-reviewed papers and reports and grant applications for research using innovative data science methods to solve climate policy issues- Planned and coordinated events from inception, including a series of 8 seminars on campus, an open house with 40+attendees, and co-organized a Climate Datathon, convening 16 nonprofit and academic organizations to judge and submit prompts for 100+ participants from around the globe

Buffalo, New York, United States

- Act as the initial point of contact for new patients and obtain their medical records from healthcare databases- Function as IT liaison by communicating issues to the IT representative, addressing smaller hardware and EMR issues, and updating the practice’s website as office policies change, as well as developing office COVID-19 policies- Contact patients’ insurance providers to obtain prior authorization for diagnostic procedures ordered by practitioners

Buffalo, New York, United States

- Wrote articles that were printed in the monthly issues of Buffalo Spree from Dec. 2019 to Mar. 2020- Wrote descriptions of local events for the monthly calendars, as well as holiday themed events for the Dec. 2019 issue- Updated the existing restaurant list and wrote descriptions of each to create the “2020 Spree Eats Dining Guide”

Chapel Hill, Nc

- Manage daily operations of four recreation facilities, responsible for checking in on seven sites total - Collaborate with professional staff to promote and train employees and implement and enforce new facility-wide policies- Working on the hiring committee to implement a new hiring process in the spring of 2018, wrote a new application, advertised this application, read applications and will make selections and carry out interviews

Chapel Hill

- Hired by Frank Baumgartner, Professor of Political Science at UNC-CH, to aid in data collection to update his book, Deadly Justice, focused on the history of the death penalty especially through the lens of North Carolina politics- Use databases at Duke University to research local newspaper coverage of death penalty sentences and state and federal court rulings regarding the issue

Chapel Hill, Nc

- Wrote twenty news stories concerning local and state politics (three made Page One), also took photographs- Each story averaged about 700 words and was completed on average within two business days- Researched background information about sources and the story's subject matter, conducted interviews

Buffalo, New York

- Spent four weeks shadowing Mr. Joseph Manna, a Senior Partner at the firm- Summarized depositions, conducted medical and legal research for Mr. Manna, researched and drafted a legal memo- Became familiar with the legal research database, Westlaw, and the medical research database, UpToDate- Observed depositions, pre-trial conferences, motion practice and the conclusion of a personal injury trial

Master Of Public Policy, Science, Technology And Environmental Policy

Working towards a Certificate in Analytics and Management, took weekend classes in: - Digital Policy for Marginalized Communities, learned.

English And Political Science Double Major With A Minor In Public Policy, Political Science And Government, Magna Cum Laude (Gpa 3.8)

Undergraduate Internships & Experiences • Research assistant to professor in updating his book, Deadly Justice, on the history.