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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Collects primary data for use in price indicators; analyzes impact of economic trends, including tax, labor, and international trade policies on collected data, reporting results to upper management. Leads research team to collect qualitative data via private partnerships; creates project timeline, assembles and analyzes data, integrates new data into datasets, negotiates data acquisition, and writes progress reports and deliverables, including presentations. Assists in creating technical assistance tool, constructed in R, to easily display data trends and combine datasets. Regularly queries BLS relational databases using SQL; performs exploratory analysis and assists in addressing data quality issues. Communicated effectively with parallel research teams and project leaders. Trained three new employees on technical applications.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Analyzed hundreds of pages of program evaluation documents pertaining to state-level Medicaid section 1115 waiver programs; synthesized the information into policy memos for each state, focusing on the results of the demonstration and strengths and weaknesses of the methodologies employed by the evaluators. Presented weekly updates on demonstration progress to evaluation team. Presented office-wide presentation on demonstration methodology; fielded questions from PhD economists, experts, and health professionals.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Wrote and reviewed SAS programs to input, clean, and transform client data. Worked on teams to troubleshoot certain programs and re-write code.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Collaborated with Congressional staff on a variety of policymaking projects, such as cosponsor recommendations and legislative research. Provided research-based recommendations on US-Sudan relations which were included in a National Defense Authorization Act amendment. Attended Congressional briefings and committee hearings. Provided vote recommendations based on impact on member’s district with emphasis on chemical contamination, labor, and prescription drug prices. Corresponded with constituents and journalists via phone and email.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Evaluated legislative proposals pertaining to public finance policy, including expansions of Social Security benefits and Medicare eligibility. Compiled written summaries of academic, government, and think tank research for internal and external use. Prepared documents on federal spending which were presented before Congressional caucuses. Drafted, reviewed, and edited publications for organization’s website and memos for internal use.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Tutored student athletes in intermediate macroeconomics and microeconomics, as well as econometrics.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Worked with Political Economy professor Dr. Harry Chernotsky to research the effects of disagreement between federal, state, and municipal government policies. Conducted qualitative research for a conference presentation paper.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Worked under Energy Economics professor Dr. Peter Schwarz researching solar energy net metering policies. Reviewed and evaluated prior research to write literature review, gathered and analyzed data, built model, authored publication, and presented research.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy Analysis, 3.9/4.0

Activities and Societies: GW Policy PerspectivesMasters of Public Policy (MPP) degree with a concentration in Social Policy

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics & Finance, 3.6/4.0

Activities and Societies: Business Honor's Program, Phi Kappa Phi Honor's Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor's Society.

Economics, 3.6/4.0

Activities and Societies: University Honor's Program