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New York, United States

New York, New York

• Drafted policy briefs, reports for publication, and internal memos for the New York State Department of Health on Medicaid eligibility and enrollment trends, leveraging Medicaid to alleviate food insecurity, and examining trends from the Great Recession to anticipate Medicaid enrollment during the COVID-19 crisis • Identified, cleaned, and analyzed quantitative data from New York State’s Medicaid claims files and hospital discharge databases• Conducted qualitative interviews with health care stakeholders, including senior state officials, representatives from health care providers, health plans, and community-based organizations • Identified speakers, research topics, and prepare background materials for conferences

New York, New York

Co-authored the 316-page report Understanding Police Enforcement: A Multicity 911 Analysis• Drafted two qualitative chapters (system processing map and audio analysis) based on analyses of internal documents, conversations with call-takers and dispatchers, and Vera researcher observations• Drafted one quantitative chapter (descriptive analysis of 911 calls) based on detailed data from five sites, and synthesized findings in comparative tables distilling research questions and site-specific answers• Analyzed respondent surveys, incorporated participant feedback on challenges and areas for growth, and spotlighted community level innovations shared by participants in draft of national convening chapter• Synthesized information from the full report to draft the executive summary, introduction, and conclusion• Drafted a summary brief of the report for presentation to the Camden and Tucson Police Departments

London, United Kingdom

I served as Researcher for the State of the States, winner of the Guardian University Award for Digital Innovation• Collated a comprehensive list of key demographic and policy indicators for the 50 states, including political representation, economic policy, healthcare and poverty, then gather information in a standardized and replicable process• Liaised with LSE professors to ensure that the portal is inclusive of their research interests• Oversaw the website construction process, uploading data and liaising with web developers• Contributed to The Ballpark, the US Centre's podcast, as a state politics expert• Contributed blog posts and assisted the Managing Editor of the US Centre’s USAPP blog with weekly State of the States blog roundup and sourcing relevant academic articles on state politics

Washington D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lexington, Virginia And Chesterfield, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia Area

Msc, Social Policy Research, With Distinction

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Politics And Mass Communications, Minor In Education Policy

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