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Fairfax, VA, US

I conduct quantitative and qualitative research on foreign audiences in support of the State Department's public diplomacy mission

Arlington, VA

I work in Fors Marsh Group (FMG)'s Advanced Analytics on the Quantitative Methods team. In my role, I support our project teams on complex quantitative analyses, assist with designing research projects, and ensure that client deliverables have been thoroughly checked through our quantitative quality control process. Some examples of work I have done.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Researched and produced reports on data published by countries' national statistical offices that will be published as part of the 2018 Open Data Initiative project.- Reviewed other assessors’ work by verifying data records and scoring decisions.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

- Analyzed 25,000 Russian-language blog posts using structural topic modelling in a case study of the effect of Crimea’s annexation on opposition politics in Russia.- Analyzed data from cross-national surveys to answer research questions on voting for European populist political parties, support for authoritarianism in Russia and other topics.- Collected.

Reston, VA

- Authored strategic communications products (memos, talking points, briefings) for Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) and other senior leaders on tight deadlines. - Interviewed agency SMEs on IT portfolio management reform and IT programs for DCIO briefings to industry, media and agency leadership.- Coordinated DCIO communications within the NOAA.

Chantilly, VA

- Managed budgets for 5-10 simultaneous international projects. - Coordinated actions of USG clients and TMC in-country staff, ensuring that clients had proper transportation, lodging, language services and meeting support while traveling. - Organized overseas conferences (venues, lodging, travel, etc.) for Department of Defense and Department of Energy.

- Responsible for updating www.peaceinthecaucasus.org on a daily basis and tracking news developments in the North Caucasus in both English and Russian- Wrote weekly news summary and analysis on issues in the North Caucasus- Compiled statistics from news reports on violent incidents in Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia for publication in a monthly report

- Taught English as a foreign language to students of all ages and levels in a suburb of Moscow, Russia- Created in-depth analysis of students in order to pinpoint areas where improvement was most needed and which teaching methods were most appropriate

Wrote stories for publication for a daily news outlet. Responsible for reporting and writing stories assigned from editors and developing own story ideas. Topics covered included Internet censorship in Iran and China, government regulation of internet services and internet piracy issues, among others.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Political Science

B.A., Foreign Affairs, Russian And East European Studies

Activities and Societies: Dobro Slovo Slavic Studies Honor SocietyConducted a semester-long independent research project on.