Yuritzy Ramos Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Remote

- Assisted in editing/revising a blog on de-risking postsecondary education and training during a recession - Conducted an extensive literature review on income contingent financing- Topics included the perceptions of these programs by different groups (i.e., students, parents), the influence of these programs on choice of major/focus of study, fair lending/potential discrimination , & moral hazard (based on students ability to correctly predict their future salaries upon entering the job market)

Remote

- Working in the Policy and Advocacy unit at Jobs for the Future as part of the Financing the Future team- Complied and summarized 50+ academic sources into a concise literature review covering topics related to student debt including: equity issues surrounding student loans, innovative financing models/alternative funding for higher education, loan servicing & loan programs in the United States, and the impact of recessions on student outcomes & loan repayment- Drafted a blog detailing the impact of economic recessions on the lifetime earnings of graduating cohorts, their effects on student loan repayment, and potential solutions to de-risk higher education- Drafted an internal memo detailing research findings on debt aversion including the people groups most impacted by it, potential consequences for college student (i.e., food & home insecurity), and ways to alleviate the these burdens (i.e., mutual aid networks)- Gathered information on the committees that Representatives, Senators, and legislative staff form a part of for NCSL Legislative Summit attendee- Conducted weekly coffee chats with employees across the organization to learn more about their roles and the journeys that led them to JFF

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Conducting a personal research project under the mentorship of an Emory professor for a whole academic year. Tasks undertaken include data collection, manipulation, and visualization as well as the creation of a research poster.Topic: The Impact of Parental Immigration Status on First-Generation College StudentsSpecifics:- Collected population data from the American Community Survey(ACS) & the Current Population Survey (CPS) via the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)- Cleaned and filtered data for use in descriptive statistics & visualizations including pie charts, heat maps, bar graphs, & more- Created a concise and visually appealing research poster to present at the Emory's Undergraduate Research Symposium- Gave 10 minute presentations to visitors attending the symposium

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- Assisted a professor in transitioning ECON 220 lab materials from R to Python (i.e., coding past R assignments into Python)- Organized class Canvas page including creating quizzes and laying out a due date schedule- Found datasets that could be used in class assignments

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Latinx Student Organization, Emory's Economics Review, QuestBridge Scholar NetworkI pursued a Computer Science.

High School Diploma