My Resume
Education
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Sep 2017 - May 2019
MS Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
Honors: Kogut Economic Development Scholarship
Research: Labor Market Adaptation in US Cities, International Land Acquisition Trends, Dynamic Models of Wages, Rents, and Housing Stock
Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Sep 2011 - May 2015
BA Economics & BA Environmental Studies
Honors: Trustee Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Study Abroad: Cultural, Political, and Economic Development in SE Asia (Fall 2012 - Winter 2013)
Select Former Positions
College of Arts & Sciences, University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
Coordinator - Graduate Statistics Lab, Jan 2018 - June 2019
Advised nearly 50 students at the Master and Doctoral levels with the empirical, quantitative components of their research spanning many interdisciplinary fields and trained over 100 graduate students on powerful statistical software and programming languages (R, Stata, SPSS, and MATLAB)
Department of Research & Evaluation, Special Olympics (Remotely from Buffalo, NY)
Researcher - Young Athletes, Special Olympics New Jersey, Jan 2019 - June 2019
Analyzed and formally reported on physical assessment data collected at 3 time points on 24 Young Athlete balance-bike training participants to show the training’s effects on dynamic and static balance in children with intellectual disabilities (poster presentation at the 2019 American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting)
Research Intern - Young Athletes, Special Olympics International, July - Dec 2018
Analyzed and formally reported on quantitative and qualitative survey data collected from nearly 1,000 families across 14 countries who participated in Young Athletes programs to show the programs’ effects on mindset in parents/caregivers who have a child with an intellectual disability (poster presentation at the 52nd Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in ID/DD)
Research Group on Privacy, University of California - Berkeley (Remotely from Buffalo, NY)
Special Research Assistant to the Director, Jan - Dec 2018
Managed the Annotation Database Project: edited and categorized over 500 privacy literature citations and annotations, developed a metadata collection process for 25 student researchers to systematically contribute additional citations, and provided strategic guidance to the Director on how to develop an open-source, publicly available database - a ‘first of its kind’ resource for privacy researchers
Westminster Economic Development Initiative (Buffalo, NY)
Research Intern, Oct - Dec 2017
Evaluated 5 years of the organization’s micro-lending practices through econometric methods and facilitated conversations among senior staff on the ethical considerations of assessing lending risk to provide strategic guidance to the Director of Economic Development
Leadership & Service
Member – Scholarship Committee, Philmont Staff Association, Aug 2015 - Dec 2021
Evaluated scholarship applications from about 250 Philmont Scout Ranch staff and participants each year, ultimately determining the allocation of over $65,000 annually
Coached the Chair in facilitating large-scale virtual meetings for deeper engagement and participation
Advisor - Structured Context & Data Library, CIVIC Software Foundation, June 2020 - Nov 2021
Advised the Executive Director and Chief of Staff with strategic visioning, planning, and engagement
Led the Context Creation Team of the Structured Context Program: developed an action plan to make contextual metadata more visible and valued which helped create the CIVIC Data Library of Context
Facilitator – Young Athletes, Special Olympics, July 2015 & July 2018
Facilitated Young Athletes, an inclusive sport and play program for children ages two through seven, at the World & USA Summer Games
Professional Development
Participant – Various Courses and Workshops, Jan 2020 – present
Leading Complex Projects, IDEO U
Introduction to Liberatory Design for Equity, National Equity Project
How to Enhance the Learning Function of Evaluation, The Evaluator’s Institute
How Design Thinking Protects White Supremacy, Creative Reaction Lab
Power With Not Power Over: Accountability in Action for White Women, Fleur Larsen
Foundations of Data Equity, We All Count
Impact Evaluation Series, UNICEF Office of Research (Innocenti)
Facilitator - Summit for Diversity in Economics at UC - Berkeley, Sep 2018 - June 2019
Facilitated “Forms of Bias that Affect Different Groups” that established a common vernacular among participants and created a safe space for everyone to explore their biases and experiences with bias
Co-authored briefs on the different components of the Summit for comprehensive documentation