Education
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Statistics, minor in Computer Science
Dissertation “Practical Data Quality for Modern Data and Modern Uses, with Applications to America’s COVID-19 Data”
I had originally left my PhD All-But-Dissertation (ABD) to found the data science team at Guidestar. During the pandemic I saw that America’s pandemic response was hindered by the same issues I saw hindering data science in industry: unassessed data quality. I returned to my finish my dissertation and successfully defending it in November 2023.
While at Cornell I was a Graduate Resident Fellow at Rose Hall and instructor for Cornell Prison Education Program.
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Master in Science (MS) in Mathematical Statistics
Master in Science (MS) in Mathematical Computer Science
I had initially only intended to pursue studies in statistics. However, I found myself taking more and more courses in computer science. It wasn’t long before I was fulfilling my degree requirements towards computer science as well.
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Bachelors of Art in Psychology with a double major in Anthropology
As an undergraduate I focused my studies on evolutionary psychology and biological anthropology. I researched in the Yale Primate Cognition Laboratory, was a Senior Technician at Yale Media Services, and was a member of Pi Beta Phi.
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Conservatory Graduate
I acted, improved, and wrote numerous sketches. Among them, I wrote a Shakespearian ode to the difficulties of cancelling subscription services.
I am also a graduate of the improv programs at IO in Chicago and Endgames Improv in San Francico.
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