I am an incoming PhD student in Demography at UC Berkeley. I just completed my Master’s in Applied Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and I previously received my Bachelor’s in Statistics (with minors in Demography and English) from UC Berkeley. I am drawn to interdisciplinary environments, and I have worked in various fields, including academic research, R software development, data science and AI, population analysis, education, and nonprofits.

Feel free to send me an email if you wanna chat!

(studying for finals during my master’s program)

Selected Experience

• I was a fellow with CMU’s branch of AI-SDM (AI Institute of Societal Decision Making).
• During the summers, I work as a summer instructor teaching data science to high schoolers with UC Berkeley’s ATDP (Academic Talent Development Program).
• I am the co-founder of NemoGB, an open-source R package for course grade calculations that led to my first publication.
• I previously interned as a Development Research Intern in the major gifts department at KQED.

Academic & Professional Background

My research roles have emphasized the benefits of utilizing technology to improve the student experience, and my teaching roles have taught me the importance of students who can communicate data-driven decisions. All of my past internships have focused on analyzing various populations: international social media creators, therapy attendance of foster youth, the formerly incarcerated in New York City, and monetary donors for a public media station.

Personal Interests

• ✍🏾 I am an amateur calligrapher, which originally started as a pandemic hobby.
• 📚 I am and always have been an avid reader.
• ☕️ I love coffee and can often be found studying in a cafe.
• ☀️ I am born and raised in California, specifically the Bay Area.