EDUCATION

  • University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. in Geography, current.

  • Parsons School of Design; M.S. in Design and Urban Ecologies, 2023.

  • University of California, San Diego; B.A. in Sociology and Urban Studies and Planning, 2018.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Columbia University Libraries, Assessment Program Senior Data Analyst, 09/2023 - 06/2025

  • Design and implement quantitative and qualitative assessment projects to support library initiatives

  • Develop dashboards to increase data transparency for decision-making

  • Collaborate with divisions across the library system to enable data-informed decision-making

The New School – Parsons School of Design, Part-Time Faculty Member, 08/2023 - 06/2025

  • The Politics and Ethics of Design (Fall 2024)

    • Developed and taught a university-wide course on the intersection of design, power, and ethics, selected through a competitive process

  • Information Visualization (Fall 2023)

    • Taught a project-based course exploring data visualization principles for qualitative and quantitative data

The New School, Teaching Assistant, 08/2022 – 05/2023

  • Assisted with university-wide courses:

    • The Suburban Gothic (Spring 2023)

      • Explored suburbia as a site of utopian ideals and dystopian collapse, analyzing identity, community, and cultural narratives in creative projects

    • Social Practice: Concepts and Contexts (Fall 2022)

      • Examined socially-engaged art that merges creative practice with community projects.

  • Designed curricula and led weekly discussion sections for groups of 15-25 undergraduates

  • Edited, graded, and provided feedback on all projects, presentations, and written assignments

Measure of America, Data Analyst,02/2022 – 12/2022

  • Analyzed data from the American Community Survey, producing reports on youth disconnection, and socioeconomic disparities in the United States, Los Angeles, and New Orleans

  • Supervised two interns, leading weekly sessions and facilitating skills-based development

  • Refreshed the online Santa Barbara Cottage Data2Go tool using updated data

  • Produced data visualizations to inform stakeholder research and decision-making

  • Supported local nonprofits’ data use through biweekly Learning What Works sessions in collaboration with Nonprofit New York

Promoted from Intern to Data Analyst - 04/2022

Center for Research on Gender in STEMM, Staff Research Associate,03/2017 – 10/2019

  • Managed dataset development to analyze gender disparities in STEMM

  • Recruited, hired, trained, and managed five undergraduate research assistants 20 hr/week

  • Produced scholarly texts for publication

  • Led grant writing efforts and attainment of $25,000 award

  • Provided organizational leadership to meet team goals and deadlines

Promoted from Research Assistant to Staff Research Associate - 06/2018

PUBLICATIONS

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

VOLUNTEER / COLLABORATIONS

Interference Archive, Education Working Group Volunteer, 06/2023 – 08/2025

Open Water, Collaborator, 05/2023 – current

Solidarity Research Center, Editorial Director, Municipalist Organizing Toolkit, 08/2023 - 10/2024

MECCA: Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts, Board member, 08/2020 – 08/2021

SKILLS

  • Data Analysis: R, Tableau, SPSS, Stata, NVivo, Qualtrics, Google Suite

  • Design and GIS: Adobe Creative Suite, QGIS, Carto, HTML/CSS

  • Communication: Writing, Public Speaking, Radical Listening

  • Interpersonal: Teaching and Mentorship, Collaboration and Teamwork, Community Engagement