Senior Data Scientist

Sep 2021 – Present · Chicago, IL - USA

Served as the primary methodologist for Nielsen’s 750,000-member online survey panel. Developed and implemented panel communications strategy; conducted UX research to improve cooperation and retention; standardized processes for project scoping, questionnaire development, sampling, and weighting; advised project stakeholders regarding research methodology.
Designed and executed large-scale custom survey research projects for internal stakeholders and third-party clients.

Data Scientist

Jun 2020 – Sep 2021 · Washington, D.C. - USA

Developed sampling strategies and weighting protocols for political polls; oversaw data collection and processing; fielded all methodology-related client inquiries.
Conducted econometric analyses (e.g., classification, regression, clustering, feature selection) of survey data using R; created data visualizations using ggplot2, Shiny, and Tableau; automated data processing procedures.

Sep 2018 – Jun 2020 · Evanston, IL - USA

Taught courses on American government, introductory statistics, and research methods as the primary instructor: created syllabi, scripted and delivered lectures, devised classroom activities and evaluations.

Sep 2013 – Feb 2020 · Evanston, IL - USA

Specializations in American political behavior and quantitative research methodology. Completed coursework in probability and statistics, linear regression, analysis of categorical data, advanced econometrics, design and analysis of experiments, structural equation modeling, causal inference, text analysis, and machine learning. Received competitively awarded grant funding and published original solo- and co-authored research in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Additional training:
- Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (2019)
- Python Programming & Data Science Bootcamp (2015)
- Northwestern-Duke Workshop on Research Design for Causal Inference (2015)
- ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research (2014)

Sep 2014 – Dec 2019 · Evanston, IL - USA

Used Stata, R, and Python to reshape, clean, and recode data, scrape data from web APIs, conduct statistical analyses, and create visualizations; generated research proposals and survey questionnaires; contracted with vendors to field surveys.

Sep 2017 – Jan 2018 · Chicago, IL - USA

Assisted with prospect research, call time preparation, compliance, and reporting for an Illinois gubernatorial primary campaign.

Feb 2013 – Sep 2013 · Cleveland, OH - USA

Performed primary and secondary research – drawing on sources including government databases, trade publications, surveys, and interviews – to identify, analyze, and forecast industry trends.
Authored 300 to 500-page reports summarizing market size and share, product segmentation, market segmentation, important industry developments, and industry structure.

Jun 2012 – Dec 2012 · Georgetown, DE - USA

Managed a comprehensive field program in Sussex County, Delaware: supervised two field offices and all field staff, interns, and volunteers; oversaw targeted voter contact and get-out-the-vote efforts; liaised with local and statewide campaigns; advised state legislative candidates on campaign strategy.

Jul 2011 – May 2012 · Medan, North Sumatra - Indonesia

Designed English language curriculum for an Indonesian public high school and taught English to 300 tenth grade students; partnered with the United States Consulate in North Sumatra to promote English language education opportunities and developed programming for an English Teachers’ Forum.

Jul 2010 – Jul 2011 · Portage County, OH - USA

Built organizational capacity to fight poverty in Portage County, Ohio: wrote grants and oversaw volunteer efforts in support of education-related antipoverty initiatives including after-school mentoring, tutoring, and college access programs.

Aug 2006 – Jun 2010 · Meadville, PA - USA

Political Science & English (double major).
Graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Awarded the Interdisciplinary Studies Faculty Prize for the best senior thesis in an interdisciplinary field.