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Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Master of Science, Biostatistics Expected May 2021
Current GPA: 3.667
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health
Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Biostatistics May 2018
Major GPA: 4.0 | Overall GPA: 3.467 | Dean’s List: 3 semesters
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant: Statistical Computing with SAS August 2020 to December 2020
Lead groups of 10 students each week to answer questions regarding course material and homework
Hold office hours once per week to assess and troubleshoot coding problems the students might have
Grade and provide feedback on homework assignments and midterm exams for the class of 35 students
Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Data Science Intern December 2019 to September 2020
Cleaned, analyzed, and interpreted data for chronic disease studies using SAS and R. Completed 15 short-term and 10 long-term statistical analysis projects during my internship, ranging from building regression models and performing hypothesis tests to creating presentations and reports
Spearheaded weekly dissemination of study results through email, webinars, and infographics to key stakeholders
Wrote several procedures in MySQL to combine results across patient platforms and improve insights
Contributed to writing and analysis of various manuscripts for publication, including one currently under review in Arthritis Research and Therapy: Marijuana and Cannabidiol for Medical Use in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease: Patients’ Perceptions, Behaviors and Health Information Needs
Corvid Technologies, Charlotte, NC
Analyst June 2018 to June 2019
Created a cash flow analysis tool for predictions and insight into the company’s accounts, automating email updates to the CEO and CFO and reducing the finance team’s time investment by approximately 15%
Identified inefficiencies and developed ways to streamline internal accounting and finance processes
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Research Education for Undergraduates in Mathematical Biology May 2016 to August 2016
Developed and tested an algorithm for detecting significant copy number variations across patients using R
Presented research findings at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research and the International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics
Carolina Cystic Fibrosis Friends, Chapel Hill, NC
President and Founder December 2014 to May 2018
Founded and managed a club that partnered with UNC Hospitals and volunteered with adult Cystic Fibrosis patients, visiting 8-10 patients and families per month, and seasonally decorating the waiting rooms
Raised over $30,000 for Cystic Fibrosis research through campus events and community partnerships
Student United Way, Chapel Hill, NC
VP of Marketing October 2015 to May 2018
Study Abroad, Dublin, Ireland
Student May 2017 to August 2017
R | SAS | SQL | LaTeX | Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) | Visual Basic
Biostatistical Methods | Data Science | Epidemiology | Statistical Inference | Causal Inference | Statistical Inference | Sample Survey Methodology | Relational Databases and SQL | Randomized Clinical Trials | Computational Methods for Genetics and Genomics | Longitudinal Data Analysis | Probability Theory | Multidisciplinary Perspective on HIV/AIDS | Statistical Computing with SAS