CV

Education

MSc (2026) Hunter College | Applied Digital Sociology

4.0/4.0 GPA

BA (2022) University of Denver | Criminology; Minor in Sociolegal Studies and Creative Writing

3.6/4.0 GPA

AA (2020) Ulster County Community College | Humanities & Social Sciences

3.8/4.0 GPA

Professional Experience

Bridging Divides Initiative | Research Assistant | August 2025 - Current

▪ Cleaned, coded, and analyzed 500+ ACLED event records weekly in R/RStudio, applying standardized research protocols to support conflict-monitoring outputs.

▪ Resolved and reported on partner research questions on political violence and unrest by analyzing proprietary datasets in R to produce customized state and county-level analyses.

▪ Transmitted critical research findings to internal teams and external partners by developing and maintaining Tableau dashboards and updating its visualizations weekly.

▪ Delivered partner-facing research briefs for external research requests, translating raw event data into findings and methodological documentation for partner use.

▪ Maintained and expanded an organizational data library of 25+ datasets by identifying relevant research resources and documenting variables, coverage, and applications.

Hunter College | Research Assistant | February 2025 - March 2025

▪ Improved dataset reliability and robustness for strategic analysis by cleaning and validating 375 open-ended survey responses, scrubbing for duplicates and low-quality entries.

▪ Transformed unstructured survey data into analyzable datasets by developing qualitative coding schemas and systematically coding open-ended responses.

▪ Synthesized coded findings into a strategic planning report, incorporating data visualizations and qualitative analysis to communicate key themes.

University of Denver | Research Assistant | February 2022 - June 2022

▪ Conducted qualitative research on the unionization of incarcerated workers, refining coding schemes and transforming qualitative data into a structured quantitative dataset.

▪ Authored research memos and collaborated with the research team to analyze themes and findings.

▪ Contributed research to a published study in The Prison Journal: Gibson-Light, Michael. 2023. “The Ghosts Inside: The Historic Struggle to Reclassify Prison Labor, 1967–1979.” The Prison Journal 103(4): 489–512.

Presentations

Charles Greene Day 2026, Hunter College

“ICE/CBP Shootings + Detention Center Deaths 2025 – 2026”

ESS 2026, Washington, D.C.

“When the State Shows Up: Police Presence, Use of Force, and the Escalation of Protest Violence”

ESS 2025, Boston, M.A.

“From Virtual Extremism to Real World Aggression: Tracing the Role of Far-Right Radicalization in Sexual Violence”

Technical and Research Skills

Data & Statistical Analysis: R/RStudio; Stata; bivariate and multivariate analysis; exploratory factor analysis; Tableau; Excel; data cleaning and transformation; qualitative coding; mixed-methods research

Research Methods: Qualitative research; survey research; data collection; literature reviews; systematic/scoping reviews; research design; coding schema development; data interpretation

Writing & Communication: Research reports; research memos; policy briefs; data visualization; presentations; academic writing; copyediting and proofreading; transcription & data entry

Research Tools: Zotero; Covidence; Airtable; Google Workspace; Microsoft Office

Other Work Experience

Rough Draft Bar and Books | Book Buyer & Lead Bookseller | January 2023 - July 2024

▪ Managed inventory, purchasing, and vendor relationships while analyzing customer purchasing trends to optimize product selection and increase revenue by 23%.

▪ Implemented an improved inventory tracking system, reducing stock shortages by 8%.

▪ Coordinated author events, including event logistics, social media promotion, and relationships with publishers and authors.

Various restaurants & Bars | Server / Bartender |