Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Young professional in international development consulting. MA in Political Science and International Development from McGill University. Magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of William and Mary with a BA in Global Studies, concentrating in Asia and the Middle East. Skilled in research, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, communications, policy design, and client outreach. Interested in human and global development, migration, black markets and political economy.
Supporting quantitative and qualitative content analysis in monitoring and evaluation projects for a wide range of clients in the international development field, from international organizations like UNICEF and the WFP to private sector groups, such as Siemens, as well as NGOs and IFIs. Employing a wide variety of methodologies including R, Python, survey design, interview protocol, PowerBI and ML tools. Developed LLM RAG systems for document review and text extraction.
Working with Dr. Nicholas King to publish an academic journal article exploring the empirical argument for unconditional cash transfer as public health interventions.
Research Assistant for Professor Leo Baccini. Responsible for literature reviews, data analysis and academic writing. Research topics include AI influence on political behavior, automation, foreign direct investment, Chinese soft power and aid efficacy.
Lead TA for POLI 243: Political Economy of International Relations for Professor Leonardo Baccini. Supervised 4 TAs and a class of 400 students. Served as a primary point of communication between the professor, other TAs, and the students. Contributed to syllabus preparation, assignment expectations and grading schemes.
Teaching Assistant for POLI 358: Political Economy of International Organizations under Professor Leonardo Baccini. Taught four 20-student conferences weekly, and grades essays, midterms and finals for 80 students.
Research Assistant for Professor Jean-Christophe Boucher of the Department of Political Science. Collecting and analyzing social media data for evidence of global spread of Russian disinformation.
Teaching Assistant for undergraduate course POLI 340: Developing Areas/Middle East. Oversees two 50-minute/25-student weekly student conferences and grading for ~50 students. As Head TA, lead a team of three TAs for the class, overseeing their work, and supplementing the professor in an administrative role. Served as the go-between for the professor, the TAs and the 350 students.
Graded undergraduate midterm and final papers for two 400-level classes in the Desautels Faculty of Management: MGPO 435: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation and MGPO 475: Strategies for Developing Countries. Worked closely with the professor to maintain grading standards and student confidentiality. Managed high workload volume and meeting university deadlines.