Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Data and policy analyst with a PhD in political philosophy
Build and maintain civic transparency web application (councilytics.com) tracking Madison Common Council and commission voting records on housing policy. Developed automated data pipelines in R and python for scraping, processing, and visualizing voting data with YIMBY scoring methodology. Leverage AI coding and editing tools, especially Claude Code, to enable non-technical team members to contribute commission reports, reducing administrative burden, and making the project sustainable with limited paid and volunteer staff.
- Worked in Academic Information Management office within the College of Letters and Science - Led data analytics for program reviews of 160+ programs; automated biannual reports using R/Quarto; developed models for curricular completion, student success, and program redundancies - Predicted student enrollment using regression and random forest models; visualized results in Tableau/Quarto for leadership - Analyzed grade gaps between various student group (ex. first-generation students) and used inferential statistics to explain causes - Predicted likely impacts of policy and curricular changes on major and course demand through statistical modeling and scenario analysis - Developed automated degree clearance system processing 4,000+ students/year with 100% accuracy over 8 years - Developed and maintain two internal R packages standardizing common data operations to reduce code duplication and improve analytical accuracy and efficiency - Cochaired Data Wonks, a campus professional development forum; spearheaded UW IT-sponsored SQL training database
- Worked in Academic Information Management office within the College of Letters and Science - Developed automated degree clearance system using R and Tableau to process degree audit data, determine completion status for 4,000+ students per year, and generate reports for Registrar, students, and advisors - Developed campus's first Tableau self-service visualizations using student degree audit data, enabling faculty and administrators to analyze major coursework patterns, curricular exceptions, and degree clearance deficiencies - Collaborated with campus DBAs to design, plan, and test new data warehouse for campus degree audit system (DARS), establishing technical infrastructure for institutional reporting - Produced statistical analyses and custom data reports at the request of academic departments for program reviews and changes in accordance with campus data governance policies
Researcher and Teacher in the interdisciplinary Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law program. I specialize in the study of democratic theory, especially democratic leadership and the uses of public opinion, using formal models from political science and economics.
Taught practical ethics, entitled Ethics: Theory and Application.
Taught the following courses: Ethics, Values, and Judgement Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Environmental Philosophy Introduction to Philosophy