Ye (Evelyn) Deng

Data Scientist Associate at AIR

New York, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • American Institutes for Research (10 yrs 11 mos)
    • Data Scientist Associate
      Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

    • Data Scientist Assistant
      Jul 2019 - Apr 2020 · 10 mos

      Provide analytical and computational support to the data science team and other research projects by manipulating and visualizing data, creating data pipelines to automate data processes, and applying machine learning and computational methods.

    • Research Assistant
      Sep 2015 - Jul 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Provided research and analytical support to senior research staff, including tracking data collection activities, conducting classroom observations, managing and reviewing large datasets for data quality issues, analyzing survey data, creating data reports, and training and delegating data-related tasks to more junior staff.

  • Data Analyst at UNDP
    Oct 2018 - Nov 2018 · 2 mos

    • Analyzed survey data on 3000+ irregular African migrants to Europe using R. • Presented findings on the social emotional and financial well-being of migrants, which informed policy suggestions in the annual UNDP report on African migration.

  • TOEIC Test Item Writer at ETS
    Jul 2011 - Aug 2015 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    • Took part in different stages of test development, including writing, review, revision, and final assembly. • Authored 800+ test items for the TOEIC listening test.

  • Tutoring Fellow at University of Chicago
    Aug 2014 - Jun 2015 · 11 mos

    • Tutored high school math as part of an intervention to decrease the rate of violent crime in at-risk youth. • Met daily with a personal caseload of 10 students, in small groups of 1-3, at two inner-city schools.