​I am a data enthusiast, researcher, and designer. I enjoy solving puzzles and working on interdisciplinary projects, and I am constantly finding new ways to integrate my diverse interests and learn new skills.

selected professional experience

Research Assistant  //  8.2019 – 12.2019
Human Dynamics and Controls Lab, Mechanical Science & Engineering, UIUC

Senior Coordinator & Statistical Consultant //  8.2017 – 5.2020
CITL Data Analytics Group, UIUC
  • Processed data, performed statistical analyses, and designed and wrote reports in LaTeX, Shiny, and R Markdown for university department and college surveys
  • Wrote code to batch process hundreds of individual course survey reports in R Markdown for interactive (HTML) and static (LaTeX/PDF) viewing
  • Built in-house library of R functions to streamline and organize data processing and preparation for >15 survey reports
  • Designed and built Shiny and Tableau dashboards to deliver insights from college and course surveys and administrative data
  • Offered consulting to university community on finding data, data preparation, and statistical analysis in a variety of software programs (R, SPSS, SAS, Stata)
  • Taught 16 workshops on how to use statistical software
  • Managed client communications and appointment scheduling

Data Scientist & Programmer for UIUC Research Labs  // 5.2018 – 5.2019
Kinesiology; Civil & Environmental Engineering, UIUC
  • Imported, processed, and analyzed data in R from multiple wearable sensors; integrated sensor data from multiple sources
  • Converted data processing workflow from MATLAB to R
  • Streamlined data processing and created user-friendly workflow with Shiny

Digital Design Co-ops  // 2008 – 2011
Eyes of the World Media Group, JC Penney, Hello Design, UniRush LLC, Moseley Architects
  • Helped design/build websites and interactive experiences for non-profit, financial, commercial, and entertainment industries
  • Designed identity/branding standards and marketing materials
  • Interaction design for web, mobile, and large-format touchscreen experiences

education

PhD Biological Anthropology  //  2013 – 2020
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Focus on musculoskeletal biomechanics and human movement

MA Anthropology  //  2011 – 2013
University of Cincinnati
  • Focus on movement analysis and human evolutionary anatomy

BS Digital Design  //  2006 – 2011
University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP)
  • Focus on web, UI, and interaction design

skills

Software/Programming  
5+ years  //  R (incl. tidyverse, ggplot2), MATLAB, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS
1-5 years  //  R Markdown, Shiny, LaTeX, SPSS, SAS, Stata, JMP
<1 year  //  Python, SQL, Tableau, machine learning

Additional Skills  //  Data visualization, data analysis, exploratory data analysis, data wrangling, research design, statistical & data consulting, visual communication, web and interaction design, user interface design
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