Experience

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Feb 2023 - Present


The Pew Charitable Trusts

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate, Fiscal Federalism Initiative

  • Jul 2021 - Sep 2022

  - Lead research on federal and state spending for wildfires, involving interviewing officials and other experts and analyzing budget and spending data from federal and state data sources - Produce briefing memos on key topics such as data quality on USASpending.gov- Present research findings to varied audiences- Designed and facilitated 13+ internal meetings about equity in research and the workplace

• Associate, Fiscal Federalism Initiative

  • Feb 2019 - Jul 2021

  Co-authored key report on state budgeting for natural disasters- Identified major budgeting mechanisms from a comprehensive search of state statutes - Confirmed findings with budget officials in all 50 states and DC- Oversaw publication process and collaborated with communications team on outreach

• Coordinator, Fiscal Federalism Initiatives

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  - Supported three research projects: the broadband research initiative, the fiscal federalism initiative, and the student loan research team- Ran logistics for three large convenings and numerous smaller meetings- Managed metrics for team successes, contacts, and meetings in Salesforce



FINCA International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Insurance Assistant

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2018

  - Organized renewal of global insurance policies - Created records of the insurance process and policies - Organized renewal of global insurance policies - Created records of the insurance process and policies



Rhodes College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Digital Preservation Fellow

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Contacted and interviewed residents for Crossroads to Freedom Oral Histories Archive - Coded interviews from grant participants to be used in evaluation and future research - Contacted and interviewed residents for Crossroads to Freedom Oral Histories Archive - Coded interviews from grant participants to be used in evaluation and future research



Memphis Area Legal Services

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fair Housing Intern

  • Jun 2015 - May 2017

  - Supported eight attorneys with tasks, including writing letters and filing documents - Provided research support for cases related to fair housing, Section 8, bankruptcy, and more - Supported eight attorneys with tasks, including writing letters and filing documents - Provided research support for cases related to fair housing, Section 8, bankruptcy, and more