Experience

Muck Rack
• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Senior Data Scientist

  • Oct 2021 - Present


Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Journalist and Consultant

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2021

  I currently work as an independent journalist for various outlets such as VICE News, the Intercept, etc. I also consult on statistical issues for a number of companies, nonprofits, and law firms. For example, I provided data analysis to several teams in MLB, served as an expert witness in an ongoing court case, and helped a Fortune 500 company better identify and reach their best customers. I currently work as an independent journalist for various outlets such as VICE News, the Intercept, etc. I also consult on statistical issues for a number of companies, nonprofits, and law firms. For example, I provided data analysis to several teams in MLB, served as an expert witness in an ongoing court case, and helped a Fortune 500 company better identify and reach their best customers.



FiveThirtyEight

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Journalist

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2018

  I integrated reporting, statistical analysis, and writing to cover diverse topics like baseball and criminal justice from the perspective of data journalism. I integrated reporting, statistical analysis, and writing to cover diverse topics like baseball and criminal justice from the perspective of data journalism.



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  I studied the basic biology of a gene called Cux1, which is known to cause cancer when mutated in particular ways. Our goal was to determine how particular cancer-causing mutations affected the activity of Cux1 with the long-term objective of creating therapies to disrupt that process.

• Graduate Student

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2015

  I studied the evolution of gene regulation and expression in various species of Drosophila. I used techniques such as ChIP-seq and RNA-seq to understand how complex regulatory networks govern gene expression and evolve between species.