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San Diego State University
2023 - Present
- SDSU & UCSB Joint Doctoral Program in Geography
- Dedicated Ph.D. student specializing in spatial data analysis and urban studies. Expertise in advanced GIS, geospatial analysis, and econometrics, with a focus on gentrification and inequality.
University of California San Diego
2021
- Master of Public Policy
- Courses: Quantitative Methods (Statistics), Advanced GIS/Remote Sensing, GIS & Spatial Data Analysis, Geospatial Analysis with R, Big Data Analytics, Econometrics, Cost Benefit Analysis.
Teaching Assistant, San Diego State University
08/2023 - 05/2024
- Supported instruction of Geography 385 Spatial Data Analysis.
- Guided students in analyzing spatial data types, including point processes, lattice data, geostatistical data, network data, and spatial interaction.
- Provided feedback and assistance on assignments, fostering proficiency in spatial data analysis tools and methods.
Research Assistant, Humans for Education (NGO helping children in Kenya)
03/2022 - 12/2022
- Cleaned and visualized program data for board meetings.
- Performed T-tests and ANOVA tests using Prism9.
- Conducted literature reviews for program evaluation papers.
GIS Technician, Apple, RMSI North America Inc.
09/2021 - 08/2022
- Analyzed, validated, and enhanced data for Apple Maps.
- Inspected mapping datasets for defects and performed map edits using Apple’s internal tools.
- Improved workflow documentation and supported inter-team requests.
Research Assistant, 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego
07/2021 - 09/2021
- Analyzed patent application data and visualized results using R.
- Collected qualitative data on Chinese technology companies.
- Scraped 180 Chinese news websites for content analysis.
- Summarized findings with graphs for future reference.
Mapping Intern, House of Dalton
07/2021 - 09/2021
- Scraped coordinates and addresses of 2,000 tourism sites in the U.S. from Google Maps.
- Cleaned data using pivot tables and custom Excel functions.
- Built databases in Google Sheets for an unpublished tourism application.
- Rated streets in Dallas, Chicago, and Denver based on crime coordinates using QGIS.
- Programming Languages & Tools: Python, Git, ArcGIS, R, PostgreSQL, Tableau.