Research

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Research Associate: Haupt Data Analytics

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Academic Research

  1. Conducted a persona-based analysis for COVID-19 misinformation sharing on social media, particularly on sites like Twitter. Identified key persona traits (psychological, social and political) which could influence greater misinformation engagement and sharing.
  2. Working on papers evaluating the use of LLMs for pharmaceutical use.

Columbia Business School

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Data Analyst Intern

Cleaning and analyzing large-scale data on academic uptake, churn, and yield; applied root cause analysis to identify improvement areas. Create dashboards and visual reports in Python and Power BI to drive data-informed strategic decisions. Project: Conducting PCA, LDA, and cluster analyses to categorize student career pathways based on courses taken.

Columbia University

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Research Assistant, Cognitive Media Lab, (Collaboration with University of California, San Diego)

Project: (MA Thesis) Misinformation Propagartion on Social Media Role: Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data through rigorous modeling techniques (Machine Learning, Social Networks analysis) to pinpoint key predictors driving the spread of misinformation on social media platforms regarding COVID-19. Learning Outcomes: Web Scraping, Python, Data Analysis, Social Networks Analysis

Wysa

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Clinical Researcher, Research and Clinical Development, Wysa

Responsibilities: Working as a researcher with Wysa, an AI conversational agent for mental health support. Testing efficacy and usage using mixed-method approaches and RCTs. Conducting statistical testing, including sample size calculations, regression models, analyses of variance, logistic regressions, and simple descriptive and inferential statistics. Conducted R programming training sessions for the team.

University of British Columbia

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Research Assistant with Dr. Carolyn Szostak

Honours Student (PSYO 490B) Find my full thesis here. Studied individual differences contributing to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and conspiracy beliefs. Conducted literature reviews, compiled measures, and developed questionnaires using Qualtrics. Created consent and debriefing forms. Considered appropriate statistical tests for analysis, and conducted data analysis. Presented the results in two conferences, and completed an honors thesis manuscript. Here are the the presentations with findings:
Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference
Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference