Work

I have had several unique opportunities to apply and grow my research skills

Survey Statistician at the U.S. Census Bureau

2020-current

The American Community Survey (ACS) is the largest household survey conducted on an annual basis in the United States. In the American Community Survey Office Outreach and Education branch, I get to work with an awesome team helping ACS data users of all levels every day through several different channels. I enjoy sharing ACS content via webinars and live presentations, traveling to conferences throughout the year, and answering directly to data users with the many questions they may have. My job exposes me to the great work data users are doing with ACS estimates and allows me to help data users get the most out of the data products and tools we produce.

**Exhibiting at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2023 in Denver, CO**

Webinar Description: Learn how the American Community Survey (ACS) can be a useful tool for nonprofit organizations and their operations. In this webinar, we go through an overview of the ACS including basics, history, topics included, and then a demonstration of how to get data using data.census.gov. We then highlight the importance of the ACS for nonprofits and the unique ways nonprofits can use ACS data.

Contribution: Collaborated with stakeholder to create a valuable presentation to share with a critical ACS data user population.

Webinar Description: Learn about both the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Population Estimates Program (PEP), as well as the differences between each. During this webinar, staff from the ACS and PEP will cover the background of both the ACS and PEP, the data products released by both, where to find data for each program, and when it is best to use one over the other.

Contribution: Coordinated presenters, content, and reviewers, and facilitated practice sessions.

I am also fortunate to be an active member and officer in my labor union, AFGE Local 2782. As the elected Secretary, I assist my other officers with a variety of tasks and make sure I am available to the members and other bargaining unit employees for a range of needs. Growing up with proud union member parents (NALC and UUP), I always knew the importance of having a strong union. I became a union member immediately upon being onboarded as an employee at the Census Bureau and was a union steward within the year. I love being able to support my coworkers and fight for the policies and opportunities we all deserve.

Planner at planning NEXT

2018-2019

With my roots in urban planning, I was interested in marrying my passion for creating places and data analysis. At the private planning consulting firm, planning NEXT, I was able to do just that. I was part of numerous projects for different geographical spaces, from towns to cities to counties. I was expected to maintain professional contact with clients, design content for print and web, and analyze critical data using Census FactFinder and survey analysis from stakeholder and community meetings.

What's Next, Davidson? — **Project:** What’s Next Davidson, comprehensive
plan for Durham, NC

**Contribution:** Designed collateral for both print and web. Created, updated, and maintained project website.

**Project:** Forward Together Genesee County, Economic Vitality Plan for Genesee County, MI

**Contribution:** Provided support for an economic factbook including analyzing and reporting demographic trends and creating graphs and visuals.

EngageDurham process — **Project:** EngageDurham, Comprehensive Plan for Durham City & County, NC

**Contribution:** Planned, prepared, and created initial project websites from process.

Graduate Administrative Assistant at Institute for Population Research

2018-2019

As the Graduate Administrative Assistant at the Institute for Population Research at Ohio State required several key responsibilities. Among them, I was in charge of communicating and coordinating with external speakers for weekly graduate student roundtables and seminar series. I promoted and created web and social media posts highlighting the speaker, their topic, and the talk they presented. I also co-organized a graduate student conference with Ohio State and Bowling Green State University.

**Social media post summarizing a visiting scholar’s meeting with graduate students prior to her seminar with IPR**

**BGSU team and me after 12th annual BGSU/OSU Graduate Student Conference**

Research Assistant at Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

2015-2018

My desire to gain experience with public, outward facing scholarship set me on a search to find the perfect place. Luckily for me, Ohio State is home to the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. I was fortunate to submit my CV and a friendly letter to the director asking for a research position. What I thought would be a few semesters of research turned into several years working with different teams, on different topics, and growing a critical perspective on many structural and challenging topics surrounding inequality across the country. I conducted research advancing the knowledge of racial and ethnic disparities in the United States. I was also able to create surveys, analyze data, edit reports, prepare and deliver presentations. I was on projects looking at gender inequality, the impact of housing on health, implicit bias and housing interventions, and much more.

**Project:** ChangeLab Weight of Lead Series

**Contribution:** Wrote primer on lead poisoning for Part I and conclusion for Part II.

Kirwan Institute — **Project:** Challenging Race as Risk

**Contribution:** Main author of section on the impact of the Moving To Opportunity housing demonstration on childhood behavioral development.

Boys of Color — **Project:** 2017 Champion of Children Report

**Contribution:** Wrote research summaries of social fabric and bridging social capital and their importance for child development