About

My undergraduate degree is in Physics, and in my last year I took an elective course called "Mathematical Modeling". It was my first class that required a significant amount of coding, and we worked with all sorts of interesting datasets. I loved every minute of it. This newfound interest led me to continuing my education at the graduate level. By May 2022 I graduated with my PhD in Applied Mathematics, and I had a thesis filled with coding and data modeling--a cherry on top of an academic career that started all the way back with that elective course.

Now, I'm looking to take these skills into a professional role. I'm also continuing to expand my data analysis toolkit with courses like the "Google Data Analytics" course on Coursera, and by creating a variety of portfolio projects to practice and showcase different technical skills.

When I'm not coding, I like to be involved in my community. For a long time my community was a university, and I was involved in several student support focused programs. During my graduate program I co-founded and was co-president of our university's first Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) chapter. AWM is an organization dedicated to supporting underrepresented minorites interested in mathematics, and it was a joy to be a part of it. I was also a departmental representative for our university's Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) which supports graduate students in a variety of ways, ranging from organizing fun social events to advocating for graduate student rights on Capitol Hill.

Finally, when I need to unwind from all of the above, I like to rock climb. I was fortunate enough to have access to a climbing wall at my undergraduate university and that's where my interest in the sport began. I've never been the strongest climber out there, but I did one time win a team-oriented climbing competition (which I shamelessy take any opportunity to brag about).

One of our largest AWM events involved a lecture titled "From Music to Mathematics: One Woman's Journey" from our keynote speaker Professor Ami Radunskaya (left), followed by a dinner and panel discussion which included Radunskaya and five other (plus one impromptu) amazing panelists: Dean Rebecca Doerge, Professor Fatma Kilinç-Karzan, Professor Franziska Weber, Professor Irina Gheorghiciuc, Ariel Levavi, and (our impromptu guest who graciously offered to join our panel) Professor Lenore Blum--one of the original founders of AWM.
The (in)famous rock climbing competition won by me and my climbing buddies. Winning this competition was a little bit like winning a quidditch match by being behind in points the whole time and then accidentally swallowing the golden snitch in the end. But we still won, so we were happy.
GSA's External Affairs Committee participating in the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students' (NAGPS's) Legislative Action Days (LAD). LAD is a four day event where the first two days are spent on advocacy training, and the last two days are spent visiting congressional offices and advocating on different issues affecting graduate students.