About
From interviewing journalists assaulted by police to writing a submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, I combine digital fluency, creative storytelling, and rigorous research to create impactful campaigns and drive change.
My work spans multiple domains including human rights advocacy, election research, data visualization, and political analysis. I have extensive experience working with organizations such as the Committee to Protect Journalists, PEN America, Rock the Vote, and the Associated Press.
I am passionate about using data-driven approaches to promote democracy, free expression, and human rights globally. My background includes both quantitative research methods and hands-on advocacy work across multiple countries and cultures.
- Conduct marketing research, copywriting, landscape analysis, and social media strategy design
- Design slide decks to communicate research to clients
- Clients include Oceana, American Psychological Foundation, National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), and Stateless Fashion Design & Consulting
- Conduct online research to develop comprehensive, statewide voting guides
- Research accessibility of early and absentee voting mechanisms & Contact local board of elections to confirm and validate research
- Analyze county- and municipal-level election logistics and officeholder information
- Monitor and adjust turnout predictions during vote tabulation for primary and general election nights using statistical modeling
- Analyzed regression models for Connecticut and New York and adjusted external datasets based on real-time fluctuations
- Provided critical data used by media organizations nationwide
- Day-to-day execution, outreach, and response on CPJ's global social channels reaching nearly one million users
- Created data visualizations for 11 reports and designed dozens of social campaigns
- Developed click-to-tweet content for jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich that reached 500k users
- Collaborated with video producer on 100+ videos and tracked analytics to define future strategies
- Drove a 1000% increase in web traffic from YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram through digital campaigns
- Conducted targeted media monitoring on free-expression stories and updated case research on writers at risk
- Drafted press releases and social media copy; contributed research and fact-checking to reports
- Contributed to the 2021 and 2022 Freedom to Write Index reports
- Wrote submissions to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Iranian writers
- Managed website, social media, and digital projects for the organization
- Developed internal processes and new initiatives; handled logistics for public and private events
- Represented the organization at the 2022 Four Freedoms Award Ceremony
- Designed the May 2021 physical art exhibit Faces of Free Expression
- Managed website, social media, and digital projects for the organization
- Data collection and verification of local election information across multiple databases
- Compiled political endorsements for a tool used by nearly 100,000 voters in 2020
- Wrote explainer articles about elections and created video, graphic, and written social media content
- Responded to external text and email queries from voters
- Researched, conducted interviews, and catalogued press freedom violations in the U.S.
- Documented attacks on journalists during 2020 George Floyd and election protests
- Conducted open-source investigations and alternative media research
- Wrote weekly online articles about global poverty alleviation, innovations, and news
- Called my representatives in Congress weekly in support of global poverty alleviation legislation
- Designed and executed lesson plans with 10- to 17-year- olds on standardized tests including the SAT and SSAT
- Ran multiple advertising campaigns; scheduled, executed, delegated updates on Facebook, Instagram, website through Wix; created social media graphic designs
- For the course Quantitative Political Methodology, required for the Political Science major at my university
- Taught students to use R to analyze large datasets, focusing on the American Panel Survey (TAPS) dataset
- Hosted a weekly two-hour study hall and graded exams and problem sets
- Digital Humanities Research Assistantship (2017 - 2018): I read, indexed, and analyzed 18th century French handwritten masonic ritual texts for performance theorist Pannill Camp
- Political Science Research Assistantship (2018 - 2019): I complied an Excel dataset of top US mayors' demography, social media, and electoral success for political scientist Betsy Sinclair
- Videography for Nelstudios wedding photographer (2023-Present): Capture videography and audio, and perform video editing. In April 2024, conducted a digital marketing analysis of social media strategy and competitors
- Book editing for independent author (May 2024–Jan 2025): Developmental edit, line edit, copy edit, and proofread a 150-page book on art education by Ruby Decker, elementary school teacher and mentor teacher
- Podcast Production Assistant at R&R Labs (2019): Supported the production team with guest outreach and interview scheduling and writing research briefs on future guests
- Translation services for independent author (2019): Working on a film for the screenwriter Natalya Knyazkina (Наталя Князькина) entitled 'The Price of Impossible' (Цена невозможного), I translated 16 pages from Russian to English while maintaining the idiomatic and emotional integrity of the original content
- Speaker at American Center in Moscow (2019): Designed and presented 90-minute-long weekly presentations and discussions on media literacy to inspire critical news consumption and facilitate cross-cultural dialog. Prepared resource materials, responded to questions, and taught participants how to evaluate media by themselves
Technical Proficiencies
Selected Publications
Education
- Graduated cum laude with a concentration in Global Cultural Studies and Russia
- GPA: 3.70, Dean's List recipient
- Outstanding Honors Thesis Award (2020)
- Teaching Assistant for Quantitative Political Methodology
- IBM Data Science Professional Certificate - Coursera (In Progress)
- Introduction to Python - NYU School of Professional Studies (Fall 2024)
- Linear Algebra - Georgia Institute of Technology (Spring 2025)
- Computing for Data Analysis - Georgia Institute of Technology (Spring 2025)