Research Experience

Research Experience

Research Assistant | University of Maryland | Apr 2025 – Aug 2025

Principal Investigator: Professor Jessica Clark

  • Conducted a systematic literature review of 100+ machine-learning papers in Information Systems to identify differences in machine learning improvements based on the IS domains
  • Developed a Python “benchmarker” script powered by a local LLM with neuro-symbolic guardrails to automatically read PDFs and extract quantitative performance metrics (e.g., accuracy, AUC) across studies
  • Achieved bulk extraction of metrics locally from 15 papers in 1 minute with near-perfect accuracy, enabling large-scale comparison of ML models in IS research

Research Assistant | University of Maryland | May 2025 – Aug 2025

Principal Investigator: Professor Kislaya Prasad

  • Spearheaded the survey design, webscraping, data collection, cleaning, and analysis for the Maryland Business Climate & Federal Policy Impact Survey (Close to 5000 businesses)
  • Produced descriptive dashboards and survey briefs that informed ongoing discussions with state economic-development agencies
  • Co-authored a working paper: “Assessing the Maryland Business Climate and the Impact of Federal Policy Changes”

Data Analyst | Center for Global Business, University of Maryland | May 2025 – Aug 2025

  • Analyzed sales and participation data for Education Abroad programs (10k+ student-records) to identify trends in enrollment and outcomes
  • Co-developed the comparative report International Experience as a Career Asset: Exploring the Earnings Impact of Education Abroad Participation showing academic outcomes for students who did vs. did not participate in study-abroad, supporting evidence-based program design and funding decisions

Data Analyst | Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) Consultation Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Oct 2022 – Dec 2023

  • Reviewed hospital-affiliated research projects for data-quality and visualization standards; enhanced dashboards to improve clarity for clinical researchers and grant reports
  • Conducted supplementary statistical analyses (e.g., regressions, randomization checks, DID estimations) on request to strengthen the evidence base of D&I studies

Interviewer | Survey Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Oct 2022 – Dec 2023

  • Collected high-quality survey data from thousands of respondents for national health & social-science studies via computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)
  • Consistently met or exceeded weekly call-completion and data-accuracy benchmarks, contributing to reliable longitudinal datasets