Topics: Health, Family, Population
Awards: Quadrangle Scholar Research Scholarship ($40K), Social Sciences Opportunity Scholarship ($1.5K), & Faculty Director's Research Scholarship ($1K)
Coursework: Social Network Analysis, Computational Text Analysis, Machine Learning, Simulation
Award: Best Graduate Student - Academic Contribution
GPA: First Class Honours (3.94/4.0)
Coursework: Causal Analysis in Data Science, Data Analysis (Multilevel and Logistic Regression, Structural Equations, Statistics, Machine Learning, Quantitative Content Analysis), Social Network Analysis, Sociological Theories (health, aging, education, social stratification, game theory)
· Collaborated with Prof. Linda Waite and Prof. Edward Laumann on National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) and Health and Retirement Study (HRS) using R, Python, and Stata
· Applied statistical models (Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, Bayesian Profile Regression, Cubic and Penalized Restricted Splines Regression, and Latent Growth Curve Analysis) and computational methods (e.g., machine learning and neural networks) to address sociological research questions in health, aging, and the life course.
· Drafted papers and led research assistants in developing independent research projects.
· Collaborated with Prof Emma Zang on Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), Health and Retirement Study (HRS), and Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) using R and Stata
· Applied statistical models (Diagonal Reference Model and Varying-intercept Multilevel Regression) and computational data linkages to address sociological research questions in social determinants of health.
· Co-drafted and funded by NLCHDD on Grant ”Unraveling Geographic Disparities in ADRD Outcomes Across the United States: Exploring the Multifaceted Interplay of Contextual Factors Throughout the Life Course”
· Collected and re-coded 5 years' teacher pay reform policies from 152 local authorities in England and performed multilevel regression, data analysis, quantitative text analysis, spatial mapping, and visualization using R and Excel in collaboration with Dr. Hedvig Horvath and Dr. Bilal Nasim
· Examined the causal impacts of policy changes on the teacher retention and student attainment