About Me
I am a data scientist at the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), where I am contributing new data science tools (data dashboards, database management, predictive and causal inference) to the NCSC's core products. Prior to the NCSC, I held research positions in government and think tanks, such as UNC’s Criminal Justice Innovation Lab, the Center for International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School, the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Brookings Institution, and the Center of Politics and Public Economics (CEPESP-FGV).
With a strong background in quantitative methods and programming, I bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical applications in data science.
Experience & Education
Data Scientist
National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
Created 5+ apps integrating AI large language models into data extraction tasks. Led the NCSC Data Dives publication series. Led workshops on AI in state courts and implemented the NCSC's first large data warehouse.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
The Criminal Justice Innovation Lab (CJIL), UNC Chapel Hill
Spearheaded development of the Measuring Justice Data Dashboard with 35+ criminal justice metrics. Optimized data analysis pipelines reducing processing time from 2 weeks to 48 hours.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
The Growth Lab, Harvard University
Co-authored papers on occupational tasks and computerization. Designed algorithms for extractive summarization. Managed survey experiments with 15,000+ respondents on Colombian migration factors.
Ph.D. in Public Policy
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Completed 5+ research projects, managed advisor-led research using experimental methods. Independently taught graduate and undergraduate courses on political economy and quantitative analysis.
Economics Officer
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Secured 6x funding increases for finance and transparency projects (£50K to £300K). Organized workshops on Brazil's financial sector and 5 Ministerial visits between UK and Brazil.