Research And Data Work
Economics Senior Thesis (Hons.)
Economics Department, University Of The South, Sewanee TN | August 2022 - present
- Applied STATA to examine data from National Financial Well-Being Survey, modelled disparities in financial literacy using perceived financial well-being and personality indicators
- Utilized advanced Microsoft Excel techniques to merge, format, and re-code 270+ variables
- Performing statistical analysis on 5000+ data points and summarizing insights from instrument regressions, f-tests, chi-squared tests, and correlation matrices in a research paper
Mathematics Senior Thesis
Mathematics Department | Sewanee, TN | August 2022 - Present
- Examined and synthesized theories of Algorithmic Information Theory. Understood functions and mechanisms of Turing Machines.
- Understood fundamental information theory concepts of Probability, Entropy, and Complexity
- Researched Huffman's Encoding Problem, analyzed proofs of optimal lossless encoding, theories of fundamental binary data encoding, and studied Huffman trees
- Used Beamer (LaTeX) do present a talk on the Huffman Encoding problem emphasizing significance and importance in modern day information encoding
Economics Researcher
Sewanee Undergraduate Research, Sewanee TN. | May 2021 - August 2021
- Conducted a literature review of over 8 different laboratory research papers studying price bubbles and crashes in spot asset markets. Learnt how to survey, analyze, condense, and present research findings
- Wrote a survey paper in conjunction with a laboratory experiment proposal, under guidance of a faculty member, suggesting how researchers could study bubbles and crashes in crypto-currency markets
- Learnt how to effectively read and analyze existing research
- Writing Sample
Psychology Research Fellow
Psychology Department, University Of The South, Sewanee, TN | January 2021 - May 202
- Adopted Qualtrics to collect qualitative and quantitative primary-source data about eating disorders, social media usage, and imaginary audience using 5 psychological inventories
- Employed SPSS to generate interaction terms and perform robust regressions, f-tests, chi-squared tests for 200 data points, modelling a function predicting prevalence of eating disorders as a function of social media usage
- Authored a research paper, and presented insights at a local research conference
- Research Paper
User Experience & Marketing
Sayaji Seeds, Ahmedabad, India | April 2020 - August 2020
- Researched business models and digital strategy of firms catering to the Indian rural market.
- Conceptualized and implemented, alongside CEO, the marketing strategy for promoting company's new mobile application, reaching over 2000 potential clients
- Created KPI metrics, alongside CEO and UX designers, for a pilot study helping measure user accessibility and retention for company's new mobile application, now has over 5000 users
- Researched and presented a comprehensive report of rural marketing. Worked with digital marketing head to run ad campaigns (Google ads, IVR, on-ground marketing) increasing users by 20%
Business Strategy & Content Production Intern
Connect2Teach, Ahmedabad, India | March 2019 - August 2019
- Analyzed business to business models and growth strategy of 10 major companies in the online learning industry. Generated user profiles and identified key trends in executive learning industry and presented insights to CEO
- Built several user-profiles and led presentations on ideas for optimizing the company's product
- Authored, edited and published over 5 articles for on and off-page blogging
- Ran ads and performed SEO optimizing, alongside Digital marketing team, boosting social media followers by 30%
Other Work Experience
Greek Life Assistant
University Of The South Greek Life Office, Sewanee TN. | August 2021 - Present
- Assisted the director of Greek Life in everyday tasks
- Created forms and surveys to gather data about greek life organizations on campus, used excel to format and present data to the head of greek life
- Planned a hazing prevention marketing campaign to create awareness about hazing and provide resources
- Making the Greek Life culture on campus safer and more welcoming
Residential Assistant
University of The South Residential Life office, Sewanee TN. | January 2021 - Present
- Designed and implemented over 15 programs to foster relationships and make residents feel safe and comfortable in residential spaces
- Applied QPR training and restorative techniques to help extinguish sensitive situations and resolve conflicts
- Acted as a student leader and role model for over 200 residents cultivating living spaces with a strong sense of community
- One of the most esteemed leadership positions on campus
- Supervised residence halls with over 150 students, responded to emergencies and reported to supervisor
Marketing Intern
University of the South Wellness Center, Sewanee, TN | September 2019 - August 2021
- Researched student taboos surrounding mental health, evaluated data to devise a social media marketing plan and content calendar, increased student interaction and awareness by over 30%
- Collaborated with director of Wellness Center and student leaders on campus to plan and implement 11 events promoting mental health awareness
Radio Jockey
Red FM, Ahmedabad, India | Grade 11 (highschool)
I was always very interested in public speaking but an experience that was a platform to talk to an entire city was a whole new and different experience. I worked with a very renowned RJ, there was a lot I learnt in terms of technical knowledge. I understood how my sound of speaking in a microphone at one radio station can be transmitted to several receivers at the same time through the means of radio signals and waves. I also learnt bout the importance of nuances in tone based on the time of the show, for example a softer and more soothing tone could be used during the nights rather than a very peppy and energetic tone. Further more, I also understood how Radio stations use psychology in order to play the right advertisements at the right time making it almost feel as if there are less advertisements than music throughout a slot. I also got a part to be a part of an event that was going on during my internship at Red FM, the event was a food award event hosted by the radio station, I was able to see the amount of effort that needed to be put in to organizing a fun event across the city.