I'm a junior at Harvard and a lover of data viz, storytelling, and investigative research. Most recently, I was a Data Graphics intern at NBC News. I'm also the president of Harvard's student data journalism group, the Harvard Open Data Project, and a staff writer at The Harvard Crimson.
Data Stories
Independent and third-party voter registration growing, largely at the expense of Democrats
NBC News
U.S. men are contributing to household work more than ever
NBC News
Five charts that show how many people President Trump’s travel ban will affect
NBC News
Dog attacks on mail carriers reach 7-year high, Postal Service data shows
NBC News
The Vaccine Divide: Behind the data
Methodology for NBC News's Vaccine Divide investigation
Connecting the dots: a year of workplace fatalities
CS73 final project
Graphics
I've analyzed data, technically developed, and built interactive visualizations for dozens of additional stories and personal projects. Here are my favorites, about:
Skills
- Interactive development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (D3, p5)
- Data analysis: Python (pandas), R, SQL
- Visualization: Datawrapper, Flourish
- Design: Figma, Illustrator
- Other: Git, QGIS, Tableau, Looker Studio, Excel, Google Sheets
- I geek out over Census data, text analysis, and social network visualizations!
Education
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Harvard University
- CS 73: Code, Data, and Art
- LING 73A/B: Beginning American Sign Language
- SOCIOL 97: Tutorial in Sociological Theory
- STAT 111: Introduction to Statistical Inference
- GenEd 1196: The Artfulness of Everyday Life
A.B. Sociology & Statistics (Data Science Track)
Class of 2027
I'm grateful to have taken amazing courses across departments! Highlights include:
Research, Projects, & Writing
I love all things data exploration, social research, and journalism: here is some assorted work I'm proud of! I have extensive methodological training and experience with computational social science research, and channel my passion for explaining the social world through data to my reporting.
Roots of Boston
Interactive exhibit for the Museum of Science, Boston
Community Indicators Dashboard
Tool created as a City of Rochester, MN intern
Workforce Equity Tracker
Internal tool developed for the City of Rochester, MN
Room & Bored? — Inside Harvard’s Twelve Housing Lotteries
The Harvard Crimson
Experience
NBC News
Data Graphics Intern
Summer 2025
- Reported 5+ bylined, data-driven articles on diverse national news topics
- Produced 20+ interactive data graphics supporting coverage across politics, business, culture, and other desks using Datawrapper and D3
- Collected, cleaned, and analyzed complex datasets using Python (pandas) to support newsroom reporting
- Contributed to breaking news coverage by delivering accurate data analysis and visuals under tight deadlines
Harvard Open Data Project
2025-2026 Co-President; 2024-2025 Managing Editor
- Lead 50+ member data journalism group, overseeing reporting, visualizations, finances, and strategy
- Manage a 10+ member board and dozens of reporters, ensuring high-quality and accessible stories
- Redeveloped and teach a semester-long data journalism bootcamp for new members
- Drive recruitment, retention, and outreach through events like Datathons, bootcamps, and speaker panels
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Research Assistant
Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2025
- Developed comprehensive contact database of public-sector innovation leaders in local government
- Used Python to analyze contact job titles and departments across international cities
- Parseed and pulled citations from 50+ papers for bibliometric analysis through technical and mechanical methods
City of Rochester, MN
Data Intern
Summer 2024
- Spearheaded creation of 2 interactive data tools to visualize disparities among residents and inequity within the City Workforce using JavaScript for API pull automation, Tableau, QGIS, and Looker Studio
- Transformed Census data into accessible visualizations and actionable insights for city officials and residents, integrating researched knowledge of local politics to highlight critical inequities
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Research Sprint Participant
- Worked with group of 4 to create an interactive visualization relating Boston environmental data and city history
- Prototyped application using Figma and JS/HTML/CSS & Leaflet
- Developed engaging stories about Boston history using archival photographs and spatial data
- Mentored by experts in data visualization, exhibit design, and media development
Harvard Kennedy School
Science, Technology, and Society Undergraduate Fellow
- Engage with diverse literature in STS, strengthening my understanding of foundational ideas/methods and key contemporary issues
- Discuss insights weekly with undergraduates, graduate students, and professors
About Me
Even when I'm not crunching numbers to promote institutional transparency, I can't get away from the technical side of storytelling!
I'm an avid theatrical lighting designer and technical producer, and an executive board member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club and Harvard's ASAP (Asian Student Arts Project). I'm also passionate about uplifting underclassmen, and proudly serve as a sociology peer concentration advisor and pre-orientation leader. Other interests include birds, editing Wikipedia, and public transit!
Songs for a New World
Technical Producer & Assistant Director
Loeb Ex, dir. Jess Hung
Anastasia
Technical Producer & Assistant Director
Loeb Proscenium, dir. Katie Runions
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Lighting Designer
Loeb Ex, dir. Julia Grullon
Behind the scenes :)
Ask me about lighting fixtures!