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Ini Umosen

Consultant
Economics

Ini is a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics. She studies topics in labor economics and the economics of education using applied econometrics methods. Current work in progress includes evaluating the impact of school choice systems and investigating gender and racial bias on gig platforms. She is a former Graduate Research Fellow at the California Policy Lab. She has also been a tutor for econometrics, labor economics, and macroeconomics.

Sharon Green

Senior Data Science Fellow 2024-2025, Data Science Fellow 2023-2024
Demography

Sharon Green is an epidemiologist and sociologist who studies population health. Her research examines how policies influence health disparities, how migration affects migrant-sending areas, and how social determinants shape mid- and late-life health inequities. Her work has been published in leading journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Social Science and Medicine – Population Health, and American Journal of Public Health. Sharon earned her PhD in Sociomedical Sciences and Sociology and her MPH from Columbia University as well as her BA from Johns Hopkins...

Anna Björklund

Senior Data Science Fellow 2024-2025, Data Science Fellow 2023-2024
Linguistics

I am a fifth-year PhD student in the Department of Linguistics with an areal interest in the Wintuan languages, traditionally spoken in the northern Sacramento Valley and now undergoing revitalization. My primary research interests are in leveraging archival recordings for the phonetic analysis of these under-documented languages, as well as designing tools to assist in their revitalization. I have worked as a linguistic consultant for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians since 2020 and the Wintu Tribe of Northern California since 2022. I received my MA in linguistics from UC...

Farnam Mohebi

Data Science Fellow 2023-2024, Data Science for Social Justice Senior Fellow 2024
Haas School of Business

I am a PhD student at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and a researcher in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco, having previously earned my MD and MPH degrees. My research focuses on the intersection of professionals and emerging technologies, drawing from the fields of medical sociology, organizational theory, and science and technology studies. I am particularly fascinated by the evolving relationship between physicians and artificial intelligence, the phenomenon of physician influencers, and the social...

Sakina Dhorajiwala

Availability: By appointment only

Consulting Areas: Python, R, Stata, LaTeX, Data Manipulation and Cleaning, Data Visualization, Mixed Methods, Qualitative Methods, Surveys, Sampling & Interviews, Regression Analysis, Excel, Git or Github, RStudio

Tom van Nuenen, Ph.D.

Availability: By appointment only

Consulting Areas: Python, R, SQL, LaTeX, HTML / CSS, Javascript, Julia,Data Manipulation and Cleaning, Data Science, Data Visualization, Digital Humanities, Machine Learning, Mixed Methods, Natural Language Processing, Python Programming, Qualitative methods, R Programming, Surveys, Sampling & Interviews, Text Analysis, Web Scraping,Regression Analysis,Bash or Command Line, Excel, Gephi, Git or Github, NVivo, Qualtrics, RStudioFairness, Perceptions of AI, Hermeneutics

Kurt Soncco Sinchi

Consultant
Civil Engineering

First generation student and looking to improve and apply Data Science core concepts into social impactful projects, as well as trying to leverage the information from previous cases for better insights of society. Focused on infrastructure and its impact under natural disasters.

Yue Lin

Data Science Fellow 2024-2025
Political Science

Yue is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, with a Designated Emphasis on Political Economy. Using mixed methods, she studies foreign lobbying, geopolitical risk, and economic security to understand when, how, and why multinational corporations become the targets and weapons of state power rivalry.

Paul Salamanca

Instructor
Sociology

I am a PhD student in sociology. I study imperialism, race, and gender, with a historical focus on the colonial Philippines. In my free time, I like to cook and bake.

Amanda Glazer

Instructor
Statistics

Amanda is a PhD candidate in the statistics department at Berkeley. Her research focuses on causal inference with applications in education, political science and sports. Previously she earned her Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and statistics, with a secondary in computer science, from Harvard.