Python

Grace Hu

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Bioengineering

Grace is a 3rd year Bioengineering PhD candidate in the joint UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program. Her research lies at the nexus of computational design and 3D-bioprinting to advance tissue engineering for regenerative medicine. She previously studied Materials Science and Engineering (B.S.) and Computer Science (M.S.) at Stanford University, where she investigated printable batteries to power an ultra-affordable scanning electron microscope and explored computer science education research by developing AI models to augment teaching ability.

In her free time she...

Tracy Burnett

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Tracy uses qualitative methods founded in complexity theory and hierarchy theory to model the interlinked scales of coupled social-ecological systems. She conducted the majority of her research among nomads in Amdo, Tibet. She works to develop both theoretical and technological tools that support linguistic diversity and cultural resilience.

Gabriela Paredes

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Gabriela is a second-year PhD student in the Geosystem program at UC Berkeley's Civil Engineering Department with a designated emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies, working under the guidance of Professor Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos.

Her research explores infrastructure resilience and social vulnerability, focusing on how climate change impacts urban areas and affects marginalized communities. She integrates engineering solutions with social justice perspectives to enhance urban resilience and equity.

Nicole Cedillo

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024

Valentina Flores

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Berkeley Law's Jurisprudence and Social Policy Ph.D. Program

Valentina Flores is a first-year graduate student at Berkeley Law's Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP) Ph.D. Program. They hold a joint Political Science and Human Rights Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree from Bard College. Before JSP, Valentina worked at various criminal justice nonprofits, most notably as an editorial Fellow for PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing program.

Valentina has written about how practices of punishment and surveillance erode the civil rights of the formerly incarcerated and is broadly interested in spatial racism,...

Taylor Galdi

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Law (JSP)
Sociology
Social Psychology

Taylor is a dual JD/Ph.D. student in Berkeley Law's Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program. Broadly, she is interested in studying courts, social movements and social change, and the legal profession.

Kai Hsu

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
City and Regional Planning

Kai is a PhD candidate in UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning, whose research interests lie at the intersection of transportation planning, environmental exposure, and health equity. He holds a BS in Urban Planning from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and a MSc in Transport from Imperial College London and University College London.

His current research projects look at the association between heat exposure and road safety risks, with a particular focus on food-delivery motorcyclists.

Elizabeth Fajardo

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology

I am a PhD Student in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology. I study the Roman Imperial Economy, particularly the development of human capital during the Imperial Period and the Roman monetary system.

My main research interests include political economy, labor, and economic metaphor in Ancient Rome, particularly highlighting the intersections of economic production and power.

Hugh Kadhem

Mathematics

Hugh Kadhem is a Ph.D. student in Applied Mathematics, with broad research interests in computational quantum physics and high-performance scientific computing.

Sohail Kamdar

Instructor, Consultant
Goldman School of Public Policy

I am an MPP candidate and D-lab fellow with 4 years of experience in the education nonprofit sector. My policy interests include housing, education and food access.I have experience in survey design and creation, data collecting, cleaning and storing, and building data analysis tools. I predominantly work in Python and SQL but have experience with R, JavaScript, and Stata.