Qualitative Methods

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

Claudia von Vacano, Ph.D.

Availability: By appointment only

Consulting Areas: Digital Humanities, Mixed Methods, Qualitative methods, Surveys, Sampling & Interviews, MaxQDA, Career Development

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.

Sohail Khan

Data Science Fellow 2024-2025
School of Information

Hey everyone, I’m Sohail - a 1st years Master’s student studying Data Science at the I-School. I am interested in the intersection between Computer Science, Data Science, and Cognitive Psychology and using these tools to understand, discover, and drive the development of assistive technologies.

I have experience building with brain computer Interfaces, developing distributed data processing applications, and am currently working on a large scale archival project aimed at preserving the history and memory of resistance movements through an embedding based...

Data for a Just U.S. - Using Data Science to Empower Marginalized Communities

September 3, 2024
Elijah Mercer
by Elijah Mercer. In this blog post, I share how working with marginalized communities through data science has transformed my understanding of the field. My journey from crime analysis to founding Data for Just US reveals the profound impact data can have when used to empower and uplift underserved populations. I explore the challenges and rewards of this work, illustrating how data science can drive social change and foster a more equitable future.

Deya Chic

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Graduate School of Education

Deya is deeply committed to supporting underrepresented students and contributing to policies that address oppression in higher education. She aims to influence fellow professionals and researchers to adopt a comprehensive approach to addressing systemic issues in the higher education system.

Gesean Lewis

Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2024
Education

Fifth year doctoral candidate in the Joint Special Education Program. Decade long resume in autism research and socialization. Currently working on my dissertation following the educational journeys of former foster youth on the autism spectrum.

Hellina Hailu Nigatu

Data Science for Social Justice Senior Fellow 2024
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)

I am a PhD student at UC Berkeley in the EECS department co-advised by Prof. Sarah Chasins and Prof. John Canny. My research interest broadly lies in the intersection of AI and HCI, with a focus on making usable AI tools accessible to end users.

I am currently looking into making NLP tools usable and accessible for low-resourced languages. I am also interested in the impact of AI on society, specifically in how it affects Global Majority countries and communities. Outside of research, I like to read books, make and drink traditional Ethiopian coffee, knit,...

Minding the Gaps: Pay Equity in California

July 9, 2024
Tonya D. Lindsey, Ph.D.
by Tonya D. Lindsey, Ph.D. The gender pay gap continues to reflect that, on average, men outearn women. California is among the states with the smallest pay gaps (outpacing the national number at 13%) and is unique in that it enacted legislation aimed at eliminating pay gaps by sex and race categories. This blog post reflects on California’s pay gap as students study it in an undergraduate social statistics course. Independent variables indicate three theoretical frameworks: 1) human capital, 2) occupational segregation, and 3) discrimination. While the work students do is rigorous using a representative sample of full-time year-round California workers, there remains work to be done and caveats to the data and analyses.

US Census Bureau Restricted-Access Research Data Center (FSRDC) Info Session

April 24, 2024, 11:00am
Interested in restricted Census or partnering RDC agency (AHRQ, BLS, BEA, NCHS) data use? This one-hour introductory workshop will provide an overview of the Berkeley Federal Statistical Research Data Center, with no prior experience assumed. Attendees will learn about the national RDC network, how to access information online about restricted Census data, and how to navigate proposal development.