Research Experience
Research Experience
NSF Grant: Planning: CRISES: Center for Humane AI Studies (CHAIS) {link}
Play a key role in establishing and enhancing research collaborations by initiating the CHAIS Innovation Salon for weekly interdisciplinary discussions, creating a multi-disciplinary reading group, and leading a workshop to define the research agenda for CHAIS at the Charlotte Center.
Contribute to the development of a Special Topics Course on CHAIS for the Graduate School, aligning it with ethical research principles.
Assist in comprehensive literature reviews on the topics of Responsible and Trustworthy AI, Equitable AI, AI for Good, Human-centered AI, and AI Literacy, and coordinate the establishment of pilot research projects.
Organize a writing retreat focused on proposal writing and improve the Center's research proposals by coordinating with a specialized writing consultant. Facilitate a seminar series to invite external experts, fostering a dynamic research environment and promoting knowledge exchange.
Identity and AI Education: An Intersectional Analysis of Student Experiences in AI
Authored and submitted four IRB applications, successfully leading to the completion of three pilot studies.
Conducted an online study focusing on understanding user mental models of co-creative AI and exploring ethical dilemmas in human-AI co-creation.
Led a Classroom Study aimed at understanding student experiences with AI design through an intersectional lens.
University-wide survey to Investigate students' experiences with AI to inform and develop appropriate policy recommendations for faculty regarding the use of AI in teaching.
NSF Grant: IUSE: The Effects of Course Structure and Sociality on the Success of Different Intersectional Groups of Students in Undergraduate Computing Education {link}
Perform an exploratory study into how students' sense of belonging and ability to learn is impacted by three elements of a course: the course structure (structure), student interactions with peers (sociality), and the course climate (inclusivity).
Develop and refine rubrics, facilitate collaboration between UNC Charlotte and Temple University research teams.
Provide assistance with tasks like IRB, team meetings, research protocol development, surveys, and data collection.
Learned methods and procedures to implement social and behavioral research and explore Intersectionality in the process.
NSF Grant: IUSE/PFE:RED: The Connected Learner: Design Patterns for Transforming Computing and Informatics Education {link1} {link2}
Helped implement as part of an NSF grant project the ACE-IT teaching initiative by developing and coordinating the creation of online modules in Canvas for CCI faculty development and community building during the Covid pandemic.
Performed mixed-methods investigative research on the impacts and role of Intro to CS classes in the CCI dept.
Data support (analysis/prep) for exclusion response workshops, based on the Augusto Boal theater of the oppressed method.
Implemented the Web development life cycle with agile methodology in 4 sprints.
Lead the team in the planning, analysis, design and development, testing, and implementation, and maintenance phases of the project.
Took initiative to learn website best practices and processes and implemented them within the team. Helped team members solve problems and grow in their own capacities.
Analyzed and designed dashboards for IT security, HR intern analysis and IT report usage access on Power BI.
Developed a Business Intelligence Governance plan for the organization, this involved setting up a committee, charter, governance policies, and guidelines.
Created ISO 9001:2015 compatible SDLC Structure and Documentation templates for the unit.
Worked on VBA code for excel operation on manufacturing data.
Participated in a full project SDLC which included preparing test cases and user documents along with unit testing.
Assisted a software development team that focused on delivering affordable business and technology solutions in the field of Banking.
Collaborated on a project in a team of 5 for management of the organization’s databases for the company clients (Updating, Segregating, Structuring).
Supported the team working on system automation with Python and Selenium for optimization and testing.
Analysed data with Power Bi and Tableau to observe significant trends and patterns in graduate student behavior for decision making and strategy planning at the Center for Graduate Life UNC Charlotte.
Lead and managed social media strategy to promote events and professional development workshops.
Improved the performance of social media campaigns based on reports and data analysis.
Assessed needs and created diverse and inclusive content/promotional programming for international graduate students
Relevant Coursework: Qualitative & Quantitative Research, Human-Computer Interaction, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Analytics, Sociology of Education
Relevant Coursework: Big Data Analytics for Competitive Adv, Intelligent Systems, Visual Analytics, KDD, Machine Learning, Computer Communications and networks
Relevant Coursework: Data Structures, Database Management Systems, Software Engineering, Web Technologies, Managerial Economics & Financial Analysis, Project Management & Methodologies