MDI Scholars Spring 2022 Showcase
Join us to hear MDI Scholars present findings from their research from the past academic year including with project team “ignite talks.” The MDI Scholars program is an experiential learning opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to work alongside researchers and practitioners to engage in interdisciplinary public policy research across Georgetown.
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MDI Scholars Spring 2022 Showcase Poster Presenters
(Please note these are Working Poster Titles as of April 18, 2022)
“Constructing an Energy Policy Stringency Index with a Dynamic Item Response Theory Model”
- Gloria Li, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’22
- Advisor: Dr. Parrish Bergquist
“Understanding Forced Migration Through Translated Tweets”
- Gwyneth Dunlevy, Georgetown School of Arts & Sciences, Master of Science in Computer Science ’22
- Varun Uppala, Georgetown School of Arts & Sciences, COSC ’22
- Advisor: Dr. Lisa Singh
“Transparency Modeling: Understanding the ethical norms in computer science research using social media data”
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- Samantha Dies, Georgetown College, Computer Science ’22
- Advisor: Dr. Parrish Bergquist
“Universal Web Crawling: Trials and Tribulations”
- Ying Liu, Georgetown School of Arts & Sciences, Data Science and Analytics ’22
- Robert Alward, McDonough School of Business ’22
- Advisor: Dr. Jaren Haber
“The Impact of Upzoning on Demographic Change in DC”
- Matthew Ring, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’22
- Advisor: Dr. Sheila Rose Foster
“Measuring Candidate Ideology from Congressional Tweets and Websites”
- Alex Adams, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’22
- Abhinav Ramaswamy, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service ’22
- Ryan Ripper, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’23
- Colette Yeager, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’23
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Bailey
“Investigating Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests”
- Phil Cork, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’23
- Advisors: Dr. Michael Bailey and JJ Naddeo, PhD Candidate
- Organization Partner: Justice Innovation Lab
“Classification of Covid-19 Misinformation on Social Media”
- Aidan Pizzo, Georgetown College ’23
- Anna Pogrebivsky, Georgetown College ’23
- Joyce Yang, Walsh School of Foreign Service ’23
- Advisor: Dr. Lisa Singh
“Environmental Equity”
- Merykokeb Belay, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’22
- Nikhila Iyer, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’23
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Bailey
“Defining and Mapping Vulnerability to Climate Change Effects”
- Alia Abdelkader, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’23
- Caroline Adams, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’23
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Bailey
- Organizational Partner: The Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
“Evaluating techniques for mapping scientific misinformation: lessons from keyword extraction, topic modelling and machine learning”
- Paul-Emmanuel Courtines, Georgetown College, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Government ’22
- Alexander Lin, Walsh School of Foreign Service ’23
- Jack Zhang, Georgetown College ’22
- Advisors: Dr. Lisa Singh, Dr. Dewey Murdick, and Autumn Toney
- Organizational Partners: Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University Tech & Society
“Finding objects resembling sideshow banners in painting”
- Chau Nguyen, McCourt School of Public Policy, Data Science for Public Policy ’22
- Advisor: Dr. Toni-Lee Sangastiano
“Text as Data: A New Approach for Examining Equity in Education”
- Darren Jian, Georgetown College ’22
- Advisor: Dr. NaLette Brodnax
“Mapping, Surveying the Resilience of Connecticut State Assets”
- Natasha Dolmon, School of Continuing Studies, Master’s in Emergency & Disaster Management ’23
- Advisor: Tyler Kleykamp
- Organizational Partner: Connecticut Office of Policy and Management