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Data Scientist, Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Helsinki

• Leveraging full population register data to conduct research on inequalities in health and mortality
• Investigating mortality of internal migrants and testing the validity of theories on the health of international migrants in the context of internal migration
• Studying the health trajectories of international immigrants to Finland and comparing them with those of the native population

Data Scientist, External Consultant

SwissRe and Boston University

• Estimated mortality rates by educational attainment in US counties
• Examined trends in US mortality after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Provided expert knowledge on geographic and temporal patterns in excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US

Data Scientist, Researcher

University of Pennsylvania

• Led a complex research project to estimate the monthly number of excess deaths experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic for 3,127 counties in the United States.
• Built a data analysis pipeline to estimate Bayesian hierarchical models and aggregate the resulting estimates at different temporal and geographical levels while propagating the relevant uncertainty.
• Coordinated the work of two research assistants, a postdoc, and an external consultant on the project, assigning them specific tasks and monitoring their progress.
• Published 7 articles in scientific journals with 3 more under review

Data Scientist, Research Assistant

Bocconi University

• Developed software to combine geolocated data from different surveys for 135 regions of 17 African countries, integrating administrative and geographical data
• Designed statistical models to investigate the impact of Chinese investments in Africa on health outcomes, and to quantify the relationship between the prevalence of bribery and maternal mortality in African countries, with results published in PLOS Global Public Health

Research Assistant

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)

• Analysed survey metadata for the Generations and Gender Surveys to identify questions associated with respondents dropping out, proposing improved survey design to boost completion rates by 10%
• Studied new opportunities (costs, sampling issues, organizational requirements) for survey implementation and participant recruitment (e.g. via social media)
• Presented a final report concluding that the cost of pilot surveys could be reduced by more than 50%
• Conducted a statistical analysis of interviewer manipulation to detect potential issues in the latest round of data collection, with results published in Demographic Research

PhD

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Demography and Sociology

MA

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Statistics and Data Science

International Max Planck Research School for Population, Health and Data Science

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

Population, Health and Data Science

MSc

Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

Economics

BSc

Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

Economics

Mortality and Morbidity Impact of COVID-19 Beyond the Acute Pandemic Phase-Lessons for Future Pandemics.

The Society of Actuaries. Funding: $50,000.00. Role: Co-Investigator.

Visiting Doctoral Student Fellowship

Institut National d’Études Démographiques (INED)