Writing Samples

Policy Essay on Environmental Racism (Environmental Law and Policy, Boston College) – I wrote this independently, examining the disproportionate impact of environmental practices on marginalized communities. It shows my ability to synthesize research, construct clear arguments, and communicate legal and policy issues effectively

Economic Research Paper (ECON 3720, UVA) - A group project analyzing the effects of remote work on labor productivity. While it is student-level work and not without limitations, it demonstrates my experience with economic empirical research papers, including the structure, the significance of appropriately interpreting results, and discussing methodological limitations.

Predicting March Madness with Machine Learning (Foundations of Machine Learning, UVA) - I co-wrote this final paper as a part of my machine learning class as an undergraduate student at UVA. We explored an XGBoost machine learning model trained on regular-season performance differentials to predict march madness outcomes. In the final paper, we explain our data, methodlogy, and results.

More available upon request including papers in sociology (Latinos in the US Military), political theory (Tocqueville, Heclo, and the Common Good: Understanding Division in Contemporary America), news writing, creative writing, psychology, data science and more.