Hi, I'm Clara!
I am a data scientist from the San Francisco Bay Area and current graduate student at UC Berkeley.
Beyond numbers and analytics, I have a love for art, food, and the outdoors.
While studying environmental science at UCLA, I became fascinated with the intersection of technology, sustainability, and society when conducting ethnographic research on environmental and sustainability opinions in Los Angeles.
I then worked with IBM and The Nature Conservancy as a data analyst, developing tools to communicate climate and water use recommendations to rural, agricultural communities. There, I realized the need for transforming raw data into digestible information.
I learned that I loved storytelling and using design elements and symbols in visualizations to enhance the meaning of data.
Now, in the MIMS program at Cal, I am focusing on data science and visualization to delve deeper into human-centered analytics and transform numbers into meaningful, actionable insights.
Timeline
| Year | Education |
|---|---|
| 2023 | University of California, Berkeley MS Information Management & Systems |
| 2021 | University of California, Los Angeles BS in Environmental Science with a Concentration in Environmental Systems and Society With a Minor in Statistics Magna Cum Laude with College Honors |
| Year | Work Experience |
|---|---|
| 2021 - Present | Graduate Student Instructor @UC Berkeley |
| 2022 | Market Research and Insights Intern @Beta Hat Industries, LLC. |
| 2020 - 2021 | Project Manager and Data Analyst @IBM |
| 2018 - 2020 | Business Development Analyst @Tutorfly Inc. | 2019 | Student Researcher @UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics |
My Teaching Philosophy
We all come with different expertise and experiences. Learn from one another and spark curiosity.
We may not know everything individually, but together, we know a lot.
Keep an open mind, be aware of the space you take, and make space for your peers and yourself.