2023-PRESENT
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of New Economic Thinking, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Spearheaded quantitative analyses using machine learning on savings and investing behaviors across Europe and the US, uncovering key patterns that informed policy recommendations for financial well-being.
- Led a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating financial education’s impact on investment behavior, improving participants’ financial decision-making by 18 percentage points.
- Designed and deployed a 16-item survey using Qualtrics to gather data for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on investing behavior. Recruited a demographically representative sample of 2,500+ people from the U.S. through Prolific, yielding high-quality data for causal analyses.
- Managed complex pipelines, integrating, cleaning, and transforming data from diverse sources for cross-national comparative analyses.
- Published 2 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, demonstrating strong analytical capabilities and research expertise.
2022-2023
Expert Researcher, European Commission, Seville, Spain
- Analyzed microdata from 12 countries using Python and R to identify critical trends in income and employment from 1980 to 2020.
- Created policy briefings based on complex data analysis that directly informed EU-level economic initiatives.
- Simplified complex statistical insights into clear, interactive dashboards that helped policymakers quickly grasp key trends and craft targeted interventions.
2018-2023
Ph.D Researcher, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Applied machine learning, multilevel modeling and causal inference methods to identify previously unrecognized patterns in socioeconomic data across 26+ countries.
- Designed and executed rigorous data harmonization protocols for large-scale, longitudinal, cross-national datasets comprising millions of observations.
- Created reproducible research workflows in R, enabling other researchers to build upon findings and ensuring analytical transparency.
- Presented research findings at 11 international conferences, effectively communicating complex statistical concepts to diverse audiences.
2018-2023
Teaching Assistant, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Taught data analysis techniques to undergraduate and graduate students using R, covering advanced methods, missing data handling, and text analysis; consistently earned 90%+ satisfaction ratings in teaching evaluations.
- Provided individualized guidance on data cleaning, analysis, and visualization to 100+ students, enabling successful completion of research projects.
2014-2016
Business Intelligence Analyst, Lebanese Grand Laundry, Beirut, Lebanon
- Developed interactive KPI dashboards in Tableau that improved production throughput by 7%, resulting in an additional 400 pounds of processed laundry per shift.
- Built predictive forecasting models that enhanced demand prediction accuracy by 12%, optimizing resource allocation and workforce scheduling.
- Collaborated with operations teams to translate data insights into process improvements, eliminating key bottlenecks in the production workflow.
- Designed strategic Tableau dashboards that transformed complex data into clear visual insights, directly supporting executive decision-making and organizational planning.
