Mentorship and Teaching
Directed Reading Program in Statistics and Data Sciences (DRP-SDS)
Co-founder — Department of Statistics and Data Science, UT Austin
I co-founded the department’s first Directed Reading Program, which pairs undergraduates with PhD mentors for semester-long independent research projects. Each pair works on a chosen topic together over the course of a semester, ending in a presentation to the department. The program handles recruitment, matching, mentor guidance, and the end-of-semester symposium. More information available on the program website.
Reading groups
Active participant in departmental reading groups on:
- Simulation-Based Inference (SBI)
- Explainable AI (XAI)
- StatML
- Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART)
Teaching assistantships
Department of Statistics and Data Science, UT Austin.
- SDS 334 — Intermediate Statistical Methods (Spring 2024)
- SDS 321 — Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Spring 2023, Fall 2023)
- SDS 313 — Introduction to Data Science (Fall 2022)
Across these courses I led office hours and one-on-one sessions for students new to statistics and R programming, translated statistical concepts into accessible explanations, and gave detailed written feedback on student work.
Departmental service
PhD student representative on the SDS Social Committee and active in departmental recruiting by engaging with faculty candidates and admitted students.