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Devika Mahoney-Nair

Research Scientist

University of Virginia

Biography

Devika Mahoney-Nair is a researcher with UVA’s Social & Decision Analytics Division, based in Arlington, VA. She serves as a data scientist on this interdisciplinary team of social scientists to discover, ingest, and analyze multiple data sources to address public good questions. Her dynamic perspective blends her background in hard sciences and her diverse experience ranging across the non-profit, government, academic and private sector worlds.

Interests

  • Data Engineering
  • Text Mining
  • Networks

Education

  • Data Science for Public Good, 2018

    Virginia Tech

  • MS in Data Analytics, 2018

    American University

  • BA in Neuroscience, 2012

    Franklin & Marshall College

Skills

R

90%

Statistics

100%

Photography

10%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Research Scientist

University of Virginia

Nov 2018 – Present Virginia
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Fellow

Data Science for the Public Good

May 2018 – Aug 2018 Virginia
 
 
 
 
 

Data Science Student Consultant

Arlington County Government

Aug 2017 – Jun 2018 Virginia
 
 
 
 
 

Management Intern

Arlington County Government

Apr 2017 – May 2018 Virginia
 
 
 
 
 

Senior Business Operations Analyst

The Advisory Board Company

Feb 2015 – Apr 2017 Washington, DC
 
 
 
 
 

Coordinator

The Advisory Board Company

Mar 2014 – Jan 2015 Washington, DC
 
 
 
 
 

Programs Intern

Genetic Alliance

Mar 2014 – Jan 2015 Washington DC

Projects

ARSE

A method for quantifying resilience after a stress event.

prybar

A toolkit for discovering hidden PII in datasets.

Recent & Upcoming Talks