Position: Graduate Research Assistant

Key Functions: Survey engineering, data analysis, and academic writing.

Key Achievements:

• Conducted on-site primary data collection for an international research project in Andalusia, Spain, gathering firsthand insights into the intersection of tourism, entrepreneurship, and local business.

• Interviewed business owners and entrepreneurs to identify opportunities, challenges, and market dynamics within the tourism sector.

• Supported a graduate professor by translating interviews and research discussions from Spanish to English, ensuring accuracy and contextual clarity.

• Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data using tools such as Python and Tableau to identify trends and support research-driven decision-making.

• Developed Python-based analytical scripts to support faculty research on LSTM models, econometric analysis, and credit card debt, contributing to data preparation, modeling, and exploratory analysis.

• Contributed to two academic publications by authoring and editing research articles for submission to peer-reviewed journals in the field of tourism and entrepreneurship.