
Student Fellows & Project Leads
Meet the latest group of DSSG participants from all over the country: Student Fellows and Project Leaders.
See all the past DSSG participants – click for the full list.
DSSG 2022 Student Fellows
Abhilash Biswas, Student Fellow
Graduate Student
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Project: Satellite Streaks in Astronomical Images
Kilando Chambers, Student Fellow
Undergraduate Student
Applied Mathematics and Psychology, Harvard University
Project: Satellite Streaks in Astronomical Images
Vidisha Chowdhury, Student Fellow
Master’s Student
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Project: Heating Loads in Alaska and Beyond
Madelyn Gaumer, Student Fellow
Master’s Student
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington
Project: Heating Loads in Alaska and Beyond
Zhaowen Guo, Student Fellow
Ph.D. Candidate
Political Science, University of Washington
Project: Tracking family and intergenerational poverty using administrative data
Ihsan Kahveci, Student Fellow
Ph.D. Student
Sociology, University of Washington
Project: Tracking family and intergenerational poverty using administrative data
Azizakhon Mirsaidova, Student Fellow
Master’s Student
Artificial Intelligence, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
Project: Exploring new understandings of the cost of living at a basic needs level using the Self-Sufficiency Standard database
Betelhem Aklilu Muno, Student Fellow
Master of Public Health Student
Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington
Project: Tracking family and intergenerational poverty using administrative data
Priyana Patel, Student Fellow
Master’s Student
Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington
Project: Exploring new understandings of the cost of living at a basic needs level using the Self-Sufficiency Standard database
Cheng Ren, Student Fellow
Doctoral Student
Berkeley School of Social Welfare, University of California
Project: Exploring new understandings of the cost of living at a basic needs level using the Self-Sufficiency Standard database
Ashley Santos, Student Fellow
Undergraduate Student
Department of Computing, Data Science and Society, University of California, Berkeley
Project: Satellite Streaks in Astronomical Images
Philippe Schicker, Student Fellow
Master’s Student
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Project: Heating Loads in Alaska and Beyond
Shamsi Soltani, Student Fellow
Doctoral Student
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Medicine, Stanford University
Project: Heating Loads in Alaska and Beyond
Hector Joel Sosa, Student Fellow
Ph.D. Student
Social Psychology, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Project: Exploring new understandings of the cost of living at a basic needs level using the Self-Sufficiency Standard database
Eliot Stanton, Student Fellow
Recent Graduate
Data Science and Analytics, Simmons University
Project: Tracking family and intergenerational poverty using administrative data
DSSG 2022 Project Leads & Data Scientists
Dino Bektešević, Project Lead
Graduate Student
Astronomy Department, University of Washington
Project: Satellite Streaks in Astronomical Images

Nicholas Bolten, Data Scientist
Data Science Postdoctoral Fellow
eScience Institute, University of Washington
Project: Heating Loads in Alaska and Beyond

Dharma Dailey, Human Centered Design Mentor
Data Science Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Washington
Jessica Godwin, Data Scientist
Statistical Demographer and Training Director
Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, University of Washington
Project: Tracking family and intergenerational poverty using administrative data
Bryna Hazelton, Data Scientist
Senior Research Scientist
Physics Department and eScience Institute, University of Washington
Project: Exploring new understandings of the cost of living at a basic needs level using the Self-Sufficiency Standard database
Bernease Herman, Data Scientist
Data Science Fellow
eScience Institute, University of Washington
Data Scientist At-Large

Vaughn Iverson, Data Scientist
Research Scientist
eScience Institute, University of Washington
Project: Satellite Streaks in Astronomical Images
Annie Kuclick, Project Lead
Research Coordinator
Center for Women’s Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Washington
Project: Exploring new understandings of the cost of living at a basic needs level using the Self-Sufficiency Standard database
Lisa Manzer, Project Lead
Director
Center for Women’s Welfare, School of Social Work, University of Washington
Project: Exploring new understandings of the cost of living at a basic needs level using the Self-Sufficiency Standard database
Meredith Rawls, Project Lead
Research Scientist
Department of Astronomy, Data-intensive Research & Cosmology (DiRAC), University of Washington
Project: Satellite Streaks in Astronomical Images
Jennie Romich, Project Lead
Associate Professor
School of Social Work, University of Washington
Project: Tracking family and intergenerational poverty using administrative data