CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Societal Computing, 2025
  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
  Dissertation: Effective and Practical Strategies for Combatting Misinformation
  Advisor: Prof. Kathleen M. Carley
• M.S. in Computer Science with a Specialization in Computational Operations Research, 2016
  The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
  Capstone Project: “Optimizing voter wait times” simulation and paper
  Advisor: Prof. Lawrence M. Leemis
• B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science, 2014
  The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
  Graduated summa cum laude, with Departmental Honors in Mathematics
  Thesis: “Nonlinear Models of Zooplankton Communities”
  Advisor: Prof. Sarah Day and Prof. Drew LaMar

Work experience

• Data Scientist, August 2018 to January 2020
  MITRE, McLean, VA

• IT/Modeling Analyst, July 2016 to July 2018
  Genworth, Richmond, VA

• Modeling & Simulation Intern, Summer 2015
  Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA

• Research Assistant, January 2012 - August 2014
  The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Teaching experience

While a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University, I was a teaching assistant for the following courses:

• EPP 19640/S3D 17801/S3D 17685 - Dynamic Network Analysis, Spring 2024
• CASOS Summer Institute - Five summer sessions (2020-2024). Topics I taught include network comparison and prediction, one and two-mode metrics, and project OMEN.

While both an undergraduate and a graduate student at the College of William and Mary, I was a teaching assistant for the following courses:

• MATH 112 - Calculus II, Fall 2014 to Spring 2016
• MATH 345/MSCI 648 - Introduction to Mathematical Biology, Fall 2013

While a graduate student at the College of William and Mary, from Fall 2014 to Spring 2016 I was a grader for the following courses for at least one semester:

• MATH 106 - Elementary Probability and Statistics
• MATH 302 - Ordinary Differential Equations
• MATH 452/552 - Mathematical Statistics

Awards

• SBP-BRiMS 2020 Best Paper Award
  Catherine King, Daniele Bellutta, and Kathleen M. Carley, 2020, “Lying About Lying on Social Media: A Case Study of the 2019 Canadian Elections,” PDF
• Student Excellence Award, 3rd Place
  WINFORMS award for “Optimizing Voter Wait Times”, 2016
• MODSIM World 2016 Conference, Fan Favorite Award
  MODSIM World 2016 Conference for “Optimizing Voter Wait Times”
• Luther T. Connor Prize in Mathematics
  The College of William and Mary, 2014
• Undergraduate Research Competition, 1st Place
  International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research Conference, 2013

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