Assistant High School

NATALIE ARELLANO

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RESEARCH SKILLS

Hypothesis testing, Monte Carlo simulation, multivariate and logit/probit

regression analysis, time series analysis, factor analysis

Statistical Packages: SPSS, R, Stata, UCINET

EDUCATION

Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences New York, NY

MA in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, GPA 4.0/4.0 May

2010

- Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences Scholarship Award (2008)

Project Experience:

- Multivariate analysis of survey data (1,000+ records) of public opinion

on the environment; opinion scales constructed using factor analysis, and

the independent effects (with interactions) of explanatory variables

tested on multiple outcomes; journal-length report with full literature

review

- Cost-benefit analysis (from social and fiscal perspective) of proposed

New York City tax on plastic packaging; Monte Carlo simulation employed

in estimating probability of likely outcomes

- Full business proposal for pet toy company, including fiscal projections

and market segmentation/customer analysis

Columbia University, Columbia College New York, NY

BA in Mathematics and Dance, GPA 3.67/4.0 May 2006

- American Federation of Teachers, Robert G. Porter Scholarship (2002-

2006); Kluge Scholar (2002-2006); Karl H. Romero & Associates Scholarship

(2002); Chela Financial Scholarship (2002)

WORK EXPERIENCE - ANALYSIS

United States Forest Service Northern Research Station New York, NY

Research Assistant 2009-2010

- Used SPSS to analyze networks of environmental stewardship organizations,

using cross tabulations and hypothesis testing to identify factors that

appeared to shape node-level characteristics and network structure

- Assembled graphical illustrations and summaries of findings for

publication in scholarly journals and presentation at professional

conferences

- Coordinated research and data sharing among partner entities, acting as

the Station's representative at quarterly planning sessions

- Independently mastered the software (UCINET) used to perform network

analysis and instructed senior researchers in use of the program

- Validated and organized an extensive MS Access database containing

detailed information for 4,000 surveyed environmental stewardship

organizations

Success Charter Network New York, NY

Instructional Data Assistant 2007-2008

- Analyzed student academic performance data to identify areas for

intervention, developing data-supported strategies for improving

instruction

- Composed targeted assessments, aligned with state standards, for

measuring program effectiveness

- Prepared summaries of research findings for parent communications, board

and donor meetings

- Streamlined report creation with MS Excel VBA macros, enhancing

functionality and decreasing turnaround time

- Maintained student records across four schools and formatted data for

online storage and retrieval

WORK EXPERIENCE - TEACHING

Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science Bronx, NY

Mathematics Teacher 2006-2007

- Taught mathematics to seventh and eighth grades, tailoring lessons to

make the subject relevant to students and differentiating among widely

varying levels of ability

- Coached eighth graders for the New York State Math A Regent's exam (a

high school-level assessment), achieving a rate of passage equal to that

of teachers with many more years of experience

- Organized and led extra-curricular cultural outings and trips to broaden

and enrich students' experience and further inform their education

SPECIAL SKILLS

- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite 2003 and 2007 (Word, Excel, Access,

PowerPoint)

- Basic knowledge of Spanish

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