Gabrielle Christopher, MPA
Washington, D.C.
gchrist1@sas.upenn.edu | www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielleselenachristopher
Work Experience
Policy Research Analyst at SRI International
Arlington, VA / remote January 2023 - present
At SRI International, I conduct qualitative and quantitative data research and analysis. Several projects that I have worked on are related to economic development in different regions within the United States. In this position, I have used R, Tableau, and Excel to visualize and analyze data from sources such as the American Community Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Lightcast. I have also written action items and recommendations for regions based on an economic analysis and stakeholder interviews.
Research Analyst at Mathematica Policy Research
Washington, D.C. / remote June 2022 - December 2022
In this position, I collect and analyze data for projects relating to U.S. education and employment. These projects are typically contracted from the government or foundations. I also have the experience of being a project manager on one project where I facilitate best practices to smoothly structure a project financially and organizationally.
Legislative Intern for Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jamie R. Gauthier
Remote/Philadelphia, PA January 2022-April 2022
As a Legislative Intern I assist the Director of Legislation and Policy with fulfilling Councilmember Gauthier’s legislative agenda by researching and developing policy solutions, drafting legislation and participating in the legislative process. Additional responsibilities include drafting constituent correspondence.
ImpactED Fellow
Remote/Philadelphia, PA January 2022-July 2022
As a Learning & Development Fellow for ImpactED at the University of Pennsylvania, I support the DiverseForce On Boards program with internal evaluation, session coordination/logistics, and communications. DiverseForce on Boards program addresses the lack of racial diversity on nonprofit boards through training opportunities.
The Education Trust
Remote January 2022-August 2022
As part of the Capstone project requirement at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, I am measuring campus racial climate at institutions of higher education. The final deliverable for this project is a report including a literature review, analysis of student focus group data, and education policy recommendations to improve campus racial climate.
Expert Avails Fellow for the Scholar Strategy Network
Philadelphia, PA/remote November 2021-June 2022
In this position I research current socio-political events in the Philadelphia/New Jersey area, select scholars within the program who have relevant expertise, and connect them with local journalists.
Research for Action Intern
Philadelphia, PA/remote September 2021-December 2021
As a Kindergarten Readiness Pre-K Curriculum Study Intern for Research for Action, an education policy
organization, I assisted the non-profit with collecting and analyzing quantitative data. Utilizing programs such as Stata and R we used the results of the data collection to build a stronger evidence base for best practices in Pre-K instruction and curriculum.
Sociology Teaching Assistant
Remote January 2021-May 2021
As a teaching assistant for Dr. Joey Brown's course the Sociology of Health and Illness, I assisted with grading assignments and answering students' questions.
AADHum Social Media Corps Fellow
Remote April 2021 - May 2021
As a Social Media Corps Fellow in the AADHum program at the University of Maryland, my cohort of undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of universities learned how to utilize social media and digital art to share African American data, information, and history by ways of creating digital artifacts.
Clerk Intern for the House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Washington, D.C. / remote September 2020-December 2020
As a clerk intern, I disseminate correspondence to different subcommittees, write memos, attend and organize congressional hearings.
BSOS Summer Research Initiative Scholar
University of Maryland, College Park June 2020-August 2020
The School of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) Summer Research Initiative is a program for students of underrepresented backgrounds to have research experience within social sciences. This program is designed to help these students be better prepared to apply for and get accepted into a graduate program. For this program I designed my own IRB-approved research projects on race and education under the mentorship of Dr. Kris Marsh.
Undergraduate Sociology Department Peer Advisor
University of Maryland, College Park January 2020-August 2020
I assist the faculty and advisors in the Sociology department with answering the phone, faxing, filing, and printing paperwork, running major change workshops, keeping the area clean, and scheduling appointments.
Intern with Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
Washington, D.C. September 2019-December 2019
I worked for Maryland Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD-7) in his D.C. office. I was responsible for answering phones, sorting mail, delivering bills, writing policy recommendations, and attending congressional hearings.
Group Processes Lab Research Assistant
University of Maryland, College Park Sociology Department August 2019-December 2019
As a research assistant, I ran several sociological research studies that focus on race, identity, and social psychology. We utilized computer programs or face-to-face interviews to run our studies.
World Magnates Research Assistant
University of Maryland, College Park May 2019-March 2020
As a research assistant, I was doing research on billionaires/world magnates and their families throughout the past centuries in order to catalog that information into a database.
Single and Living Alone/Dear Abby Research Assistant
University of Maryland, College Park May 2019-May 2020
I was assisting Dr. Kris Marsh with two of her research projects. For the first research project, I coded interviews of black people who are single and living alone in the Washington, D.C. area. The other project was analyzing responses in all Dear Abby column responses to find any advice from Abby on racism.
Federal Sector Social Science Intern at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Washington, D.C. May 2019-August 2019
Utilizing Microsoft Office, I did data analysis on age discrimination using data from the previous fiscal year, developed a presentation for their annual EXCEL Conference, created infographics for the annual report.
Education
University of Pennsylvania August 2021-August 2022
Masters of Public Administration in the Fels Institute of Government
GPA: 3.6
Concentration in Social Policy
University of Maryland, College Park August 2018- May 2021
B.A. in Sociology, B.A. in Government & Politics w/ minor in Law & Society
GPA: 3.6
● Member of the University Honors Program
● Studied the history of colonization and imperialism in London, England
● Studied Immigration Policy at the U.S.-Mexico Border
● Dean’s List
Involvement
Policy Director of the Roosevelt Collective February 2020-September 2020
The Roosevelt Collective is a student organization where through research and policy development, we will focus on K-12 education issues and learn how to advocate for strong policies. We will be collaborating with local policymakers, educators, and researchers to learn what we can do to ensure every child is getting a quality education. As Policy Director, I oversee the committees and their policy work.
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity Membership Chair January 2019-May 2021
As Membership Chair, I was in charge of planning events for recruitment, being in constant contact with new members, and scheduling and running several ceremonies. Phi Alpha Delta is a student professional fraternity connected students who are interested in pursuing law after they finish their undergradate studies.
University Student Judiciary Residence Board January 2019-January 2020
The University Student Judiciary (USJ) is a student organization consisting of several different boards. Each boards holds hearings where students who allegedly broke the Student Code of Conduct or Residence Halls rules will have the opportunity to speak on behalf of themselves. The board then decides responsibility and sanctioning.
Justice 4 Juniors Secretary May 2019- May 2021
Justice 4 Juniors is a student organization that aims to reduce recidivism rates by mentoring incarcerated youth in a local juvenile detention center. As part of the executive board, I helped organize the meetings.
Club Field Hockey September 2018-May 2021
Skills
Customer service, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, data analysis and collection through R, SPSS, Qualtrics, and Stata, basic graphic design, literature reviews, policy recommendations, IQ Database, PowerBI, and language skills.