Welcome!

I am Vanessa, a mathematical biologist by training with a passion for telling stories through numbers using mathematical models, data science, science communication, and education.

Currently, I am a AI Coach BeCode.org , a non-profit organization offering inclusive coding bootcamps for jobseekers to transition into technical jobs.

I also enjoy taking pictures, drawing, and bowling.

In the News

In recent years, some articles have feature my research, outreach efforts, and personal story. Research...

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Research, Teaching, and Outreach

Research Interests My thesis used tools from adaptive dynamics and differential equations to tackle problems...

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Reducing Traffic Mortality

By looking at the demographics of traffic accident victims for each US state, we find...

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Giving Blood Donations

In this project, we build a binary classifier to predict if a blood donor is...

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