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Abigail Joseph

📍 Miami-Fort Lauderdale area
📥 ajoseph01303@gmail.com
🔗 LinkedIn
🔗 GitHub

Education

Florida International University | Master of Public Health (MPH) in Biostatistics (expected 05/2027)
Florida Atlantic University | BS Data Science and Analytics (05/2021 - 05/2025)

Professional Experience

FIU-CGR Genomic Research Scholar (08/2025 - present)
Florida International University Center for Genomic Research

• Awarded a competitive research scholarship to support training in genomic research
  
• Committed to 8 hours weekly conducting research under faculty supervision
  
• Receive structured mentorship on doctoral applications, scientific communication, and responsible research practices
  

Graduate Assistantship (08/2025 - present)
Florida International University Center for the Advancement of Teaching

• Support university-wide faculty development on inclusive, evidence-based and student-centered teaching
  
• Assist in program coordination and instructional resource development to enhance educational effectiveness across disciplines
  
• Engage in institutional efforts to improve learning outcomes and promote a culture of teaching excellencez
  

Biostatistics & Data Science Researcher (05/2024 - 06/2024)
NIH Summer Institute in Biostatistics and Data Science

• Analyzed public health datasets to evaluate chronic disease risk factors using logistic regression, ANOVA, and survival analysis
  
• Applied SAS and R for statistical modeling and data visualization on clinical research studies
  
• Collaborated on a nutrition-focused study evaluating demographic predictors of caloric intake reporting reliability
  
• Participated in workshops by industry professionals on statistical best practices and public health communication
  Tools & Technologies: R, SAS, RedCap
  

Technology Commercialization Intern (08/2024 - 04/2025)
Florida Atlantic University Office of Technology Development (OTD)

• Conducted market research using database technology to identify potential industry partners and assess commercialization opportunities for emerging technologies
  
• Performed prior art searches to evaluate patentability and marketing value, contributing to perliminary commercialization assessments
  
• Developed value propositions, integrating market insights with technical information to highlight the potential impact of new technologies
  
• Drafted non-confidential marketing materials, translating complex technical concepts into clear, engaging content for stakeholders
  
• Created social media content to promote new technologies, workshops, and OTD events, improving online engagement
  
• Managed professional outreach communication, drafting emails to faculty inventors, event speakers, and industry partners to strengthen collaboration
  Tools & Technologies: Microsoft 365, ScaleIP
  

Research Intern - Digital Twin Simulation Development (05/2023 - 05/2024)
NSF Engineering Research Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3)

• Built interactive digital twin models of urban infrastructure in the City of West Palm Beach
  
• Designed agent-based simulations of pedestrain behavior for smart city planning, incorporating AI pathfinding and geospatial data
  
• Participated in a nine-week summer research REU program
  
• Presented research at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) and the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in 2024
  Tools & Technologies: Unity (C#), Cesium, Adobe Mixamo
  

Projects

Predicting Childbearing Likelihood | 🔗 GitHub

• Developed a predictive model using multiple logistic regression on 4,500+ survey responses from the CDC’s 2015 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) to predict the likelihood of childbearing
  
• Achieved model AUC score of 0.857
  Skills: R, logistic regression, ROC/AUC analysis, data visualization
  

Personal Website | 🔗 GitHub
abigailjoseph.com

• Designed and deployed a secure, version-controlled personal website to showcase resume, bio, and blog about biostatistics, education, and career
  
• Optimized UI/UX by customizing a template to create a clean, professional, and user-friendly interface
  
• Implemented a responsive site architecture with markdown-based blog, resume, etc. pages
  
• Resolved build and deployment issues by debugging multiple different dependencies
  Skills: Git/Github (version control), SCSS, Markdown, HTML, VS Code, command-line tools, dependencies (Ruby gems, Node JS)
  

Australian Pine Classification for Conservation | 🔗 GitHub

• Trained a convolutional neural network to classify invasive Florida Australian pine (Casuarina) trees to support conservation and disaster planning
  
• Created spatial heatmaps and proposed object detection strategies for ecological risk assessment
  Skills: Python, AlexNet CNN, image classification, object detection simulation, deep learning
  

Leadership Experience

Treasurer - Society of Women Engineers, Florida Atlantic University section (12/2023 - 05/2024)

• Managed budgeting and fundraising, overseeing 300% membership growth (from ~20 to 80+ registered members)
  
• Coordinated sponsorships and organized student travel to the organization’s national conference