Julia Rosales

Experience

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  McNair Scholars Program at UCSB

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

  Research Scholar
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  UC Santa Barbara

  Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

  - Designed and implemented an interactive Multiple Price List (MPL) instrument using JavaScript and Qualtrics to capture survey respondents’ willingness to accept for a $50 grocery gift card within 1 USD using only 6 yes/no questions- Utilized STATA to clean, analyze, and create visualizations using secondary public health data with over 9 million observations from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services- Conducted literature reviews and helped inform equitable research methodologies for a project studying underrepresented communities in Santa Barbara County Show less - Proposed and established the inaugural cohort of the UCSB Economics Department peer mentoring program for first-year and transfer economics students - Organized and moderated a new Economics Department lecture series, “Economists at Work,” which is aimed to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion issues that economics faculty are actively engaged in- Consulted with Economics Department faculty and staff to create the first climate survey that will be routinely circulated among economics undergraduate students at UCSB Show less

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  • Undergraduate Chairperson of Diversity and Inclusion Committee

    Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2020 - Dec 2020
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  University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Graduate Student Instructor

  Graduate student instructor for the undergraduate course, Wealth and Poverty, which is taught by former Secretary of Labor, Professor Robert Reich.

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  Berkeley Food Network

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Graduate Policy Intern

  Conducted a needs assessment to assist the Berkeley Food Network in bolstering its current data management systems, while prioritizing client dignity, to support the organization’s data-informed decision making

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  University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Graduate Student Tutor

  Graduate student tutor for the Master of Public Policy core microeconomics course: Economics of Public Policy Analysis. Part 1 of the course was taught by Professor Steven Raphael and Part 2 of the course was taught by Professor Adam Leive.

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  University of California Office of the President

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Graduate Policy Consultant

  Leveraged stakeholder interviews with higher education experts, critiqued data collection methodologies, and conducted literature reviews to assess the accuracy of the UC’s cost of attendance measure

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  Alameda County Community Food Bank

  Nov 2023 - now

  Data Analyst