jennifer seoyoung kwon · 권서영
but call me jenny · she/they
education
university of california, berkeley · 2018 - 2022
b.a. public health, minors: data science, (intended) journalism
courses: introduction to data journalism, advanced multimedia, investigative reporting, principles of data science, prison, introduction to health policy and management, wealth & poverty, global poverty: challenges and hopes, structure and interpretation of computer programs, linear algebra and differential equations, multivariable calculus, introduction to sociology, general psychology, art and activism
skills
design & visual journalism
data analysis & visualizations
languages
- adobe creative suite (illustrator, photoshop, premiere pro, indesign, xd)
- canva
- wordpress
- figma
- webflow
- tableau
- python (pandas, scikit-learn)
- javascript (jquery)
- d3 (in-progress)
- arcgis
- jupyter notebook
- html
- css
- bootstrap
- r
- git/git bash
- sql
- scheme
- anaconda
- español/spanish (working proficiency)
- 한국어/korean (intermediate)
- 中文/mandarin (beginner)
- american sign language (beginner)
on-campus publication/editorial experience
design team member
1st human rights on-campus publication @ cal
- designed front cover, spreads, and graphics for the 1st print issue for the publication (spring 2020)
- created promotional material (video graphics, print issue illustrations/covers, social media filters)
- advertised publication on social media and helped increase reach to nearly 200 followers through writing weekly captions & updates on current human rights issues (fall 2019)
executive board member
public health on-campus publication @ cal
- (in the works) establishing a graphics-focused team & producing data-driven/multimedia stories
- create promotional material (graphics/flyers) and advertise our articles and public health-related local/online events on facebook, increasing viewership by 200%
- ensured the timely publication of all online/print articles on our website
- wrote articles on public health issues affecting both the berkeley and international community
- conducted research and interview prominent experts in the field
research
student coordinator
formerly: student teaching assistant, researcher, minorities in health design lead, publicity committee member
- currently co-mentoring and coordinating research projects of the incoming AAPIHRG cohort (9 members), providing structured guidance on pursuing self-led research projects as well as connecting members to alumni/industry mentors (summer - fall 2020)
- currently co-leading a class for cohort members focused on research development/skills (fall 2020)
- conducted semester-long independent research study on perceptions of learning disabilities among koreans/korean-americans and the cultural roots behind the stigma on learning disabilities (fall 2019)
- presented my research findings at stanford's "listen to the silence 2020 conference" and hosted a workshop on asian american, native hawaiian, and pacific islander health-focused research
- served as an AAPIHRG representative in the mih (minorities in health) conference planning committee, an annual conference dedicated on educating high school, community college, and undergraduate students on health disparities and inspiring them to pursue higher education and ultimately careers in healthcare/public health (secured $5k+ 3-year recurring grant - $15k+ total)
- aid in the curriculum development of asamst 190: "asian american, native hawaiian, and pacific islander community health: foundational theories & contemporary issues"
- developing/updating our website on wordpress
- attend weekly meetings with research mentors and gain lessons on conducting research efficiently + monthly meetings with bay area health professionals/alumni
open source investigator & researcher
- monitored and documented attacks against healthcare workers in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic
- worked with a team utilizing geospatial analysis and open source investigation to research the long term health outcomes of the California Wildfires on human rights and living conditions for impacted communities, particularly those who live in Butte County (Camp Fire 2018) and Ventura County (Woolsey Fire 2018)
undergraduate research assistant
- at the disability-focused lab run by dr. karen nakamura, i helped continue projects such as creating a set of tutorials for blind and low-vision arduino users and start new projects that encompass more varied disability experiences
professional experience
communications, outreach, & design assistant
- spearheaded Big Give 2020 Marketing Campaign for CEND (annual, campus-wide donation campaign) and created a comprehensive marketing plan involving rigorous social media outreach illustrating CEND's measurable impact on fostering student-driven innovation, research, and higher education
- created a digital marketing toolkit to aid in social media and email-based outreach composed of various appealing graphics highlighting CEND's various initiatives, scholars/researchers (i.e. MHIRT, Alliance Workshop), and staff
- designed and edited a feature video of Janet Peace Babyire, an Alliance Visiting Scholar hosted by CEND who worked in the Sarah Stanley Lab for the fall 2019 semester and edited videos for CEND's COVID-19 Hackathon and the 2020 CEND Symposium
- designed an album showcased to donors and partners of CEND featuring highlights from the annual Alliance for Global Health and Science Summer Workshops in partnership with Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning in Kampala, Uganda.
- created graphic/promotional materials from brochures/pamphlets to itineraries for CEND-sponsored events such as the screening of Jim Allison's "The Breakthrough" and the annual CEND Symposium
- helped manage logistics for the CEND-hosted COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon
- collaborated with team staff on large research grant applications
- assisted in day-to-day operations by conducting phone calls and data entry
