Projects

This project showcases my data refining skills as they’ve grown over time. I revisited a project from my early days at New England College titled Trends in Opioid Misuse and Abuse in the U.S. (2016–2017). With clinical insight and deeper technical skill, I transformed it using more efficient dplyr pipelines, refined visualizations, and clearer narrative flow.

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This is more than a portfolio piece — it’s a personal evolution in clarity, courage, and refinement.

In this ongoing series, I explore how visual storytelling can reveal patterns otherwise buried in data. These projects include:
  • 💡 A seasonal trends dashboard using ggplot2 and plotly
  • 🎭 A mental health insight report combining clinical intuition with clean, empathetic design
  • 🌍 A series of visualizations in support of Universal Basic Income in the state of Maine

Each visualization is crafted to speak clearly and respectfully — not just to numbers, but to the stories they hold.

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With a background in crisis work and a passion for systems thinking, I designed a starter toolkit for **clinical analysts in training**. This includes:
  • 📊 Mock dashboards for care team performance
  • 📝 A report templating system in RMarkdown
  • 📁 Sample ETL process in tidyverse from raw intake to visual summary

The goal? Build tools that don't just process data — but illuminate patterns that help care providers serve with clarity, compassion, and insight.

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These are the dreamy, experimental corners of my digital universe — where logic meets wonder.
  • 🎨 A coded gallery of underwater acrylics and AI-aided compositions
  • 🧠 A concept prototype for AI companions in therapeutic roles
  • 💌 An interactive birth scroll generator for visionary baby names

Side projects are my creative fuel — a space where data and design become personal, poetic, and playfully strange.

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