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Research Opportunities
A3SR research bridges theory and practice. Collaborate with faculty on active projects, pursue the PRIISM Opportunity Fellowship, or gain field experience through mentored internships with government and non-profit partners.
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Intellectual Community
Beyond your coursework, you’ll join a vibrant intellectual community through PRIISM. This interdisciplinary center hosts seminars, workshops, and conferences where students and scholars collaborate on responsible data modeling and social impact.
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Stats Club
Expand your network through the Society for Statistics Students (Stats Club), our official chapter of the American Statistical Association. Beyond student-led workshops and social events, you’ll benefit from faculty-led professional development, covering everything from PhD applications to job searches. With dedicated study spaces and NYC-wide networking, your growth continues well outside the classroom. Reach out to the Stats Club at stats.club@nyu.edu with any questions, comments, feedback or to join our Slack channel.
What drew you to the A3SR program?
I was deeply inspired by the A3SR program's focus on data science for social impact, as I strive to make a positive change with the quantitative methods I have learned. This combined with the strong community I sensed during prospective student events made the choice easy for me.
What has been your most memorable experience as an A3SR student so far?
My first time in front of the classroom as the TA for Intermediate Quantitative Methods! I cherished the opportunity to explain one of my favorite topics in an accessible and inclusive way, and was deeply supported and encouraged throughout the semester by the incoming A3SR cohort.
How has your experience in A3SR prepared you for your future goals?
I have been encouraged to hone my skills as an applied statistician, ranging from things like essential R programming techniques to articulating results in a clear and accessible manner. I have gained invaluable leadership skills as the President of Stats Club, the American Statistical Association's NYU chapter, all while learning how to foster community in effective and meaningful ways.
What drew you to the A3SR program?
I came to A3SR after majoring in Politics with a minor in Data Science, and I was looking for a program that would let me practice integrating substantive social science questions with rigorous quantitative methods. A3SR stood out to me because it treats statistics as a technical toolkit for answering meaningful, real-world questions. I wanted training that would prepare me to conduct original research—designing studies, working with complex data, and carefully considering interpretation and dissemination—and this was the perfect place.
How has your experience in A3SR prepared you for your future goals?
A3SR prepared me for my future goals by giving me the opportunity to work directly with professors on research topics that genuinely interested me. In particular, working with Dr. Klint Kanopka, I used multidimensional item response theory to measure political behavior and word-scaling methods to analyze campaign messaging, assessing the extent to which congressional representatives' messaging strategies align with or diverge from the ideological positions inferred from their voting behavior. Beyond deepening my technical proficiency, this work strengthened my conviction that quantitative tools can illuminate the subtle ways communication, ideology, and institutional incentives interact to shape democratic outcomes; it played a key role in my acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania’s Communication Ph.D. program, where I’ll be studying Political Communication at Annenberg's Center for Information Networks and Democracy.