The podcast where we hang out and learn with the WIA Community. Each episode, host Lauren Burke connects with women in data and analytics to talk about what they do in the space, how they got there, and more. We showcase the unique paths that can lead to data, share resources, and bring awareness to new and interesting topics within the field.
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episode 12: Episode 12: Chem Ph.D. to Social Impact Data Science with Leah Bowers
Leah Bowers, Lead Consultant of Data-driven Strategy at Sangfroid Strategy, joins us to discuss her transition from a PhD in Physical Chemistry to her newest role using data to drive social impact in the non-profit space. We also cover her advice for job searching and finding a role you are truly passionate about.
You can find episode notes, including transcript, relevant links, and Leah's Social Media profiles at womeninanalytics.com/podcast. Thanks for listening!
About Leah
Leah Bowers is a solution-driven data strategy analyst with 7+ years of computational research and data analysis experience. In grad school, Leah led a graduate rights group that developed a survey assessing how chemistry and physics students and postdocs felt in their depts and lab groups. The results were striking, forcing the dept to create dept-funded support groups.
Seeing the power of people-centered analytics, going through COVID, and experiencing the renewed fire of the BLM Movement, Leah graduated with her PhD in the summer of 2020 and shifted her career aspirations from academics to one creating an immediate positive impact. Leah's helped grassroots direct democracy ballot initiatives, renovate community spaces, carry out COVID vaccine drives, and expand transportation access for senior neighbors.
After a very intentional job search, Leah works at Sangfroid Strategy as a Lead Consultant in data-driven strategy for social impact, non-profit clients in Cleveland. Every day, she uses her mutual aid experience with her expertise in research, data analytics, and programming to help grow Sangfroid's own data infrastructure and that of its clients to drive further positive, sustainable impact.
Relevant Links
- Sangfroid Strategy
- Photochemical Degradation of the Carmine Dye Molecule in Artist Media
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Braiding Sweetgrass
- Futureproof
- The Long Game
- Range
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