Resume

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  alyssajcrawford1@gmail.com
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  +1(480) 440-1210
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  14 July 2001
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  Lawrence, KS, USA
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  @alyssajcrawford1
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  @ALY55AJC
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  Alyssa Crawford
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  @alyssajcrawford

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Computer science graduate student with a love for all things data, programming, science, and education. Passionate about learning, solving puzzles, and using my skills to help people, the planet, and everything in-between!

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Science

August 2025 - Present University of Kansas, School of Engineering,

Lawrence, KS, USA

• Emphasis on Data Science & Applied Machine Learning
• Expected Graduation: May 2027
• Graduate Engineering Association Public Relations Chair

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

August 2019 - May 2023 University of Arizona, College of Science,

Tucson, AZ, USA

• Minor in Information Science, Technology, & the Arts
• Final GPA: 3.11

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EXPERIENCE

Graduate Student Hourly

September 2025 - Present University of Kansas Center for Service Learning,

Lawrence, KS, USA

• Coordinates the posting, maintenance, and data tracking of community-identified service need listings on online platforms.
• Promotes the Center for Service Learning and its student opportunities through class visits, tabling, social media, student newsletters, and other outreach.
• Serves as advisory support for Student United Way student leaders and additional support for Alternative Breaks, Center for Community Outreach, and Student Community Action Corps.

Instructor

June 2025 - August 2025 Youth Tech Inc.,

Lawrence, KS, USA

• Taught weeklong camps on various technology topics to youth ages 5-17. Subjects included game design & development (GameMaker, Scratch, Roblox Studio, FPS Maker), robotics (Lego Mindstorm), engineering (Makey Makey), animation (Flash Macromedia), web design (Wix), and video editing (Movie Studio Platinum).

Teaching Assistant - Data Bootcamp

August 2023 - April 2025 edX, Remote,

USA

• Assisted for the edX East Coast Consortium cohort with instructor Dr. Carl Arrington, Jr., the Drake State Community & Technical College cohort with instructors Keith Ellis & Ali Lakhani, and the Michigan State University cohort with instructor Manish Jariwala.
• Aided in teaching a synchronous online bootcamp centered on data analytics & visualization, ETL, big data, and machine learning using Python, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Javascript, NoSQL, Tableau, and more.
• Troubleshot student programming problems during and after hours.
• Engaged in administrative duties such as attendance, class GitLab repository maintenance, Zoom management, and project grading.

Front of House

August 2023 - February 2024 Taylor's Donuts,

Lawrence, KS, USA

• Maintained a high standard of customer service and hospitality while serving artisan donuts and specialty coffee.
• Undertook all front of house operations, including food service, Square POS, cleaning, stocking, and machine maintenance.

Section Leader - ISTA 131 "Dealing with Data"

August 2021 - May 2023 University of Arizona, College of Information (FKA School of Information),

Tucson, AZ, USA

• Part of a team of Information Science, Technology, & the Arts Section Leaders (undergraduate & graduate teaching assistants) led by Dr. Rich Thompson.
• Lead a weekly 2-hour lab section, giving review lectures on topics in Python (pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter) and SQLite and guiding 20+ students through in-class lab assignments.
• Held weekly office hours to help students understand and debug Python-based homework assignments on data analysis, manipulation, and visualization.
• Graded weekly homework assignments and quarterly exams for an assigned student section.

PIT-UN Data Science Intern

May 2022 - August 2022 University of Arizona, College of Information (FKA School of Information),

Tucson, AZ, USA

• Research-oriented summer internship through the University and the New America Public Interest Technology University Network, led by Dr. Adriana Picoral.
• Refined skills in data science, data visualization, machine learning, and data tidying using Python & R and applied them to public interest technology (PIT), non-profits, and research.
• Collaborated on machine learning model to estimate rock vernal pool depth using trail camera image data.

Code Sensei (Children's Coding Instructor)

October 2021 - May 2022 Code Ninjas,

Tucson, AZ, USA

• Taught and guided students ages 7-13 through computer programming topics using Scratch, JavaScript, Roblox, and Unity.
• Interfaced with parents/clients through tours, events, and after-class discussions about student success.

Honors Preceptor - GEOS 212 "Intro to Oceanography"

August 2020 - December 2020 University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences,

Tucson, AZ, USA

• Received additional course credit for participating in the Honors Preceptor program for the introductory oceanography course under Dr. Joellen Russell and Dr. Paul Goodman.
• Held weekly virtual office hours to assist peers with homework and understanding key concepts.
• Devoted extra hours to mastering course material on geoscience and oceanography topics to better help peers.