curriculum vitae

find my full cv here :

  • doctor of philosophy - anthropology

    university of missouri — columbia, mo (4.0)

    thesis advisor : karthik panchanathan

    thesis committee : hannah rubin, rob walker, greg blomquist

  • master of arts - anthropology

    university of missouri — columbia, mo (4.0)

    thesis : understanding discrimination in academic collaboration networks

    thesis advisor : karthik panchanathan

    thesis committee : rob walker, greg blomquist

  • bachelor of science - psychology, honors & biology

    william & mary — williamsburg, va

    thesis : understanding ideal social networking strategies based on relational mobility and environmental stability

    honors thesis advisor : joanna schug

    honors thesis committee : joshua puzey, m. drew lamar, lee kirkpatrick

skills

  • I. r

    II. python

    III. java

    IV. netlogo

    V. sql

    VI. c++

    VII. spss

  • I. computational modeling

    II. agent-based modeling

    III. social network modeling

    IV. randomization & simulation

    V. social network analysis

    VI. machine learning

    VII. natural language processing

    VIII. predictive / forecasting modeling

  • I. anthropology (social, cultural)

    II. behavioral economics

    III. computational social science

    IV. game theory

    V. metascience

    VI. psychology (social, cross-cultural)

    VII. research methods & design

    VIII. sociology

  • I. quantitative research

    II. qualitative research

    III. interdisciplinary research methods

    IV. experimental design

    V. analytical reasoning

  • I. data analysis

    II. data transformation

    III. data vizualization

    IV. dataset cleaning

    V. database management

    V!. database querying

  • I. applied statistics

    II. bayesian inference

    III. frequentist analysis

    IV. empirical validation

    V. statistical modeling

recent publications

in preparation

pre-publication manuscript

effect of reputation & fairness on homophily & discrimination in academic collaboration networks

vasishta, rubin, & panchanathan

2023

understanding discrimination in academic collaboration networks

master’s thesis - vasishta (2023)

2021

understanding ideal social networking strategies based on relational mobility & environmental stability

honors thesis - vasishta (2021)