CV

Publications

• Livingston, M. , McArthur, D., Hong, J. and English, K. (2020) Predicting cycling volumes using crowdsourced activity data, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science`

• Scottish Human Rights Commission (2020) The Open Budget Survey 2019 results for Scotland’s 2017/18 Budget

Work Experince

2020-on going	Q-Step Graduate Teaching Assistant: University of Glasgow
	The undergraduate Q-Step program provides social science students with advanced quantitative methods training. My main responsibility as a GTA us running supervised labs over Zoom focused on using R to run a variety of quantitative tests. I also troubleshoot any issues students are having over email or zoom and provide feedback on their assessments.

Nov2018-Feb2019	Consultant: Scottish Human Rights Commission
	As a consultant for the SHRC I was tasked with refining and applying the Commission’s Quality of Participation indicator for the national budget process.

Jul2018-Nov2018	Open Budget Survey Intern: Scottish Human Rights Commission
	As the Open Budget Survey intern, I was responsible for carrying out a small scale, mixed methods research project, designed to develop human rights indicators that can be used comparatively, globally.

Nov2016-Jun2018	Data Intern: University of Glasgow
	As an intern with the social science department it has been my responsibility to handle all the applications for the Glasgow Go Global award. I also assist in answering student questions and feedback any issues to the team working on the award and advise on the best steps going forward particularly in relation to data management.

Mar2018-Mar2018	Quantitative Data Handling Contractor: Scottish Human Rights Commission
	I won the opportunity to co-write a report based on survey data gathered by the Scottish Human Rights Commission about perceptions on human rights in Scotland. This opportunity gave me the chance to develop my ability to present quantitative data in a clear and accessible manner, emphasising the key findings.

Sep2017-Mar2018	Research Intern: University of Glasgow
	Responsible for carrying out qualitative research into why there is such a significant gender imbalance in the Primary Education workforce. My responsibilities include gaining ethical approval for this research, carrying out focus groups and interviews and analysing and reporting on the results of said focus groups and interviews.

Jul 2017-Sep 2017	Q-Step Education Intern: University of Glasgow
	Responsible for creating educational resources to assist in the teaching of the SQA Higher Statistics course. I created video and PDF tutorials aimed at teachers showing how R can be used in statistical analysis. The resources were then presented on a website of my creation.

Sep 2016-Oct 2016	Q-Step Intern: Urban Big Data Centre
	I worked on comparing data recorded by a cycling app and cyclist counts recorded by the Glasgow City Council over a number of years. I was responsible for cleaning the data, creating usable data sets and then running correlations and other analysis to compare the information recorded via the app to the City Council’s data.

Volunteering

Jan 2020-On going	Working Group Member: Scottish Government Non-binary Working Group
	The aim of the non-binary working group is to inform the Scottish Government on the experiences and needs of the non-binary community in Scotland. It is my job to communicate my concerns as a non-binary person and do my best to represent my community.

Oct 2018-Sep 2019	Volunteer: University of Sheffiled
	As a volunteer in the LGBT+ PSHE Volunteering Project at the University of Sheffield I was tasked with going into schools and telling young people about my experiences as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and answering any questions the young people may have.

Sep 2017-Sep2019	Advocacy Officer: Sexpression Glasgow
	Sexpression is a student-led independent charity that empowers young people to make decisions about sex and relationships by running informal and comprehensive SRE in the community. As a volunteer with Sexpression I have educated young people on various sexual health and relationship topics

Education

Sep 2019-On going	PhD in Sociology: University of Glasgow
	Funded by the University of Glasgow’s College of Social Sciences (CoSS) scholarship

Sep 2018-Sep 2019	MA in Social Research: University of Sheffield
	Merit : Funded by Q-step scholarship

Sep 2014-Jul 2018	MA SocSci in Sociology with Quanitative Methods: University of Glasgow
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Sep 2013-Jul 2014	HNC in Social Sciences: Glasgow Clyde College (Langside Campus)
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Skills

Research skills

• Advanced quantitative analysis techqnues such as:
  • Various types of regression
  • Principle component analysis
  • Factor analysis
  • Cluster analysis
  • Propensity score matching
  • Textual, spatial, social network analysis
  • Multi-level modeling.
• Cleaning big data
• Survey design
• Achieving ethical approach for high risk reserach
• Conducting, transcripting and analysing focus groups and interviews
• Presenting findings in a clear and accessible manner

IT skills

• R programing language for statistical analysis
• QGIS
• Microsoft Office
• NVivo
• Markdown
• Web design using HTML
• Digital Drawing softwre such as Procrate

Communication

• Facilitation
• Producing my own workshops
• Creating accessible and engaging teaching resouces
• Using a range of online tools to keep workshop participants engaged
• Social media