Hi, I'm Marion!
I'm a data scientist.
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About
I recently recieved a Master of Applied Data Science from Carnegie Mellon University. I enjoy applying creative solutions to challenging problems. I'm a Pittsburgh native, animal lover, and pilates enthusiast.
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Projects
No Edge No Chance
2024 NFL Big Data Bowl Finalist: Collaborating with CMU Football Head Coach Ryan Larsen and Defensive Coordinator Ben Gibboney, we proposed a quantitative definition and evaluation metric for the defensive concept of "setting the edge". We made an R Shiny app that gives coaches a team view of edge-setting directional performance.
tAIylor's version
Text Analysis Project: We used modern language analysis methods to compare Taylor Swift lyrics from albums included in her Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. We fine-tuned a large language model to classify which album Taylor Swift lyrics come from. Next, we created tAIylor's version, a fine-tuned GPT-2 model that generates song lyrics in a style of writing similar to Taylor Swift! In doing so, we investigate the questions: Can AI be creative? Can AI write song lyrics?
Applying NFL Statistical Models to CMU Football
Sports Analytics Capstone Project: Our group analyzed & web-scraped DIII football data to model gameplay for the CMU football team. We evaluated defense and offense performance using both a play efficiency and expected points model and created a model for predicting the next scoring event.
Other Projects
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Experience
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Applied AI ML Associate
May'24 - Present
CREATE Lab
Research Assistant
Aug'22 - May'24
- I worked as a researcher on MindfulNest: a tool for preschool classrooms aimed at teaching children emotion regulation skills.
- The tool combines a tablet app with several robotic tangible items: the flower, sheep, and magic wand. Children can use MindfulNest on their own to learn about emotions and how to self-regulate when they are feeling a LOT of one emotion!
- I helped collect and analyzed data from our 2022-2023 Emotion Regulation study, where we piloted MindfulNest in 10 classrooms in the Pittsburgh area, reaching over 100 students!
Highmark Health
IT Systems Analyst, Data Analytics Intern
May'21 - Oct'21
- During Highmark Health's summer internship, I worked on the Service Portfolio Analytics & Request (SPAR) Team. The SPAR team leverages and manages the IT softwares and services for the company. This internship was remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- I created and managed IT catalogs and financial reports via Tableau dashboards as well as an interactive website for internal company use.
Language Production & Executive Control Lab
Research Assistant
May'20 - May'21
- In my first academic research experience, I worked with Bonnie Nozari in investigating the typing errors we make and how those mistakes may be influenced by the presence of visual feedback (think of when you type your password and those dots appear).
- I coded and conducted 3 online experiments for use with the Amazon Mechanical Turk and AWS platforms.
- This experience was during the COVID-19 pandemic, so it was important for the online experiments to be self-sufficient and understandable for participants.
- We learned that typing studies worked well in the online experiment format-- it became an easy way to gather large amounts of data quickly.
- I wrote coding templates and instructional documents for deploying future online experiments using Amazon Mechanical Turk and AWS platforms.
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Contact
Let's stay in touch!
marion.haney@gmail.com
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