Lauren Quinn
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Lauren Quinn

Design & Research InternSheffield, United Kingdom
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Lauren Quinn
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Lauren Quinn

Design & Research InternSheffield, United Kingdom
Projects
  • Understanding the motivations of non-users of the internet
    Understanding the motivations of non-users of the internetSince August 2018, Good Things Foundation, Professor Simeon Yates (University of Liverpool) and BT have been working in partnership to conduct research into the reasons why people do not engage with the internet. The primary purpose is: To better understand the specific reasons people in the UK give for being offline, in greater depth and granularity than currently available research. Research questions To achieve this aim, the research has focused on answering the following key research que
  • Sheffield Data for Good
    Sheffield Data for GoodBringing together the data and social expertise in Sheffield to help solve the city’s social problems.
Work history
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    Design & Research InternGood Things Foundation
    Sheffield, United KingdomFull Time
    -Supporting the organisation with ad-hoc reporting on MySQL and providing statistics to supplement funding bids -Leading the data arm of the organisation’s outcomes strategy and reshaping the internal data strategy -Create dashboards, maps, personas and area profiles to provide insight on our beneficiaries and areas of need -Design and create evaluation frameworks as well as surveys to measure the impact of the organisation's funded projects -Built and maintain a digital inclusion provision database for the UK by using advanced data collection techniques -Create evaluative reports in collaboration with fellow researchers for funders and stakeholders in order to provide insight on current strategy, forecast outcomes and help shape future delivery -Create predictive models using internal and external datasets to encourage data-driven decisions
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    Student ResearcherUniversity of Sheffield
     - Sheffield, United KingdomFull Time
    -Lead an independent piece of quantitative research entitled “Embodied economics: Implicit sensorimotor feedback and charitable giving” that increased the capacity in the Department of Economics and Institute for Economic Analysis of Decision-making for primary data collection -Main responsibilities involved coding an ios app, conducting primary data collection, analysing data using R and producing a final report -Presented my findings at the SURE showcase, the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Festival and the British Conference of Undergraduate Research.
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Skills
  • Data Analysis
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Google Apps
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Qualitative Research
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Database Administration
  • Business Development
  • Agile
  • User Personas
Education
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    BA EconomicsUniversity of Sheffield
    Sheffield, United Kingdom