Dr. Caitlin Augustin

 
 

Caitlin's time at the Abess Center prepared her for careers inside and outside of academia, and since she can't make up her mind, she's done both.  Caitlin spent a few years as a research scientist in an edtech company, working on studying the relationship between self-perceived exam preparedness and actual exam readiness in an effort to help close learning and study gaps. Caitlin and her team presented work at conferences such as the annual conference of teaching and learning assessment and the eastern educational research association conference.  Realizing she had an interest in teaching, Caitlin joined the NYU Tandon School of Engineering faculty as part of the department of technology management and innovation, and after a few semesters, moved on to her next challenge. 

Realizing she wanted to do differently and get back to researching and using data and technology for positive social impact, Caitlin joined DataKind, a global nonprofit using data science in the service of humanity. At DataKind, she leads a team of researchers, data scientists, and product managers in creating data and technology solutions for social impact. You can catch her as a speaker at NetHope's Global Summit, NeurIPs, ICT4D, GDHF, and many other global conferences, where she speaks about collaborations across financial inclusion, environmental justice, and community health. Some day, she'll make up her mind and focus her work and career in a specific area (we hope). Until then, you can find some of her work in a few recent places:

Caitlin's really interested in human centered design and making a community impact, so if that's your jam, email her! caitlin@datakind.org