87 Garden Drive, Irondequoit, NY 14609
| 361 Winthrop St, Brooklyn, NY 11225
+16462701965 | mkgv@pomegranateroma.com, michelle.kathleen.villavicencio@gmail.com
Dual American and Philippine citizen. Tenured public
sector researcher and quantitative data analyst with advanced training in Experimental
Psychology. Over a decade of experience across database engineering, research
methodology, and behavioral health metrics. Proven track record of auditing
multi-million-row datasets, executing advanced statistical profiles, and
maintaining highly secure database architectures that satisfy strict HIPAA,
IRB, and government cybersecurity requirements.
MA
Experimental Psychology, 2016
CUNY Brooklyn
College – Brooklyn, NY
Social
and Cognitive Psychology
BA
Psychology, 2007
Take
Five Scholars Program: Nonverbal Communication, Movement as Language, 2007
University of
Rochester – Rochester, NY
Psychology,
Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Linguistics, Dance
Certificate
AI and Digital Transformation in Government, 2026
University of
Oxford / UNESCO
Artificial
Intelligence, Data Governance, Generative AI
CITY
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Administration
for Children’s Services – New York, NY
September 2018
– Present
Business or sector: Professional, scientific and
technical activities | Department: Office of
Research and Analytics, Division of Policy, Planning and Measurement | Website: https://www.nyc.gov/site/acs/index.page
RESEARCH ASST, DATA SCIENTIST, ASST
DIRECTOR FOR DATA ANALYTICS
New Alternatives for Children – New
York, NY
August 2013 – August 2018
·
As a Research Assistant/Associate:
provided support for the Research and Evaluation department, including database
design and maintenance, data analyses, querying and QAing data, and project
management. Created maps and visualizations as an accompaniment to reports and
grant proposals.
·
As Data Scientist: a key player in the
move to a more data-driven agency and to prepare the infrastructure for the
possibility of more complex statistical analyses, I collaborated with various departments
to make decisions on effective data storage and collection processes.
Participated in the ongoing build of the EHR system (myEvolv) and created
custom forms and reports by writing SQL queries, HTML and editing JavaScript. Designed a research database within the
existing structure of the Evolv system for NAC’s Research and Evaluation
Department. Managed roles and access security for the Logi report system
embedded within myEvolv. Aided by R or by adapting unfamiliar programming
languages, applied innovative solutions to complex problems, creating and
transforming statistical datasets and geodatabases.
·
When promoted to Assistant Director for
Data Analytics: in addition to continuing responsibilities from my previous
role, supervised interns and staff responsible for data entry, coding behavior
for special research projects and day-to-day research department related activities.
Collaborated with EHR Implementation team to make informed decisions about
processes and procedures regarding data privacy and integrity, including
decisions on data collection and operationalization, leading up to Go Live date
with Netsmart’s myEvolv.
Business or sector:
Human health and social work activities | Department:
Research and Evaluation | Website: www.nackidscan.org
SR FGP ASSISTANT
NYU Medical Center – New York, NY
Aug 2007 – Jan 2013
·
Acted as liaison between FPO Radiology and doctors’
offices for prescriptions, research vouchers, referrals and insurance
information.
·
Responsible for registration and analyzing
exams for outpatients and verified insurance eligibility and authorizations,
collecting payments when necessary.
·
Selected as an EPIC Superuser when the medical
center migrated from IDX to Epic
·
Trained employees in newly implemented
computer systems.
Business or sector: Human health and social work
activities | Department: Faculty Practice
Radiology
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Brooklyn College, City University of New York – Brooklyn,
NY
Sep 2011 – Jun 2013
·
For credit and through volunteer work,
collaborated in designing experiments and its eventual implementation in the
form of programmed experiments for Matthew J. C. Crump’s Cognition Lab,
including writing code to collect data from these experiments to capture a
valid and reliable dataset.
·
Administered studies to students, ensuring
informed consent and debriefing procedures were adhered to and created the aforementioned
documents.
Business or
sector: Professional,
scientific and technical activities | Department: Psychology Department | Website: http://brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/schools/naturalsciences/graduate/psychology/experimental.php
ASSOCIATE
American Psychological Association
2024 – Present
Division 3, Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science
Division 10, Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics,
Creativity and the Arts
Division 21, Applied Experimental and Engineering
Psychology