Crisol Beliz Bouwens

LANGUAGES

Python, R, SQL (developing)

Plotly, Matplotlib, Seaborn, ggthemes, Looker

NLTK, Regex, Tidyverse, ggplot, dplyr, Tidycensus, Scikit Learn, Tidytext

Research Associate | Community Data and Research Lab | Grand Rapids, MI | Apr. 2023-present

Education data systems — Designed and maintained large-scale education data systems, building dashboards and longitudinal databases that track key student outcomes across multiple programs
Applied analytics & automation — Developed analytical models and automated tools—including sentiment analysis pipelines and custom web scrapers—to uncover insights from long-term organizational data
Mixed-methods research — Created and implemented qualitative and quantitative research instruments, improving data quality, accessibility, and reporting for diverse partners and communities

Data Services Assistant | Deep Blue Data | Mar. 2021-Aug. 2021

Metadata standardization — Audited and standardized metadata for deposited research datasets to ensure long‑term accessibility and usability.
User support materials — Developed communication materials and workflows to help users understand and engage with data curation services.

REMS Fellow | University of Michigan | Jun.-Aug. 2020

Text data analysis — Extracted and analyzed text data from hundreds of studies using Python tools (NLTK, Regex, Pandas) to identify patterns in data curation vocabulary.
Citation metrics research — Compiled candidate citation and reuse metrics to support evaluation of a national research repository.

Qualitative Research Assistant | University of Michigan | Oct. 2019- Jun. 2020

STEM curriculum design — Designed introductory STEM curriculum and computational‑thinking pedagogy for adolescent girls across several program sites.

Library Manager — Managed a community library’s cataloging systems, database, programming logistics, and contract staff/volunteers.

Adjunct Instructional Librarian — Taught information literacy sessions and provided research consultations for undergraduate students.

Grand Valley State University | M.S. Data Science | Graduation April 2028

University of Michigan | M.S. Information Science | 2019-2020

Grand Valley State University | B.A. Liberal Studies | 2017