Rishav Chakravarty
Amherst, MA 01002
Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sep. 2025 - May 2027 (Expected)Master of Science in Data Analytics & Computational Social Science (DACSS) · Amherst, MA
The University of Texas at Austin
Jan. 2024 - Sep. 2024Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science & Business Analytics · Austin, TX
Virginia Tech
Aug. 2021 - May 2024Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Minor in Computer Science) · Blacksburg, VA
Relevant coursework
- Research Design
- Causal Inference
- Machine Learning for Social Scientists
- Text as Data
- Intro to Quantitative Analysis
- Applied Statistics
- Data Visualization
- Statistics for Social Science
- Human-Computer Interaction
Experience
Intercare Therapy, Inc.
Jan. 2025 - Jun. 2025Behavioral Health Technician · San Diego, CA
- Collected and reviewed behavioral data during ABA sessions and used client progress to inform session-level adjustments under clinical supervision.
- Implemented reinforcement schedules, prompt fading, and task analysis while maintaining HIPAA requirements and coordinating with caregivers.
ProDose
Sep. 2026 - PresentProduct Manager · Amherst, MA
- Lead product development for a smart medication dispenser with a five-person UMass Mechanical & Industrial Engineering senior capstone team.
- Translate product requirements into CAD, 3D-printed prototypes, test plans, design refinements, and manufacturability decisions.
Steve Fisher Consulting
May 2025 - Apr. 2026Data Analytics & Strategy Consultant · Menifee, CA
- Analyzed client engagement, retention, and conversion data to support business and digital strategy decisions.
- Built KPI dashboards and predictive models for marketing, operations, and customer behavior; improved client-facing workflows and reporting.
Google Developer Student Clubs
Aug. 2023 - Nov. 2023Featured Speaker - AI for Mental Health · Blacksburg, VA
- Presented applications of machine learning for personalized mental-health interventions to 150+ participants.
- Built supporting Power BI visualizations and discussed the use of behavioral science and data-driven methods in health technology.
Projects
Mental Health Signal on Reddit
UMass AmherstPython, NLP, scikit-learn, Transformers, Plotly Dash
- Collected and analyzed 25,886 posts and comments from three mental-health communities; compared three sentiment methods and three classifiers, conducted topic analysis, and built an interactive dashboard.
MeAsmi
IndependentClustering, Supervised Learning, Behavioral Analytics
- Co-led an interdisciplinary project exploring machine-learning methods for neurodivergent support and therapy-effectiveness analysis.
CalendAI
Virginia TechPredictive Modeling, A/B Testing, AWS, MongoDB, Node.js, React
- Applied behavioral modeling and experimentation to an intelligent scheduling concept; the project received a $500 KickStart VT seed grant.
Technical skills
- Health / Behavior
- Behavioral Measurement, ABA, HIPAA, Outcomes Tracking, Behavioral Analytics, User-Centered Health Technology
- Analytics
- Python, R, SQL, Statistical Analysis, Regression, Clustering, NLP, Machine Learning
- Tools
- scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Transformers, NLTK, Power BI, Plotly Dash
Honors and awards
The Action Taker Award: Recognized by LISC Massachusetts & the IXL Center for digital strategy and analytics work completed through the LISC Digital Growth Accelerator.
KickStart VT Seed Grant Winner - CalendAI: $500 seed grant from the Apex Center for Entrepreneurs at Virginia Tech.