Rishav Chakravarty
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Research / Computational Social Science

Research design, causal inference, text as data and behavioral research experience.

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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. 2024

Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science & Business Analytics · Austin, TX

Virginia Tech

Aug. 2021 - May 2024

Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Minor in Computer Science) · Blacksburg, VA

Relevant coursework

  • Research Design
  • Causal Inference
  • Text as Data
  • Network Inference
  • Social Media Analysis
  • Intro to Quantitative Analysis
  • Machine Learning for Social Scientists
  • Data Science Fundamentals
  • Statistics for Social Science

Experience

Intercare Therapy, Inc.

Jan. 2025 - Jun. 2025

Behavioral 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.

Steve Fisher Consulting

May 2025 - Apr. 2026

Data 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. 2023

Featured 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.

Simple Coaching Inc.

Mar. 2025 - Aug. 2025

Digital Strategy & Analytics Consultant · Remote

  • Used customer journey, SEO, and performance analytics to improve service pages, digital strategy, and customer experience.
  • Worked with leadership on new service offerings, digital audits, website improvements, and data-informed outreach.

Projects

Mental Health Signal on Reddit

UMass Amherst

Python, 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.

Campus Safety Alerts Dataset

UMass Amherst

Python, BeautifulSoup, pdfminer.six, requests

  • Built source-specific scrapers for 10 universities and standardized 519 HTML/PDF safety documents into a traceable multi-source dataset.

Evolution of the Billboard Hot 100

UMass Amherst

D3.js, Three.js, JavaScript, Python

  • Joined Billboard chart history with Spotify audio features and built an interactive scrollytelling analysis covering 24 years of popular music.

Technical skills

Research
Research Design, Causal Inference, Quantitative Research, Behavioral Measurement, Text Analysis, Network Analysis
Analytics
Python, R, SQL, Statistical Analysis, Regression, NLP, Machine Learning
Tools
scikit-learn, NLTK, Transformers, BeautifulSoup, Plotly Dash, Power BI, D3.js

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.

Future Founder Startup Award - Minute Pitch Competition: $300 award from the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship at UMass Amherst.

UPitch Spring 2026 Second Place - Karnah: Awarded second place and a $750 prize at UMass Amherst.