Ella Busch

The Ohio Education Research Center — a collaborative of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs and the CHRR — offers the Public Sector Data Science Internship Program for students interested in exploring careers in policy research and evaluation. This year, we were very excited to host three interns at state agencies across Columbus. Continue reading to learn more about the work they accomplished this summer. Our next intern of the week is Ella Busch. Ella is going into her fourth year of her Bachelor of Science in Public Policy Analysis with minors in French and local government at the Glenn College. She interned with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) to assist with their Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment and analyzed data to examine the gaps in service for OOD participants. Her reflections on the internship are shared below: My name is Ella Busch, and I am a fourth-year Public Policy Analysis major with minors in French and Local Government. This summer I worked with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities to assist with their Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment. I used surveys from vocational rehabilitation staff and service providers to examine the gaps in service for OOD participants, by county and by service for the Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment. I used mainly Microsoft Excel and Tableau for this project. I really enjoyed public affairs 4040 (public sector data science) and I wanted to learn new things in that field. The most challenging part of this internship was learning about data cleaning and dealing with the consequences of different choices made early in the analysis process. My favorite part of the internship was the people I worked with, who helped me deal with the challenges in the internship. I would recommend this internship to anyone curious about data science and how it intersects with state government.

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