Yu is a quantitative researcher with over a decade of experience in digital design. As a senior data visualization associate at MDRC’s Center for Data Insights, she currently supports MDRC teams across all policy areas in advancing their use of enhanced data visualization methods, building products such as Resources for Supporting Post-Secondary RCTs and MDRC’s interactive social network analysis primer, and developing enhanced visualizations for projects like Sequences to Success. Yu also provides project management, technical capacity building, and quantitative research support to projects in the sectoral training, housing policy, and community development domains.
Before joining MDRC, Yu worked in digital product strategy at Travel + Leisure and Food & Wine magazines and as a UI/UX designer at a series of startups. Yu holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and computer science and a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University.
