ANNA CHOI
Curriculum Vitae
Address:
87 Uptown Road Apt F204
Ithaca, NY 14850
Date of Birth: Aug 22nd, 1985
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Citizenship:
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(757) 903-9507
USA
EDUCATION
08/2010 – 05/2015
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Ph.D. Policy Analysis and Management (Expected May 2015)
08/2008 – 05/2010
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA
Master of Public Policy
08/2003 – 05/2007
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
B.A. (Double Major) Economics, Peace and Conflict Studies
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
2003-2004
Alumni Leadership Scholarship (UC Berkeley)
2003-2004
Cal Bears Scholarship, Edward Barrett, Phoebe Hearst, Rodkey, Bentley
Memorial Scholarship (UC Berkeley)
2008-2010
Trice Fellowship (The College of William and Mary)
2008
Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award (The College of William and Mary)
2010 – 2011
College of Human Ecology Fellowship (Cornell University)
ARTICLES
Cadogan K, Choi A, and Stevenson E. “Why are foreclosure rates in Prince William County,
Manassas, and the City of Manassas Park high when compared to other parts of Washington, DC
metro area: Subprime mortgages, immigrants, and recession.” Commissioned by The Urban Institute
Jan 2010
Choi GH, Lee YH, and Choi A, “A Study on the Changes in the Spatial Economic Structure of
Beijing, China.” International Symposium on City Planning 2009, Conference Proceedings, Aug. 2628, 2009, held by the Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning, National Cheng Kung University, Chang
Jung Christian University, pp. 262-269, Tainan, Taiwan.
Co-author: Lee S, McCann D., (with Choi A) “The impact of labor regulations: Measuring the
effectiveness of legal norm in a developing country (Tanzania).” Presented at “Regulating for Decent
Work,” International conference, July 8-10, 2009 International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in
Geneva, Switzerland (http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/rdwpaper13c.pdf)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
May 2010
U.S. Census Bureau (HHES division)
Suitland, MD
– Aug 2010 Statistician (Intern), American community survey coordination staff branch
 Conduct research about homeownership and remodeling trends from 2001-2009
using American Housing Survey for the internship team project using SAS
programming.
 Investigate possible data problems that are found during data review using SAS,
ART and VisART.
 Attend various meetings and trainings related to ACS data review and data
product review.
 Prepare presentation slides for CNSTAT panel on ACS GQ data (gather all slides
presented at the panel and create a new comprehensive Powerpoint slides that
will be used for ACS GQ data training for new employees in the future).
Fall 2009
– May 2010
Research Assistant
Williamsburg, VA
For Professor Mellor, Director of Schroeder Center for Health Policy
 Research about the relationship between recession and medical care utilization
(literature review, examine the data, research questions in previous relevant
studies)
 Research about the relationship between built environment, proximity to fast food
restaurants, and dietary choices measured by BMI index and GIS for spatial
analysis (literature review, write part of the grant proposal for NIH)
 Research about the relationship between Proximity to physicians, health care
providers and birth outcomes using GIS methods (literature review)
September
Graduate student Policy Analyst
Williamsburg, VA
– Jan 2010
Commissioned by the Urban Institute (part of Policy Research Seminar course)
 Wrote a group research paper called “Why are foreclosure rates in Prince William
County, Manassas, and the City of Manassas Park high when compared to other
parts of Washington, DC metro area: Subprime mortgages, immigrants, and
recession.” (investigate who is affected, where foreclosures are happening, and
what is happening to those suffering foreclosures and provide policy
recommendations for stakeholders)
 Responsible for literature review, quantitative analysis (using HMDA, McDash
loan performance data, and Census data), and qualitative analysis present the final
report to the Urban Institute and Non profit organization Roundtable
 Conducting interviews with various stakeholders (non profit organizations,
government agencies, loan and housing counselors, homeless shelters) to gather
anecdotal evidence and identify trends in people seeking help and neighborhoods
experiencing foreclosures
Spring
Teaching Assistant
Williamsburg, VA
2009
Principle Microeconomics, Professor McInerney
Fall 2008
Research Assistant
Williamsburg, VA
Professor McInerney, Economics Department
 Research on workers’ compensation, social security benefits and disability
insurance, and various impacts of vocational rehabilitation programs on disabled
workers’ reemployment and the effect of privatizing rehabilitation programs.
 Research about the impact of worker’s insurance premium in Ohio since the
regulation changes in 2003. Research specifically how it has affected companies
and organizations’ incentives for false reporting regarding employees’ real
occupations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May –
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Geneva, Switzerland
August 2009
Graduate Research Intern
Conditions of Work and Employment (TRAVAIL) Department
 Provide research assistance for projects initiated by the GMA (Global Monitoring
and Analysis) program
 Co-authored a paper “The impact of labor regulations: Measuring the
effectiveness of legal norm in a developing country (Tanzania).” Produced all
charts and tables presented in the paper using STATA and policy implications
 Conducted legal research for the ILO’s database on Conditions of Work and
Employment Laws (www.ilo.org/travaildatabase). Researched working condition
legislations (minimum wage, maternity protection, working time) and
summarized legislations in the database for New Zealand, Canada, US, and UK.

In charge of Daily Monitoring project, conducting daily research (using primary
and secondary resources) regarding any amendments in country’s law or any
other new relevant information on maternity protections, wage (minimum wage,
collective bargaining), working time, and work organization.
 Assist producing country profile report (Tanzania on June) and preparatory work
on ILO publications on working conditions
 Conducted legal research on working conditions law for domestic workers’
around the world. Identified and consulted legislative texts and secondary
materials from ILO member states, drafting concise information about changes in
working conditions law
May –
Bain & Company
Seoul, Korea
Sept 2007
Research Assistant
 Participated in a global business strategy project of a leading advertising agency
 Assisted in defining the new business development model by analyzing the
competitors data, track record, and identifying key business drivers, markets, and
consumers segments
 Researched and analyzed top 15 global advertising agencies (client’s competitors)
through interviews and web search
 Arranged and conducted over 25 interviews and conference calls with competitors
and industry experts in North America and Europe to gather data and develop client’s
new business model
 Based on the research and analysis, created 10 slides (including back up) for progress
meetings with the client
2006 –
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Berkeley, CA
2007
Student Assistant (12 hrs/week during academic year)
 Created 150 application readers’ training manuals and weekly norming samples of
applications (approx 10 applications per week)
 Organized incoming applications according to the guidelines
 Responsible for distributing and categorizing of decision appeals during the spring
Summer
Samsung Electronics Co.
Seoul, Korea
2005
Summer Intern, Investors Relations Team
 Conducted market research and competitor analysis to propose solutions to
Samsung’s content management system
 Conducted comprehensive research and wrote a paper about how MSCI and FTSE
index affects the global fund market for reference
 statement, and case summary.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2009
Graduate Policy Association
Williamsburg, VA
The College of William and Mary
Policy Review Journal (submission committee, founding member)
Spring Emerson Elementary School
Berkeley, CA
2004
Volunteer, Academic Mentor (2days/wk)
 Assisted students to improve their math and reading skills after school
 Learned how to resolve conflicts and have a long term relationship with a client
LANGUAGES
Korean (Native) English (Fluent) Japanese (Advanced) Chinese (Basic Reading)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in STATA, Eviews, PcGive, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Intermediate level
knowledge of SAS