Josh Hall is a Research Assistant at the Lab @ DC, joining in September 2023. They are pursuing an M.S. in Data Science in Applied Public Affairs from American University. They graduated from American University in 2022 with a BA in Justice & Law and have previously coordinated research using data mining and sentiment analysis to examine blog posts from incarcerated writers. They are eager to expand their skills as a data scientist at the Lab @ DC and to use the District’s data to tell stories and make a positive difference.
Outside of work, Josh can be found reading Beat literature, searching for a new jazz record, or at home trying to convert their cat Bela into a lap cat.