HOWARD UNIVERSITY · CLASS OF 2030
A long time ago, on a court far, far away…
ELIANA
ANDERSON
Political Science & Economics · Research · Data Storytelling
Honors student at Howard University studying how historical institutionalism has shaped the political economy of Black opportunity, one dataset at a time.
EVERY TEAM I’VE SUITED UP FOR
TIP-OFF · BOX SCORE
- 2MajorsPolitical science & economics
- 4ExperiencesLegislative, political & research
- 5Campus teamsLeadership & involvement
- 19SkillsAcross four positions
- 2030Class ofHoward University
Two majors, one question: how has historical institutionalism shaped the political economy of Black opportunity?
Off the court
- Basketball
- Star Wars
- Concerts
- Thrifting
Same playbook, different court
On the clock
- Research
- Data
- Public service
1ST QUARTER · PLAYER PROFILE
ABOUT ME
I’m an Honors Political Science and Economics student at Howard University’s College of Arts and Sciences, graduating in May 2030.
I enjoy learning about the Black American experience, political economy, and data analysis and storytelling. I use Python, VS Code, and Claude tools to explore how historical institutionalism has impacted the political economy of Black opportunity.
- Currently inWashington, D.C.
- H3SP ScholarCohort 4
- Honors studentCollege of Arts & Sciences
2ND QUARTER · GAME FILM
EXPERIENCE
Four stops, four plays. Keep scrolling and #30 runs a new play for each one.
PLAY 01 · 2025 · LEGISLATIVE
INDIANA STATE SENATE
Observed policy, advocacy, and constituent meetings across housing, education, workforce development, and anti-trafficking.
PLAY 02 · 2025 · POLITICAL
JOHNSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Youth outreach, voter engagement, political organizing, advocacy, and campaign strategy.
PLAY 03 · 2026 · RESEARCH
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT
Designed a quantitative longitudinal study examining congressional institutional strength and democratic backsliding.
PLAY 04 · CURRENT · RESEARCH
QUANTITATIVE HISTORIES WORKSHOP
Connecting historical inquiry with quantitative methods and computational analysis.
HALFTIME · PROJECT 01 · RESEARCH
GUARDRAILS OF
DEMOCRACY
Examining Congressional Institutional Strength and Democratic Backsliding in the United States
A quantitative, longitudinal, correlational study constructing a Congressional Institutional Strength Index and examining its relationship with democratic backsliding.
- METHODLONGITUDINAL
- MODELOLS
- INDEXCISI
- SOFTWAREPYTHONJupyter Notebooks
PROJECT 02 · DATA STORY
THE FORCE OF
THE 1970S
How one decade built Jay-Z’s sound
A scrollytelling data story that follows the 245 samples across Jay-Z’s 13 solo albums back to the decade that shaped his sound the most: 77 of them, 31 percent, come from 1970s records.
VIEW THE STORY ↗- SAMPLES245across 13 solo albums
- FROM THE 1970S7731 percent
- ARTISTS74in the 1970s slice
- EARLIEST SAMPLE1954six decades of records
3RD QUARTER · SCOUTING REPORT
PLAYER ATTRIBUTES
Pick a position to see where each skill plays.
- Mixed-methods design
- Literature synthesis
- Quantitative analysis
- Composite index construction
- R
- Python
- Excel
- Tableau
- Flourish
- Data cleaning & standardization
- VS Code
- Jupyter Notebooks
- IBM Data Science Toolkit
- Applied AI
- Claude tools
- Political organizing
- Advocacy
- Public speaking
- Constituent communication
4TH QUARTER · PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
B.A. Political Science & Economics
Double major in progress · Honors
CURRENT FOCUS Political institutions · Political economy · Black American experience · Data analysis · Research methodology
OVERTIME · THE ROSTER
LEADERSHIP & CAMPUS
- 01CASHAFreshman Representative
- 02THE HILLTOPInvestigative Reporter
- 03HU ROTARACTCampus Involvement
- 04HU POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIETYCampus Involvement
- 05H3SPCohort 4 Scholar
The journey continues…
FINAL BUZZER
LET’S CONNECT.
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