CV
- Alexandra Perkins
- alexandraperkins@berkeley.edu
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, 2017 – 2020
- Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
- GPA: 3.937
- Honors Thesis: The effects of national and local historic preservation regulation on housing in the Bay Area
- Supervisors: Prof. William White, Prof. Laurie Wilkie
Research Experience
- Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, Berkeley Haas
- Predoc, November 2024 – Present
- Research assistance and Python-based data analysis for projects on California wildfire insurance markets
- Kairos Aerospace
- Research Data Analyst, May 2021 – November 2024
- Designed methods for analyzing large-scale remote sensing data on methane emissions across the US and Latin America
- Contributed to DOE grant proposals and regulatory research on methane
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley
- Undergraduate Research Assistant, August 2018 – May 2021
- Advisor: Michelle Koo
- Analysis and figures for publication on species richness in the UC Natural Reserve System
- Conducted PCA in R on Anniella lizards for conservation assessment
- Hearst Museum of Anthropology, UC Berkeley
- Undergraduate Research Assistant, August 2017 – August 2019
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Black
- Researched and cataloged ethnographic and archaeological material
- Mapped thousands of CA archaeological sites for the Digital Index of North American Archaeology
Work Experience
- Kairos Aerospace
- Research Data Analyst I & II, May 2021 – November 2022
- Research Data Analysis Team Lead, November 2022 – November 2024
- Milliman
- GIS Analyst Intern, Summer 2020
- Analyzed data for flood and wildfire insurance pricing in California
- Research, Teaching, and Learning, UC Berkeley
- Undergraduate Research Assistant, August 2019 – May 2021
- Funded through UC Student Tech Fund
- Built 3D models of collection objects using Agisoft Metashape and Python automation
- Denver Art Museum
- Art Intern, Summer 2018
- Researched and presented on art history topics
- Museeum
- Freelance Writer, October 2017 – May 2019
- Wrote articles on local cultural events
Honors & Awards
- 2020 – Phi Beta Kappa, UC Berkeley
- 2020 – High Honors in Anthropology
- 2020 – High Distinction in General Scholarship
- 2017–2020 – Dean’s List (all eligible semesters)
- 2019 – URAP Summer Research Stipend
Research & Teaching Interests
- Spatial Analysis
- Infrastructure as Opportunity
- Housing Policy
- Inequality
- Religiosity and Education
Publications
- Parham, J.F., Koo, M.S., Simison, W.B., Perkins, A., Papenfuss, T.J., Tennant, E.N.
Conservation assessment of the California Legless Lizard (Anniella).
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Grant Agreement Number: F15AF00458 (G1598091), 30 pp.
