Overview

I am the Manager of the Research Innovation Team at Acuity Insights, and have the honor of being a part of the broader Acuity research team! Acuity Insights promotes diversity in higher education, empowering institutions to look beyond book smarts and also take into account non-cognitive competencies such as empathy and collaboration when making key academic decisions. 

At Acuity, I lead a team of talented ML Research Scientists in innovative research and product development, the design and development of new research backed assessments and features, and the implementation of our Ethical AI Framework. I also lead research with faculty and staff in higher education aimed at improving how we measure and foster soft skills within higher education programs.

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I have obtained my PhD in Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2020. Dissertation available online @  UMass ScholarWorks  and OSF. 

For an overview of my research and teaching, here's my academic CV!

For a compact version of my experience, here is my resume!

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I'm not on social media at all (except for LinkedIn), and I only *very rarely* update this page, so please do feel free to email me and get in touch! 

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• If we haven't, Hi, I'm Rodica! :) Looking forward to meeting you!