C2i Alumni - Data Collector

Alex Ackerman is a Data Collector and a Computer Science major with a Data Science minor at Davidson College. When not pursuing his studies on the computer, Alex is active as a D1 athlete on Davidson’s Cross Country/Track & Field team. He is additionally in the Cats ‘Stats Data Analytics group where he is a player scout for the men’s basketball team. Some of Alex’s interests outside of school include sports analytics, Game of Thrones, listening to podcasts, and any Philadelphia sports.

John Leiner is one of C2i’s fabulous Data Collectors. John is a senior Political Science and Hispanic Studies Double Major with career interests in law and public policy. Upon graduation, he will attend law school at the University of Minnesota. At the University of Minnesota, John hopes to join the dual J.D./Master of Public Policy track through social policy coursework at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. John has taken a particular interest in U.S. housing policy and the legal rights of tenants facing eviction, after his experience interning with the anti-homelessness entity “HOGAR SÍ” while studying abroad in Madrid. John is currently researching how tenant legal representation improves case outcomes for tenants in Charlotte eviction court. On campus, John is a Deliberative Citizenship Initiative Fellow, a Co-Chair for the Davidson Votes Initiative, and has been involved with various theatre productions and several vocal ensembles. As a spirited baseball fan, the only things John loves more than his St. Louis Cardinals are his family and his two black labs, Pepper and Chester.

Garnet Brown is a Data Collector and Economics Major and Data Science Minor at Davidson College. With her passions for people and education, Garnet is a Spanish Interpreter at the Ada Jenkins Free Clinic, a Spanish Teacher at Santa Elena Alliance, an Alumni Ambassador, and an Assistant Teacher of Hispanic Studies at Davidson. Despite her busy schedule, Garnet also competes as a D1 athlete for Davidson’s Cross Country team and is a Connor Eating House Self-Selection Chair.

Morgan is a senior economics and computer science double major at Davidson College. While she is not officially an education studies minor, she has taken several courses in the department and completed projects on merit-based financial aid, college rankings, and the changing face of disability in higher education. Morgan, along with fellow C2I team member Gracie Petty, used a computer science elective project in the spring of 2020 to combine her interest in computer science and education studies to visualize how all levels of the education system responded to COVID-19. Raised in a family of educators, Morgan takes a particular interest in researching how to ensure people of all ages have access to a rewarding education.

Jamie is from Spartanburg, SC, and is majoring in Political Science with a minor in East Asian Studies at Davidson College. She has previously attended the Middlebury College Chinese Language School. Before attending Davidson, Jamie lived in the Shandong region of China, where her work as an English teacher catalyzed her interest in education. Jamie is extending her interest in East Asia to help with data-collection on Dr. Shelley Rigger’s quantitative research on Taiwan’s youth.

Jamie has previously served as an E-Board Member of Alternative Breaks and frequently volunteers at the Ada Jenkins Center. Jamie is an avid tennis player. She is currently interning at Ada Jenkins this summer as an educational program facilitator. Jamie is the recipient of the Leona M. Goodell Memorial Award and hopes to pursue a career in government service upon graduation.