Hiya! My name is Lauren Formica. I am current Master of Science in Business Analytics Class of 2018 student at Wake Forest University.

Prior to enrolling in the MSBA program, I worked for Wake Forest as a Program Coordinator in the Center for Global Programs & Studies.

I have a deep love of travel and I am always on the lookout for the next adventure! This is my current dream.

Post the MSBA program, I would love to work in federal consulting, market research, or in the trade & development industry.

Academic Background

Education-

B.A in Economics (Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC), May 2016
- Honors Thesis-“Adam Smith on Property Rights”
M.S. in Business Analytics (Wake Forest School of Business, Winston-Salem, NC), May 2018

Foriegn Study

Migration and Citizenship Research (Italy, Greece, and Belgium), January 2016-Present
- Working Paper- “Citizenship Deserts: Migrants and Refugees in the Mediterranean”
Danish Institute for Study Abroad (Copenhagen, Denmark), Spring 2014
- European Business Strategy Track
Summer Program in Nepal (Kathmandu and Besisahar, Nepal), Summer 2014
- Ethnographic research on the incentive structure of owning versus renting property in the Dalit Caste.

Professional Background

Programs Coordinator, Center for Global Program and Studies (Wake Forest University), June 2016- June 2017
- My primary responsibility was to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate the Global Village, the first Learning & Living Community at Wake. I was also responsible for organizing and executing other Global Campus Programs such as the WISE Conference and International Student programming.
Researcher, Department of Communication (Wake Forest University), January 2016-Present
- Currently, I am working with Dr. Alessandra Von Burg to develop citizenship theory on the recent migration of people from North Africa into Italy. We have also written academic papers on the recent and ongoing influx of refugees from Syria into Europe. Each summer we go to Europe for field work and then spend the rest of the year writing, sharing, and educating folks on issues of migration and mobility.
Sales and Operations Intern, Independent News and Media (Dublin, Ireland) Summer 2015
- While working at INM, I was responsible for conducting a comprehensive analysis on instituting a home delivery system for all INM titles. Much of my Excel training was completed during my time with INM.

Experience with R

I have no prior experience in R, but I am eager to learn! Although Group 14 sits in the back of the class, we hope our excitement radiates to the front of the room!

Experience with other analytic software

Prior to beginning the MSBA Program, I used a few other analytic software programs:

Excel (Used for basic analysis and data visualization in previous job and internship)
STATA (Used in my Econometric courses in undergrad)
Python (Self-taught over the past three months)