About
Padma is from Naperville, IL and is an Accelerated Master's Degree Program student who has completed her undergraduate major in Data Science and is currently completing a Master's Program in Applied Statistics. She is passionate about learning history from a new lens, watching cricket, and all things Michigan. Padma can usually be found writing at a local cafe, researching sports data, or studying at the Shapiro library.
Padma served with the program from its launch in fall 2023 through winter 2026. Initially hired as an office assistant, Padma helped shape her evolving role, using coding and data analysis to engage students who may not have previously considered computing.