Isaac Barsoum
Research Assistant at The Daily Princetonian
New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolIsaac Barsoum is a Princeton undergraduate and research-focused political scientist specializing in quantitative analysis of American elections, political geography, and democratic institutions, with eight years of research and civic organizing experience. Currently a research assistant at Princeton’s Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, he combines archival digging and large-scale data collection to study primary elections and municipal politics. He writes regularly on public affairs as an associate opinion editor and former editorial board member at The Daily Princetonian, bringing clear communication to technical findings. Isaac has applied quantitative methods to diverse projects—from labor law reforms to historical economic shocks and development economics in Uganda—indicating both methodological range and policy-oriented curiosity. Ambitious to pursue a Ph.D., he blends rigorous empirical work with grassroots activism, including leadership in the Sunrise Movement focused on campus divestment and climate campaigning.
8 years of coding experience
IB Diploma, IB Diploma at North Mecklenburg High SchoolAB Candidate Politics, AB Candidate Politics at Princeton University
English, SpanishGithub contributions (5)
itbarsoum99/electionintegrity
Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:207 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
itbarsoum99/codeviolin
Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:245 pushes, 3 branches in 10 months
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