Zezhen Wu
Core Member (Behavioral Scientist) at The Agency Fund
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolZezhen Wu is a behavioral scientist and data-savvy researcher with eight years of experience evaluating AI systems and designing social interventions that improve outcomes for underserved communities. Currently a core member at The Agency Fund, Zezhen bridges rigorous academic training (PhD, NYU; MPhil, Oxford; M.Ed., Harvard) with fast-paced applied work at organizations including the World Bank, NYU suicide prevention initiatives, and Meta. They specialize in translating evidence-based methods into scalable research tools and programmatic solutions, combining quantitative data management with pragmatic field-facing design. Known for a polymathic curiosity, Zezhen often builds or adapts data science workflows to accelerate research impact rather than merely analyzing results. Based in the New York City area, they focus on human-centered evaluation of technology and policy, emphasizing real-world benefits and ethical implications.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology at Tsinghua UniversityMaster of Philosophy - MPhil, Evidence-based social intervention and policy evaluation, Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Evidence-based social intervention and policy evaluation at University of OxfordDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology and Social Intervention, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology and Social Intervention at New York UniversityExchange student, Psychology and educational science, Exchange student, Psychology and educational science at University of LeuvenMaster of Education (M.Ed.), Arts in Education, Master of Education (M.Ed.), Arts in Education at Harvard University Graduate School of EducationBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management at 清华大学经济管理学院 Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
Chinese, English
Github Skills (42)
structural-equation-modeling9
missing-data8
r-package8
factor-analysis7
htmlwidgets7
psychometrics7
python7
stan6
equation6
cran6
multilevel6
bayesian6
statistical-models6
machine-learning6
pytorch6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
littlehifive/NSA
Apr 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:32 pushes in 3 years
nyuglobalties/workshops
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
R and Data Pipeline Workshops
Contributions:27 commits, 13 PRs, 17 pushes in 1 year 2 months
data-pipelinepipelinedata-science
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