About Me

I am currently a Predoctoral Researcher (RSA) with the Political Methodology Lab at MIT.

I recently obtained a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley. Previously, I completed a Bachelor of Commerce with honours in Business and Computer Science at UBC and worked as a software engineer.

My academic interests are primarily at the intersection of frontier technologies and society. I am particularly interested in understanding how new technologies affect labor, migration, and livelihoods on a global level.

Looking ahead, I will be applying to PhD programs where I can continue exploring these questions in greater depth.

Experience, Writing, and Projects

Responsibility Lab: Algorithmic Bias Diffusion Project
WIP, 2025

Working on a project identifying algorithmic bias diffusion under Professor Diag Davenport.

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Democracy Policy Initative: Political Psycology of American Democracy

Through the spring term and summer, I worked with Dean David Wilson on the Political Psycology of American Democracy. I performed cleaned datasets spanning multiple surveys, conducted literature reviews, and utilized the survey data to engage in my own research on Civic Flourishing.

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Popvox: Casework Notes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Published Summer 2025

Over the summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to intern at POPVOX, an organization focused on legislative capacity and government modernization. One of my contributions during my internship was a written piece informing caseworkers and congressional staffers about the content of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and how their workload may change following the bill's passage.

Writing Factsheet Congress

Reach Out

I'm currently a Predoctoral Researcher at MIT, and I'll be applying to PhD programs this cycle. I'd love to hear from current students, faculty, or anyone thinking about similar questions please reach out. Otherwise, I'd still love to hear from you. I respond fastest via email.

Personal inbox: hello@sirenaharrop.com

MIT inbox: ssharrop@mit.edu