Alex Cooper
Stamps 1693 Scholar
Hometown
Fairfax, VA (W T Woodson HS)
Major
Psychological Sciences
Why W&M
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W&M Activities
- oSTEM (Vice President)
- Student Assembly
- (Undersecretary of LGBTQ+ Affairs 2021-22, Undersecretary of Academic Affairs 22-23)
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy Club (Vice President 2021-22)
- W&M Cypher Organizer
- IEEE Young Prodigies Cohort (Leader)
- Courageous Leadership and Authentic Excellence Fellow
- Botetourt Squat
- W&M Mock Trial (Outstanding Attorney Award)
Research
- Research with Professor Kinnon MacKinnon of York University: Multivariate analysis of care outcomes for gender minorities under UnACoRN Project 2024 Article
- Research with Professor Rob Hicks of Econ Department: Experimental behavioral economics
- Research with Professor Michelle King of Speech Department: Determining the effectiveness of machine learning algorithms in Twitter sentiment analysis studies for the social sciences
- Research with Emma Stephenson of Neuroscience Department: Studying the effect of art appreciation on biological awareness
Internships and Career
- MITRE Corporation: Research on novel algorithms for optical health monitoring
- Bank of America Global Technology Sophomore Analyst (Data Science)
- CITI Early ID Program
High School Activities
- Technical Aide at MITRE Corporation
- President of W.T. Woodson Speech/Forensics
- Volunteer speech teacher at QuaranTunes
- Major League Hacking (competitor, awardee, and volunteer judge)
- Frost Middle School National Science Bowl student coach
- VSSEF participant and Fairfax Science Fair awardee
- Future Problem Solvers Program participant and state awardee
- Songwriting
- Woodson Model UN
- Computer Science Honor Society
- National Art Honor Society
- Volunteer at the Women's Center
Awards / Distinctions
- Grace Hopper Celebration 2022 Scholar
- O4U Digital 2023 Scholar
- MLH Hackcon X Speaker (What Does Beginner-Friendly Mean?)
- MLH Hackcon XI Speaker (Hacking Accessibility)
- Cypher 2022 Most Creative Hack
- Cypher 2023 Most Creative Hack
- Technica 2022 Startup Award
- Technica 2022 Inclusive Future Award
- BJI Outstanding Attorney
