Carolyn Watson
About Carolyn Watson
Carolyn Watson is a Research Associate at Harvard Business School, where she has worked since 2019. She has coauthored five cases, organized numerous case interviews, and actively engages in community-building initiatives.
Current Role at Harvard Business School
Carolyn Watson has been serving as a Research Associate at Harvard Business School since 2019. In this role, she has coauthored five cases and organized over fifty case interviews. She actively engages in the research process by coordinating Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions, creating Qualtrics surveys, and launching online surveys. Additionally, she chairs the Research Associates Social Committee, where she leads the planning of virtual events aimed at fostering community engagement among colleagues.
Education and Expertise
Carolyn Watson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Michigan, where she studied from 2015 to 2019. She furthered her education at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), focusing on Development Economics and Global Politics in the Middle East in 2017. Her academic background provides a strong foundation for her research work, particularly in data analysis and economic studies.
Previous Experience in Research
Before her current position, Carolyn Watson worked as a Research Assistant in the Psychology Department at the University of Michigan from 2018 to 2019. In this role, she was involved in data cleaning and analysis using STATA and R, contributing to preliminary research efforts. She also developed do-files for ongoing projects, covering topics from descriptive statistics to factor analysis. This experience enhanced her analytical skills and prepared her for her current research responsibilities.
Internship Experience
Carolyn Watson has completed several internships that contributed to her professional development. She worked as an Accounts Payable/Programming Intern at Healthline Media for three months in 2016, where she gained exposure to financial processes. Additionally, she served as a Staff Analyst Intern at applEcon, LLC for four months in 2018, further expanding her analytical skills and understanding of economic research.