Mission Asset Fund
Characterizing financial, social, and personal factors supporting wellbeing among low-income immigrants after the COVID-19 recession.
Role
Research Assistant
Team
1 Research Assistant
1 Research Mentor
Tools
Python
R
Google Colab
Jupyter Notebook
Microsoft Excel
Figma
Timeline
Sept 2025 - May 2026
OVERVIEW
What is Mission Asset Fund?
Mission Asset Fund (MAF) is a financial services nonprofit based in San Francisco, CA. I became involved with this project through the University of Michigan’s Research Experience Development Program (REDP). I was one of two undergraduates in my cohort.
PROBLEM
MAF offered monthly guaranteed income to support immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MAF offered monthly guaranteed income to support immigrant families in recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 recession. In order to investigate the effectiveness of this assistance, MAF conducted research interviewing participants to understand their financial literacy and well-being. Prior analysis of closed-ended survey responses showed that participants receiving guaranteed income had higher general wellbeing than those who did not.
OUR CORE NEED
How might we understand and characterize experiences that bridged economic hardship and general wellbeing among families?
SOLUTION
This project is under a NDA, but feel free to view the deliverables!
