Susan Yenke

Undergraduate Researcher @Vanderbilt Research On Conflict And Collective Action Rocca Lab

Nashville, TN, US

Selected as 1 of 22 students out of 500 applicants to join Vanderbilt’s ROCCA lab, specifically contributing to the Military Capabilities Lab led by Dr. Gannon. Attend biweekly meetings and weekly classes with the head of ROCCA, Professor Ritter, on data analysis and synthesizing.• Conducted interdisciplinary research on global conflict dynamics, identifying factors impacting nations’ offensive & defensive strengths, and use LLMs to synthesize and manipulate the data. • Developed framework for assessing national cyber readiness, therefore providing transparent & data-driven insights for policymakers & security analysts• Synthesized data on 100+ cyber power metrics across 50+ countries; integrating findings into publications for government & global security organizations• Helped Produce comprehensive literature reviews 20+ sources on technology-driven power dynamics, refining the lab’s analytical methods & supportingevidence-based policy recommendation; Shared findings to external stakeholders, practicing communicating complex data insights for policy discussions