Hi, I'm Suiumkan✨

I am a data and investigative journalist. I use data scraping, analysis, and visualization to tell compelling stories.

I cover healthcare, criminal and environmental justice. I enjoy making data graphics and maps as well. Columbia Journalism School Grad.

Published Works

Why child sexual abuse in Kyrgyzstan remains unpunished

Why child sexual abuse in Kyrgyzstan remains unpunished

Data Analysis Data Collection Excel Data Visualization Reporting Writing Editing

Courier Newsroom Spent Big on a Meta Ad Blitz in October

Courier Newsroom Spent Big on a Meta Ad Blitz in October

Data Analysis Python Data Visualization Reporting Writing R

Project headline

Land Degradation in Kyrgyzstan – A Consequence of Chemical Fertilizer Use?

Data Analysis Excel Data Visualization Reporting Writing Editing

HIV in Kyrgyzstan

‘I didn’t use protection — I completely trusted him.’ Why Women in Kyrgyzstan Are Getting Infected with HIV More Often

Data Analysis Excel Data Visualization Reporting Writing Editing

Education

More Than Half of Students in the Regions Are Struggling in School. What Does Housework Have to Do with It?

Data Analysis Excel Data Visualization Reporting Writing Editing

Microcredits

Why Microloans Don’t Alleviate Poverty — They Just Postpone It

Data Analysis Excel Data Visualization Reporting Writing Editing

Electricity

Cheap electricity is self-deception: Why Kyrgyzstan needs to raise electricity prices

Data Analysis Excel Data Visualization Reporting Writing Editing

Silk Road Mountain Race

Das „Silk Road Mountain Race", ein Fahrradabenteuer made in Kyrgyzstan

Reporting Writing Editing

Harlem Parents Oppose School Plan

Harlem Parents Oppose Plan to Turn PS 76 School Into a Middle and High School

Data Analysis Reporting Writing Editing

Course Projects

maternal_mortality

Silent Crisis, Unrescued Mothers

Columbia Journalism School Master’s project on maternal mortality in the United States, with a focus on mental health–related deaths.

Data Analysis Python Data Scraping R QGIS Illustrator Data Visualization Reporting Editing

allergy

What Historical Data Tells us About Who Will Win the French Open

Course project focused on building a predictive model to forecast the men’s singles champion of the 2024 French Open.

Reporting Writing Data Visualization Data Analysis Python Editing

maternal mortality

Maternal Deaths in the U.S. Remain High, While Most Are Preventable

Course project on Maternal Mortality in the US

Data Analysis Data Visualization Python Writing Data Analysis

rare diseases table

Rare Disease Treatment Is Costly—Delayed Diagnosis Makes It Even Worse

Course project on Costs Spent due to Diagnosis Delays for Patients with Rare Diseases

Data Analysis Data Visualization Python Editing

opioid crisis

America's Opioid Crisis

Course project on Opioid Crisis in the US

Data Analysis Python Writing Data Visualization

dating in nyc

Think Online Dating Will Help You Find Love in NYC? Think Again

Course project on dating in NYC

Data Analysis Python Data Scraping Writing Data Visualization

allergy

When Rain Hurts and Showers Burn

Patient profile writing for Investigating Healthcare class

Reporting Writing Editing

taser

Rising Use of Tasers in U.S. Hospitals Raises Concerns

Course Project for Investigating Healthcare class on Usage of Restraint Weapons in Hospitals

Reporting Writing Editing