Experience

ASIAN AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM, INC.

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Therapeutic Counselor

  • Sep 2020 - Apr 2021

  Los Angeles, California, United States Counseled and guided 20 to 30 patients struggling with substance abuse each day (opioids, methamphetamines, cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana), providing therapeutic services using CBT (Cognitive-Based Therapy) and MI (Motivational Interviewing) techniques to help guide them in developing better habits (life skills, seeking safety, coping mechanisms). Mentored interns and helped them integrate with the community and understand the services provided, resulting in hiring the interns and… Show more Counseled and guided 20 to 30 patients struggling with substance abuse each day (opioids, methamphetamines, cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana), providing therapeutic services using CBT (Cognitive-Based Therapy) and MI (Motivational Interviewing) techniques to help guide them in developing better habits (life skills, seeking safety, coping mechanisms). Mentored interns and helped them integrate with the community and understand the services provided, resulting in hiring the interns and expanding the team. Show less



Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2017

  Lebanon, New Hampshire Helped the Community Health Team create different options for making an educational curriculum addressing social and behavioral determinants of health. Helped the Veteran’s Hospital in Vermont evaluate different options to improve smoking screening amongst veterans



C2 Education

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  La Crescenta, CA Provided individualized attention to high school students preparing for SATs, AP exams and classes, school work, or academic advancement. Taught subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Pre-Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, and all levels of English



Stanford University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2012 - Aug 2014

  Stanford, CA Maintained cell lines through cell culturing techniques, incubating them for the collection of data via different protocols to determine: if BET proteins are critical regulators of the Hedgehog pathway, and if BET bromodomain inhibitors are an effective treatment for treating Hedgehog-driven tumors with emerged or a priori resistance to Smoothened antagonists

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2011 - Oct 2012

  Stanford, CA Nurtured nests of mice with induced neurodegenerative conditions to observe and test in different behavioral and cognitive tests to further understand synaptic functioning in mental retardation. Learned to perform perfusion and perfectly preserve a healthy brain for fluorescent labeling and analysis



Bing Nursery School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Teacher

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2014

  Stanford, CA Developed an enrichment program with other undergrads for ~30 children of Bing Nursery School. Acted as facilitators, letting children aged 2-5 to express their creativity and build relationships with not only teachers, but also with their peers