Experience

College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Journal of Research on Adolescence

• Consulting Editor

  • Jul 2020 - Present



Learning Research & Development Center

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

• Post-Doctoral Researcher

  • Jun 2019 - Jun 2021



EDC (Education Development Center)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Analyst

  • Jun 2019 - May 2022



Center for Policing Equity

• Greater New York City Area

• Senior Research Scientist

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2019

  At CPE, I contributed to empirical papers using multiple large and longitudinal datasets. One article, as a a first author, was invited for a revise and resubmit from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). I was able to continue my research in psychology and education through a criminal justice lens. I continued to manage large datasets and perform rigorous statistical analyses. At CPE, I contributed to empirical papers using multiple large and longitudinal datasets. One article, as a a first author, was invited for a revise and resubmit from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). I was able to continue my research in psychology and education through a criminal justice lens. I continued to manage large datasets and perform rigorous statistical analyses.



Early Adolescent Cohort (EAC) Study

• New York, NY

• Research Analyst

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2017

  At NYU, I was first- and second- author on over 10 manuscripts, most of which are published in top-tier journals, including Child Development and Developmental Psychology. Most of these published tested for risk factors in adolescents’ psychological well-being academic performance and achievement. I took courses and published across an array of advanced statistical analyses, including regression analyses with continuous and categorical data, survival analysis, psychometric theory, multi-level… Show more At NYU, I was first- and second- author on over 10 manuscripts, most of which are published in top-tier journals, including Child Development and Developmental Psychology. Most of these published tested for risk factors in adolescents’ psychological well-being academic performance and achievement. I took courses and published across an array of advanced statistical analyses, including regression analyses with continuous and categorical data, survival analysis, psychometric theory, multi-level modeling, longitudinal data analysis, multilevel modeling, and structural equation or latent variable modeling. I gave over 20 oral presentations, which were all quantitative empirical studies, at academic conferences. I exhibited exceptional oral-written communication and time management skills by producing numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals within a small period of time. I also oversaw and managed a team of research assistants. I also accumulated over two years of teaching experience in research methods and statistics. Show less At NYU, I was first- and second- author on over 10 manuscripts, most of which are published in top-tier journals, including Child Development and Developmental Psychology. Most of these published tested for risk factors in adolescents’ psychological well-being academic performance and achievement. I took courses and published across an array of advanced statistical analyses, including regression analyses with continuous and categorical data, survival analysis, psychometric theory, multi-level… Show more At NYU, I was first- and second- author on over 10 manuscripts, most of which are published in top-tier journals, including Child Development and Developmental Psychology. Most of these published tested for risk factors in adolescents’ psychological well-being academic performance and achievement. I took courses and published across an array of advanced statistical analyses, including regression analyses with continuous and categorical data, survival analysis, psychometric theory, multi-level modeling, longitudinal data analysis, multilevel modeling, and structural equation or latent variable modeling. I gave over 20 oral presentations, which were all quantitative empirical studies, at academic conferences. I exhibited exceptional oral-written communication and time management skills by producing numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals within a small period of time. I also oversaw and managed a team of research assistants. I also accumulated over two years of teaching experience in research methods and statistics. Show less



Teen Life Online Study (TLOS)

• Project Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

  Cleaned, coded, transformed, and analyzed a large self-report questionnaire that followed a sample of adolescents over three waves with yearly time intervals. I lead a project in which I analyzed the data to answer a complex research question and contributed to manuscript write-up. The project resulted in a publication in a peer-review journal. Cleaned, coded, transformed, and analyzed a large self-report questionnaire that followed a sample of adolescents over three waves with yearly time intervals. I lead a project in which I analyzed the data to answer a complex research question and contributed to manuscript write-up. The project resulted in a publication in a peer-review journal.



Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Research Fellow

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Collaborated on disseminating the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) bi-annual, nation-wide survey examining the experiences of LGBT youth in school & analyzed and contributed to policy reports on the Safe Space Kit and From Teasing to Torment studies. Collaborated on disseminating the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) bi-annual, nation-wide survey examining the experiences of LGBT youth in school & analyzed and contributed to policy reports on the Safe Space Kit and From Teasing to Torment studies.



University of Houston, Clear Lake

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2001 - Jun 2015

  A study examining the experiences of gay, bisexual, and queer men in higher education and how they managing multiple identities in college. A study examining the experiences of gay, bisexual, and queer men in higher education and how they managing multiple identities in college.



New York City Academic and Social Engagement Study (NYCASES)

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2014

  NYU Challenge Grand and Spencer funded grant examining psychological and educational engagement of urban adolescents throughout the high school years. NYU Challenge Grand and Spencer funded grant examining psychological and educational engagement of urban adolescents throughout the high school years.



Bowdoin College

• Honors Thesis

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  Undergraduate thesis examining social identities within autobiographical texts written by gay Latino male authors at the intersection of ethnicity, immigration status, gender, sexuality and psychological well-being. Undergraduate thesis examining social identities within autobiographical texts written by gay Latino male authors at the intersection of ethnicity, immigration status, gender, sexuality and psychological well-being.



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  A study focusing on the conceptualization of a developmental model (i.e., A Social Justice Perspective-Taking Ability Model) explaining the process on how individuals develop a social justice perspective. A study focusing on the conceptualization of a developmental model (i.e., A Social Justice Perspective-Taking Ability Model) explaining the process on how individuals develop a social justice perspective.



Bowdoin College

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  A study documenting the experiences of faculty of color in science, technology, and engineering and math fields (STEM) at a large research university. A study documenting the experiences of faculty of color in science, technology, and engineering and math fields (STEM) at a large research university.