Experience

Rice University

• Program Administrator, Department of Transnational Asian Studies and Chao Center for Asian Studies

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  • Administers department's general announcements, course offerings, and course schedule • Coordinates departmental events, travel logistics, and outreach with external organizations • Oversees departmental spending and expense reports, including honorariums, faculty research funds, and program sponsorship • Administers department's general announcements, course offerings, and course schedule • Coordinates departmental events, travel logistics, and outreach with external organizations • Oversees departmental spending and expense reports, including honorariums, faculty research funds, and program sponsorship



To The Top Education Group

• Katy, Texas, United States

• Private Tutor

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  • Coaches high school students in AP English subjects (Language & Composition; Literature), college-level writing composition, and ACT prep. • Mentors middle school-aged through college students on professional development and career planning. • Creates individually-tailored learning strategies and practice materials for students based on strengths and academic goals. • Coaches high school students in AP English subjects (Language & Composition; Literature), college-level writing composition, and ACT prep. • Mentors middle school-aged through college students on professional development and career planning. • Creates individually-tailored learning strategies and practice materials for students based on strengths and academic goals.



UniPro - Pilipino American Unity for Progress

• Media Partner

  • Sep 2023 - Sep 2023



Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Ambassador, Program in Medical Humanities

  • May 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Advised undergraduates on completing practicum, selecting Medical Humanities courses for semester course schedule, and satisfying requirements for minor.• Liaised with department faculty and administrators to schedule advising events and arrange accessible opportunities for interested undergraduate students.• Advertised Medical Humanities departmental offerings at tabling events, panels, social media platforms.In the 2022-2023 academic year, the Rice Medical Humanities department has inaugurated a Student Ambassador program. Alyssa was 1 of 2 students selected to liaise with the departmental steering committee, represent the program, and share opportunities with other undergraduates. Show less

• Undergraduate Scholars Program Fellow

  • Mar 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Partnered with international mental health non-profit, Mental Health for Every Adolescent (MHEA), to implement curriculum on social emotional assets for Black and Hispanic middle school-aged students in Houston charter schools and after-school program.• Conducted community outreach to Houston-area schools and maintained partnership with stakeholders (e.g., teachers, administrators, parents).• Recruited 15+ Rice University undergraduate students to facilitate mental health workshops and establish Rice volunteer MHEA chapter.The Rice Undergraduate Scholars Program (RUSP) is a university-wide honors program for 25 selected seniors considering research careers and PhD programs. RUSP fellows receive $1,000 from the Rice Office of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry to work with faculty on a one-year research project and attend a weekly class on professional development. Show less

• Center for Academic and Professional Communication (CAPC) Consultant

  • Aug 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Consulted 100+ undergraduate and graduate students on academic and scientific writing (research manuscripts, cover letters, fellowship and scholarship applications, personal statements, course essays) for structure, grammar and mechanics, concision, development of ideas, citations, etc.• Provided one-on-one feedback to undergraduate and graduate students for data visualization on oral presentations and research posters.• Attended internal professional development modules on writing center pedagogy for clients with anxiety, multilingual learners, medical school applicants, and more. Show less

• Medicine | Race | Democracy (MRD) Lab Project Lead

  • Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Interviewed Filipino nurses and nurse practitioners about immigrant experiences navigating the US medical field, transcribed interview recordings, and created archival webpage of oral histories.• Reviewed literature on diasporic spread of Tibetan Buddhist medicine and wrote overview essay (approved for web publication) about the Institute of Traditional Tibetan Medicine in Warsaw, Poland.• Researched gender identity and sexuality as social determinants of health and co-wrote overview essay (pending web publication) about the establishment of the Montrose Center, a LGBTQ+ community clinic in Houston. Show less



Morehouse College

• Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Public Health Sciences Institute Ambassador

  • Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Tabled at STEM conferences for underrepresented minorities to recruit prospective applicants to John R. Lewis Scholars Imhotep (LSI) Project, a public health summer internship funded by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. • Met with and advised prospective applicants on application process and LSI Project expectations and opportunities. • Advertised LSI Project application on social media platforms. • Tabled at STEM conferences for underrepresented minorities to recruit prospective applicants to John R. Lewis Scholars Imhotep (LSI) Project, a public health summer internship funded by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. • Met with and advised prospective applicants on application process and LSI Project expectations and opportunities. • Advertised LSI Project application on social media platforms.



CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Equity

• Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Undergraduate Public Health Scholar

  • May 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Prototyped dental scheduling UI for Navajo families, ensuring cultural appropriateness and ease of navigation. • Presented first-author research on institutional barriers to HIV/AIDS intervention implementation at showcases and conferences. • Analyzed epidemiological data through statistical analyses (SPSS), relative risk and odds ratio calculations, and disease surveillance measures. The Office of Minority Health and Health Equity houses the CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (CUPS) program, which prepares a diverse national pool of qualified students to enter the public health field. Morehouse College Project Imhotep accepted less than 7% of applicants for the 2022 cohort. Competitive internship opportunities and rigorous didactic training allow students to gain experience in epidemiology, health disparities, scientific writing, health informatics, and biostatistics. A core area of study and practice is related to the health needs of racial/ethnic minority communities and other historically excluded populations. Show less



Morehouse School of Medicine

• Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Prevention Research Center Trainee

  • Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Coded focus group and interview data, and conducted thematic analysis to elicit administrative and student attitudes toward barriers to HIV testing services. • Trained to facilitate an evidence-based HIV/STI education intervention for women of color in collaboration with community research partner, Sister Love. • Compiled research findings about HIV/STI burden among Black and African American adults to identify gender-related, normative beliefs regarding protective sexual health practices. Show less



MD Anderson Cancer Center

• Houston, Texas, United States

• Department of Health Disparities Research Contributor

  • Aug 2021 - May 2022

  • Co-authored research manuscript on process of engaging advisory board of Asian-American community stakeholders in Houston to disseminate findings on sustainable community-academic-medical partnerships and cancer prevention strategies. • Conducted literature review on Asian-American cancer disparities and organized findings about disproportionate cancer burden and lack of disaggregated racial/ethnic data into matrices. • Performed qualitative analysis of interviews with Asian-American community leaders in Houston and generated descriptive statistics of surveys from Asian-American community members to elicit priority cancer risk factors. Show less



Baylor College of Medicine

• Houston, Texas, United States

• Health Services Research Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Standardized non-IRB review of quality improvement projects by co-designing an algorithmic self-certification tool for clinical investigators and implementation scientists. • Assisted with formal scoping review on quality improvement certification protocol by identifying relevant search criteria, cataloguing sample protocols from other medical institutions, and calling select medical IRBs. • Developed survey on quality improvement self-certification tool content for Delphi consensus panel of IRB officials and adapted algorithmic self-certification tool accordingly. Show less



VA Quality Scholars

• Houston, Texas, United States

• Program Evaluator

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  • Compiled 15 graphical reports of curriculum delivery evaluations to present at VA Quality Scholars (VAQS) National Coordinating Center (housed in the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center) weekly journal club meetings. • Designed VAQS profile presentation to promote fellowship recruitment, facilitate onboarding process, and present at stakeholder meetings and conferences. • Performed qualitative analysis and generated descriptive statistics of VAQS annual conference outcomes, and reported findings to VAQS leadership, faculty, and staff. Show less