Experience

Cornell University - College of Human Ecology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Ambassador

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Served as a liaison between the College of Human Ecology Office of Undergraduate Admissions and prospective students and their families. Provided a student voice in the admissions process and support recruitment for each incoming freshman and transfer class.

• Research Assistant, Dr. David Levitsky

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Dr. David Levitsky's team at Cornell's College of Human Ecology, Division of Nutritional Sciences explores the medical and economic consequences of age-related weight gain. This team studies human eating behaviors and the regulation of body weight through human experimentation at Cornell University.Specialization: Efficacy of Self-Weighing for Weight Management; GI Hormones & Food Intake; Priming Theory of Body Weight

• Research Coordinator, Dr. David Levitsky

  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

  Research Coordinator of undergraduate research team with Dr. David Levitsky at the Division of Nutritional Sciences. Performed literature review and meta-analyses on the relationship between GI hormones and food intake.



Cornell Undergraduate Research Board

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Board Chair, Peer Mentorship Program

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Executive Board & Mentor, Peer Mentorship Program

  • Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

  The Cornell Undergraduate Research Board (CURB) seeks to enhance the Cornell undergraduate experience by promoting and enriching undergraduate research on campus. CURB is committed to fostering academic excellence through undergraduate interaction at events that bring student endeavors to the forefront of the Cornell community's attention. CURB provides mentorship, presentation opportunities, seminars, and other functions to help students find and succeed in research at Cornell. CURB's Peer Mentorship Program (PMP) holds G-body presentations and workshops to walk through the nuances of applying to research groups as well as general research career development. Show less



Sensei

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant, Wellness Science Department

  • Jul 2023 - Aug 2023



Vitality Society

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Manager

  • May 2023 - Jul 2023



Lift MD Aesthetics

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Physician Assistant, Lift MD by Dr. Garo Kassabian

  • Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  Worked under Black Diamond award-winning expert injector Dr. Garo Kassabian at Lift MD Aesthetics in Beverly Hills, CA. Gained clinical experience in plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures. Observed and assisted in cosmetic procedures such as botox, fillers, mole removals, and coolsculpting. Led social media campaign by obtaining consent and filming procedures. Provided direct patient care pre, peri, and post cosmetic procedures. Worked under Black Diamond award-winning expert injector Dr. Garo Kassabian at Lift MD Aesthetics in Beverly Hills, CA. Gained clinical experience in plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures. Observed and assisted in cosmetic procedures such as botox, fillers, mole removals, and coolsculpting. Led social media campaign by obtaining consent and filming procedures. Provided direct patient care pre, peri, and post cosmetic procedures.



USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Primary Author, Scientific Research in Food Addiction

  • Mar 2020 - Mar 2020

  Utilized qPCR assays to quantify the Dopamine D2 Receptors in D. melanogaster. Abstract: Addiction is one of America’s most challenging public health problems. Both food and drug addiction are linked through their hijacking properties of the neural circuit reward system of the brain, activating the dopamine D2 receptors that release dopamine in the brain. Social isolation has been found to be an environmental risk factor for drug addiction. Comparatively, socialization has been found to mitigate the risk of drug addiction but few studies have yet evaluated the neurophysiology of food addiction. In this study, the effect of isolation and socialization were evaluated on the dopaminergic system of food addiction in ​Drosophila melanogaster​. The flies were either socially isolated or group-housed while being fed high concentrations of an addictive food substance, sucrose. The intake of the sucrose media in both groups was assessed throughout the study using the CAFE Assay. D2 receptor activity in both groups was measured using a qPCR (Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction) assay post-experimentation, to evaluate the effects of the social and isolated environment on the dopaminergic reward pathway. Flies in social isolation displayed a higher average consumption of the sucrose solution, supporting the environmental effects on food consumption, and subsequent food addiction. Although qPCR data confirmed a correlation between the social environment and D2 receptor copy number, with the SI group having a lower Cq value than GH as predicted, this difference was not statistically significant, revealing minimal environmental effects on the genetics of the dopaminergic reward pathways of food addiction. Findings from this study produced novel data on this challenging chronic disease and with more research, can contribute to the growing body of knowledge supporting the relationship between the environment, genetics, and its subsequent impact on food addiction Show less



The Archer School for Girls

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

• Founder and President, HEARTbeats Chapter

  • Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

  HEARTbeats is a student lead organization that promotes awareness, provides education on child abuse and family violence, and supports victims receiving services at the Violence Intervention Program (VIP), a community mental health center in Los Angeles.

• Primary Author, Scientific Research in Addiction

  • 2018 - May 2019

  ABSTRACT: Addiction is one of America’s most challenging public health crisis. Both food and drug addiction are linked through the biochemical effects of the neural circuitry in the reward system of the brain. Isolation has been found to be an environmental risk factor for addiction. Comparatively, socialization has been found to mitigate the risk of drug addiction but few studies have yet evaluated these social commonalities between drug and food addiction. In this study, the effects of isolation and socialization were tested on ​Drosophila melanogaster ​to observe their addictive behavioral response to the ethanol, nicotine, and sucrose. The ​Drosophila were fed media with high concentrations of the addictive substances (ethanol, nicotine, and sucrose) while housed in either an isolated or social environment. Two behavioral assays involving the withdrawal and relapse and the overcoming of an aversive stimulus were performed to assess their responsiveness to the addictive substances. The average percent consumption of the addictive substances in each of the environments was measured pre and post-implementation of the behavioral assays while evaluating its association with the observations of the flies’ addictive behavior. Flies in social isolation displayed a higher average percent consumption when exposed to the addictive substances compared to group housing, demonstrating two features of addiction: flies returned to higher levels of drug consumption after a period of deprivation and were willing to overcome an aversive stimulus in order to consume the substances. Similar trends in consumption across the three addictive substances also suggested the emerging relationship between food and drug addiction. This study revealed novel data on this challenging public health crisis and contributed to the growing body of knowledge supporting the relationship between the environment and its subsequent impact on food and drug addiction. Show less