Research Consultant

• Jul 2022 - Present

Assistant Director of Research and Evaluation

• Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

•Coordinate team of data analysts and contractor to conduct a network analysis and survey of 192 organizations across South LA for the purpose of designing a network map of community-based organizations and funders using Kumu and Tableau•Coordinated and planned evaluation strategy for Best Start’s South LA organizing team which has consisted of data narratives based on surveys, focus groups, and interviews of local residents and community leaders

Senior Research Analyst

• Sep 2020 - Feb 2022

• Support First5 LA Best Start’s research and evaluation needs by utilizing surveys, focus groups, and interviews to identify and address community needs across South Los Angeles• Oversee CHC’s internship program that connects between 4 to 10 interns with supervisors across the organization each financial quarter

Doctorate Researcher

• Jun 2015 - Jul 2021

• Utilize statistical analysis software, Stata, to conduct data analyses of large-scale public survey datasets with thousands of respondents from across the U.S. • Published four peer-reviewed articles in top interdisciplinary and sociological journals, a lead chapter for a book on transnational social movements, as well as two research briefs focusing on topics related to the remittance practices of labor migrants, social networks, racial identification, and familial dynamics. • Conducted 98 in-depth interviews with second-generation migrants to identify the social and financial effects of remittance practices on their households in the U.S. and family members in countries of origin. • Utilize Atlas.ti data management software to code interviews and identify key themes for the purpose of academic publication• Spoke on 13 research panels in sociological and interdisciplinary conferences with thousands of attendees across the country• Wrote 35 grant and fellowship applications. Received various fellowship and grant funding from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; University of California Grad Division; the California Immigration Research Initiative; UC San Diego; and UC Mexus.

Instructor

• Sep 2018 - Jun 2019

• Taught and led weekly discussions with approximately 180 undergraduates in Research Methods and Law courses• Mentored and advised two undergraduate research projects for the Sociology Department’s Honors Thesis Program• Nominated for Teaching Assistant Excellence Award

Research Assistant

• Mar 2014 - Jun 2015

• Synthesized scholarship on educational inequalities in attaining higher education as a result of race and class disparities in weekly research reports for the purposes of a literature review in academic publication • Coded qualitative data from over 50 interviews and several hours of ethnographic data using Atlas.ti data management software to identify common themes among interviewees from disadvantaged high schools • Synthesized scholarship on educational inequalities in attaining higher education as a result of race and class disparities in weekly research reports for the purposes of a literature review in academic publication • Coded qualitative data from over 50 interviews and several hours of ethnographic data using Atlas.ti data management software to identify common themes among interviewees from disadvantaged high schools

Research Assistant

• Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

• Coded qualitative data from over 60 interviews using Dedoose data management software to analyze racial identification outcomes among Latino and Asian second-generation migrants • Conducted literature review of existing scholarship on second-generation migration and racial identity for the purpose of an academic publication • Coded qualitative data from over 60 interviews using Dedoose data management software to analyze racial identification outcomes among Latino and Asian second-generation migrants • Conducted literature review of existing scholarship on second-generation migration and racial identity for the purpose of an academic publication

Research Associate

• Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

• Designed survey instrument to measure the acculturation of migrants for the purpose of application and research • Conducted survey and analyzed research results of 222 respondents for the purpose of measuring migrant acculturation recruited via Qualtrics • Designed survey instrument to measure the acculturation of migrants for the purpose of application and research • Conducted survey and analyzed research results of 222 respondents for the purpose of measuring migrant acculturation recruited via Qualtrics

Supervisor/Access Coordinator

• Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

• Evaluated program outcome data to develop financial proposals on behalf of an educational outreach program that resulted in $80,000 budgeted annually for purposes of addressing educational inequality in underserved communities. • Evaluated and supervised a staff of 30 peer counselors that tutored and advised students in two high schools and a community college. • Evaluated program outcome data to develop financial proposals on behalf of an educational outreach program that resulted in $80,000 budgeted annually for purposes of addressing educational inequality in underserved communities. • Evaluated and supervised a staff of 30 peer counselors that tutored and advised students in two high schools and a community college.

Parent Investment Coordinator

• Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

• Trained and managed a staff of 31 for the purpose of facilitating parent workshops and outreach • Coordinated a workgroup of six in designing parent informational kits, facilitating weekly staff development meetings, and holding monthly parent workshops • Counseled over 30 students for the purpose of helping them to matriculate into higher education • Trained and managed a staff of 31 for the purpose of facilitating parent workshops and outreach • Coordinated a workgroup of six in designing parent informational kits, facilitating weekly staff development meetings, and holding monthly parent workshops • Counseled over 30 students for the purpose of helping them to matriculate into higher education