Experience

University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Development and pairing of microfluidic platforms and analytical methods to measure secretions and intracellular chemistry of islets of Langerhans. Analytical techniques and tools used include LC-MS, immunoassays, MALDI-MS, calcium imaging, and microfluidics. Advisor: Robert Kennedy Development and pairing of microfluidic platforms and analytical methods to measure secretions and intracellular chemistry of islets of Langerhans. Analytical techniques and tools used include LC-MS, immunoassays, MALDI-MS, calcium imaging, and microfluidics. Advisor: Robert Kennedy



University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Instructor

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Merit Teaching Assistant Mentor

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Mentored new Department of Chemistry teaching assistants teaching for the Merit Program for Emerging Scholars. Provided constructive feedback, helped restructure worksheets and lesson plans, and reported to Merit Program Director.

• Merit Program Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Taught General Chemistry I (CHEM 102) to students jointly in the Merit Program for Emerging Scholars and the Access and Achievement Program. Prepared two worksheets and mini-lectures each week, hosted four review sessions each semester, and created six quizzes aimed at exam preparation.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - May 2018

  Worked toward characterizing neuropeptide release from neurons cultured on-chip using MALDI-TOF and immunoassays. Graduate Student: Emily Tillmaand Advisor: Jonathan Sweedler

• Student Development Representative

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Fundraised for the University of Illinois, updated alumni records, and acted as a liason between alumni and appropriate groups on campus to voice their concerns and opinions.