Experience

Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Oct 2022 - Jul 2023

  New York, United States - Educate English and Spanish-speaking patients about the Columbia University Biobank - Explain potential benefits and risks of study participation in order to support patients in making an informed decision - Create and review standard operating procedures and recruitment materials



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Middle School Science Teacher

  • Jun 2019 - May 2022

  New York, United States - Boosted student engagement through hands-on science projects and coordination of on-site New York Aquarium visits - Redesigned lesson plans to more accurately reflect students’ cultures - Assessed and managed the progress of 150+ students through qualitative and quantitative measures - Advocated for students with special needs by translating Individualized Education Plan meetings (English/Spanish) - Mentored new educators in developing effective classroom management… Show more - Boosted student engagement through hands-on science projects and coordination of on-site New York Aquarium visits - Redesigned lesson plans to more accurately reflect students’ cultures - Assessed and managed the progress of 150+ students through qualitative and quantitative measures - Advocated for students with special needs by translating Individualized Education Plan meetings (English/Spanish) - Mentored new educators in developing effective classroom management techniques Show less



University of North Carolina Office of Admissions

• Admissions Ambassadors Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States - Coordinated tour schedules for 200 Admissions Ambassadors - Enforced program expectations through quantitative data collection - Planned and executed three Admitted Student Days with Senior Admissions Staff for 2,000 visitors each

• Admissions Ambassador

  • Oct 2015 - May 2019

  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States - Led experience-based campus tours in both English and Spanish to groups of 20-50 visitors - Planned and executed a minimum of 4 internal engagement and recruitment events each year with fellow Admissions Ambassadors



UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Student Public Health Researcher

  • Aug 2017 - May 2019

  Chapel Hill, NC - Collaborated with a team of graduate students at the Water Institute to conduct 3 systematic literature reviews of environmental health conditions in displacement settings during the emergency (0-6 months), transitional (6 months- 2 years) and protracted (2+ years) phases of displacement. - Led the data extraction and analysis steps for the transitional phase of displacement literature review



St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pediatric Oncology Education Program

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Memphis, TN - Investigated with senior scientists the effects of vitamins A & D on growth of BCR-ABL Arf−/− leukemia cells through cell culture, proliferation assay, cell cycle analysis and qPCR - Managed the preparation of all cell culture prior to sending for cell cycle analysis - Presented findings to 60+ peers and professional scientists



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Biology Researcher

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Evaluated PCR procedure through daily trial-and-error techniques to determine why reactions were failing - Traveled along the North Carolina coast to collect shrimp samples for DNA analysis