Experience

Public Health Institute

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Data Analyst, Public Health Alliance of Southern California

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • May 2020 - May 2021

  Oakland, California, United States Used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to investigate trends in pollution burden and population characteristics indicators over different versions of CalEnviroScreen. Compiled a database of current environmental justice screening tools and summarized successful aspects of these screening tools.



Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health Laboratory

• Research Intern

  • Feb 2018 - May 2020

  College Park, MD - Coordinated and headed multiple projects related to environmental justice, working in teams of 4-5 people - Oversaw the submission of 2 research articles to peer-reviewed journals - Conducted an assessment of environmental justice concerns in Houston, TX following Hurricane Harvey - Analyzed sociodemographic data (sourced from American Community Survey) and geospatial data (geocoded with R or sourced from various databases) using ArcGIS (Geographic Information Systems), and performed… Show more - Coordinated and headed multiple projects related to environmental justice, working in teams of 4-5 people - Oversaw the submission of 2 research articles to peer-reviewed journals - Conducted an assessment of environmental justice concerns in Houston, TX following Hurricane Harvey - Analyzed sociodemographic data (sourced from American Community Survey) and geospatial data (geocoded with R or sourced from various databases) using ArcGIS (Geographic Information Systems), and performed statistical analysis using R - Developed a user-friendly instructional guide for how to use the Maryland Environmental Justice Screening Tool (MD EJSCREEN) with a team of 4 people - Produced a user-friendly video training guide on how to use MD EJSCREEN Show less



University of Maryland College Park Persistant Organic Pollutants Lab

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - May 2020

  College Park, MD - Train under a graduate student conducting research on a biofilm project designed to clean up recalcitrant organic pollutants in aquatic sediments. - Culture aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, including preparing media and creating growth curves. - Independently execute DNA extractions, PCR + gel electrophoresis, and qPCR techniques on environmental and pure culture samples. - Write a review paper on the health effects of organic contaminants in land-applied biosolid fertilizers. -… Show more - Train under a graduate student conducting research on a biofilm project designed to clean up recalcitrant organic pollutants in aquatic sediments. - Culture aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, including preparing media and creating growth curves. - Independently execute DNA extractions, PCR + gel electrophoresis, and qPCR techniques on environmental and pure culture samples. - Write a review paper on the health effects of organic contaminants in land-applied biosolid fertilizers. - Process data using Excel to generate graphs and conclusions. Show less



The University of Maryland Plant Diagnostic Laboratory

• Research Intern

  • Mar 2016 - May 2016

  Washington D.C. Metro Area - Prepared cell growth media, poured media plates, created growth curves using serial dilutions. - Extracted DNA of invasive Brown Marmorated Stinkbugs (Halyomorpha halys) and conducted subsequent PCR and gel electrophoresis testing. - Executed diagnostic tests, such as plating suspected plant pathogens, and moist incubation. - Efficiently processed incoming plant samples, tracked them using electronic and hard copy spreadsheets.



National Museum Of Natural History

• Research Intern and Photographer

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Washington D.C. Metro Area - Imaged parasitoid wasps in the entomology collection using compound microscopes and extended-focus imaging software. - Edited images and data with Adobe Photoshop and uploaded them to an online database, making the collection accessible to entomologists and scientists worldwide. - Trained new interns, lead insect collection trips, and collaborated with colleagues to maximize productivity.