DCED Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.

• Jun 2023 - Present

Bass Connections DukeLine: Peer Mental Health Support for Graduate Students

• May 2021 - Jun 2023

This project team has developed DukeLine, an innovative peer mental health support text line for students. In this project, I have visualized data on availability of existing US college peer support programs using R Studio, researched existing peer mental health programs for graduate students at Duke, and am conducting qualitative analysis of graduate student interviews. This project team has developed DukeLine, an innovative peer mental health support text line for students. In this project, I have visualized data on availability of existing US college peer support programs using R Studio, researched existing peer mental health programs for graduate students at Duke, and am conducting qualitative analysis of graduate student interviews.

Part-time Tutor

• Apr 2017 - Jun 2023

Tutor students in: - Reading comprehension, SAT, essay writing - Spanish Tutor students in: - Reading comprehension, SAT, essay writing - Spanish

Duke Lupus Registry Student Administrative Assistant

• Aug 2021 - Apr 2023

Data entry and administrative work for several studies in the Duke Lupus Registry, one of the main clinical projects in the Duke Rheumatology Clinic. Data entry and administrative work for several studies in the Duke Lupus Registry, one of the main clinical projects in the Duke Rheumatology Clinic.

Logistics Lead

• Oct 2020 - Jan 2023

Research Intern at Duke University Bilbo Lab, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

Research the mechanisms of maternal high fat diet induced brain and behavior changes; perform RNA and protein extraction with Trizol and Western blotting for protein analysis (10 hrs/wk) Research the mechanisms of maternal high fat diet induced brain and behavior changes; perform RNA and protein extraction with Trizol and Western blotting for protein analysis (10 hrs/wk)

Spanish Interpreter

• Aug 2016 - Feb 2020

Spanish translator for Tutoring at Oak Creek Apartments; gave updates on student progress in Spanish for Hispanic parents who comprised the majority of the population; assisted in communication between teachers and parents Spanish translator for Tutoring at Oak Creek Apartments; gave updates on student progress in Spanish for Hispanic parents who comprised the majority of the population; assisted in communication between teachers and parents

Korean School Reading Program Coordinator

• Mar 2017 - Sep 2018

Led a literacy project which taught a group of 10 illiterate students how to read Korean using phonetics. By the end of the project, 8 students could read a story book by themselves. Led a literacy project which taught a group of 10 illiterate students how to read Korean using phonetics. By the end of the project, 8 students could read a story book by themselves.

Research Intern at Boston University’s Department of Physiology and Biophysics

• Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

Studied High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) biogenesis and the effect of cholesterol loading on the formation of HDL and levels of GM1. Performed Western blotting, cell plating and labeling, T-cell culture, and fluorescence measurements to determine percent efflux of cholesterol Studied High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) biogenesis and the effect of cholesterol loading on the formation of HDL and levels of GM1. Performed Western blotting, cell plating and labeling, T-cell culture, and fluorescence measurements to determine percent efflux of cholesterol

Research Intern at Korea University’s College of Medicine

• Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

Assisted with research on the regulation of the bone microenvironment and prostate cancer metastasis to the bone. Performed laboratory techniques (cDNA synthesis, T-cell culture, and mycoplasma contamination testing). Assisted with research on the regulation of the bone microenvironment and prostate cancer metastasis to the bone. Performed laboratory techniques (cDNA synthesis, T-cell culture, and mycoplasma contamination testing).