Experience

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Student

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Graduate student advised by Dr. Jeremy Purvis. My research focuses on cell fate decisions in human embryonic stem cells using multiplexed imaging and computational modeling.

• Senator in Graduate and Professional Student Government

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Elected Senator in Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) by my classmates in my program, alongside another graduate student• Drafted, critiqued, and voted on legislation concerning the interests of UNC graduate students across campus• Served on and later chaired Travel Awards committee, where we reviewed and awarded applications to fund student travel to conferences, workshops, and other research endeavors• Managed legislative affairs during summer recess in 2020 where I led interviews for incoming GPSG president’s cabinet and helped plan 2020-2021 Senate schedule in the midst of the pandemic• Brought back allocated funds to my program as compensation for my service to the Senate Show less



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Department of Genetics

• Student-invited Speaker Committee Member

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  • Committee of graduate students that hosts biomedical researchers in research seminar series in the department of genetics during the academic year • Organize virtual meetings with faculty and students during their visit • Host speakers from underrepresented backgrounds, different career paths, and outside of the United States • Committee of graduate students that hosts biomedical researchers in research seminar series in the department of genetics during the academic year • Organize virtual meetings with faculty and students during their visit • Host speakers from underrepresented backgrounds, different career paths, and outside of the United States



Towards Data Science

• Canada
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Writer

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  • Publish articles on single-cell genomics methods, machine learning, and AI in a data science publication with 650,000+ readers as of February 2023 • Select articles have been featured in weekly newsletter, editor’s pick column, and specialized column on thoughts and theory • Have received 55,000+ views and 200+ followersas of February 2022 • Publish articles on single-cell genomics methods, machine learning, and AI in a data science publication with 650,000+ readers as of February 2023 • Select articles have been featured in weekly newsletter, editor’s pick column, and specialized column on thoughts and theory • Have received 55,000+ views and 200+ followersas of February 2022



How to Learn to Code, UNC Chapel Hill

• Instructor and Co-administrator, How to Learn to Code

  • Jun 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Taught interactive graduate student-led course on data science in R (2019) and Python (2022) for a class of biologists spanning undergraduates and faculty at UNC Chapel Hill • Developed course materials, recruited students, and assigned teachers • https://howtolearntocode.web.unc.edu/ • Taught interactive graduate student-led course on data science in R (2019) and Python (2022) for a class of biologists spanning undergraduates and faculty at UNC Chapel Hill • Developed course materials, recruited students, and assigned teachers • https://howtolearntocode.web.unc.edu/



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Peer Mentor

  • Jul 2021 - May 2022

  • Lead Peer Mentor for incoming class of graduate students in my program as part of a year-long course introducing them to graduate school • Oversaw a team of peer mentors in making sure students receive consistent mentoring and advisement • Met with students at least once a month • Managed a $1,250 budget for social events to foster community in line with UNC’s COVID-19 guidelines • Worked with faculty and staff to ensure student needs are being met and concerns addressed • Lead Peer Mentor for incoming class of graduate students in my program as part of a year-long course introducing them to graduate school • Oversaw a team of peer mentors in making sure students receive consistent mentoring and advisement • Met with students at least once a month • Managed a $1,250 budget for social events to foster community in line with UNC’s COVID-19 guidelines • Worked with faculty and staff to ensure student needs are being met and concerns addressed



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Science Writing and Communication Club

• Author and Editor (Content Editor from May 2021 to May 2022)

  • Aug 2019 - May 2022

  • Help manage a student-run science communications blog called The Pipettepen • Publish science articles accessible to general public • Create and oversee rotation of authors contributing to The Pipettepen every semester • Help manage a student-run science communications blog called The Pipettepen • Publish science articles accessible to general public • Create and oversee rotation of authors contributing to The Pipettepen every semester



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peer Mentor

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  • Peer mentor for Institute for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) first-year students at UNC • Co-mentored two students of underrepresented backgrounds interested in computational biology alongside fellow senior grad student • Met with students once a month to discuss topics related to navigating graduate school • Was named Peer Mentor of the Month in October 2020 upon nomination by my students • Received Engaged Scholar and Mentor Award from the IMSD Peer Mentor Advisory Board • Peer mentor for Institute for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) first-year students at UNC • Co-mentored two students of underrepresented backgrounds interested in computational biology alongside fellow senior grad student • Met with students once a month to discuss topics related to navigating graduate school • Was named Peer Mentor of the Month in October 2020 upon nomination by my students • Received Engaged Scholar and Mentor Award from the IMSD Peer Mentor Advisory Board



University of Maryland Baltimore County

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  Advisor: Hye-Won Kang, PhD• Modeled biochemical reaction-diffusion systems using stochastic simulation algorithms in MATLAB• Applied this methodology to study cell polarization in a traveling wave model• Authored senior thesis• Presented findings at Winter q-Bio conference in Maui, Hawaii in 2018• Received NSF Graduate Research Fellowship based on a proposal directly related to this work

• Summer Bridge Teaching Assistant/Counselor

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  I helped run a 6 week summer bridge program for the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at UMBC for 79 incoming freshmen. My specific job was as a teaching assistant for the MATH 290 course (Special Topics in Mathematics) where the students learned propositional logic, set theory, real analysis, topology, trigonometry, and introductory calculus. Responsibilities include running discussion sessions, running Supplementary Instruction sessions, grading assignments, and coming up with extra problem sets/quizzes.And general counselor responsibilities were for me to stay with the students at all hours of the day, taking them to various workshops and research presentations, guiding them in team building activities and leadership training, as well as managing conflicts between them when they arose. Show less

• Student Note Taker

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

  I took class notes for students with specific learning disabilities and handicaps.

• Lab Assistant (LA)

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Calculus• Lead a weekly discussion section and hold office hours for an applied calculus class for non-STEM majors• Grade weekly quizzes administered in discussion• Assist a graduate teaching assistant and a fellow LA in a larger, team-based seminar



Rochester Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Cherry • Worked with Dr. Cherry and a fellow undergraduate in applying delay differential equations to a model of intracellular calcium cycling for cardiac cells to better understand the dynamics of alternans. • Presented findings at the 2017 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Atlanta, Georgia • Awarded Honorable Mention in the 2017 Goldwater Scholarship competition based on a proposal I wrote for this research. Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Cherry • Worked with Dr. Cherry and a fellow undergraduate in applying delay differential equations to a model of intracellular calcium cycling for cardiac cells to better understand the dynamics of alternans. • Presented findings at the 2017 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Atlanta, Georgia • Awarded Honorable Mention in the 2017 Goldwater Scholarship competition based on a proposal I wrote for this research.



National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• SURF Intern/Guest Researcher

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Studied image features and their applications to biology • Learned how to use various image feature extraction software • Contributed to existing feature extraction software in MATLAB and wrote my own in Python • Analyzed and compared results of common features from the various extraction software • Was recognized by UMBC as Researcher of the Week for my work at NIST • Studied image features and their applications to biology • Learned how to use various image feature extraction software • Contributed to existing feature extraction software in MATLAB and wrote my own in Python • Analyzed and compared results of common features from the various extraction software • Was recognized by UMBC as Researcher of the Week for my work at NIST



The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Aide/Intern

  • Jun 2013 - May 2015

  • Studied the effects of transport in the ocean via internal waves • Studied the effects of mixing in the ocean using a double-gyre model • Wrote simulations of these phenomenon in MATLAB • Wrote memo summarizing results that was distributed across the Force Projections Sector • Presented work at 2014 Baltimore Science Fair and received the Mu Alpha Theta award • Studied the effects of transport in the ocean via internal waves • Studied the effects of mixing in the ocean using a double-gyre model • Wrote simulations of these phenomenon in MATLAB • Wrote memo summarizing results that was distributed across the Force Projections Sector • Presented work at 2014 Baltimore Science Fair and received the Mu Alpha Theta award



Howard Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Math Aide/Tutor

  • Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Tutored students of various backgrounds in topics from pre-algebra and statistics to multivariable calculus and linear algebra. Tutored students of various backgrounds in topics from pre-algebra and statistics to multivariable calculus and linear algebra.