Experience

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer-Center

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  New York, New York, United States



Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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

• Senior Student Research Associate

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  New York, New York, United States Alon Harris, PhD Lab, Vascular Ophthalmology and Glaucoma • Analyze associations of ocular hemodynamics via oximetry, HRF, OCTA, and visual field parameters for 250+ patients on NIH study. • Trained medical student colleagues on data extraction and entry; composed stepwise guides for machine-specific retrieval. • Published review manuscript on aging in the optic nerve to International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IF = 6.2) as first author.

• Research Associate

  • Feb 2021 - Jun 2022

  New York, New York, United States Craig L. Katz, MD Lab, Program in Global Mental Health • Interviewed 40+ multidisciplinary key informants within the Ministry of Health, nonprofit, and private sectors using snowball sampling and meet weekly with three-person research team to address the psychotropic medication shortage in a low-income country.



Wadah Foundation

• Indonesia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Intern / Youth Ambassador

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Cibodas, Banten, Indonesia • (2019) Compiled health audit of communities and developed Satu Keluarga, a picture book, along with local youth. • Trained speakers for the UN’s Commemoration of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. • (2017) Lived in local clinics, assisted multiple childbirths, and taught English to over 100 youth (ages 3-17) and 30 mothers. • Designed English curriculum and collaborated with a website designer to publish lessons open-source online for public access.



CuddleCubs Corporation

• CEO / Founder

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  Santa Monica, California, United States • Established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting pediatric patients that seeks to alleviate peri-operative fear. • Shipped 1,000+ teddy bears globally to Brazil, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Jerusalem, Korea, and the Philippines. • Published children's book to help children cope with low vision, glasses, and surgery (translated into Braille and Spanish). • Supervise volunteer project coordinator intern 2021-23 piloting first shipment since COVID-19… Show more • Established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting pediatric patients that seeks to alleviate peri-operative fear. • Shipped 1,000+ teddy bears globally to Brazil, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Jerusalem, Korea, and the Philippines. • Published children's book to help children cope with low vision, glasses, and surgery (translated into Braille and Spanish). • Supervise volunteer project coordinator intern 2021-23 piloting first shipment since COVID-19 pandemic. www.cuddlecubscharity.weebly.com Show less



HOSPITALLER ORDER OF SAINT JOHN OF JERUSALEM

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Medical Student Intern

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Jerusalem • Co-authored paper enumerating incidence and follow-ups of Palestinian patients who attended the hospital’s orthoptic clinic in 2017. • Checked patient visions and shadowed healthcare providers in the main hospital, clinics in the West Bank, and Outreach mobile units.



Child Family Health International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Health Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Oaxaca, Mexico • For OSPGEN259 ("Community Health in Oaxaca" Overseas Seminar), overseen by Dr. Gabriel Garcia. • Investigated social/economic determinants of health with NGOs, including Puente a la Salud, and organized nutrition workshops.



Rinconada Dorm

• Resident Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2019

  Stanford, California, United States • Collaborated with 5 co-staff members to supervise, peer counsel, and organize programming for 88 college freshmen. • Established “Identity Chats + Chocolate” discussions, featured in two Stanford Daily articles. https://stanforddaily.com/2019/02/11/new-identity-program-addresses-crossing-the-line-concerns/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/09/18/long-standing-frosh-event-crossing-the-line-discontinued-after-years-of-criticism/



Stanford University Department of Chemical Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  Stanford, California, United States • Lectured and critiqued student performance in engineering design course developing assistive devices for people with disabilities.



The Hume Center for Writing and Speaking at Stanford University

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Oral Communication Tutor

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2019

  Stanford, California, United States • Guided students from varied disciplines to organize presentations, practice delivery, and address speaking-related anxiety.



SHIELD Self Defense

• Assistant Instructor

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2019

  Los Angeles, CA •Coaches proper self-defense form and body mechanics •Demonstrates maneuvers to escape common assaults •Empowers women in self-defense classes to grow comfortable with fighting



Phillips Exeter Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Summer Teaching Faculty

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Exeter, New Hampshire, United States • Facilitated upper school students through “Architectural Form” course and managed the Maker Lab’s students and machinery.



YMCA of the Triangle

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Summer Camp Counselor / Laser Fleet Captain

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

  Arapahoe. NC •Trains campers to sail Optimists, Sunfish, Lasers, and 420s (boats varying in size and complexity) safely and efficiently •Designs and implements preventative-maintenance systems to preserve existing Laser Radials and their sails •Cultivates a respectful, caring, and nurturing community within the cabin group of 10-12 campers at a time over 4 weeks •Coaches 2 junior level staff and 1 counselor-in-training, motivates team morale, develops and executes action plans, and listens



VERT Fitness and Physical Therapy

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physical Therapy Aide Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2015

  Santa Monica, CA Administered direct patient care Operated therapeutic ultrasound, laser light therapy, and electrical stimulation therapy