Experience

RESNICK NEUROPSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL AT UCLA

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resident Physician in Psychiatry

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States



Companion Care

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2016 - May 2020

  • Assembled a group of medical and public health students dedicated to improving the health of homeless persons with chronic conditions and poor access to traditional healthcare • Recruited and trained undergraduate students as “companions” (community health workers) to accompany homeless persons to primary care and mental health appointments, advocate for their goals of care, and ensure a follow-up plan • Partnered with two primary care clinics and one mental health clinic that provide… Show more • Assembled a group of medical and public health students dedicated to improving the health of homeless persons with chronic conditions and poor access to traditional healthcare • Recruited and trained undergraduate students as “companions” (community health workers) to accompany homeless persons to primary care and mental health appointments, advocate for their goals of care, and ensure a follow-up plan • Partnered with two primary care clinics and one mental health clinic that provide longitudinal care for homeless persons served in the program • Designed and implemented a program evaluation that utilized tablets for on-site electronic surveys, data collection and analysis Show less



Therapeutic Arts Group

• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2015 - Feb 2017

  • Coordinated weekly arts activities to patients at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, including music, meditation, drawing, and movement • Used the arts to help patients express and process emotions



Doctors Without Walls - Santa Barbara Street Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grant Writer

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  Santa Barbara, California Area • Wrote grant proposals that achieved funding for a nonprofit organization that delivers no-cost, street-side medical care to homeless individuals in Santa Barbara

• Scribe

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

  Santa Barbara, California • Interviewed patients and recorded health information at multiple outdoor clinic sites that provided healthcare to homeless persons in Santa Barbara



OrgSync

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2014

  Santa Barbara, California Area • Founded a nonprofit organization composed of UCSB student musicians dedicated to supporting healing through music performance at retirement facilities, hospitals, and homeless shelters • Led weekly musical performances at more than 16 locations around Santa Barbara • https://www.facebook.com/medicalmusicUCSB



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Studied histone (H3K4) methyltransferase function with the purpose of identifying a cellular target for anti-cancer drugs • Performed such protocols as gel casting and loading, immunostaining, cell lysis, western transfer and analysis, mini and midi-prep, and restriction digest



UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center • Explored the impact of breast cancer chemotherapy and radiation on cognitive abilities, including memory and executive functioning, as well as anxiety and depression • Collected data using neuropsychological testing and self-reported questionnaires • Assisted with blood draws and saliva sampling