Experience

TERC

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Investigator

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  STEM education researcher and external evaluator. PI for the NSF-funded project "Exploring Students’ Data Science Learning and Participation through Engagement with Authentic, Messy Data at DataFest" (NSF IUSE 2216023). STEM education researcher and external evaluator. PI for the NSF-funded project "Exploring Students’ Data Science Learning and Participation through Engagement with Authentic, Messy Data at DataFest" (NSF IUSE 2216023).



Tufts University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Postdoctoral scholar in the Caspari Group. Research focuses on how instructional assistants facilitate in-the-moment learning in introductory physics and chemistry courses, and how instructional assistants fit into the wider class activity structure. Work is supported by NSF ECR Award 2000603. Postdoctoral scholar in the Caspari Group. Research focuses on how instructional assistants facilitate in-the-moment learning in introductory physics and chemistry courses, and how instructional assistants fit into the wider class activity structure. Work is supported by NSF ECR Award 2000603.



UMass Boston

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Fellow

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2021

  Research assistant in the Sevian group. I am conducting qualitative research investigating abstraction and problem solving in physical and analytical chemistry and designing mixed-methods approaches to eyetracking and pupillometry data. My work is supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2018-21). Research assistant in the Sevian group. I am conducting qualitative research investigating abstraction and problem solving in physical and analytical chemistry and designing mixed-methods approaches to eyetracking and pupillometry data. My work is supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2018-21).



The Flagship Clubhouse at the Museum of Science

• Mentor

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  In the scope of my graduate studies, I'm working as a mentor at the Flagship Clubhouse. I'm helping design and implement weekly STEM activities. My internship here is supported by the NSF fellowship, "Improving Graduate Student Preparedness for Entering the Workforce." In the scope of my graduate studies, I'm working as a mentor at the Flagship Clubhouse. I'm helping design and implement weekly STEM activities. My internship here is supported by the NSF fellowship, "Improving Graduate Student Preparedness for Entering the Workforce."



Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals

• Rostock Area, Germany

• Fellow

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

  Stipend recepient for the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program. Serves as a cultural ambassador and furthers educational goals by taking courses at the University of Rostock and interning in a local company. Stipend recepient for the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals program. Serves as a cultural ambassador and furthers educational goals by taking courses at the University of Rostock and interning in a local company.



Gensoric GmbH

• Chemical Manufacturing

• Marketing and Research Intern

  • Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

  Helps develop marketing material and foundational technologies for a new clean energy technology. Helps develop marketing material and foundational technologies for a new clean energy technology.



Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2015

  Teaching assistant for General Chemistry Laboratory. Prepares demonstrations; sets up materials for class use; instructs and supervises undergraduate students, including peers, in General Chemistry laboratory. Develops new course material in conjunction with senior lecturer.

• Student

  • Sep 2011 - May 2015

  Graduation May 2015, Bachelor's of Arts in Chemistry (major) and German Language and Literature (concentration)

• Drum Major

  • Nov 2013 - Nov 2014

  Led and conducted rehearsals and performances; acted as intermediary between the marching band and the public, including administration; developed strategies to improve musicality and engage band members.

• Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  Assisted in grant proposal writing; contacted vendors to purchase engineering equipment and retrieve financial invoices; used Microsoft Outlook to track status of grant proposals; analyzed monthly financial reports for discrepancies.



Roy Lab

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2014 - May 2015

  Research in inorganic cluster synthesis. Focused on atomically defined molecular clusters as a precursor for bulk solid state materials through decomposition, synthesis, and supramolecular assembly. Research in inorganic cluster synthesis. Focused on atomically defined molecular clusters as a precursor for bulk solid state materials through decomposition, synthesis, and supramolecular assembly.



RWTH Aachen University

• Germany
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Worked independently in the lab and reported back to a senior chemist; developed analytical and separatory HPLC methods; optimized synthetic and kinetic reaction procedures for a novel technetium carbonyl compound; analyzed results quantitatively and qualitatively. Worked independently in the lab and reported back to a senior chemist; developed analytical and separatory HPLC methods; optimized synthetic and kinetic reaction procedures for a novel technetium carbonyl compound; analyzed results quantitatively and qualitatively.