Experience

Graduate Business & Consulting Club at UNC-Chapel Hill

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Consultant

  • Apr 2021 - Present



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Candidate

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Investigating the effects that burn pit materials can have on lung and respiratory health in military personnel using various in vitro assays and methods. Utilizing cell culture models to provide insight into the effects that incinerated materials in military burn pits can have on lung epithelial and human nasal epithelial cell health.

• Chemistry Tutor

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Holds hours to teach and tutor University of North Carolina student athletes in General Chemistry 101 and 102.



US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contractor

  • May 2019 - Present

  Use US EPA equipment and personnel to investigate the inhalation effects and risks of burn pit materials on the human respiratory system. Use US EPA equipment and personnel to investigate the inhalation effects and risks of burn pit materials on the human respiratory system.



The National Institutes of Health

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• NIH Graduate Summer Opportunities to Advance Research (G-SOAR) Student Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Used and infected mouse models with S. aureus and collected blood and protein samples while measuring infected area to determine if Staphylococcus aureus PSMs Target Host Adaptive Immunity by Killing T cells. Used and infected mouse models with S. aureus and collected blood and protein samples while measuring infected area to determine if Staphylococcus aureus PSMs Target Host Adaptive Immunity by Killing T cells.



Oakwood University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Anatomy Lab Teacher's Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Ran anatomy labs with two other colleagues, graded coursework and tests as well as maintained office hours for students to come in and review/ get help on anatomy coursework and concepts.

• Microbiology Lab Teacher's Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Grew and cultured cells for various lab experiments, had hours for students to come in and get help understanding concepts. Carried out testing on various human cell lines for students to observe as a part of Microbiology labs. Used various microscopy and microbiology techniques to carry out tests.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

  Used a variety of different techniques on 3 different microbiology scientific projects under Principal Investigators at Oakwood University, became senior lab assistant by the second year, independently planned and ran experiments as well as trained and assisted other lab personnel in techniques and microbiology projects.

• Biology Lab Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Prepared dilutions and reagents for biology labs to be carried out, prepared lab materials, and cleaned and fed lab mice for various experiments needed by Principal Investigators at Oakwood University.



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Summer Research Intern

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Used cell culture, confocal microscopy, and Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) techniques to investigate how e-liquid constituent exposure effects cell protein diffusion in the lung. Was responsible for setting up and carrying out experiments, and reported directly to the Principal Investigator, research from this summer resulted in being a contributing author in a publication. Used cell culture, confocal microscopy, and Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) techniques to investigate how e-liquid constituent exposure effects cell protein diffusion in the lung. Was responsible for setting up and carrying out experiments, and reported directly to the Principal Investigator, research from this summer resulted in being a contributing author in a publication.



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Summer Research Intern

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Used cell culture and fluorescence microscopy techniques to measure calcium responses to e-liquid flavoring constituent Ethyl vanillin exposure in a lung epithelial cell line. Set up experiments and carried out research under a graduate student supervisor, and results from summer internship won poster awards at two conferences. Used cell culture and fluorescence microscopy techniques to measure calcium responses to e-liquid flavoring constituent Ethyl vanillin exposure in a lung epithelial cell line. Set up experiments and carried out research under a graduate student supervisor, and results from summer internship won poster awards at two conferences.