Researcher

• Oct 2021 - Present

Lead a research study on the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements to address employee grievances, and the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts. Lead a research study on the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements to address employee grievances, and the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts.

Researcher

• Sep 2012 - Present

Dissertation Title: “Mexico’s Asylum Regime: The Role of Humanitarianism in Migration Governance” -Developed a research strategy resulting in the discovery of key insights about refugee and aid worker journeys by designing and securing funding for an 18-month, multi-sited ethnographic study. -Directly increased LGBT refugee access to vital resources by establishing a local network of LGBT-informed service providers. -Contributed theoretical insights to the discipline’s knowledge base of the future of mass displacement through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and surveys. Show less

Course Instructor

• 2013 - Present

PWR1-The Rhetoric of Migrant Protest (30 students)CSRE 146-Approaching Research in the Community: Design & Method (45 students)

Program Coordinator: Undergraduate Community-Based Research Program

• Oct 2018 - Oct 2020

-Increased the number of undergraduate student researchers by coordinating the Community-Based Research Program, through which I instructed students on participatory action research design and methodologies. -Established a core of community-based partners by recruiting non-profit organizations to provide research opportunities to undergraduate students. -Supervised student completion of deliverables by providing mentorship and timely feedback through regular check-ins. -Increased the number of undergraduate student researchers by coordinating the Community-Based Research Program, through which I instructed students on participatory action research design and methodologies. -Established a core of community-based partners by recruiting non-profit organizations to provide research opportunities to undergraduate students. -Supervised student completion of deliverables by providing mentorship and timely feedback through regular check-ins.

Graduate Resident Fellow

• Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

Team Lead Researcher

• Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

-Produced insights on the roles that religion and faith communities play in local responses to refugees in Tijuana, Mexico by establishing relationships with stakeholders, conducting participant observation, and interviews. -Mentored a research team through hands-on field training, supervising research activities, and teaching data management protocols and tools. -Expanded client’s cultural relations capacities by producing ethnographic knowledge pertaining to cultural approaches to global displacement. Show less

Research Consultant

• 2018 - 2018

Advised on research project on a refugee integration program. Advised on research project on a refugee integration program.

Consultant

• 2017 - 2018

-Accelerated staff adoption of Huridocs database by two months by identifying the need for 1:1 training and creating a simplified version of the user manual. -Improved the Center’s workflow by evaluating its service model through participant observation, user testing, and a survey. -Increased the rate of positive asylum resolutions by leading informational workshops to demystify the asylum process through oral presentations and materials accessible to people with varying levels of literacy. Show less

Research Consultant

• 2016 - 2017

-Reduced student attrition in a refugee job training program by 34% by designing a targeted recruitment strategy in partnership with local NGOs. -Created political consensus among administrators and staff by presenting data showing high levels of student satisfaction by administering a student survey and moderating focus groups. -Influenced program direction by discovering that external factors are the primary drivers of student attrition through contextual interviews. -Reduced student attrition in a refugee job training program by 34% by designing a targeted recruitment strategy in partnership with local NGOs. -Created political consensus among administrators and staff by presenting data showing high levels of student satisfaction by administering a student survey and moderating focus groups. -Influenced program direction by discovering that external factors are the primary drivers of student attrition through contextual interviews.