Labor and Delivery Nurse

• Oct 2023 - Present

Research Assistant

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2022

Conducts IRB-approved research surrounding pain perception and discrimination in health care. PresentationsBarre-Hemingway, M. (2022, Feb 16-19) Racial Bias in Perceptions of Adolescent Pain. [Poster Symposium], at Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference 2020, San Francisco, CA. Barre-Hemingway, M. (2021, May 9). Pain Perception and Racial Bias in Health Care. [Paper presentation], Pitzer College Academic Festival, remote. Barre-Hemingway, M. (2020, February 27-29). Racial Disparities in Health Care. [Poster symposium presentation], Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference 2020, New Orleans, LA. Show less

CAPAS Program Intern

• Sep 2018 - Jun 2022

Advancement Ambassador

• Sep 2018 - May 2022

Summer Researcher

• Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

The purpose of this research was to examine the degree to which medical professionals exhibited racial bias in their assessments of hypothetical adolescents’ pain to understand bias as it pertains to pain recognition or pain perception. This project was started during an independent study and data was collected and coded. The paper was written during the Pitzer College Summer Internship of 2021. I completed background research and a literature review to compile information to support or negate the questions we were examining. I recruited medical providers from a members only listserv for the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM). With help from the coordination of the executive director, this study was also posted on the SAHM website. As well, I co-wrote the research article, proofed the data for coding in R, and edited tables for the article for publishing. Show less

Summer Research Intern

• Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

Virtual research fellowship involving COVID-19 related research. Internship involves descriptive statistic analyses, co-authoring articles, proofreading in-progress and/or creating new IRB proposals (to include follow-up studies), and compiling a list of journals with special calls for COVID-19 related research (title of journals, verbatim language in their call for papers, deadlines for submission, and other details related to article submission).

Emergency Medical Technician

• Jul 2021 - Sep 2021

As an EMT, I interacted with hospital staff and the public to be able to obtain pertinent patient information while maintaining confidentiality. I was able to calm and reassure patients and family members to enable the accurate gathering of vital medical information to aid in care decisions. When treating patients, I rapidly assessed and skillfully provided care to patients suffering from chronic and acute life-threatening medical conditions. Depending on the shift, I sometimes worked alongside RNs to provide critical care transport for patients in severe conditions, such as COVID patients being transported between hospitals for ECMO. On BLS calls, I was required to communicate between the hospital and SNFs and vice versa to ensure adequate patient care, safety, and efficient transportation. I also had many hospice calls in which patients needed to be brought into their homes for end-of-life care. This required creativity to get the bed-bound patients from the gurney, into their homes, and into their beds. I worked closely with nurses to get patients’ medical and personal information to ensure safe transport. I was also an ambulance driver who was responsible for making sure the rig was in working order and transporting the patient quickly and safely. I obtained over 377 patient contact hours and worked 18% ALS, 20% CCT, and 62% BLS calls. Show less

Margo Okazawa-Rey Summer Fellowship

• Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

Researched perception and stigma of mental illness in the APIDA community. Researched perception and stigma of mental illness in the APIDA community.

Board Member

• Jan 2015 - Mar 2019

Developed an app to facilitate better communication between adolescents and their providers. Published research presented at SAHM Conference in Washington DC (March 2019). Abstract is published in Journal of Adolescent Health. Developed an app to facilitate better communication between adolescents and their providers. Published research presented at SAHM Conference in Washington DC (March 2019). Abstract is published in Journal of Adolescent Health.