Experience

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• NSF Graduate Research Fellow

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  - Engineering a three-dimensional model of cardiac autonomic innervation utilizing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)- Developing and optimizing differentiation protocols for iPSC-derived sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons- Exploring molecular changes related to maturation and regeneration within a tissue-engineered model of innervated skeletal muscle

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022



University of Maryland Academic Achievement Programs (AAP)

• College Park, Maryland, United States

• SI Leader

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  - Developed twice-weekly lesson plans for supplementing Ecology and Evolution class content - Instructed a small class of students twice weekly in order to supplement and reinforce class content - Developed twice-weekly lesson plans for supplementing Ecology and Evolution class content - Instructed a small class of students twice weekly in order to supplement and reinforce class content



University of Maryland - A. James Clark School of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• ENES102 (Mechanics: Statics) Undergraduate Teaching Fellow, Keystone Program

  • Jan 2020 - May 2021

  - Aiding and instructing students on the completion of weekly group-work problems- Grading student homework assignments and classwork problems- Assisting students one-on-one during weekly office hours

• Undergraduate Teaching Fellow

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  - Employed by the Fischell Department of Bioengineering for Bioengineering Thermodynamics (BIOE232)- Individually guided 20 students through problem sets during weekly discussion sessions - Assisted students individually during twice-weekly office hours- Graded student quizzes and exams



The Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Feb 2019 - May 2021

  - Contributed to the development of a COMSOL Multiphysics model of water evaporation from hydrogels for application in designing a novel drip-flow bioreactor for keratinocyte culture on 3D printed hydrogels - Developed and implemented a research plan for studying the effects of smooth muscle cell-derived growth factor secretion on endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) specification - Investigated the angiogenic specification of EPCs in response to dynamic changes in the cell environment - Designed and performed experiments investigating the specification of EPCs in static 3D cultures Show less



The Geneva Foundation

• United States
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• 4D Bio3 Bioengineering Summer Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  - Maintained human and rhesus macaque induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) cultures - Investigated the effects of culture coating on the morphology and proliferation of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes - Developed and validated novel protocols for the identification of hematopoietic cell types in whole blood using flow cytometry and trained other employees in these protocols - Presented internship work virtually at 2021 USU Research Days Symposium - Maintained human and rhesus macaque induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) cultures - Investigated the effects of culture coating on the morphology and proliferation of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes - Developed and validated novel protocols for the identification of hematopoietic cell types in whole blood using flow cytometry and trained other employees in these protocols - Presented internship work virtually at 2021 USU Research Days Symposium



Honors College, University of Maryland

• College Park, MD

• University Honors Section Leader

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  - Instructed a classroom of 10 Honors College freshman students during weekly evening classes - Collaborated with a fellow Section Leader to develop and implement lesson plans for encouraging thoughtful discussion and meaningful interaction between students - Instructed a classroom of 10 Honors College freshman students during weekly evening classes - Collaborated with a fellow Section Leader to develop and implement lesson plans for encouraging thoughtful discussion and meaningful interaction between students



National Science Foundation (NSF)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Characterized the material properties of thermo-reversible hydrogels and thermo-plastics for application in a novel drip-flow reactor for the study of bacterial colonization on skin tissues - Fabricated matter-phase reversible hydrogels and thermo-plastics for functional validation - Delivered research presentations and presented findings at the 2019 Annual BMES Conference - Contributed to a research article published in Microbiology Spectrum - Characterized the material properties of thermo-reversible hydrogels and thermo-plastics for application in a novel drip-flow reactor for the study of bacterial colonization on skin tissues - Fabricated matter-phase reversible hydrogels and thermo-plastics for functional validation - Delivered research presentations and presented findings at the 2019 Annual BMES Conference - Contributed to a research article published in Microbiology Spectrum



University of Maryland Baltimore County

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Intern

  • May 2018 - Jan 2019

  - Designed and fabricated microfluidic devices for filtering bacteria our of whole blood samples - Designed and fabricated microfluidic cartridges for use in an optical biosensor for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing in whole blood - Planned and executed experiments for the validation of the ability of the biosensor to detect bacteria in whole blood samples - Developed and modified a novel method for bacterial separation from whole blood - Wrote a cumulative paper detailing the results of food-borne bacteria identification via biosensor - Attended the 2018 Innov8MD conference in support of the developed product Show less



Larriland Farms

• Woodbine, Maryland

• Cashier

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  - Managed various task groups and field crews with specializes tasks in a fluid work environment - Performed in a customer service setting - Organized and managed incoming and outgoing produce and merchandise - Managed various task groups and field crews with specializes tasks in a fluid work environment - Performed in a customer service setting - Organized and managed incoming and outgoing produce and merchandise



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Intern - GT Intern/Mentor Program

  • Oct 2016 - May 2017

  - Shadowed an undergraduate researcher in a tissue engineering and biomaterials laboratory - Gained experience with culturing and passaging mammalian cells - Familiarized with 3D bioprinting - Wrote a research paper on recent developments in tissue engineering - Prepared and presented a presentation suitable for a high school audience - Shadowed an undergraduate researcher in a tissue engineering and biomaterials laboratory - Gained experience with culturing and passaging mammalian cells - Familiarized with 3D bioprinting - Wrote a research paper on recent developments in tissue engineering - Prepared and presented a presentation suitable for a high school audience