Experience

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• PhD Research Candidate

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  • Immunology PhD Candidate in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. • Conducting my thesis research on how S. aureus secreted virulence factors alter the human skin epithelium to increase susceptibility to viral infection in the lab of Lisa Beck, MD in the Department of Dermatology.• Presented research at the Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting (2019 - 2022), Virtual S. aureus Seminar Series, Early Career Scientist Symposium (2021), American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting (2022)• Trainee on the NIH Pathogenesis Training Grant (2019-2021) and NIH Immunology Training Grant (2021-Present)

• MPH Candidate

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Served as Masters of Public Health Student Representative on the Public Health Sciences Graduate Student Committee• Worked with the Center for Community Health & Prevention to compile data from local, state and national surveys to identify areas of significant need in Monroe County for the Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan



Holy Cross Club of Rochester

• Board Member

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Member of the board for the Holy Cross Club of Rochester, an alumni group dedicated to serving the Rochester area through volunteer work and expanding the regional Holy Cross network of students, alumni, and families. Member of the board for the Holy Cross Club of Rochester, an alumni group dedicated to serving the Rochester area through volunteer work and expanding the regional Holy Cross network of students, alumni, and families.



University of Rochester Science Policy Initiative

• Deputy Director of Community Outreach & Communication

  • Mar 2021 - Aug 2022

  Managed the social media accounts, blog and website for the University of Rochester Science Policy Initiative, a student group dedicated to discussing science policy, which also organized workshops & competitions (science policy memo writing and op-eds), career panels, and conversations with policy-makers. Presentations: "Period Poverty: A Risk Factor for People Who Menstruate in STEM" - October 2021 "The Necessity of Science & Scientists in Policymaking" - September 2021 "Science Communication in Action: Highlights from the AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists & Virtual Advocacy Event" - July 2021



New York State Department of Health

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Technician

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Continued my research project from the previous summer in the laboratory of Nicholas Mantis, PhD at the NYSDOH-Wadsworth Center • Investigated mechanisms of programmed cell death induced by the ricin toxin • Participated in the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program. • Delivered oral presentation of my research in closing symposium. • Continued my research project from the previous summer in the laboratory of Nicholas Mantis, PhD at the NYSDOH-Wadsworth Center • Investigated mechanisms of programmed cell death induced by the ricin toxin • Participated in the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program. • Delivered oral presentation of my research in closing symposium.



College of the Holy Cross

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017

  • Investigated novel domains and alternative mechanisms of the anti-HIV protein APOBEC3G in the lab of Ann Sheehy, PhD in the Department of Biology. • Presented research at the 2017 AAAS Conference • Investigated novel domains and alternative mechanisms of the anti-HIV protein APOBEC3G in the lab of Ann Sheehy, PhD in the Department of Biology. • Presented research at the 2017 AAAS Conference



Biology Student Advisory Committee, College of the Holy Cross

• Co-Chair

  • Jan 2015 - May 2017

  • Elected member and Co-Chair of the Biology Student Advisory Committee for the Department of Biology at the College of the Holy Cross. • Duties included administering class evaluations for all courses in the biology department each semester, compiling evaluations for professors up for review or promotion and presenting evaluations to the tenure faculty committee, participating in department meetings and interviews for potential faculty candidates. • Elected member and Co-Chair of the Biology Student Advisory Committee for the Department of Biology at the College of the Holy Cross. • Duties included administering class evaluations for all courses in the biology department each semester, compiling evaluations for professors up for review or promotion and presenting evaluations to the tenure faculty committee, participating in department meetings and interviews for potential faculty candidates.



New York State Department of Health

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Technician

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Investigated mechanisms of programmed cell death induced by the ricin toxin in the laboratory of Nicholas Mantis, PhD at the NYSDOH-Wadsworth Center. • Participated in the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program. • Delivered oral presentation of my research in closing symposium. • Research helped secure internal grant funding. • Investigated mechanisms of programmed cell death induced by the ricin toxin in the laboratory of Nicholas Mantis, PhD at the NYSDOH-Wadsworth Center. • Participated in the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program. • Delivered oral presentation of my research in closing symposium. • Research helped secure internal grant funding.