Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Nov 2021 - Present

Board of Regents Student Representative

• Sep 2021 - Present

Title IX Hearing Board

• Aug 2021 - Present

Student Senate

• Feb 2021 - Present

-President: Serve as the primary student liaison on student issues to the administration, provide direction and leadership to 30+ members of the Senate, and serve as the presiding officer and chair at all Senate meetings-Treasurer: Create an operating budget at the beginning of each academic semester, monitor expenditures, provide timely updates, and work with the Executive Board and advisors on matters pertaining to the budget-Finance Committee Chair: Oversee the Finance Committee to establish a funding timeline, application, funding criteria, and process for allocating funds to ensure fiscal accountability to students and student organizations-Diversity Representative for Culture and Religion: Represent and provide key updates from student interest groups to the Senate including but not limited to the International Students and Allies Association, College Ministries, Council for Faith and Life, and Council for Equity and Inclusion Show less

Professor's Assistant

• Jan 2020 - Present

-Conduct study sessions to assist students with course material resulting in improved grades for participants in General Biology and Genetics-Grade tests and weekly homework assignments to ensure students receive timely feedback-Provide feedback to professor about common errors made by multiple students on a particular homework assignment -Facilitated and managed lab resources to keep materials for lab sections organized and prepared

Resident Assistant

• Jan 2020 - Present

-Lead 80 undergraduate students in four residential areas by listening and responding to concerns, and holding students accountable to college policy-Participate in planning and implementing community-building events and educational programs for residence hall, as directed by Hall Director in an effort to create a holistic living and learning environment for all residents-Manage on-duty responsibilities serving as the point person for any questions, concerns, or emergencies

Council for Equity and Inclusion Member

• Aug 2021 - May 2022

Treasurer of Luther College's Philosophy Society

• Aug 2021 - May 2022

Officer of Luther College's Health Sciences Club

• Dec 2020 - May 2022

Admissions Student Worker

• Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

-Providing daily tours of campus and escorts to appointments and classes for prospective students and their families-Assist with preparation for prospective student mailing, upcoming individual visits, and special events-Assist the Applications Coordinator with maintaining applicant materials and correspondence

Custodial Student Worker

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

-Maintain classrooms and labs by cleaning floors, blackboards, erasers, and furniture, replacing chalk, arranging equipment, and removing trash-Maintain hallways, lounges, stairwells, and entries by cleaning of floors, cleaning and disinfecting fountains, cleaning handrails, doors, glass, and other surfaces-Perform minor repairs and routine maintenance of custodial equipment

Executive Board Member

• Dec 2019 - Present

Cell Signaling and Tumorigenesis SURE Intern

• Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

I was selected by Dr. Robinson at the Hormel Institute as the only rising junior to participate in their SURE internship program. My specific project focused on histone mutations as a marker for tumorigenesis in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma using mice models. My work was presented at a poster presentation put on by the Hormel Institute. We found that the loss of methylation at a particular histone site was a causal marker for this type of pediatric glioma. It is my hope that the lessons learned from both the successes and failures in doing my research will inform my drive and work as a future physician. -Assess pediatric high-grade glioma tumorigenesis in both cultured human and mice cell lines -Carry out bacterial transformation, amplification, restriction enzyme digest, transfection, and transduction into target human and mice cells -Manage mice glioma histology including brain sectioning, tissue processing, tissue embedding, and IHC staining -Performing Western Blot analysis for knockout confirmations -Assorted tasks including protein/DNA quantification, basic cell culturing, chemiluminescence imaging, and mouse genotyping Show less

Certified Nursing Assistant

• Apr 2020 - Sep 2020

I began employment during the first major outbreak of COVID-19 as a second and third shift worker. After about a month of working, COVID-19 came to the facility resulting in a complete lockdown and extreme safety precautions for all workers. I had previously been a float CNA but because of these lockdowns, I was reassigned to the COVID isolation unit. Oftentimes, a lot of my day would be just sitting with residents as I was one of the only people they saw for weeks at a time. I can clearly remember going home every day not knowing how many of my residents were going to make it through the night and mourning each loss with deep pain in my heart. These experiences I will remember forever. -Foster activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary, ambulation, hygiene practices, repositioning, and providing access to in-house activities -Provide patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to the nursing supervisor -Protect patients by keeping patient information confidential Show less

Volunteer

• Nov 2017 - May 2019

At St. Luke’s Hospital, I worked to create a calm yet efficient environment for patients. One of my primary responsibilities was to serve as a constant channel of communication informing them about wait times and answering any non-medical questions they had. When patients come to the ED, patients and their families are often in highly emotional states and so I helped to create an inviting space by holding conversations or giving them a warm blanket. Through this, I recognized it was these little things that can make all the difference to someone. Helping people when they are in such conditions has not only helped me become more compassionate but also has peaked my will to serve. After a few months of doing this work, I was promoted to being a trainer of other ED volunteers. At the time, I was the only high schooler allowed in this position but once I became a trainer, I was responsible for training all of the new high school volunteers. During my time at St. Luke’s, I trained over 15 high school and college volunteers. I was recognized in this role through several volunteer-of-the-months by staff and administrators alike as well as personal notes from patients and staff. -Serve as a constant channel of communication between patients and hospital staff about wait times and any non-medical questions -Help to streamline the check-in and triage process by taking patient information -Create and manage an inviting waiting room offering refreshments, conversation, and warm blankets to patients -Coordinating with family members on the status of patients checked into the ED -Training all other high school and college volunteers in the ED triage position Show less