Impact Research Manager

• Dec 2022 - Present

Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow

• Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

Recipient of the 2021-2023 United States Congressional Hunger Center's Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship | 11th Class Recipient of the 2021-2023 United States Congressional Hunger Center's Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship | 11th Class

Congressional Hunger Fellow

• Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

Research Assistant, Food Aid Quality Review

• Feb 2020 - Oct 2021

-Managed the REFINE repository of food assistance research and disseminates a quarterly report of relevant resources -Assisted in technical reporting and the distillation of FAQR progress -Produced communication materials to increase FAQR’s presence and engagement on social media. -Designed graphics for briefs and reports with Adobe InDesign. -Assisted in the production of the virtual Evidence Summit II, attended by 800 global participants. -Managed the REFINE repository of food assistance research and disseminates a quarterly report of relevant resources -Assisted in technical reporting and the distillation of FAQR progress -Produced communication materials to increase FAQR’s presence and engagement on social media. -Designed graphics for briefs and reports with Adobe InDesign. -Assisted in the production of the virtual Evidence Summit II, attended by 800 global participants.

Graduate Student, Agriculture, Food, and Environment

• Aug 2019 - May 2021

Research Assistant, CANDASA

• May 2020 - Dec 2020

Jointly funded by the UK Department for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and implemented by the Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CANDASA works to understand how prices and availability of nutritious foods vary across time and space.On this team, I am working to develop a database of global consumer price index (CPI) reporting to (1) look at how data collection varies across countries and (2) understand how the price of nutritious foods vary, relative to household expenditure, specifically in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Show less

Agroforestry Extension Agent

• Dec 2016 - Feb 2019

-Authored a beekeeping grant for the installation of 75 improved hives, paired with capacity-building workshops for 20 community members -Planned and executed multiple trainings to offer technical assistance in composting, crop rotation, and seed saving for small-scale farmers, aiming to reach agricultural production potential -Engaged 30 community members to plant 100 trees seedlings in public spaces and managed a nursery of 300 underutilized tree species to encourage income generation and local reforestation -Trained 21 incoming volunteers in bio-intensive gardening and agroforestry techniques to be utilized in the field -Promoted nutrition habits at the household level in a rural community setting through discussions and demonstrations at individual home gardens -Collaborated with the local primary school to form a garden space to foster student empowerment and support a diversified diet -Co-facilitated a bicycle tour across four communities to identify, treat, and prevent malaria Show less

Program Coordinator

• Jan 2016 - Oct 2016

Research Assistant, Aridlands Ecology Lab

• May 2013 - Oct 2015

-Collected field data and samples for research focusing on tradeoffs between growth and reproduction across piñon-juniper woodlands -Processed and analyzed tree core and cone scar data within the dendroecology lab -Conducted two grant-funded independent research projects, gaining skills in grant writing, developing a research question, collecting field data, data entry and management, data analysis and interpretation, and writing a scientific paper -Gained proficiency in R -Collected field data and samples for research focusing on tradeoffs between growth and reproduction across piñon-juniper woodlands -Processed and analyzed tree core and cone scar data within the dendroecology lab -Conducted two grant-funded independent research projects, gaining skills in grant writing, developing a research question, collecting field data, data entry and management, data analysis and interpretation, and writing a scientific paper -Gained proficiency in R

Volunteer Coordinator

• Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

-Recruited and organized over 70 student volunteers for marketing and programming the event -Coordinated daily logistics during the conference for the participants and volunteers -Applied for and received funding to support the student interest committee -Recruited and organized over 70 student volunteers for marketing and programming the event -Coordinated daily logistics during the conference for the participants and volunteers -Applied for and received funding to support the student interest committee

Office Operations

• Jan 2013 - May 2013