Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Braille Tutor

    • Feb 2024 - Present

    1-on-1 tutoring for students of all ages interested in learning Braille. Instruction is designed to meet the individual interests annd needs of the student. Instruction is simultaneously designed to accommodate the individual learning style of each student.

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  Teach Access

  • Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States

  • Student Ambassador Lead

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States

    Assist in the planning and facilitation of educational and advocacy outreach programs for college students across the U.S. designed to enhance their understanding of of disability and accessibility. Present at company-led events designed to educate professionals in both higher education and industry on matters relating to disability awareness and accessibility advocacy.Design and facilitate a training workshop on enhancing the accessibility of college and university level STEM courses as part of a faculty development session for minority-serving institutions.Facilitated the first Faculty Fellowship program session of 2024 by giving an original talk entitled “Let’s Talk abot Disability”.

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  Freelance

  • Accessibility Consultant

    • Aug 2023 - Present

    Develop and facilitate workshops on how professors and faculty at various institutions of higher learning can implement deep description and active learning techniques to create a more accessible, inclusive and equitable learning environment.

  • Piano Teacher

    • Mar 2023 - Present

    1-on-1 piano lessons for students Of all ages and all musical backgrounds. Instruction is designed to accommodate the learning style of each individual student.Instruction is tailored to meet the individual needs and interests of the student.

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  Breakthrough Greater BostonBos

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  • Teaching Fellow

    • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans for diverse groups of historically marginalized and underrepresented middle school students.Reinforced student learning of social studies through hands-on active learning activities.Fostered a positive learning environment through the practice of social emotional learning and restorative justice.Coordinated and supervised student debate club. Facilitated faculty meetings on a biweekly basis for all teaching fellows.

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  The College of New Jersey

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Sociology Undergraduate Student Researcher

    • Jan 2023 - May 2023

    Conducted original research on the use of deep description and active learning to promote the accessibility of data literacy.Developed a workshop designed to introduce college and university instructors to the principles of deep description and active learning in order to enhance accessibility and inclusivity in statistics and quantitative research courses.Facilitated the described workshop at the American Sociological Association’s annual conference in August 2023

  • Paleoanthropology Undergraduate Student Researcher

    • Feb 2021 - May 2023

    Conducted original research on hominid evolution and the biomechanics of stone tool knapping.Designed and performed experiments that test modern human arm biomechanics. Conducted statistical analyses of collected data with the use of R (programming language). Composed a professional research paper.

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  State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

  • Trenton, New Jersey, United States

  • Intern

    • Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
    • Trenton, New Jersey, United States

    Interned with the Division of Criminal Justice.Conducted legal research and drafted memos on legal issues including theinsanity defense and witness immunity.Drafted final opinions for the Police Training Commission of New Jersey.Assessed, critiqued and assisted in the development of a training coursedesigned for law enforcement to combat implicit biases and strengthenrelations between officers and the communities they serve.

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  National Guard and Militia Museum of New Jersey

  • Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States

  • Summer Intern

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States

    Conducted research projects on the movements of four artillery field unitsduring World War I for the creation of new museum exhibits.Compiled summaries of oral histories of veterans that are now archived on themuseum's website as part of the U.S. War Veterans' Oral Histories project.

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  Best Buddies New Jersey

  • New Jersey, United States

  • Project Intern

    • Mar 2020 - Jul 2020
    • New Jersey, United States

    Recruited volunteers for organization events and initiatives through telecommunciations.

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  The Family Resource Network

  • East Windsor, New Jersey, United States

  • Summer Intern

    • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
    • East Windsor, New Jersey, United States

    Developed a webinar discussing how to navigate disability in the classroom and workplace that was archived on the company’s website. Facilitated a training on seizure recognition and first aid for high school students. .