Scientific Associate

• Apr 2022 - Present

Client and Staffing Coordinator

• Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

✭Ensured client success through friendly and knowledgeable communication with potential and current clients and proactive check-ins throughout the tutoring course✭Wrote for internal newsletter Teen Slice and member of the editorial board for external newsletter The Slice✭Incorporated client and internal team feedback to overhaul the current check-in process to improve efficiency and promote customer success✭Liaised with Operations, Tutor Services, and Marketing departments to ensure open communication between departments with the goal of client and student success

Preferred Tutor

• Aug 2019 - Apr 2022

✭Implemented standardized test preparation techniques to improve high school students’ scores on the SAT by 8.4 points and ACT by .2 points per hour tutored, resulting in 11 personal tutoring requests ✭Created and utilized educational content for subject tutoring in biology, psychology, math, and language arts targeted at K-12 students, resulting in improved writing skills, better GPA, and higher scores on AP exams✭Taught 6 sections of the SAT Prep Class at Banneker High School, both in-person and remote, resulting in the renewal of the school’s contract with Applerouth

Graduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2012 - Jul 2019

✭Acquired $1,000 in funding to jumpstart my line of research from the Center for Neuromics and assisted in obtaining $250,000 of federal grant funding✭Initiated a new line of research in the lab, investigating the role of the gut-brain axis in the expression of behavior, involving forming interdisciplinary collaborations and project management✭Elected President of the Neuroscience Graduate Student Association, in which I fostered a relationship with other organizations to organize volunteer and social events, managed our budget and secured $2,000 in funding✭Advised numerous students in classroom and laboratory settings in critical thinking and research skills, resulting in placement in medical school and research-oriented jobs

Instructor of Record

• Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

✭Developed and implemented lesson plans for a sophomore-level class, administered tests, and evaluations, and analyzed student performance.✭Fostered a classroom environment using active learning strategies to encourage learning and promoted excellent student/teacher interaction.✭Encouraged critical thinking through readings and exercises analyzing popular press articles on drug discoveries in comparison to the scientific literature

Chemist's Aide

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

Summer 2010: I worked in the Media lab, which is a centralized lab for production of media for the rest of the center. I was responsible for making various buffers, agars, and broths. I also learned to maintain cell lines in sterile cell culture.Summer 2011-2012: I worked as an assistant in the Chemical Safety Office. I was responsible for assisting with lab inspections, chemical waste removal, management of the chemical surplus system, and development of safety training modules. Summer 2010: I worked in the Media lab, which is a centralized lab for production of media for the rest of the center. I was responsible for making various buffers, agars, and broths. I also learned to maintain cell lines in sterile cell culture.Summer 2011-2012: I worked as an assistant in the Chemical Safety Office. I was responsible for assisting with lab inspections, chemical waste removal, management of the chemical surplus system, and development of safety training modules.

SAT Tutor

• Feb 2012 - Jun 2012

I worked with students in an one-on-one capacity to identify their weaknesses in their SAT preparation and helped them with extra practice to improve their scores. I also helped to instill good test-taking techniques in the students. I worked with students in an one-on-one capacity to identify their weaknesses in their SAT preparation and helped them with extra practice to improve their scores. I also helped to instill good test-taking techniques in the students.

Teaching Assistant for Writing and Research Skills for Biologists

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

-Led small group workshops on grammar, parts of a scientific publication, and effective writing in a classroom setting-Led peer-editing sessions for each section of an original research article and was responsible for feedback for each student-Acted as the liaison between the students and professor to better prepare the student's writing for final grading

HEOP Tutor

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

-Individual tutor for the Higher Education Opportunity Program at Siena College-Tutored, motivated, and assessed students in their chemistry, biology, statistics, and philosophy knowledge-Resulted in increased performance of each student tutored in their classes

Undergraduate Research Fellow

• Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

-Investigated the role of organizational hormonal effects on adult hippocampal neurogenesis in the lab of Dr. Christina Williams-Assisted Kristen Pleil in neuronal tissue slicing in a cryostat, immunohistochemistry, stereological cell counting, and confocal imaging.-Collected, analyzed, and presented data in for the department at the end of the internship. -Investigated the role of organizational hormonal effects on adult hippocampal neurogenesis in the lab of Dr. Christina Williams-Assisted Kristen Pleil in neuronal tissue slicing in a cryostat, immunohistochemistry, stereological cell counting, and confocal imaging.-Collected, analyzed, and presented data in for the department at the end of the internship.