Experience

Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Student

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  PhD Student in Religious Studies at Northwestern University, American Religions track. Research focuses on sexual violence in American Buddhism, gender dysphoria and and trauma within meditation, and power more broadly within American Buddhism.



The Ohio State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Associate

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2020

  Graduate Teaching Associate in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.



Whole Foods Market

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Events and Communications Coordinator

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2018

  As the Communications Coordinator I designed and constructed flyers, posters, invitations, and conference programs for events taking place at the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at Stanford University. Additionally, I helped construct and maintain information on the Center website. As the Events Coordinator I oversaw event logistics, including booking event spaces, lodging, food, and travel for speakers.



Occidental College

• Program Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  As a programming assistant for the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life at Occidental College, I worked as the primary conference coordinator for the 4th Annual Student Multifaith Leadership Conference which brought religiously and racially diverse students to Occidental’s campus to discuss best practices for engaging in interfaith work on college campuses. I coordinated interfaith vigils for victims of police brutality and Islamophobia.



Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum

• Community Outreach Coordinator

  • May 2012 - Jan 2014

• Community Outreach Coordinator and Qualitative Research Intern

  • May 2012 - Jan 2013



Occidental College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Facilitator

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

  As a Program Facilitator for the Intergroup Dialogue Program at Occidental, I developed and implemented a curriculum based in critical pedagogy that compassionately challenged undergraduate students of diverse identities to evaluate how power, privilege, and oppression affect and transform their lives.