Experience

California Council on Science and Technology (CCST)

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science & Technology Policy Fellow

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Fellowship placement as a Consultant on the Assembly Utilities & Energy Committee - Analyzed 22 bills and negotiated committee amendments with author’s staff on 16 of those bills - Covered energy-related issue areas for the committee including electric vehicles and offshore wind energy development - Staffed a bill for the committee, including corresponding with stakeholders and drafting taking points - Organized an informational hearing on electric vehicle charging - Staffed the committee chair in meetings with energy developers and stakeholder groups Show less



Journal of Science Policy and Governance (JSPG)

• Associate Editor

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  - Edited nine policy memos on subjects ranging from city planning to environmental justice - Rapidly analyzed sets of submitted memos during the biannual initial review process - Edited nine policy memos on subjects ranging from city planning to environmental justice - Rapidly analyzed sets of submitted memos during the biannual initial review process



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2022

  - Designed experiments and conducted research in the field- Reviewed government records to compile a species database covering thirteen countries - Communicated research through scientific papers, oral presentations, and community outreach events

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2022

  - Taught 14 courses on a variety of biology-related subjects including lectures, laboratory sections, and writing-focused classes.- Prepared course materials, gave lectures, wrote exam questions, held office hours, and graded student work.- Cumulative mean of student evaluations: 3.84/4 on 348 total evaluations.



Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center

• Research Technician

  • Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  - Studied the effects of drought and fire on pine forests - Studied the effects of drought and fire on pine forests



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2016 - Sep 2016

  - Assessed the impacts of sea level rise on trees in coastal wetlands - Measured the effects of nanoparticles in wetland ecosystems - Assessed the impacts of sea level rise on trees in coastal wetlands - Measured the effects of nanoparticles in wetland ecosystems