Experience

Learning Research & Development Center

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate, STEM PUSH Network

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  This NSF INCLUDES Alliance is funded by NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES), a comprehensive national initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in discoveries and innovations by focusing on diversity, inclusion and broadening participation in STEM at scale. It is also co-funded by the NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers program and the Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program.(https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1930990) Show less



Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Scientist

  • Jun 2018 - Nov 2019

  Led, facilitated and supported internal program evaluation efforts, reflective practice experiences, design-based research, and exhibits development from a learning research perspective; acted as museum lead for grant-funded research projects and external evaluation consulting services. Led, facilitated and supported internal program evaluation efforts, reflective practice experiences, design-based research, and exhibits development from a learning research perspective; acted as museum lead for grant-funded research projects and external evaluation consulting services.



UCLA Center X

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher, IMPACT Urban Teacher Residency

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  As part of a researcher-practitioner collaboration for an intensive 18-month urban teacher residency program, facilitated a developmental evaluation process to support the cultivation of equity-driven teaching partnerships between pre-service teachers and their placement teachers. As part of a researcher-practitioner collaboration for an intensive 18-month urban teacher residency program, facilitated a developmental evaluation process to support the cultivation of equity-driven teaching partnerships between pre-service teachers and their placement teachers.



Venice Neighborhood Youth Association

• Documentary Filmmaking Co-Instructor

  • 2016 - 2018

  Co-created a yearlong class which met weekly throughout the school year serving a group of high school Youth Leaders participating in a community-based college access program. Taught Youth Leaders interview techniques and facilitated reflection on storytelling methods to support production of individual non-fiction film projects. Co-created a yearlong class which met weekly throughout the school year serving a group of high school Youth Leaders participating in a community-based college access program. Taught Youth Leaders interview techniques and facilitated reflection on storytelling methods to support production of individual non-fiction film projects.



University of California, Los Angeles

• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Evaluation Analyst, University of California Educational Evaluation Center

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2016

  Clients included California Department of Education, Pasadena City College, UCLA Early Academic Outreach Program, UCLA Center for Community College Partnerships, First Star Bruin Guardian Scholars Foster Youth Academy Clients included California Department of Education, Pasadena City College, UCLA Early Academic Outreach Program, UCLA Center for Community College Partnerships, First Star Bruin Guardian Scholars Foster Youth Academy



UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2016

  Qualitative Research Methods (graduate course); Masters Thesis Workshop (graduate course), Program Evaluation (undergraduate course) Qualitative Research Methods (graduate course); Masters Thesis Workshop (graduate course), Program Evaluation (undergraduate course)



TRIO, Upward Bound Program

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Methods Instructor, Upward Bound Youth in Action Summer Research Institute

  • 2015 - 2015

  Designed a 6-week research methods curriculum for high school students participating in CSU-Fullerton’s Upward Bound program which covered qualitative and quantitative methods, research design, and research paper-writing. Employing a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) framework, collaborated closely with Writing and Critical History teachers to support 36 students in developing an original research project with a social justice focus. Designed a 6-week research methods curriculum for high school students participating in CSU-Fullerton’s Upward Bound program which covered qualitative and quantitative methods, research design, and research paper-writing. Employing a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) framework, collaborated closely with Writing and Critical History teachers to support 36 students in developing an original research project with a social justice focus.


Cal/West Educators Placement
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Placement Associate and Consultant

  • Nov 2008 - Nov 2012

Comunidad de Madrid
• Spain
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Fulbright Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2008

California Institute of Technology
• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• Admissions Counselor

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2007