Experience

Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Introduction to Psychology; Research Methods in Psychology

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Studying models of skill acquisition and the role of feedback in learning complex motor tasks. Working on an interdisciplinary team with mechanical engineers and a surgical simulation company to investigate incorporating haptic feedback into endoscopic vascular surgery training simulators. Advisor: Michael Byrne, Ph.D.



Greenville Free Medical Clinic

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer EMT

  • Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

  Triaged patients, ran laboratory tests, and assisted doctors/nurses as needed. Outside of clinical work: recruited other student volunteers, built schedules, helped run orientations, designed marketing materials, maintained the website, and performed data entry for reimbursement programs. Triaged patients, ran laboratory tests, and assisted doctors/nurses as needed. Outside of clinical work: recruited other student volunteers, built schedules, helped run orientations, designed marketing materials, maintained the website, and performed data entry for reimbursement programs.



Furman University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Behavioral Neuroscience Research

  • May 2019 - Jul 2019

  In charge of setting up, executing, and analyzing an experiment to determine the effectiveness of a drug intervention in a rodent model of a human disease. Presented research poster at Society for Neuroscience’s 2019 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience session. Advisor: Onarae Rice, Ph.D. In charge of setting up, executing, and analyzing an experiment to determine the effectiveness of a drug intervention in a rodent model of a human disease. Presented research poster at Society for Neuroscience’s 2019 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience session. Advisor: Onarae Rice, Ph.D.



Furman University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Health Psychology Research

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Studied the effectiveness of a parenting intervention program to reduce toxic stress, implemented through a local hospital network (Prisma Health System). Analyzed survey data by creating a coding system, building algorithms to score subscales, generating descriptive statistics, checking for internal consistency, and making recommendations for a match-group. Portion of research published in Journal of Child and Family Studies, “Changing Attitudes about Spanking: a Mixed-Methods Study of a Positive Parenting Intervention” by Criss et al., 2021 – referenced in acknowledgements. Advisor: Cinnamon Stetler, Ph.D. Show less



South Carolina Legal Services

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Interned at a partnership between Furman University, Prisma Health System, and South Carolina Legal Services to improve health outcomes by providing legal services to low-income patients. Worked with patients to screen for eligibility, collect background information, sign forms, and perform home inspections. Worked with doctors and nurses to collect official statements of medical conditions; educated doctors and nurses on referral processes. Worked with attorneys to prepare case materials; shadowed on trial days. Show less