Experience

Metro21: Smart Cities Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Transportation Equity & Inclusion Fellow

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Responsible for coordinating the Smart Mobility Connections seminar series, writing web articles about current research projects, speaking at and attending conferences, researching ways to make University & City transportation more equitable, and taking an active role in CMU's Transportation Club and GSA's Transportation Working Group. This is a 2-year fellowship with Mobility21 & the Heinz College Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Climate, & Equity (DICE). Responsible for coordinating the Smart Mobility Connections seminar series, writing web articles about current research projects, speaking at and attending conferences, researching ways to make University & City transportation more equitable, and taking an active role in CMU's Transportation Club and GSA's Transportation Working Group. This is a 2-year fellowship with Mobility21 & the Heinz College Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Climate, & Equity (DICE).



Measures for Justice

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Standardized local criminal charges into a national database to build better criminal justice data transparency. Researched statute of limitation common practice and assisted in the publishing of police department evaluation measures for Rochester, NY and West Sacramento, CA. Standardized local criminal charges into a national database to build better criminal justice data transparency. Researched statute of limitation common practice and assisted in the publishing of police department evaluation measures for Rochester, NY and West Sacramento, CA.



University of Rochester

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Leader for Rochester Urban Fellows

  • Apr 2023 - Jul 2023

  Coordinated program logistics and mentored a cohort of 12 AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates as they completed internships with local non-profits. Helped organize weekly urban issue seminars and community events, created & responded to written reflections, conducted mid-program site visits, and gathered impact assessment data.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - May 2023

  Assisted with Statistics I, Categorical Data Analysis, Environmental Science, & Community-Engaged Scholarship. Facilitated recitations, office hours, and lectures while assisting with grading. Statistics courses required teaching students how to compute with RStudio.

• Community-Engaged Learning Program Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  Worked with staff to identify opportunities to expand our department’s reach, assisted with event programming, and promoted the Community-Engaged Learning Certificate program through digital media and presentations to courses and student organizations.

• Environmental Humanities Department Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - May 2022

  Promoted the department through digital media highlighting courses and events while assisting faculty with general office duties and classroom needs.

• Wilson Commons Student Activities (WCSA) Event Team Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - May 2021

  Planned and managed safe student events in person, hybrid, & virtually for the campus community. Kept up with rapidly changing job responsibilities and social distancing guidelines as this new Event Team found it's footing amidst a global health emergency. Given the Dean of Students' 2020 Outstanding New Employee Award during my first semester on the job.



AmeriCorps VISTA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research & Media Development VISTA Summer Associate

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Served in a 10-week partnership with Metro Justice's Rochester for Energy Democracy (RED) Committee while attending weekly urban issue seminars with the VISTA cohort. Researched clustered poverty, energy burden, and grid management to campaign for a public energy system in Rochester. Collected testimonials, recruited volunteers, created infographics and social media campaigns, mapped community partners, assisted with a rally and canvass, and pitched the campaign to city and county officials to build support. Show less