Graduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2022 - Present

ESPA Summer Associate

• Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

Research Study Assistant

• Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

Research Assistant – Adolescent Medicine Trials Network (ATN) for HIV/AIDS Interventions •Managed six+ National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded committees such as the Analytic Committee, Executive Committee (EC), and NICHD Committee by developing agendas, meeting minutes, and action items. EC and NICHD reviewed, approved, and stored in a database for funding records purposes.•Reduced publication timeline for manuscripts by 30% by establishing standard operating procedures (SOP)for ATN Manuscript Tracking System (MTS); coordinated manuscript peer review with Project Director, facilitating acceptance of 50+ publications in scientific journals. •Coordinated virtual aspect of nationwide ATN April 2020 and 2021 conferences meeting for 200 attendees by setting up Zoom invites, contacting presenters, and creating the program. Conference meeting allowed researchers across the state to present findings and provide counsel to move ATNs research agenda forward. Show less

Research Study Assistant

• May 2018 - Nov 2019

Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS / SOL) •Generated five+ SOPs, establishing detailed step-by-step instructions on statistical computing requests, management reports, data collection instruments, and website postings for future trainings.•Developed questionnaires for over 100 research participants and tested electronic system to ensure questionnaires adhered to NICHD standards and obtained well-rounded quantitative and qualitative data.

Office Assistant

• Aug 2015 - Dec 2017

• Managed phone calls and appointments • Helped with various educational programming such as Women in STEM • Improved my communication skills and interpersonal skills • Facilitated data input for various learning and writing coaches • Managed phone calls and appointments • Helped with various educational programming such as Women in STEM • Improved my communication skills and interpersonal skills • Facilitated data input for various learning and writing coaches

Outreach Intern

• Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

• Contacted and recruited over 1,000 migrant workers increasing the numbers from previous years • Succeeded in increasing the budget for the Title 1 MEP Part C for the following year by increasing the number of migrant workers recruited • Brought awareness to farmworkers all over South Carolina on the Migrant Education Program • Developed an ESL programming to teach basic english to various farmworker camps in South Carolina • Used a data management system to record workers contacted each day Show less