Experience

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jan 2023 - Present



University Of Minnesota Extension for Family Development

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Evaluation Graduate Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  - Developing and conducting social research and program evaluation to support Extension community educators working on topics related to health and nutrition, family financial education, family relationship improvement, and parenting strategies. - Applying various evaluation approaches to understand, describe, and support evidence-informed, context-focused, and place-based community programs, including participatory, principle, development, theory, and art-based evaluation. - Researching policies and issues in community-based program evaluation practices. - Presenting evaluation and research results in national conferences. Show less



Louis Stokes North Star STEM Alliance

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internal Evaluator

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  - Conducting evaluation activities on topics in STEM education, specifically focusing on underrepresented minority (URM) STEM students’ retention and degree attainment. - Evaluating research mentorship programs through mixed research methods with a theory-based evaluation approach. - Conducting university-wide and Alliance-wide quantitative analysis using students’ academic records and program surveys. - Conducting qualitative analysis through interviews and observations. - Completing data visualization, conference presentation, and report writing regularly. Show less



Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  - Assisted with community-based participatory research and evaluation to improve Hennepin County’s self-pay shelter policy and explore alternative approaches. - Participated in designing the Family for Finance program to financially empower families staying in shelters, collaborating with People Serving People and Hennepin County’s Shelter Team. - Conducted data analysis and report writing for the Brooklyn Park Housing Project that aimed to explore local housing issues regarding affordability, sustainability, safety, and security across multifamily rental housing developments. - Designed and facilitated Action Committee meetings with stakeholders and community members to develop the programmatic model of the above-mentioned programs/projects. - Developed evaluation plans and tools for the above-mentioned programs/projects and followed through with the implementation and studies. Show less



Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Evaluation and Audit Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

  - Participated in testing of the new public transportation A-Line’s automatic passenger counting system, including data analysis and report. - Conducted evaluation of departments’ equity policies. - Assisted with budget planning for travel of the Light Rail Transit Extension Projects’ office. - Assisted with evaluating and auditing the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program, supported by the Federal Transportation Grant. - Participated in testing of the new public transportation A-Line’s automatic passenger counting system, including data analysis and report. - Conducted evaluation of departments’ equity policies. - Assisted with budget planning for travel of the Light Rail Transit Extension Projects’ office. - Assisted with evaluating and auditing the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program, supported by the Federal Transportation Grant.



HACER MN

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Sep 2015 - Feb 2017

  - Conducted evaluation in Asian Media Access’s SUP (Stand Up Participate) program: conducted on-site observations; designed and collected surveys for parents of color; analyzed students’ surveys and teachers’ surveys; wrote quarterly reports and annual reports. - Conducted evaluation in Austin Area Minority Business Project: conducted demographic research in Austin City, MN; designed evaluation methods and tools; collected and analyzed data; report writing. - Conducted research on Minnesota minority students' educational disparities. - Wrote grant applications for several projects. Show less



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Human Resource Intern

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2013

  - Assisted HR manager with administrative work around employee relationships management; - Conveyed information towards employees by group e-mail through Word; - Used Excel to store and check information, including Pivot Table and VLookup; - Arranged orientation for new employees every Monday morning, and provided presentation E&Y's Entry requirements, welfare policy, etc. - Assisted HR manager with administrative work around employee relationships management; - Conveyed information towards employees by group e-mail through Word; - Used Excel to store and check information, including Pivot Table and VLookup; - Arranged orientation for new employees every Monday morning, and provided presentation E&Y's Entry requirements, welfare policy, etc.



China Philanthropy Research Institute

• Beijing City, China

• Research Inter in Senior Care Research Center

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  - Participated in the governmental relationship consulting project for the Sunshine Senior Service Group in Henan, China. - Conducted secondary research for the Annual Senior Policy Report and other regular publications; translated foreign website and publications into Chinese. - Participated in the governmental relationship consulting project for the Sunshine Senior Service Group in Henan, China. - Conducted secondary research for the Annual Senior Policy Report and other regular publications; translated foreign website and publications into Chinese.