• Coordinated the communication for the radiology department during call shifts • Worked directly with residents to ease communication with radiology technologists, call staff, and physicians ordering studies throughout the hospital • Managed the phone, pager, and other communication devices during the call shifts

• Worked in the public health section of the laboratory to test for the presence of contaminants in water samples from around Iowa • Conduct extractions from water samples and use machines such as a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer to analyze the concentrations of chemicals in water samples

• Introduced first-year students to their college experience with a positive floor community• Planned and executed programs to build the floor community• Provided assistance and encouragement to any student who needed it• Presented myself as a peer leader and role model for those on campus

• Conducted laboratory work in a Cell Biology and Biochemistry Lab• Determined the localization pattern of Ralstonia effector proteins by inserting genes into plasmids and transforming E. coli to infect Nicotiana plants • Observed localization patterns via GFP under fluorescent microscopes at the University of Minnesota • Taught other students the protocols and methodology • Communicated with the professor to write a paper• Isolated and amplified DNA for the glutamate receptor and ly-6 family of proteins• Conducted affinity assays to determine the interaction between the receptor and proteins

• Performed controlled prairie and forest burns• Harvested and collected seeds• Cut down and removed the invasive species of Buckthorn

Worked at a nursing home serving meals, preparing dining rooms, and interacting with the residents

• Shadowed physicians in Saint John’s Hospital in Budapest 20 hours a week• Watched ophthalmic, orthopedic, and brain surgeries • Joined other college students to tour Budapest and learn about culture (especially related to medicine)• Hired as an ambassador to encourage fellow students to apply for the fellowship

• Worked with a team of nine college students to restore prairies all over Iowa.• Removed invasive species to promote flourishing native prairies.• Cut down nonnative trees with chainsaws and planted native prairie seeds on disturbed land.• Attended Midwest prairie conferences to increase our knowledge of Iowa’s environment.

• Conducted experiments to determine predation and movement of Myxococcus xanthus bacteria• Conducted processes including extracting DNA, performing polymerase chain reaction, conducting gel electrophoresis, analyzing genomic data, observing light spectroscopy, autoclaving, creating agar plates, growing bacterial colonies, plating bacteria, and creating recombinant DNA• Worked with the professor to publish a paper in the Journal of Bacteriology

• Observed dermatologist performing Mohs surgery, excising skin tumors, and treating patients• Collected and alphabetized charts to prepare for daily surgeries• Organized and kept the office clean