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New Haven, CT, US

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Lead-teach the 8th Grade Global Religions and General Science classes of 17 students and the 7th Grade General Science class of 19 students
• Support rising 12th graders in the college application process and rising college Freshmen with their transition
• Teach college essay writing, facilitate vocational workshops, host mentorship hours, manage student applications and scholarship opportunities, and lead college visits and school-wide retreats

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Utilized Golden Volunteer – a web-based management system – to schedule, coordinate, and register DESK’s 2,000+ volunteer cohort, track their hours, and communicate for on-site work and third-party support efforts
• Coordinated with program staff to develop onboarding materials and engagement
• Conducted supervision, outreach, and recruitment efforts

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Assisted clients struggling with homelessness with resource access and management, tasks included: program enrollment; grant data collection; bridge case management support; composition and submission of vocational and.
• Implemented harm reduction practices for clients, tasks included: de-escalation training; distribution of safe substance use and safe sex supplies; administration of Naloxone; and non-judgmental narrative care
• Participated in preparative trainings, including: Basic Life Support (CPR & AED) training; CT Foodshare food safety training; mandatory civil rights training; child, elderly, and disability-based mandatory abuse.
• Contributed to food preparation and distribution for between 50 and 200 clients daily in cooperation with Loaves & Fishes
• Trained and coordinated volunteers between DESK’s three locations in New Haven
• Provided appropriate pastoral care and engage in context-driven theological conversations upon client request

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Onboard new staff through interviews and preparative de-escalation, safety, and crisis prevention trainings
• Coordinate assistance and support for high-volume Yale College events
• Act as host and bystander supervisor to de-escalate situations and facilitate medical response
• Communicate with G&P staff, guests, organizers, event security, and administration to uphold rules and regulations of event spaces

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Host weekend community hours from 9pm to 2am for Yale undergraduate students
• Organize a relaxing and hospitable space for attendees to eat free snacks with coffee and lemonade while playing board games with friends
• Delegate tasks amongst two undergraduate Global Grounds Staff members and two peer liaisons
• Provide pastoral care and insight when necessary and appropriate

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Advise and support 42 high school seniors through the process of writing college application essays
• Facilitate instructional sessions for interactive Arts, Humanities, and STEM courses taught by Yale faculty
• Provide mentorship to 120 high school students from the local New Haven area
• Manage advisory periods and planned enrichment activities
• Aid in the logistical needs of the program including attainment and delivery of course materials to students

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Offer assistance and support for high-volume Yale College events
• Act as host and bystander supervisor to de-escalate situations and facilitate medical response
• Communicate with guests, organizers, event security, and administration to uphold rules and regulations

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Plan, implement, and assess programs specific to the Historical, Artistic, and Cultural Resources (HACR) and the Wellness and Mental Health (WaMH) subteams along with other graduate student organization partnered events
• Assist AACC professional staff with administrative responsibilities (i.e. funding processes, Center operations, etc.)
• Support, communicate, and represent the AACC Graduate & Professional Student community through various outreach efforts (tabling, fairs, and other events)
• Aid AACC professional staff with the AACC Graduate Assistant interviewing and hiring process as needed
• Collaborate with the other Yale Cultural Centers for intercultural trainings and events

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Troubleshot technology issues in Zoom and Yale Canvas LMS for two graduate-level seminars of 10-15 students
• Proof-read and edited syllabi, assignment instructions, and submission requirements on the instructor’s behalf
• Designed and managed the front-end view of student course sites
• Conducted help-sessions and answered student questions regarding access to course materials and technological tools

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Fostered ecumenical relationships with fellow churches on the New Haven Green e.g. First and Summerfield United Methodist Church, Elm City Vineyard, Trinity on the Green, and Center Church on the Green
• Hosted Trinity’s weekly Chapel on the Green service and communal meal for New Haven residents struggling with home-insecurity, addiction, and mental illness
• Helped facilitate and offer pastoral care at Trinity’s weekly Spiritual Fellowship meeting for folks struggling with substance use, addiction, mental illness, and histories of trauma
• Preached Sunday services upon invite by First and Summerfield UMC, Trinity, and Chapel on the Green
• Aided in any additional, ongoing programs at First and Summerfield UMC, Trinity, and Center Church

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Conducted general circulation duties including checking items in/out, processing shipments, scanning and shelving materials, and interacting with library patrons
• Contributed to special projects involving the transfer of cross-listed materials into a single organizational system by recording searchable metadata and historical frequency of use

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Foster ecumenical relationships with fellow churches on the New Haven Green e.g. Elm City Vineyard, Trinity on the Green, Center Church on the Green, and University Church at Yale
• Host Trinity’s weekly Chapel on the Green service and communal meal for New Haven residents struggling with home-insecurity, addiction, and mental illness
• Help facilitate Trinity’s weekly Spiritual Fellowship meeting for folks struggling with substance use, addiction, and mental illness
• Preach Sunday services upon invite by Elm City Vineyard, Trinity, Center Church, and Chapel on the Green
• Aid in any additional, ongoing programs at Elm City Vineyard, Trinity, and Center Church

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Fulfilled scanning and digitization requests for both on-campus and external researchers, professionally handling with care a wide array of delicate texts from the Beinecke’s vast archives
• Contributed to other access services duties such as shelving materials and interacting with library patrons as needed

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Conduct participant observation in worship gatherings and project-related activities at two congregations in Connecticut – two interventions (study groups, service projects, formal classes, etc.) per congregation
• Administer a series of interviews of key leaders within the congregation and of five participants per intervention
• Utilize NVivo Release 1.6.1 to code qualitative themes for over 150 hours of interview and field note data
• Convene focus groups of congregants involved in and those who were not involved in the interventions
• Collaborate with fellow researchers to develop best strategies to assess the theological, strategic, and relational factors supporting and resulting from the interventions

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Advised and supported 20 high school seniors through the process of writing college application essays
• Facilitated Zoom sessions for interactive STEM courses on coding, ArcGIS, public health, neuroscience, engineering, college essay writing, etc. taught by Yale faculty instructors
• Provided mentorship to 89 high school students from the local New Haven area
• Managed advisory periods and planned enrichment activities
• Aided in the logistical needs of the program including attainment and delivery of course materials to students

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

• Developed an open-access website of previously unpublished archaeological data from synagogue excavations in the Upper Galilee Region
• Researched and presented on the importance, process, and significance of creating an open-access website for previously unpublished archaeological data in order to facilitate scholarly conversations on chronology and.
• Contributed to the digitization process by copying documents, uploading files to the database, creating the metadata for the website’s search engine component, and training team members in a similar role
• Composed the in-site introduction to the Khirbet Shema excavation and the materials made available by the website
• Constructed a bibliography of publications relevant to the Khirbet Shema excavation including preliminary reports, academic journal articles, encyclopedic entries, and the initial publication of the excavation

San Antonio, Texas

• Worked with the University Chaplain and two other Fellows to coordinate Spiritual Life Programs that enhanced spiritual expression and practice on Trinity’s campus
• Organized and led regular gatherings of 12-15 at the Chaplain’s house to explore questions of purpose, vocation, community, and life
• Managed a monthly lecture series on spirituality and scholasticism and coordinated monthly musical reflections in the Chapel
• Assisted with Chapel Spiritual Life Multifaith and Christian Life Programming teams

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Provided a safe and supportive living environment, encouraged growth and learning, and fostered authentic relationships for junior and senior residential student communities through Residential Life programs
• Upheld the residence hall policies and procedures through a rounds rotation and periodic dorm inspections
• Served as an academic, social, personal, and career advisor for over 100 residents
• Facilitated the transition of a newly renovated building of over 100 rooms into a habitable residence hall
• Conducted professional interviews of prospective Resident Assistants

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Conducted and instructed stereotaxic survival brain surgery on laboratory mice
• Characterized and presented on the receptor subunit composition at glutamatergic synapses in response to cocaine
• Utilized optogenetics, antibody staining, and confocal imaging to visualize neurons of interest
• Conducted electrophysiology to record and analyze dopaminergic neuron membrane currents
• Obtained certification by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALS) to handle laboratory rodents

Austin, Texas Area

• Conducted Research and Patient Screening to legally qualify new candidates for experimental study participation
• Monitored and time-kept for the following: insertion of study pacemakers/ICDs/leads, coronary angiographies with stent placements, pulmonary vein antral isolations, left atrial appendage occlusions, laser lead.
• Administered annual follow-ups with patients and organized patient medical records

Cedar Park, Texas Area

• Taught, encouraged, and guided students ages four to fifteen with learning disabilities through academic workbooks and physical exercises
• Identified areas of self-learning and focused improvement to prepare for and adjust to surroundings
• Imparted coping skills and responses for students to utilize when confronted with various real-life scenarios
• Reviewed nutritional changes to assist in emotional and behavior modification

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Religion/Contextual Theology, First Year

Master Of Education - Med, Secondary Education And Teaching, First Year

Initial Certification – General Science

Diploma, Pastoral Care & Ministry

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Divinity/Ministry, Alumnus

Activities and Societies: Asian Student Association; Andover Newton Seminary – United Methodist Church Ordination Track; Southwest.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Religion/Religious Studies, Alumnus

Activities and Societies: Asian Student Association; Andover Newton Seminary – Upper Zoom Community Groups; Southwest Commission on.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Religion Major, Chemistry Minor, Summa Cum Laude Alumnus

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society; Society for Neuroscience; Southwest Commission on Religious Studies.

High School Diploma, Gpa Rank: 33 Of 643

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society; Westwood Varsity Swimming and Diving; Westwood Water Polo

Gpa Rank: 2 Of 22

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society; Student Body Government; Hill Country Christian School of Austin Swimming; Latin Club.