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Hollywood, Florida, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Provided genetic counseling services to patients within the cancer setting. Refined skills in facilitating decision making surrounding genetic testing, providing risk assessment, and integrating psychosocial skills into the genetic counseling process. Tailored sessions to include potential management and treatment recommendations based on NCCN guidelines.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Provided patients cfDNA prenatal and carrier screening results, reviewed inheritance patterns, recurrence risks, and screening limitations, coordinated genetic screening and testing, collaborated with laboratory representatives, insurance companies, and other healthcare providers, and assisted in day-to-day office tasks. Acquired skills include counseling, electronic medical record (EPIC) navigation, utilizing 3rd-party interrupters, various service delivery models, and confidentiality. Additionally, awarded opportunities to observed MFM providers obtain informed consent and perform a CVS procedure, fetal echocardiogram, and anatomy ultrasound.

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Educated and counseled adult and pediatric patients regarding various genetic testing methodologies including microarrays, panels, and whole exome sequencing while obtaining informed consent. Synthesized family, medical, and developmental histories from the review of systems and presented these findings to medical geneticists. Gained a deeper understanding of the complexities of genetic disease, limitations of genetic testing, and navigating complex social circumstances such as incarceration and foster care.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Refined psychosocial skills such as active listening, interview skills, reflecting feelings, mirroring, and use of silence to counsel patients in need for higher levels of psychological support. Demonstrated competency in managing genetic counseling cases and illustrated ability to remain flexible to meet the patient’s needs. Presented at a case conference on fetal reduction complicated by psychosocial considerations.

Provided genetic counseling under the supervision of Bonnie Liebers and Guide Genetics counselors via telemedicine to patients referred for a variety of indications, including carrier screening, high-risk breast cancer screening, disclosing genetic testing results, future reproductive concerns, ultrasound findings, and discussing personal or family history of genetic disease. Reinforced written communication skills by documenting patient encounters and illustrated research skills by comparing and evaluating genetic testing options of various laboratories utilizing platforms such as concert genetics and directly contacting laboratories about cost, testing methodology, and limitations.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Provided genetic counseling, under the supervision of Amanda Caceres, CGC, and Radha Sukhu, GC, to high-risk cancer patients referred for a personal history and/or an extensive family history of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and/or colon cancer. Developed skills in pedigree curation utilizing an online tool, providing risk assessment and analysis, educating patients regarding cancer genetics, and facilitating informed decision-making by discussing risks and benefits of genetic testing. Obtained experience disclosing positive, negative, and inconclusive results utilizing varied service delivery models. Prepared for a breast tumor board and provided genetic testing recommendations to non-genetic professionals.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Emersed in a two-week, full time laboratory rotation at Duke's cytogenetic and molecular laboratory. Gained a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding laboratory testing strategies by the observation of FISH, NGS, microarray, and POC culture harvest as well as gained hands-on experience constructing a karyotype. Honed variant interpretation skills and practiced best practices for report writing.

Oviedo, Fl

Managed all front-of-house (FOH) operations including the responsibility of all FOH staff, providing a clear sense of purpose, roles, and responsibilities for team members, handling conflict resolution with guests and team, encouraged team problem solving, and utilized active listening skills. Administrative roles included active involvement and collaboration with the management team in discussing efforts to improve standards and success of the restaurant, assessing next step decisions in staffing, proficiency in both labor and food cost budgeting and quality control.

Winter Springs, Fl

Managed front-of-house operations including supervision of employees, overall guest satisfaction, cleanliness of restaurant, food safety procedures, and actively participated in management directionals. Taught in a classroom setting the principles and beliefs of the company, history, and food/beverage items. Additional skills included data entry in POS system, nightly cash handling, bill processing, order synchronization, marketing, guest reception, and attentiveness.

Master'S Degree, Genetic Counseling, 4.0

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology, 3.65

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology While pursuing a degree in psychology I found that my interests.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Psychology, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Certificate completed in 2008 at the Student Activities Leadership Institute. Member of the Phi Theta Kappa.

Post Baccalaureate, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Tutored in the Chemistry Department, Participant in the Honors Undergraduate Research Symposium Fall 2018.