Lead clinical research coordinator for Stanford's Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology for managing studies that focused on identifying and applying novel therapies for patients with gastrointestinal health conditions.• Managed pilot studies, phase 1, 2, and 3 clinical trials from either investigator-initiated studies or industry-sponsored trials• Regulatory submissions of study protocols to Stanford University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), ClinicalTrials.gov, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)• Recruited, screened, enrolled, and administered surveys to participants • Audit operations, including laboratory procedures, site monitoring visits, and study closeouts

Research Program Manager for Stanford University’s Residential & Dining Enterprises and the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCRUC). MCRUC is nationwide network of colleges and universities that use campus dining halls as living laboratories for behavior change. The overall goal of the MCRUC is to promote healthy and sustainable eating. Specific responsibilities and accomplishments include the following:• Facilitated and maintained relationships with 274 MCURC members from 64 academic or non-academic institutions• Conducted interdisciplinary research with individuals from a variety of disciplines such as public health, business, engineering, and other industries. Topic areas include food waste reduction, portion control, and behavioral interventions focused on promoting sustainable eating habits • Organized and chaired monthly meetings for Stanford University’s MCURC working research and education groups•Provided guidance and mentorship for undergraduate students’ research projects

Secured own funding from the Stanford Precision Health and Integrated Diagnostics (PHIND) Center to conduct research focused on precision nutrition interventions.• Lead investigator on a research study to examine the differences from eating plant-based meats vs animal meats on inflammatory biomarkers.• Conducted multivariate analysis on 92 markers of inflammation among study participants' in Stanford University's SWAP-MEAT study.

T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. The goal of this Postdoctoral training program is to train scientists in a variety of interdisciplinary research projects focused on preventative health, such as nutrition, physical activity, and determinants of obesity. Specific responsibilities and accomplishments include:• Conducted data analysis, prepared manuscripts, gave scientific presentations, and wrote grants for the Stanford Nutrition Studies Research Group.• Study coordinator and lead author of the first clinical trial that assessed the health effects of plant-based meat consumption compared to animal meats on cardiovascular disease risk factors among generally healthy adults.

Study Coordinator for four studies from NIH-funded grants evaluating nutrition or physical activity interventions on cardiovascular and inflammatory biomarkers. Projects managed include the following:• The Nutritious Eating With Soul (NEW) Study July 2017 – August 2019 The goal of this project was to promote healthy dietary patterns among African American adults in the South. Primary responsibilities were cleaning and analyzing dietary data (Funding Source: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute - Grant # 1R01HL135220-01A1).• Inflammation Management Intervention (IMAGINE) August 2016 – July 2017 The goal of this project was to study the impact of healthy eating on inflammation among adults. Primary responsibilities were conducting participants’ anthropometric measurements during their lab screenings (Funding Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Grant # R44DK103377).• Vegan Bytes January 2015 – August 2015 Pilot tested a wrist device called “The Byte Counter” that tracked users’ eating habits. Primary responsibilities were recruiting participants, data collection and analysis, and publishing the lead manuscript.• Partnerships for Active Children in Elementary Schools (PACES) August 2014 – December 2014 The goal of this project was to assess childhood physical activity during the school day. Primary responsibilities were distributing and processing accelerometers, as well as data analysis (Funding Source: United States Department of Education PEP Grant - Let's Get Fit to Learn # S215F140118).

Assistant manager for a business that acts as a representative for manufacturers to export food products into a variety of countries in the Caribbean. Specific responsibilities were purchasing orders, marketing and promotion of over 40 product lines, and to initiate contact with new companies for exporting their products into the Caribbean. Other duties included:• Worked with freight forwarders to make sure containers were loaded.• Responsible for the declaring value of items and the weight for all food products.• Ensured that certain items had the necessary paperwork (e.g. certificates of free sale) for international declarations.• Maintained communication with the Sales Department to meet international customers’ needs.