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Saint Paul, MN, US

Juneau, Alaska, United States

Develops reports and descriptive statistics on Alaska’s public assistance programs, including Alaska’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and other statewide programs. Analyzes Alaska’s economic and policy capacity to alleviate poverty and transition residents to the.

Juneau, AK

Conducted program evaluation and research for Alaska's state financial aid and on access to and success in postsecondary education. Led research decisions and methods to inform the Commission's strategic planning efforts. Published and managed the development of several reports and briefs annually on student outcomes with the state's merit scholarship.

Conducted quantitative research using Corvallis School District disciplinary data to determine whether inequalities exist in reporting student offenses or in administrative responses to those offenses by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, and other demographic categories. Summarized descriptive statistics for the data and developed ordinal logit and.

Corvallis, Oregon

Designed, implemented, and analyzed using SPSS software surveys with School of Public Policy faculty, which included a study on community responses to extreme weather events and climate change, and how public attitudes toward science and scientists affect their policy preferences in politically controversial areas like stem cell research and genetically.

Wilsonville, Oregon

The South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership is a public-private collective impact organization which aims to support STEM education for all students the region. Organized a STEM Fair in August with 15 STEM industry professionals for K-12 educators from 15 Oregon school districts, and made improvements to their communication plan among their partners, which.

Salem, Oregon

Analyzed student-level data using STATA statistical software, and provided descriptive statistics on high school dropout and dropout prevention programs, with a comprehensive academic literature review. Presented findings in the form of a policy brief to an Oregon state legislator.

Provided research assistance to Dr. Andrew Valls, Associate Professor on a variety of journal articles and academic books. Provided early edits on Rethinking Racial Justice, a political science book which argues that liberal theory sometimes requires race-conscious policies to pursue racial equality.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Examined short polysaccharide treatments for primary cortical depolarization associated with neurodegenerative diseases using confocal fluorescence microscopy techniques. Gained experience in immunostaining, embryonic mouse hypothalamus dissection, western blotting, quantum dot cellular imaging, and neural process extension analysis. Worked directly with.

Guggenheim Building, Rochester, MN

Worked with primary investigator Dr. Isobel Scarisbrick her lab funded by the NIH and the Christopher Reeve Foundation. Compared the potential of serine protease Kallikrein-6 to protect immune cells from cell death pathways relevant to central nervous system injury and disease. Gained valuable lab experience, learned research methods and collaborated with.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Women in Public Policy, Oregon State University's Policy Analysis Laboratory (OPAL)Conducted semi-structured.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Biology, General; Science In Society: Bioethics

Activities and Societies: Secular Student Alliance at St. Olaf College, Interfaith Conversation, St. Olaf Disaster Relief Effort, Pay it.