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Brooklyn, New York, United States

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

-Built data tools that will assist public defenders’ file suppression motions in cases of racially motivated traffic stops-Automated the generation of PDFs analyzing officer’s history of traffic citations to be added to the police accountability database at the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS)-Codesigned closely with a coalition of public defenders, paralegals, community organizers, data analysts, and expert witness statisticians from across the state

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Headed a research group of four undergraduates researching legislative barriers to private and public housing faced by formerly incarcerated individuals and produced a report with our findings.-Testified on behalf of Justice 4 Housing in front of the Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion in July to bring attention to legislation addressing housing discrimination.

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

-Grew HEK cells and checked for GFP tagging to be used in future experiments-Shadowed a post-bachelor student to learn cell culture and western blotting-Completed an independent work-study in the Spring and received an A

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

-Worked remotely reading literature and studying previous Darling Lab research-Took part in a course for bioinformatics using the coding language Julia-Created and presented a scientific poster based on a plan for future research once labs resumed in-person work

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science With A Minor In Computer Science, Fourth Year

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Tri M.