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New York, Ny, Us

- Contributed to The Graph: an open-source blockchain API/ protocol used to store, index, and query blockchain data- Led product development of pricing and payments systems, including free plan, subscriptions, and recurring payments- Managed company roadmap, PRDs, and GTM documents

- Conducted user testing to improve product usability- Disseminated surveys to prioritize community product needs- Shared weekly video reports on product usage, quality of service, protocol revenue, and user problems- Informed design, business, and engineering decisions with quantitative data analysis using R and SQL

- Allocate $3.2M+ worth of cryptocurrency assets in blockchain protocol named The Graph to store, index, and serve blockchain data to web3 applications- Operate JSON-RPC nodes, including Ethereum, Base, and Moonbeam- Manage PostgreSQL databases with more than 15TB+ of data

Arlington, Va

- Partnered with academic, non-profit, and government stakeholders to coordinate social and economic initiatives- Built data analysis and data visualization pipelines in high-performance computing environment using R and Python- Scraped and downloaded data from online sources using scripts and APIs, including GitHub, PubMed, Twitter and ACS- Leveraged un/supervised natural language processing to draw insights from unstructured text data

- Worked collaboratively with principal investigators, graduate, and undergraduate students on three different multidisciplinary teams conducting research on health-focused research projects - Managed research laboratory collecting experimental, survey, biological, and interview data to study men’s health- Hired, supervised, and mentored 25 undergraduate students how to conduct literature reviews, run experiments, collect and store biological specimens, and clean data over four-year period- Standardized protocols and procedures for experimental studies collecting highly-sensitive biological data, including how participants were recruited, tracked, and informed of study’s risks and benefits - Programmed and disseminated surveys in Qualtrics as part of a multi-cohort longitudinal study - Developed inferential network analysis models to track political exchanges over time using AWS EC2 platform- Performed multivariate analyses and visualized data in SPSS, Stata, and R statistical software environments- Drafted, edited, and proofread manuscripts, abstracts, and posters for publication and conference presentations- Ensured compliance with Institutional Review Board regulations

- Acted as Instructor for more than 125 students in a course named Sociology of Medicine & Health Care over the Spring and Fall 2017 semesters- Incorporated elements of medical sociology, environmental sociology, science & technology studies, public health, and the sociology of mental health & illness

- Served as a teaching assistant for Contemporary Sociological Theory and Sociological Research Methods during the Spring and Fall 2016 semesters

New Brunswick, Nj

- Worked as a graduate assistant under Dr. Kristen Springer doing biosocial experiments in the Institute of Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research- Implemented various methodologies, including survey research, electrocardiogram, respiration, blood pressure and saliva (testosterone and cortisol) acquisition- Managed the research lab, including hiring and mentorship of more than 25 undergraduate students

New Brunswick, Nj

I work as a special fellow in the Department of Sociology. My current work integrates methods from cardiovasular psychophysiology and social neuroendocrinology to develop a paradigm for studying the intersection of masculinities and health outcomes. I also have a strong interest in the philosophy of social sciences that helps me integrate novel empirical findings from the neuro- and cognitive sciences into social theory and cultural sociology.

New Brunswick, Nj

I worked as an Excellence Research Fellow at Rutgers University in the Department of Sociology. My interests were centralized in psychophysiology, social neuroendocrinology, medical sociology, cultural sociology (with an emphasis in cognition), and gender studies.

Institute Of Health, Health Care Policy And Aging Research; New Brunswick, Nj

I work as a graduate assistant under Dr. Kristen Springer doing biosocial experiments in the Institute of Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research. We implement various methodologies, including survey research, electrocardiogram, respiration, blood pressure and saliva (testosterone and cortisol) acquisition. My responsibilities currently involve managing the lab, which includes three other graduate students and eleven undergraduate students from a broad range of academic disciplines.

New Brunswick, Nj

I worked as an Excellence Research Fellow at Rutgers University in the Department of Sociology. My interests were centralized in social psychology and cultural sociology.

- Worked as a Graduate Research Assistant on a National Science Foundation-funded project with Dr. Rebecca Jordan-Young and Dr. Katrina Karkazis - Conducted qualitative content analysis to gain insights about scientific claims in hormone research- Interviewed scientists about how their understanding of hormones

Dubuque, Iowa Area

- Point of contact for plan participants of Prudential's retirement plan clients- Assisted participants with their defined benefit plans

Córdoba Area, Spain

- Acted as Teaching Assistant for Physics and Chemistry, Technology, Ethics, and English classes at I.E.S. Blas Infante (Córdoba, España)

Worked in Psychology, Law, and Sciences branches part-time

Aided Professors Michael Lovaglia and Mary Campbell with two studies in the Center for Study of Group Processes (University of Iowa Sociology Department). Responsibilities included conducting experiments, recruiting students via phone and classroom, and data entry.

Acted as Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Sociological Theory for Kevin Leicht (UI Sociology Department)

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Sociology

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Sociology

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Delta, Center for the Study of Group Processes, Iowa Student Psychological Association.

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