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Portland, Oregon, United States

Acted as a liaison between patients, providers, and insurance carriers to increase patient access to medications and services.

Portland, Oregon, United States

My graduate studies focused on how cells within the nervous system develop and respond to injury, using a common fruit fly as a model organism. My work earned me authorship on a paper titled Injury-Induced Inhibition of Bystander Neurons Requires dSarm and Signaling from Glia published in Neuron. Additionally, I wrote my master’s thesis on characterizing RNAi lines that disrupt the development of astrocytes, a specialized glial cell within the nervous system. I used included confocal imaging… Show more My graduate studies focused on how cells within the nervous system develop and respond to injury, using a common fruit fly as a model organism. My work earned me authorship on a paper titled Injury-Induced Inhibition of Bystander Neurons Requires dSarm and Signaling from Glia published in Neuron. Additionally, I wrote my master’s thesis on characterizing RNAi lines that disrupt the development of astrocytes, a specialized glial cell within the nervous system. I used included confocal imaging, live-cell calcium imaging, and molecular biology techniques. Show less

Portland, Oregon, United States

Graduate students at OHSU voted to unionize which created the first union of graduate students with purely research-based employment. In addition to early organizing, I served on the bargaining team for a year negotiating the first contract. I drafted contract language, attended bargaining sessions, and wrote communications to union members. A contract agreement was reached in early 2020 and included better protections for graduate researchers as well as increased benefits—some of which are… Show more Graduate students at OHSU voted to unionize which created the first union of graduate students with purely research-based employment. In addition to early organizing, I served on the bargaining team for a year negotiating the first contract. I drafted contract language, attended bargaining sessions, and wrote communications to union members. A contract agreement was reached in early 2020 and included better protections for graduate researchers as well as increased benefits—some of which are precedent-setting nationwide. Show less

Tucson, Arizona

Research Advisor: Dr. Daniela ZarnescuAs a senior undergraduate research assistant, I led a team of three other undergraduates in developing a model of Dementia in fruit flies. I pioneered a behavioral assay new to the lab to test whether overexpression of TDP-43, a protein implicated in ALS and dementia, resulted in decreased learning and memory ability. This project was the basis for my honors senior thesis and I presented this work at the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Honors Thesis… Show more Research Advisor: Dr. Daniela ZarnescuAs a senior undergraduate research assistant, I led a team of three other undergraduates in developing a model of Dementia in fruit flies. I pioneered a behavioral assay new to the lab to test whether overexpression of TDP-43, a protein implicated in ALS and dementia, resulted in decreased learning and memory ability. This project was the basis for my honors senior thesis and I presented this work at the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Honors Thesis Poster Forum. Show less

Tucson, Arizona Area

Research Advisor: Dr. Yin ChenI utilized techniques such as PCR, Western blots, and fluorescent imaging to understand the function and regulation of mucin genes in asthma pathogenesis in both in vivo and in vitro models.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Research Advisor: Dr. Jane RaymondAfter admission to the competitive BRAVO program, I traveled fully-funded to a laboratory in Birmingham, UK for ten weeks. While there, I researched value and conflict adaptation effects of visual perception in adolescents compared to adult controls. I employed skills in programming in PsychoPy, running behavioral experiments with human participants, setting up EEG equipment, and statistical data analysis. I found that adolescents use a more transient… Show more Research Advisor: Dr. Jane RaymondAfter admission to the competitive BRAVO program, I traveled fully-funded to a laboratory in Birmingham, UK for ten weeks. While there, I researched value and conflict adaptation effects of visual perception in adolescents compared to adult controls. I employed skills in programming in PsychoPy, running behavioral experiments with human participants, setting up EEG equipment, and statistical data analysis. I found that adolescents use a more transient system, and likely different circuitry, to manage conflict adaptation as compared to adults. I presented my work as science outreach to AP Psychology classes at the high school I previously attended. Show less

Tucson, Arizona Area

Research Advisor: Dr. Mary PetersonAs a sophomore, I led a project investigating the effect of learned value on figure-ground visual perceptions. I created visual stimuli with Photoshop, ran participants in behavioral experiments, and performed statistical data analysis. My work contributed to an abstract submitted to the annual Visual Sciences Society Conference and I presented the poster at the conference in May 2015.

Master Of Science - Ms, Neuroscience

My research focused on characterizing genes implicated in astrocyte morphogenesis using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Neuroscience And Cognitive Science, Molecular And Cellular Biology, 3.927

Activities and Societies: Nu Rho Psi: Neuroscience Honorary Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Association of Students (NSCSAS)