Cooperate with research teams from California and Rio de Janeiro to investigate social entrepreneurial ecosystems in Brazilian favelas. Responsible for drafting IRB application, reports and study documents. Involved in study design, participant recruitment, data collection and analysis.

Collaborate with coordination team to organize monthly community events, donation drives, and cultural activities aimed at empowering women, their families, and the LGBTQ+ community in the Santa Marta favela. Connect women with vital resources such as job opportunities, psychological support, and legal aid. Manage our budget to ensure that we can continue providing these essential services. Work to focus on fostering greater community engagement and mobilization around issues like health, political education, and environmental rights.

Team member of a social impact business that promotes positive discourse surrounding favela identity and culture. Arrange tours, speaking engagements, and consulting services for domestic and international clients. Collaborate with researchers and partner institutions for community advocacy work combatting racism, sexism, ableism, environmental injustices, classism, and LGBTQ-phobia in urban contexts and across the African diaspora. Develop strategies for company expansion and supporting local NGOs and small businesses in Rio de Janeiro.

Completed independent project investigating the effects of COVID-19 policies on migration health in the Brazilian Amazon. Hosted by the Federal University of Roraima. Researched Venezuela-Brazil-Guyana border politics, Amazonian land conflict, indigeneity, gender & sexuality-based violence, humanitarian health, environmental racism, etc. Served as a cultural ambassador to the region. Interviewed government officials, researchers, refugees, and agents from international organizations. Participated UNHCR community development workshops. Guest speaker/presenter: New England Science Symposium, UFRR School of Medicine, UFRR School of Linguistics, UFRR Nursing and Health Research Group, Brazil/Guyana Borderland Schools Intercultural Exchange, UMBC Global Studies Program

Advertised and showed single-family, multi-family, and commercial rental properties in Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Tasked with contacting potential tenants, tracking their interest, and processing their rental applications. Provided support to tenants, owners, and contractors in business matters. Coordinated property maintenance. Collaborated with assistance programs and government housing agencies.

Sleep research study funded by the Department of Defense through the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. Tasked with primary and double coverage of NASA-founded sleep laboratory. Handled EGI software and equipment. Coordinated and administered research tasks to participants. Analyzed and scored EEG recordings. Handled confidential data and participant information. Trained new team members. Led office and research projects.

Five-week internship with the Department of Pathology. Shadowed physicians and microbiologists in various labs and operating rooms. Observed medical procedures and surgeries (grossing, nephrectomy, prostatectomy, transurethral resection of the prostate, bypass surgery, orthopedic surgery, etc.). Completed office tasks, handled patient files, and reviewed casework with pathologists.

Worked in the office of former congresswoman Donna Edwards. Advised, wrote letters to, and communicated with constituents on behalf of the congresswoman. Answered phones, greeted lobbyists, and organized mail at the front desk. Registered constituents' comments into Capitol Hill database. Attended congressional briefings. Assisted legislative assistants with projects, assignments, and research.