I work with principal investigators and conduct research protocols for several Neuroscience based studies. Also completes Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) tasks by consenting patients, establishing follow up, managing forms and other documents, processing blood samples, and keeping consent forms up to date.

Provide constructive feedback, editing services (basic editing and developmental editing), and proofreading to authors on fictional novels and nonfictional novels of various genres. Reviews for novels have been posted on websites such as Amazon and Goodreads.Provided proofreading and editing to manuscripts and published works.Provide academic support for clients in the academic settings of high school, undergraduate, and graduate education. This includes proofreading academic papers, editing the content of the papers, and assisting in research on a subject matter. Provide services for non-academic works such as office reports, novels, first draft research publications, articles, and posters.

Performs a variety of general and specialized duties in a research laboratory under the supervision of project leaders in the field of agriculture and public health.

Responsible for scientific laboratory resource management, the maintenance of lab instrumentation, laboratory inspections, supervising laboratory personnel, and laboratory administrative duties such as drafting documents, conducting general research, keeping up to date biosafety and MSDS, and customer service.Knowledgeable of software such as PowerPoint, word processing, spreadsheet, and database application. Also analyzed problems in the laboratory and created solutions such as modified laboratory procedures, new organizing systems for laboratory resources, and new lab safety protocols. Knowledgeable of laboratory product safety principles and regulations, and carried out safety and health protocols in line with OSHA, occupational health, product safety, and public health guidelines.Provide technical assistance to PIs or bench scientists for biological research laboratory work and activities, including insect rearing methods and techniques, topical experiments, data collection (from field samples), data processing, bioassay, computer data entry, and the application of appropriate analytical procedures for data and statistical analysis. Handle and calibrate laboratory instruments, as well as supervised up to 5 students summer worked.

Assisted with laboratory experiments and researching literature related to research write ups under the supervision of the senior lab technician and research scientist.Knowledgeable in basic chromatography techniques and procedures; Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) plates; rotor vapor. Cleaned lab equipment and lab tools. Received biohazard and workplace safety training.

Omega Phi Alpha Sorority Communications DirectorProvided campus wide communication and promotion of upcoming sorority events and activities to students, faculty, staff, and the public. Used social media, city flyers, and school newspapers. Assisted the Omega Phi Alpha sorority with the logistics for establishing their official website.

IMAGE stands for Increasing Minority Access to Graduate Education.Directly assisted the program’s president and director with the program’s functional areas that included establishing program budgets, establishing committees for oversight of various program activities, planning of program activities, scheduling meetings and student interviews, establishing new regulations and new criteria for minority student program participation. Served as acting president and director of the IMAGE program in the president’s absence.

I.M.A.G.E. stands for Increasing Minority Access to Graduate Education. Planned and coordinated the logistics of community service projects for IMAGE student participants to include local food and clothing drives, special university campus-wide events, and participated in the planning and coordinating of university homecoming activities and events.

Managed, planned, and coordinated campus-wide activities for the university student body which included movie nights, laser tag on the university mall, video game competition events (Xbox Kinect), free campus music concerts with nationally and internationally known recording artists, coordination of activities and celebrations centered on major holidays, and coordination of university homecoming parade activities. Supervised up to 20 student volunteers who assisted with the logistics and execution of campus-wide events. Promoted recruitment efforts to increase student membership by demonstrating good customer service and communication tactics.

Provided basic secretarial duties to the Choral Department office personnel such as answering calls, taking messages, arranging/disseminating pamphlets, giving customer service, and greeting visitors.

Assisted with lab experiments and field preparations for planting crops to be infested with moth pests, as well as performed PCR experiments with moth samples, fungal assay and cell culture experiments, and other assigned laboratory. Received biohazard and workplace safety training. Presented a Power Point presentation detailing my research experience at the Southern Insect Management Research Unit. Knowledgeable in the use of field crop pest repellants; ultra-violet lamps, Bunsen burners, autoclaves (for sterilization), standard and real-time Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques and procedures; dissecting microscopes; cell cultures; chromatography techniques and procedures. Work collaboratively with unit scientists and visiting scientists (federal and non-federal). Provide assistance in areas serving as the subject matter expert (SME).

Provided technical assistance for scientific research laboratory work involving lab experiments and field preparations for planting crops to be infested with moth pests.Collected crop and moth pest samples. Also learned how to perform gel electrophoresis, PCR experiments with moth samples, fungal assay and cell culture experiments, beehive comb construction and other assigned laboratory. Received biohazard and workplace safety training.