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New York City Metropolitan Area

-Developed the Clean Cooking Alliance’s 2023 Humanitarian, Carbon Finance, and Cities strategies, and served as the GN&P team’s specialist in all three thematic areas-Conducted research to support stakeholder engagement, including identification of prospective partners/funders and opportunities for collaboration with the Alliance-Developed evidence-based narratives for existing and prospective partners aimed at inspiring and invoking action on clean cooking towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals-Contributed to ongoing thought leadership on clean cooking by participating in steering group meetings and webinars, writing blogs and social media posts, and developing presentations and publications detailing key developments in the sector

New York City Metropolitan Area

-Support the lifecycle of the UN Human Security Unit’s 40+ active international development programmes, including reviewing and optimizing project design, monitoring progress updates, and evaluating the effect of each initiative as it pertains to advancing global human security.-Conduct status meetings with UN country teams from around the world, preparing official written outputs for various UN stakeholders.-Undertake outreach activities using a variety of platforms; assist in developing advocacy and communication strategies that increase awareness on the added value of the human security concept among UN and non-UN counterparts.-Provide support in the provision of content and maintenance of the HSU website, social media and the Human Security Newsletter.

-Assist the UN Human Security Unit in conducting research, analyzing and presenting information gathered from diverse sources-Prepare various written outputs, including reports and studies, and participate at meetings and teleconferences when required-Analyze programme proposals and progress updates from various UN country teams and organizations -Support the outreach efforts of the Unit; provide support in the provision of content and maintenance of the HSU website, social media and the Human Security Newsletter

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

-Conducted extensive research on relationship between climate change, environmental degradation, and migration to support the development of The Climate-Migration Framework for Cities in the Global South-Collaborated with Ugandan representatives from UNHCR, IOM, the Kampala Capital City Authority, and various local CSOs to generate support for the Climate Policy Lab’s research-Conducted field visits to several informal settlements and refugee camps around Kampala, interviewed residents in these areas in an effort to “ground-truth” the Climate Policy Lab’s research-Supported the GIS team and Woodwell Climate Research Center to analyze and process geospatial data

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts

-Managed affiliate marketing campaigns, which contributed to almost 100% of daily revenue-Developed and maintained relationships with 25 different clients through email, phone, social media and monthly conventions-Operationalized customer support system, improving product experience for thousands of users-Helped with the on-boarding of healthcare providers on CareDash’s marketplace platform. Conducted verification phone calls with providers, supported their users requests, and ensured they have a successful and positive integration into the platform

Greater Boston Area

-Responsible for document generation and quality assurance on all major client deliverables -Supports scientific activities as needed (e.g. research interviews, data entry/analysis, table development, presentation of data)-Responsible for the outreach, recruitment and compensation of research study participants-Tracks and submits all vendor negotiations and research project-related finances.

Department Of Health Care Policy

-Facilitated the research being conducted by Dr. Ronald Kessler and the Army STARRS program.-Prepared and coordinated the materials necessary for submitting research manuscripts, including proofreading/editing, generating tables and citations, and communicating with journals and coauthors.-Tested and analyzed global mental health surveys-Conducted extensive literature searches.

-Interviewed participants and conducted study research.-Sorted through and edited the documents of participants and the collected data.-Recorded and analyzed data.-Conducted independent study on the effect of resource depletion on temptation resistance.-Aided in the development of a smartphone application that promotes emotional resilience.

-Residential advisor responsible for 20 underclassmen, including mentoring and supporting their academic, social, and psychological adjustment to college-Participated in intensive training sessions on conflict resolution, emergency protocols, peer advisement, interpersonal skills, etc.-Took inventory of house supplies and resources and coordinated regular meetings to facilitate issues surrounding the residential building

Baltimore, Maryland

-Acted as a research assistant at the Johns Hopkins Incompatible Kidney Transplant Center-Extensively conducted Polymerase Chain Reaction in a laboratory setting-Shadowed surgeries and doctor-patient appointments-Organized files and took inventory of materials

Master'S Degree, Law And Diplomacy

Development Economics And International Development

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology And Hispanic Studies

Education record

Studied at the UC3M in Madrid, Spain for the Fall 2015 semester

High School