Collaborates with a team of undergraduate researchers and a faculty mentor to develop novel THz optical fiber geometries implementing best research practices to construct a developed thesisUses COMSOL Multiphysics software to simulate various fiber parameters to optimize biosensing capabilitiesPresented research findings to industry professionals and other undergraduate researchers at the Optica Advanced Photonics Congress, National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence, IEEE Photonics Conference, Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, and MIT Undergraduate Research Technology ConferenceFunded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the RI-INBRE program

Collaborates with up to 5 students at a time during weekly tutoring center office hours to provide extended help with class problems and homeworkLeads exam review sessions of up to 30 students to demonstrate in-depth example problems and answer any individual’s questions prior to each examCommunicates with fellow tutors, professors, and tutoring center staff to ensure that each student is receiving the necessary assistance and materials are accessible to students of all learning stylesReceived Universal Design for Tutors training, responding to hidden disabilities – accommodating everyone and providing individualized help with educational equity in mind

Provided polite, effective, and efficient customer service including answering product-related questionsSupervised product displays and assured that each product is presented professionally to the customer, in addition, monitored food displays to ensure product quality and freshnessAnswered phone calls to address customer inquiries, created reservations, inputted mobile orders into the system, and addressed customer complaints in a respectful, constructive manner