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Houston, TX, US

Piloted a week-long education campaign to inform students of their rights under Title IX and surveyed students regarding revisions to Rice’s Policy 828 following federal updatesLiaise with Rice’s Title IX + SAFE office to provide student feedback for university media campaigns

Biogeochemistry research under Dr. Caroline Masiello in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences; EEPS Explorer Research FellowAssess carbon permanence in compost using NMR spectra and end-member molecular mixing models Collaborate with the Baker Institute of Public Policy and BCarbon, a nonprofit carbon registry and climate research.

Minturn, Colorado, United States

Planetary Habitability Over Space and Time (PHOST) REU ParticipantExplored the basis of global warming, terrestrial carbon sequestration, and water rights while continuing independent carbon compost researchSelected as 1 of only 8 students in a 10-week NSF-funded summer internship program (<5% acceptance)Studied introductory spatial mapping, surface.

Mentor 20+ pre-health, pre-med, and other STEM students through one-on-one weekly meetings throughout the college admissions processOffer comprehensive support with higher-education planning, extracurricular development, test prep, essay writing, scholarships, and college applications to help students achieve their personal goalsGuide my students to gain.

Memorial City, Texas

Develop and implement SAT curricula, including a specialized program for ESL test-takers, tailored to the needs of under-resourced and immigrant studentsLead 30-hour intensive SAT camps to achieve score increases of 100+ points per studentCreate standard operating procedures to ensure consistency and quality across programsTrain all following new hires to.

Write comprehensive review guides (100+ pages) and practice tests (~650 questions) for DemiDec, a leading provider of Academic Decathlon study materials used by 1,000+ schools nationwide Provide two rounds of detailed edits to ~4,000 flashcards per year for a team of ~40 authorsDevelop strong reading analysis, writing, and communication skills

Delivered 200+ hours of personalized, one-on-one tutoring for middle and high school studentsProvided students with guidance regarding executive functioning skills, organization, and problem-solving

Lyons Clinic - Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas

Analyzed 12,000+ entries of transportation data to assess the ROI of RoundTrip, a grant-funded ridesharing service for clinic appointmentsSupported 50+ patients in addressing financial, housing, transportation, and food insecurity by linking them to nonprofit and governmental resources; managed caseload for ongoing follow-ups

Selected as only 1 of 3 student leaders to plan and implement orientation for 128 new studentsServed as youngest and first freshman-year O-Week Coordinator in Rice history for the university’s largest residential college buildingRecruited and interviewed 133 applicants; selected, trained, and supervised 52 orientation advisorsManaged budget of ~$10,000.

Performed comparative research on health accommodations at Rice and T20 peer institutionsCollaborated with the Office of Student Success Initiatives and the Dean of Undergraduates to streamline Summer, Winter, and Transition housing processes for housing-insecure studentsCo-authored 2 Rice Student Senate resolution bills to improve DEI and belonging on.

Planned awareness campaigns + provided peer support to DACA and refugee students seeking work authorization and off-campus housing

Master Of Public Health - Mph

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Organic Chemistry, 3.97

Medical Spanish And Public Health In The Yucatán Summer Program

High School Diploma, Valedictorian (1/672)