Mei-Chun Lai Email & Phone Number

Worldwide

Chinese Social Media Specialist on Nutrition☆ Build a solid social media presence in China: Led the main Weibo account to be the Top 100 in the Health and Medical Field☆ Partner with Xiaoe-Tech consultant on app development, design, and functionality in WeChat☆ Develop, strategize, and organize content and marketing for the app and the International Conference on Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (ICNLM)☆ Work with app developers to improve quality and look using app analytics and explore user engagement tools to survey users, revise content and images, and launch updates as needed☆ Implement 21-Day Vegan Kickstart programs☆ Develop user engagement assignments, tasks, check-ins, and other activities for usethroughout quarterly Kickstart programs☆ Provide coordination and support for Kickstart users with the volunteer team

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Research on alternatives to animal testing☆ Review and compose articles for scientific journal publication☆ Present research in scientific conference☆ Organize internal scientific roundtables and external conference workshopsResearch Policy Campaign☆ Leader of the Alcohol Campaign ➤ Drafted the policy statement proposal "Addressing human relevance in alcohol use disorders- related research" for the American Public Health Association (APHA) ➤ Coordinated supporters to participate in the public hearing to share their testimony for the proposal ➤ Secured the pass of the proposal. Now it is an officially adopted policy statement by APHA

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Research on alternatives to animal testing☆ Review and compose articles for scientific journal publication☆ Present research in scientific conferenceResearch Policy Campaign☆ Leader of the Campaign that aims to halt the cruel rabies experiments on beagle puppies proposed by Taiwanese government (See http://goo.gl/8T3qtL)21Day Vegan Kickstart in Taiwan☆ Promote 21dayhealthychallenge.org in Taiwan (See http://21dayhealthychallenge.org/)

1 College And Main, Columbus, Oh 43209-2394

Biology 115 Science by Inquiry, an interactive learning course designed for pre-service teachers.☆ Taught pre-service teachers using multiple teaching techniques, including scientific inquiry and cooperative learning☆ Developed curriculum and assessments. Content areas included biology, physics and astronomy.

Data Analysis of GK-12, an NSF funded 5-year long educational research project.

Columbus, Ohio Area

☆ College Teaching- College Students’ Understanding of Scientific Literacy ☆ Assessment- Measuring Knowledge of Natural Selectionat Educational Research and Development, Center for Life Sciences Education

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Cell Biology ☆ Developed course material ☆ Led review sessions, graded homework and exams☆ Tutored studentsMolecular Genetics Lab ☆ Led lab sessions, graded lab report and exams☆ Tutored students

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Genetic Engineering- Construction of Transcription Inducible Lac Tethering System into Drosophila Cell Line and Adaptation of Automated Microscopy Program for High Throughput RNAi Screen

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

Master Of Science (Ms), Molecular Biology