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United States

Produce Accessible Content on Complex Autism Research:• Create graphics, copy, and videos for various audiences, including researchers, donors, families, clinicians, caretakers, and practitioners.• Maintain site banner and assist in overall site maintenance and posting• Analyze current autism research literature to identify gaps in accessible information• Produce evidence-based research articles and blog posts for scholarly and lay audiences• Interview experts and community members about their perspectives and experiences with the research topic.• Compile, organize, and manage databases on sleep issues, self-injury, anxiety, and behavior in autism. • Maintain simple HTML code for online surveys and care apps.• Assist in fundraising campaign copy and content/graphic creation.• Compose comprehensive summaries of webinar series on emerging medical research and advocacy issues associated with autism • Receive and implement feedback from high-level management and research staff• Collaborate with designers, consultants, and academic contributors on Autism Research Institute’s marketing efforts

Conducted in-depth research and expert interviews to project four potential pathways for the future of work. Potential futures focused on WHY, WHERE, and HOW work will take place in the next two decades and what changes contemporary organizations must make to successfully transition to the future. Our team produced a 75-page artifact that told the story of how work could look in the future if we stayed course vs. what interventions could be made to meet the client's larger goals.

Expansion of Autism Treatment and Support Awareness:• Conducted literature review on autism research and advocacy to identify gaps in public understanding and individual/family support• Developed list of relevant research topics and created communication strategy• Produced research articles (1500 words or less) for dissemination of complex topics to individuals and families with autism• Assembled resource pages connecting users to external information for needs outside the mission and scope of Autism.com• Contributed recommendations and edits for verbiage of clinic/funder outreach, website format, and company identity prior to launch

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Distribution of Hygiene Products to Underprivileged Students:• Assisted in coordinating with Kroger and United Healthcare to purchase supplies for underprivileged students• Coordinated with Shelby County School administrators to collect statistics on student attendance and income level across 195 schools• Analyzed data to determine locations with greatest need based on age range, number of transient and homeless students, and absenteeism• Compiled database of school information and principal contacts for selected locations• Communicated with 111 school administrators to calculate packet quantities for willing participants• Organized volunteers to assemble 5,000 personal hygiene packets over 3 months• Initiated communication strategies surrounding logistics of packet delivery

Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

Evaluation of Marketized Resource Schemes and Future Sustainability Potential:• Developed evaluation questions and methods to test efficacy of existing ecosystem market schemes and future environmental and social sustainability potential • Conducted discourse review on social uptake of marketized ecosystem services and effect on global and regional environmental and livelihood sustainability• Adapted evaluation aims and objectives to reflect evolving understandings as data was collected (grounded theory approach)• Collected data from 74 interviews, 4 field surveys, and 4 focus groups with assistance from local and regional stakeholders, translators, and guides• Documented findings and presented evidence-based recommendations to funders for future implementation of community conservation initiatives• Cooperated with provincial government officials and local translators to attain work and entry permits• Collaborated with international, regional, and community stakeholders to facilitate project implementation in 4 locations across 3 months• Coded and analyzed data using NVivo software and Microsoft Excel• Applied for and received project grant from Fauna and Flora International (FFI) under the auspices of the Global Tree Campaign • Managed individual accommodation and travel and coordinated with international offices and village stakeholders for travel to remote study sites

Biodiversity and Conservation Tour of Costa Rica:• Instructed students on biodiversity of Costa Rica and differences in national implementation of sustainability efforts across global governments and corporations• Managed group of 4 students and 2 staff members on educational tour across 10 cities, 3 locally guided tours, 1 data survey, and 2 hiking excursions• Arranged flights, international student IDs, health documentation, vehicle rental, accommodation, and hourly travel itinerary for 2-week biodiversity and conservation tour across Costa Rica

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Establishment of Knowledge Network to Increase Sustainability and Advocacy:• Assisted instruction of contemporary sustainable farming and building techniques to 500 rice farmers• Collaborated with local communities, national universities, and regional non-profits to identify information distribution gaps across communities and subsequent environmental and livelihood sustainability issues• Helped conduct 40 interviews on long term environmental, social, and livelihood ramifications of hydroelectric dams constructed along the Mekong River • Aided in creating video interviews and translations to increase dissemination of information on un-sustainable dam-building by international hydroelectric companies• Collected empirical data for environmental impact study across 5 years in 3 locations• Assisted in collecting and monitoring watershed metrics • Analyzed data to determine potential exacerbation of climate change symptoms due to dam building

Mexico City, Mexico And Provo, Ut

Analysis of Freshwater Fish Development and Sustainability Indication Value• Collected empirical data on developmental factors of freshwater fish species for understanding genus evolution and environmental sustainability indication value • Designed and executed database creation and analysis using Statistica analytics software and Microsoft Excel • Communicated with 5 team members in 2 countries to devise project scope and logistics• Organized follow up field surveys to 5 collection sites over 2 weeks in Mexico• Presented findings via poster exhibition to predominant researchers at International Evolution Conference • Published significant findings in peer-reviewed journal, Southwestern Naturalist (DOI:10.1894/MP-08.1)• Applied for and received grant from Office of Research and Creative Activities, Brigham Young University

Master Of Science - Ms

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc)