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Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Developing organizational systems to build institutional memory and support relationships with our community of Pledgers.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Researched neural plasticity at the Laboratory of Brain & Cognition, Section on Learning & Plasticity.Co-authored transcranial electric stimulation (tES) registered report.Recruited and consented participants, set up and ran tES sessions, gathered data, ran analyses in R and Python.Used Blender rendering software to contribute novel stimuli to a material perception study that examined how people perceive and identify different materials through vision and interaction.

Ithaca, New York, United States

Project: Examining how parents modify their speech in response to babbling.Collaborated with graduate students to conduct research on how babies learn language and interact with caregivers.Coded videos of babies interacting with parents/responding to stimuli.Recruited families in person, online, and over the phone.

Ithaca, New York, United States

Co-led student classes to build skills in hiking and kayaking in the Finger Lakes region.Created team-building exercises and opportunities to connect with the natural world.

Ithaca, New York, United States

Project: Investigating whether statistical learning supports the production of movement sequences.Wrote a thesis on movement sequencing through close collaboration with professors. Presented findings to a faculty committee in May 2021.Research aimed to examine whether statistical learning occurs in the motor domain, and, if it does, whether action and/or expertise boosts or hinders learning of statistically organized sequences of movement.Adapted study to online format during the pandemic by designing a Qualtrics survey with randomization, edited videos in Final Cut Pro and iMovie, and used SONA to recruit participants.Used R to perform initial data analyses for pilot data and final results.

Berkeley, California, United States

Guided one group per week of six to 14 children, aged 6 to 11 years, solo or with a co-leader.Taught skills including how to identify flora and fauna, shoot a bow, and carve with a knife.Led dramatic play experiences that developed imagination, self-awareness, and a love of nature.

Wheaton, Maryland, United States

Operated the cash register, answered the phone, and helped customers find products.Corresponded with customers to design, pay for, and deliver customized orders.Updated the shop’s social media pages with articles, sales, and holiday postings.Created new organization systems for merchandise in original and new store locations.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Organized and managed camp activities for 25 children aged 6 to 11 years old.Reinforced classroom management during martial arts classes by setting up activities in advance, redirecting students’ focus, and talking through emotional outbursts from students.

Remote

Taught middle and high school students on a weekly basis.Developed pedagogical strategies to help students improve their grammar and writing.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Cognitive Science, 3.966

Activities and Societies: President of Cornell University Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club Student Instructor on Paddle Staff & Land Staff.

Transferred

Education record

Learned and practiced leadership skills and risk management through the planning and execution of a kayaking expedition with 14 other.