• Perform cognitive assessments on elderly adults and collect saliva at baseline, 3 and 6 month intervals• Analyze brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels at each interval via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay• Investigate the cognitive benefits of mental and physical exercise especially in regards to the onset of neurodegenerative disorders

- Organized the office paperwork and organized client meetings, walk-ins, and helped connect them to proper care- Gained insight about the field of public health, case management, and chronic conditions, particularly HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.- Researched chronic conditions and treatments and created and implemented action plans and emergency services brochures.- Shadowed phlebotomists at the free walk-in clinic performing HIV & STI testing.

-Provide administrative support to research coordinators- Assist research coordinators in preparing and conducting research visits- Help research coordinators enroll patients in a variety of research studies- Enter and prepare research study data in various databases such as RedCap, Powerchart, SPSS, and Excel- Developed interpersonal skills through interactions with patients and families- Became certified in Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) training- Obtained an understanding of how a research protocol progresses from beginning to end, including institutional review board (IRB) approval

• Reviewed lab results and entered test results ordered by doctors into online databases• Learned Meditech and Genzyme databases in order to organize and input records properly • Assisted laboratory tech professionals input data and organize all lab testing equipment to keeplab running smoothly

• Assisted patients in and out of assigned rooms by packing and unpacking belongings and helping with paperwork• Shadowed fall-risk patients with wheelchairs during physical and occupational therapy sessions• Delivered food and water to patients, ensured they finished, and updated nurses on food and fluid intake