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Arlington, Virginia, United States

Currently working as a SWE supporting the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Hyattsville, Maryland, United States

Supported survey recruitment, data collection, and data preparation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Studied genotype frequencies of tetraploids under Dr. David Gerard. Worked on an R package of Bayesian tests for segregation distortion accounting for double reduction and preferential pairing in tetraploids.

Washington, United States

• Prepare out-of-class review materials on statistical theory and R programming for both graduate and undergraduate-level statistics courses, including statistical machine learning, regression, intermediate statistics.
• Grade and provide feedback on assignments and quizzes for ~90 students in three different classes a semester.
• Holding 4 office hours weekly to tutor/assist students with course content or other class concerns.
• Schedule and hold weekly 1-on-1 tutoring sessions with students needing regular assistance.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Design and facilitate interactive workshops on alcohol and drug use, sexual health, and mental health for various on-campus organizations, classes, and residence halls.
• Provide new students and transfers information on available on- and off-campus resources promoting sexual, mental, physical, and emotional health.
• Create Instagram posts specifically for college students promoting workshops, wellness, and health education initiatives on campus.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Greet students and faculty seeking COVID-19 tests and direct them appropriately.
• Assist students and faculty with their registration in the Safer Community testing database.
• Demonstrate how to administer a saliva-based COVID-19 test.
• Monitor students to ensure the campus-wide mask mandate is being appropriately followed.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Assisted in a project evaluating AI utility in research grant categorization and general institute functions
• Cleaned and analyzed datasets to identify trends, patterns, and/or system issues that may contribute to lower system precision and validity
• Revised the internal Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) website to improve clarity and usability for new visitors.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Evaluating air-quality monitoring infrastructure in DC Public Schools in partnership with the DC Department of General Services to understand the burden of air pollution in vulnerable populations.
• Conduct market research on air quality monitoring technologies implemented in DC Public Schools
• Collect and analyze data regarding air quality and pollutant levels in DC Public Schools.
• Interpret data collected to advise policy and create recommendations that would guide air-monitoring in public schools in the future.

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Provided exceptional customer service, high quality bevarages, coffee/tea education, and employee training at a high-volume Peet's location.

Master Of Science - Ms, Statistics

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant in the Math & Statistics department, Research Assistant in Dr. David Gerard's.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Public Health, Summa Cum Laude

Coursework Highlights: • Health Program Planning: Conducted a needs assessment, wrote a program rationale, planned a program, and.

High School Diploma