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New York, NY, US

Conducted User and Market research for healthcare and pharma companies centering around advertising, drug/device adoption, and patient initiatives, using a behavioral science approach.

Conduct qualitative analysis on healthcare product cycle and market evaluation in a variety of therapeutic areas with 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies. Created reports for life science companies to digest findings from analysis leading to key decisions on company actions. Write and Edit articles and copy for internal affairs.

PathCheck Foundation operates out of MIT MediaLab. We collaborate with representatives from World Health Organization, Mayo Clinic, and state public health authorities to develop effective, privacy-aware digital contact tracing solutions.

Maine Coordinated CampaignConducted insight analysis, wrote survey scripts, and managed backend systems. Led 494 volunteers in mass communication programs including training, executing, and strategic initiative. Grew social media engagement by an average of 345% and conducted an audit of constituency and coalition resources

Greater Boston Area

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Flipped an R13 Congressional district inching out of recount territory in 2018 midterm election focusing on uniting and appreciating political differences by using behavioral science principles. Recruited, trained, and managed over 550 volunteers and interns ranging in age from 16-70+ Completed the highest number of voter registration forms per any.

Led expansion of research scope from HIV to Zika by applying HIV detection techniques to Zika detectionCreated and implemented organizational information system to increase sample testing efficiency, which improved diagnosis accuracy by 30% Supported development of low cost viral load testing, decreasing device standard cost by 99% and test cost by 68%Work.

Cognitive Neurosience Lab

Examined effects of meditation on mirror neurons in autistic patients via brain wave suppression Collected, entered, and analyzed brain wave data (mu frequencies) using MATLAB and statistical techniques (ANOVA, t-tests)Scheduled, briefed, and monitored patients during experimentation

Provided hands-on patient care while coordinating with hospital staff and peersInnovated chart system to track surgeons/anesthesiologists involved with particular patients in postoperative care Comforted End of Life Care and dementia patients by explaining the undergoing processes such as IV or catheter insertion

Research Project under Dr. Sunil Sharma focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) particularly β-catenin-activated HCC. Exploring inhibitory mechanisms of serotonergic antidepressants in β-catenin mediated liver tumorigenesis by performing drug tests via gel electrophoresis, ELISA reactions, and other fluorescent methods. Trained fellow undergraduate.

Environmental Engineering & Microbiology Lab focused on environmental sustainability of waste-water treatment plants and green-house gas emissions. Evaluating estrogen degradation and microbial ecology while running engineered reactors to study phosphorus removal, bacteriophages, and anaerobic/anoxic methane oxidation.Used FISH (Fluorescent in situ.

Bachelor’S Degree, Cognitive And Behavioral Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Autism Volunteer Association Founder and President, Cognitive Science Student Association, The Homeless Charter.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis (4 years), Tennis Coach, Special Education Biology Teacher, University of Utah Microbiology.