Selected to be part of the Frontera/Border Latino and American Indian Summer Exposure to Research (BLAISER) 2023 Internship, a program created to address health disparities in Arizona’s ethnically diverse and fast-growing communities. This cutting edge 10-week, undergraduate research experience provides an extraordinary laboratory training opportunity, pairing the junior and senior level student-scholars with preeminent UA health sciences researchers, and learning more about the variety of health disparities in Arizona.

Tutoring UA students with various intellectual, learning, and developmental disabilities in different subjects, ensuring students can succeed in all levels of college

Work at UA Campus Health to help vaccinations administer the COVID-19 vaccine, along with other vaccinations as needed

Assisting physicians with patient notes, treatment plans, and overall patient care in a variety of specialties. Working alongside physicians and residents, I am able to see first-hand the importance of patient interaction in the world of healthcare

Assist graduate students and Dr. Edgin with data collection, administration of neuropsychological tasks, data organization, and leading swim lessons among children with down syndrome vs typically developing children. Led experiments looking at the physiological effects concerning the correlation between exercise as it relates to overall cardiovascular function, memory, and sleep apnea

Worked alongside Dr. Kraft and a mix of undergrads and grad students. We performed daily experiments and tasks to better understand all areas of pulmonology, specifically the development of adult allergic asthma through airway remodeling and inserting spike proteins. Lab moved to Mount Sinai in New York in August of 2022

Worked with children aged 5-18 as a counselor, making sure they had an enjoyable and safe time at sleepaway camp during the 6 different 1–2-week sessions. Summer 2021

Worked alongside vaccinators at UA Vaccine POD, interacting and collecting medical information from individuals to ensure effective COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Through our amazing work, we were able to vaccinate 250,000+ individuals in the Tucson community