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Oakland, California, United States

Provide research support on studies that improve well-being for children and youth. Support the Research Department team and participate in both qualitative and quantitative research projects aimed at improving clinic operations and improving knowledge about child and youth well-being. Participate in research design decisions, conduct literature searches and reviews, clean and manage datasets, and help to analyze data and interpret and document findings.

Berkeley, California, United States

Aid in a 6-year follow-up of adolescent 'night owls' and an evaluation of a habit-based sleep health intervention. Collaborate with project coordinators with critical aspects of the study processes including collecting sleep diaries (calling participants daily to collect sleep data over a week-long period), creating recruitment content, recruiting participants/flyering, preparing for sessions, contacting organizations for study recruitment, doing post-session tasks, collecting ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to collect ecologically valid data in real time, various administrative tasks, as well as addressing with essential study needs as they arise. Will expand my knowledge on the inner processes essential to starting, running, and closing out large-scale clinical trials.

• Evaluated mental health, college applications, scholarship writing, and financial aid for 185+ low-income, first-generation students from McClymonds High School and neighboring high schools in the East Bay region.• Collaborated on, collected, and maintained 300+ confidential and sensitive student data on data management platforms: Google Sheets and LACAI.• Provide goal-oriented and value-based resources to combat emotional distress during peak times of stress and anxiety during senior year of high school.

Oakland, California, United States

Oakland Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center by Dr. Jacqueline B. Persons• Engaged in clinical research among adults with mental health disorder diagnoses (i.e., anxiety, depression), conducted 30+ literature searches, ensured timeliness to all meetings, and assisted with data entry through Microsoft Excel.

Berkeley, California, United States

Social & Moral Development Lab by Dr. Elliott Turiel• Investigated how children and adolescents who have learning disabilities encounter bullying, how their mental health is affected, and how school engagement is impacted under the supervision of Sarah Manchanda.• Outreached to 94+ study participants at local schools in the East Bay, transcribe interviews, and code and clean data from Qualtrics to enhance knowledge on developmental psychology as it related to social and moral development and bullying based on group identity (i.e., disability).• Transcribed 300+ pages of qualitative data from interviews with adolescents diagnosed with at least one learning disability

Berkeley, California, United States

Cognitive Development & Learning Lab by Dr. Alison Gopnik• Conducted virtual experiments with 30+ three- to eight-year-old children to investigate causal stability and instability with sophisticated child representations through a developmental lens, supervised by Dr. Ny Vasil. • Outreached to 125+ potential participants using a confidential online database and tested, analyzed, and coded data for 25 children with Adobe PowerPoints, Microsoft Excel and Qualtrics. • Organized, updated, and maintained 500+ video files, testing records, and online consent forms for participants.

Greater San Diego Area

• Empowered a group of 22 college-bound, first-generation Mount Miguel High School and Monte Vista High School students to enhance academic performance and encourage growth mindsets.• Instructed, supervised, and monitored student performance in classroom, laboratory, and college settings to uphold values of genuine student support, safety, and professionalism.• Solved difficult challenged associated with student behavior by listening, building rapport with the student, and understanding various external upbringings and factors possibly contributing to the issue.