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- Mentor and instruct students in weekly dance classes, fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment to encourage growth.- Co-organize performances and events to promote creativity, collaboration, and a strong sense of community among students, families, and Charlottesville community members.

- Collect and analyze student feedback on course content and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the WGS Department, using Excel for data organization and R for quantitative analysis and visualization.

- Lead an independent project examining serial electron microscopy image stacks to characterize synaptic circuitry in the developing mouse lateral geniculate nucleus.- Utilize Microsoft Excel, Prism, and R to organize, analyze, and visualize morphological and quantitative data.- Managed a colony of over 40 tree shrews, including feeding, monitoring, and general husbandry, while assisting regularly with intracranial and retinal injection surgeries (July 2022–July 2023).

- Review course materials and provide academic support to students in the classroom and during weekly one-on-one office hours for Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Introduction to Neurobiology.- Meet regularly with professors to assess student progress and address student concerns with course content.

- Lead engaging historical and admissions tours of U.Va. to diverse audiences, honing strong public speaking skills. - Elected as Probationary Member Co-Chair (Spring 2024) to plan and lead a semester-long course for new Guides, including creating a syllabus, coordinating guest speakers from U.Va. and Charlottesville, and conducting lectures.

- Conducted Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (CLEM) to identify molecular and ultrastructural properties of VTA dual dopaminergic–glutamatergic neuron projections in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex.- Utilized Amira, Imaris, and Dragonfly software to generate 3D reconstructions of axons and dendrites.

- Choreographed award-winning tap dances for the competitive show troupe team. - Instructed weekly dance classes focused on the development of technical skills and self-confidence in dancers of all ages and backgrounds.

- Worked part-time evenings and weekends assisting in creative art classes and supporting customers through positive interactions, encouragement, and education on proper artistic techniques.