Theresa Do Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, California, United States

• Participated in City/County hearings, meetings, and public advisory committees that impact active transportation policies and projects; and successfully advocated for San Jose City Council to allocate $6.78M for Vision Zero safety improvements in historically disinvested neighborhoods. • Boosted membership and active participation in the San Jose Safe Streets Coalition by 112% and served as a liaison with over 35 neighborhood associations, social equity organizations, and community leaders.• Led digital outreach using social media and e-blasts to schools, senior centers, and community centers to collect and analyze local traffic safety needs and organize 20 traffic safety virtual workshops.• Developed factsheets, recommendation reports, a 10-page resource guide for traffic crash victims, and social media infographics to engage and empower communities disproportionately affected by unsafe streets.• Provided technical assistance (e.g. walk audits, community engagement, and outreach efforts) to boost local support and awareness of the City of San Jose’s Vision Zero Action Plan and Downtown Transportation Plan.

Irvine, Ca

• Support Operations Manager and office staff with event logistics (i.e. Executive Breakfast, Circle of Red). • Collaborated with other interns in facilitating “Love Your Heart Day” to provide educational resources on blood pressure, nutrition, physical activity, and overall heart health for undergraduate students at UC Irvine. • Create a Community Assessment Plan for Garden Grove, CA to identify major health concerns of vulnerable populations’ in Garden Grove and summarize the city’s strategic plan to promote health equity.

Irvine, Ca

• Reviewed 30+ articles to create a literature review on the health beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of Vietnamese Americans regarding physical activity. • Wrote grant proposal and IRB application for independent research titled, “Perceptions of Physical Activity in the Vietnamese American Community in Orange County, CA.”• Designed and administered 51 intercept surveys at target sites in Westminster and Garden Grove, CA and analyzed data with SPSS Statistics and Qualtrics.• Presented honors culminating thesis and research findings at the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Symposium in May 2019.

Dr. Mojgan Sami Research Team In Collaboration With The Oc-Pich Initiative

• Collected qualitative data using SOPARC as an observation tool on the usage of Orange County parks to support policies that expand community health activities and active transportation infrastructure.• Created a literature review on the use of active transportation in Vietnamese American communities and the intersection of culture, space, and physical activity.

Irvine, Ca

• Performed a variety of administrative tasks: answering phone calls and overseeing the receptionist area, filing and organizing, and maintaining electronic and paper files.• Performed basic bookkeeping: update Microsoft Excel tracker with payments, bid invitations, purchase orders, and latest information; process invoices; submit change requests and accept site invitations from vendors.

Irvine, Ca

• Assist classroom teachers in supervision and care of children (i.e. diapering, household chores, etc.). • Foster positive environment during meal and play times to develop children’s social and educational growth.

San Jose, Ca

• Represented over 200,000 youths of various socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.• Proposed recommendations to the San José Council on important youth-related issues (i.e. education reform, drug and alcohol abuse, environmental sustainability, etc.). • Conducted forums to involve other San José youth in the process of governmental decision-making. • Organized and directed the “8th Annual San José Council Youth Conference” at City Hall.

San Jose, Ca

• Researched for six-months on the economic effects of marijuana legalization to present an evidence-based proposal for policy change to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.