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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Drafted SickKids’ first pharmaceutical waste policy in alignment with organizational policies, waste regulations, and best practices • Supported OR biohazardous waste initiative through semiweekly engagement to educate and facilitate proper biohazardous waste disposal • Coordinated and executed organization-wide waste campaign to support responsible workplace clean-up • Gained familiarity with complex healthcare policies and regulations with regard to sustainability

GGR387H5 - Food and Globalization• Graded and provided detailed feedback on weekly comparative literature reflections for 61 undergraduate students• Identified and addressed areas of student concern with scientific communication and offered guidance on developing critical analysis skills and drawing meaningful conclusions• Gained expertise in evaluating quality and clarity of scientific writing and providing constructive feedback on student performance

• Effectively managed organization’s website and social media platforms by catering to South Asian communities in the GTA and partner organizations• Researched and developed a strategic plan to boost engagement across platforms through collaborating with organization director and project managers• Increased post impressions by 130%, unique visitors by 282%, and new followers by 300% in 30 days on LinkedIn

Department of Geography• Conducted an in-depth analysis and compiled a comprehensive report on the latest research in the field of sustainability and geography, which was used to inform course curriculum• Developed 10 upper-level experiential sustainability course modules with colleague and supervising professor• Produced thoughtful commentaries and discussion questions to incite critical thinking about sustainability and geography in students

Master Of Science - Msc, Sustainability Management

Program Entrance Scholarship (2022)

Hbsc. - Environmental Science And Biology