EDUCATION

Columbia University – New York, NY                                                                                        2016 - 2022

PhD, MPhil, MA - Psychology, Research Focus: Child Development Neuroscience

 

University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley, CA                                                                    2011 - 2015

BA Psychology, Minor Global Poverty & Practice            

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor – Data Analyst                                                                               2021 - present

Opti-Harvest, Remote. Provide monthly data visualization and analyses for longitudinal time series agricultural data.

 

Research Intern (Advisor: Dr. Marina Merrill, Director of Research and Strategy)             2021

Children’s Institute, Portland, OR. Collected interview data and wrote an internal review document on Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation.

 

Research Mentor/Tutor in Psychology                                                                              

Lumiere (High school students)                                                                                               2021 - present

Choice Free China (High school and University students)                                                   2019 - present

 

Researcher & Data Analyst (Advisors: Dr. Nim Tottenham, Dr. Daphna Shohamy)          2016 - 2022

Developmental Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, NY                       

Collaborators: Child Mind Institute; Barnard Toddler Center, Zuckerman Research Institute 

 

Field Marketing Representative (part-time)                                                                          2017 – 2020

Clif Bar & Company - Responsible for driving brand awareness through interactions with consumers

during athletic events in the northeast - NY, NJ, VT, MA & PA.

 

Research Assistant (Advisors: Dr. Mark D’Esposito, Dr. Dacher Keltner)                               2014 - 2015

Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, UC Berkeley Hellen Wills Neuroscience Institute, CA                     

Social Interactions Laboratory, UC Berkeley, CA                                                                     2012 - 2014

 

Clinic & Research Assistant (Mentor: Pediatrician Wendelin Slusser)                                 2012

Venice Family Clinic & UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, CA                                                     

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

National Science Foundation (NSF) - Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 2018 - 2022

Gates Millennium Scholars Award                                                                                           2011 - 2022

 

SKILLS & INTERESTS

- Quantitative data collection and analyses skills (Languages: R, Python, MATLAB. Longitudinal data analyses, network analyses, Bayesian and Frequentist statistical modeling, MRI data: DTI, Structural, Functional using FSL)

- Qualitative data collection skills (Administered psychological assessments: Motivational Interviews; K-SADS for parent/caregiver, Maltreatment Interview, NIH Toolbox)

- University teaching assistant and guest lecturer for Mind Brain & Behavior (2017), Abnormal Behavior (2017, 2018 & 2021), Research Methods in Cognition and Decision Making (2020)

- Volunteered at several academic and tutoring programs for youth (Women in Science at Columbia, Girl’s Science Day, Columbia University Neuroscience Outreach, HYPOTHEkids Mentorship Program, Read Ahead Mentor)

- Relevant courses: Mathematical Tools for Neural and Cognitive Science, Social Network Analysis, Analysis of Change (Longitudinal Analyses)