Experience

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  City of plano

  May 2005 - May 2013

  Gymnastics coach - plano aerobats

  Coached beginner to intermediate levels of gymnastics for boys and girls: beam, floor, uneven bars, vault, pommel horse, parallel bars, high bar, rings, and trampoline. Led warm-ups, ran conditioning drills, taught choreographed routines, and organized and hosted events.Attended to injuries including broken bones, fractures, sprains, pulled muscles, abrasions, and open blisters.

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  Collin college

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2009

  Appointed by the college president to represent the student body on the Disciplinary Appeals Task Force.Adjudicated discipline sanctions by attending appeal hearings and collaborating to reach a fair sanction. Provided customer service and expertise on federal financial aid laws, procedures, and applications. Frequently translated Farsi in areas of financial aid, scholarships, admissions, and academic advising.Uploaded information from paperwork into PeopleSoft (Oracle) database and compiled students’ files.Answered any and all questions regarding students’ financial aid status, GI Bill Benefits, and the Hazelwood Act.

  • Disciplinary Appeals Task Force Panel Member

    Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  • Assistant - Veteran's Affairs and Financial Aid

    Jun 2007 - Aug 2009
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  Texas higher education coordinating board

  Jun 2008 - May 2009

  Financial aid committee member

  Represented all Texas community colleges on state board to establish equal standards for financial aid. Traveled to Austin for quarterly conferences to vote on grants, scholarships, and legislation for education.

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  The university of texas at dallas

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2018

  Facilitate clinical experiments, patient assessments, and research examining vagus nerve stimulation paired with motor rehabilitation in order to demonstrate enhanced recovery of novel therapeutic systems aimed at alleviating symptoms of traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Assist with planning clinical trials and study designs for experimental procedures pairing neurological motor impairments with vagus nerve stimulation and physical therapy. Identify, build, and cultivate relationships with key partners to expand and support experimental project goals.Collaborate with clinicians, engineers, and programmers to advance feasibility and design of therapeutic system.Edit methodological and scientific manuscripts to be submitted to peer-reviewed journals for publication. Conduct teaching workshops for visiting researchers and scientist on how to create vagus nerve cuff stimulators, and coordinate their visits with collaborators so that they might also learn surgeries and experimental protocols and procedures. Construct complex vagus nerve cuff electrodes, solder circuit boards, and create cranial implant electrode caps to be utilized for vagus nerve stimulation surgeries as part of neuroplasticity pre-clinical experiments. Show less Map evidence of cortical plasticity by inserting and recording from microelectrodes in the auditory cortex of anesthetized pre-clinical subjects with modeling autism, Fragile X, Shank3, Rett, and tinnitus syndrome.Surgically remove tail tip and brain intact, and preserve in solution for genotyping procedures.Suture and close out pre-clinical surgeries, administer vagus nerve stimulation, and conduct experimental procedures using MatLab, for pre-clinical neuroplasticity experimentation.Construct complex vagus nerve cuff electrodes, solder circuit boards, and create cranial implant electrode caps to be utilized for vagus nerve stimulation surgeries as part of neuroplasticity pre-clinical experiments.Maintain cranial electrodes, assemble and autoclave surgical trays, and make drug compounds for surgery, so as to abet pre-clinical experiments for a team of seven scientists. Show less

  • Clinical Trial Researcher, Texas Biomedical Device Center

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2018

  • Research Assistant and Technician

    Jan 2011 - Feb 2016

  • Research Assistant, The BlackBerry Project

    Jun 2011 - Jun 2012
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  Ut southwestern medical center

  Oct 2013 - Mar 2016

  Physical therapy attendant

  Provided care to a varied population of patients: orthopedic, neurologic, prosthetic, geriatric, and pediatric.Executed protocols and treatments of the Plantar Fasciitis and Chronic Low Back Pain research studies on experimental and control patient groups, collect patient data, and maintained integrity of study files.Served as a physical aid to patients learning to walk and function with new prosthetic limbs or braces.Started patients on warm-ups and stretches, and carried out therapeutic exercises used in physical rehabilitation.Administered therapeutic modalities: cryotherapy, thermotherapy, laser treatment, ultrasound, rapid release technology, TENS, IFC, and NMES electrode stimulation while maintaining patient comfort.Coordinated purchases of electrode stimulation units, splints, and braces through vendors, for care practices.Managed schedules of staff clinicians and orthopedic residents, scheduled treatments, and relayed updates to physicians regarding patient progress. Show less

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  Synergy wesley foundation

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

  Assistant to executive director

  Second in command to Executive Director; Operate, manage, and maintain the facility: grant editing and marketing; relationship acquisition and management with partner entities; planning, implementation, and organization of daily operations; mentor college youth on choosing appropriate classes, securing jobs and housing, and networking skills.

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  Kmcr consulting: communications, marketing, resource solutions

  Sept 2018 - now

  Owner | consultant

  Consult with clients to determine and evaluate needs, goals, and processes, and subsequently address identified tasks, or connect the client with resources to do so more efficiently. All clients are different: some need an editor and writer, others need a listener and connector, and some are unsure of what they need yet feel they are not operating at optimal capacity. A conversation is the first step.Individual Clients: Create resumes, LinkedIn profiles, edit cover letters, perform salary research, conduct interview practice, and guide job search. Edit, format, and polish university, fellowship, and scholarship application essays, projects, and portfolios.Corinth Presbyterian: Oversee and implement public health and environmental safety measures for a silver congregation, prior to and during Covid-19.Dept of Research, University of Texas at Dallas: Edit grant applications for health and science studies and research; create posters and digital marketing materials for investigators.National Board of Public Health Examiners: Collaborate with a team to create, edit, and revise robust review questions for the Certification in Public Health exam study guide.Texas Public Health Association, Environmental Health Sectio: Create social media presence for the section and contribute to platforms; find and disseminate relevant research, current events, and opportunities for section members; promote virtual meetings and discussions; write content for newsletter and marketing. Directly facilitate leadership, recruitment, engagement, and communication in partnership with secretary, chair-elect, and chair.https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12291005/Galerstein Gender Center, University of Texas at Dallas: Edit, enhance, and contribute content to event promotions, reports, marketing information, contracts, and website. Maintain a positive voice and message throughout all viewable materials, and enforce consistency of style and brand. Show less

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  Texas a&m agrilife

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2022

  In collaboration with the USDA, facilitate a research study and data collection gauging public’s beliefs about integrated pest management and the use of pesticides, and how this might influence consumer behavior regarding environmental practices.Collect 311 data on rodents and other pests, so as to educate the public on their health hazards and how to prevent them.Plan, organize, and execute annual conferences, expos, and continuing education events; create marketing materials and advertise across popular communication platforms. Show less The first Better Living for Texans agent in Collin County.Plan, implement, and deliver virtual and live educational programs aimed at improving nutrition, increasing physical activity, obesity awareness and chronic disease prevention, food safety, and resource management to limited income audiences in county. Build community capacity, serve as liaison and resource manager to local leadership during pandemics and natural disasters.Develop mass media and social media campaigns, and produce educational materials. Show less

  • Summer Project Manager

    Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  • Extension Agent – Better Living for Texans

    Oct 2019 - May 2022

  • Secretary – Leadership Advisory Board

    Jan 2019 - May 2022

  • Master Wellness Educator

    Sept 2018 - Oct 2019
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  Texas public health association

  Dec 2018 - now

  Secretary, environmental and consumer health section

  Create and maintain a social media presence for the section; find and disseminate relevant research, current events, and opportunities for the section members; promote and abet the organization of virtual meetings and discussions.Directly assist the secretary, chair-elect, and chair with leadership, recruitment, engagement, and communication; contribute to seasonal newsletter; take down detailed minutes at each meeting; collaborate directly with TPHA leadership to promote the organization and activities of the section. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12291005/ Show less

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  The university of texas at dallas

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2022

  Guide students through career assessments, informational interviews, development of a career plan, and job search techniques.Help students prepare resumes and cover letters, develop effective interviewing skills, explore networking, and secure internships.Seek out, evaluate, and secure appropriate guest speakers with a relatable academic and professional journey that would benefit the students. Make introductions and network connections for the students with strategic leaders in industry, academia, and professional agencies. Show less

  • Community Member (Former Research Facilities Member), Sustainability Committee

    Aug 2017 - Sept 2022

  • Contract Editor, Galerstein Gender Center

    Dec 2018 - May 2020

  • Co-Instructor, Special Topics in Behavioral and Brain Sciences

    Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
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  First united methodist church plano

  Sept 2019 - now

  Serve on Board of Trustees; represent church on statewide coalition, Courageous Congregations Collaborative; redesign church grounds to be financially and environmentally sustainable; serve on care ministry, homeless coalition, and interfaith collaboration.Lead congregation in series studies on health and wellness; facilitate congregation growth; represent and advise leadership; liaise and manage relationships with community partners. Plan, implement, and lead collegiate-level Bible study among group of young adults; facilitate and moderate active discussion and debate in a seminary manner that is scholarly, scientific, and contextualized with historical, geographic, and cultural factors. Show less

  • Stephen Minister

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Assistant to Ministry Leadership

    Sept 2019 - now
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  Texas a&m university-commerce

  Aug 2021 - now

  I have the best job, boss, and team :DGet your Public Health degree with me!Visit:www.tamuc.edu/programs/public-health-mph/💛 MPH 🦁 TAMUC 💙 College of Education and Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human PerformanceCourses:*Consumer Health*Emotional Health*Environmental Health*Substance Use & Abuse*Current Issues in Health*Health Policy & Advocacy*Health Disparities and Diverse Populations*Social Justice and Health External subject matter expert and content developer; identify industry-specific trends and design competency-based courses, objectives, assignments, and outcomes. Courses developed, College of Innovation & Design: *Special Populations*Health Policy & Advocacy

  • Ad Interim Assistant Professor

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Jan 2022 - now

  • External Subject Matter Expert

    Aug 2021 - now