Wallace Lau

Wallace Lau

English Second Language Tutor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Audiologist at San Francisco Ear, Nose & Throat

  • Education

    • La Salle College

      2006 - 2012
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Tennis Team Captain

    • Foothill College

      2013 - 2016
      Associate's degree PSYCHOLOGY

      Activities and Societies: ESL/ English tutor at the "Pass the Torch" Program

    • University of California, Davis

      2016 - 2018
      Bachelor's degree PSYCHOLOGY 3.84

      Activities and Societies: Research assistant at the UC Davis Psycholinguistic Lab, UC Davis Cycling Team Member (2017 Feb - 2017 June) - Graduated with Honors- Dean's List

    • University of the Pacific

      2019 - 2022
      Doctor of Audiology Audiology/Audiologist

      - Audiology Program Excellence Award- Resound Scholarship- Betty Scholarship Award- Anthony Stephenson/Parker Diversity in Audiology Endowed Scholarship

  • Experience

    • Foothill College

      Sept 2015 - Apr 2016
      English Second Language Tutor

      - Tutored students that were struggling in writing English essay for their ESL (English second language) classes, and English 1A classes. -Improved students' confidence and ability in English composition skills through weekly tutoring sessions.

    • University of California, Davis

      Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
      Psycholinguistic Lab Research Assistant

      -Gather information from the field of psychology for designing coding schemes of specific experiments. -Run subjects for different experiments using the eye-tracking machine. -Data collection, eg. Disfluency Project (coding interviewees' speaking times from YouTube). -Data cleanup using Excel.

    • Kids Overcoming, LLC

      Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
      Registered Behavior Therapist

      - Provided 1-on-1 behavioral health services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders- Guided individuals to accomplish goals and objectives- Improved functional skills and promoted the emotional health of the clients- Encourages social interactions between clients and other individuals- Connected with supervisors and parents to report on weekly progress

    • Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California

      Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
      Chinese Translator/ Hearing test assistant

      - Worked as a Chinese translator between audiologists and patients during office visits and consultations- Helped set up testing devices and collected data during hearing tests-Reached out to patients through phone calls regarding follow-up consultations

    • University of the Pacific Audiology, School of Health Sciences

      Aug 2019 - May 2021

      Auditory Physiology Laboratory -Brief hearing screening prior to experiments -Run electrophysiology based experiments-Collect data from experiments Hearing and Balance Center -1st year In-house rotation: -Administered audiometric evaluations on geriatric and some adult patients including pure tone audiometry, speech recognition, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, acoustic reflex decay, and speech-in-noise testing-Assisted with hearing aid evaluation, fitting, and follow-ups including hearing aid selection and real ear measurement -Obtained earmold impressions

      • Doctor of Audiology Intern

        Jan 2021 - May 2021
      • Graduate Research Assistant

        Oct 2019 - Apr 2021
      • Doctor of Audiology Intern

        Aug 2019 - Jul 2020
    • Better Hearing Center

      Aug 2020 - May 2021
      Doctor of Audiology Intern
    • Orange County Physicians' Hearing Services

      Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
      Doctor of Audiology Extern
    • SAN FRANCISCO EAR, NOSE & THROAT MEDICAL GROUP, INC

      Aug 2022 - now
      Audiologist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

      Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Wallace Lau
      ReSound Scholarships University of the Pacific October 1, 2019
    • Awarded to Wallace Lau
      Anthony Stephenson/Parker Diversity in Audiology Endowed Scholarship - May 2019
    • Awarded to Wallace Lau
      Betty Scholarship Award University of the Pacific, Doctor of Audiology Program May 2019
    • Awarded to Wallace Lau
      College of Letters & Science: Spring 2017 Dean's Honors List Randolph Siverson Jun 2017