Stacey Thao

Experience

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  Merced Union High School Dist

  Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

  Avid Tutor

  • Tutored in high school mathematics, English, social science, and physical sciences. • Helped students with college applications, personal statements, and scholarships. • Improved critical thinking skills and team engagement skills among the students.

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  University of California, Merced

  Feb 2020 - May 2020

  Office of International Affairs Peer Advisor

  • Handled management of all study abroad applicants with their applications and assisted in preparation for their departure • Organized events to educate students about studying abroad and additional international experiences • Enhanced interpersonal relations with students and international scholars who were interested in studying abroad through presentations and informational tabling events

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  University of California, Merced

  Feb 2021 - May 2023

  Family Development Lab Primary Investigator: Dr. Alexandra Main and Dr. Rote- Research Methodology: Specific Affect Coding System (SPAFF) Emotion Coding - Mother-Adolescent Communication (MACS) study, a multi-site study conducted with Dr. Rote at the University of South Florida - Extracted the discussion that the mother-adolescent has about guilt and see how that is related to adolescents' developmental outcomes • Catalog all expenditure requests into their prospective business portfolios for all student clubs and organizations on-campus • Assist with organizing engagement events for all students and tracking of progression in students’ engagement on-campus • Organizing meetings and materials for all interns and collaborating on projects with other departments on-campus to bring in more campus inclusivity

  • Undergraduate Family Development Researcher

    Oct 2022 - May 2023

  • Office of Student Involvement Front Desk Intern

    Feb 2021 - May 2023
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  UCL

  Dec 2023 - Aug 2024

  Postgraduate Clinical Neuroscience Researcher

  Thesis Topic: Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Moyamoya Disease: Identifying Predictors of Disease Stability and Progression - Distinction Marked Primary Investigator: Dr. Robert Simister and Dr. Dermot MallonAdult Moyamoya Clinic at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) - Designed a novel retrospective research database organizing administrative records of patients who attended the Adult Moyamoya clinic from 2022-2024. - Managed data collection, analysis, and interpretation of all the patients included in my research thesis with supervision and collaboration from primary supervisor, Dr. Robert Simister, lead consultant neurologist in the Adult Moyamoya Clinic. - Presented findings in a multidisciplinary team meeting with the Adult Moyamoya Clinic staff, including consultant neurologist, consultant neuroradiologists, clinical nurse specialists in my statistical and clinical findings. - Interpretated over 100 neuroimaging sequence scans (MRI, MRA, FLAIR, T2, SWI, MRP, VWI) on the ACS imaging platform with the supervision of Dr. Dermot Mallon. Show less