Experience

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  University of chicago

  Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

  Laboratory assistant

  - Assistant in the laboratory of Olufunmilayo Olopade MD, MacArthur Fellow and Director of the University of Chicago Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics- Examined the fundamentals of cancer caused by BRCA mutations by using PCR Reactions and nanodrop technology to control the quality of DNA samples, resulting in the production of the article titled “BRCA1 and BRCA2: Functions, Mutations and Effects” for Advanced Topics in Biology class

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  Northwestern university

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Laboratory assistant

  Laboratory Assistant in the laboratory of Susan Clare MD PhD as part of the ResearcHStart ProgramExplored the causes of ER- breast cancer by utilizing skills such as DNA Extraction, Western Blotting, Cell culture/splitting and BCA Assay, resulting in a research poster titled “Lipid Metabolism and Histone Modifications May Impact Risk of ER- Breast Cancer”

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  Chicago board of elections

  Nov 2020 - Nov 2020

  Poll worker
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  Democracy summer fellowship

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Fellow

  The theme of 2021 Democracy Summer is “Nonviolent Movements, Violent Reactions: the Historic and Continuing Struggle for Voting Rights and Strong Democracy in America.”For the regional portion of the Democracy Summer Program, I work for Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut's 3rd District. In the national portion of the fellowship, I learned from political leaders like Congressmen Jaime Raskin and Jim Clyburn, Civil Rights Leaders like Bob Moses, scholars from Harvard Kennedy School of Government along with activists, Democratic policy experts, and top political and community organizers across the country about electoral strategy, campaigning, organizing and more. Show less

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  Friends of rosa delauro

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  Campaign intern

  As part of the Democracy Summer Fellowship, I work for Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut's 3rd district. Duties include canvassing, organizing and creating social media content.

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  The politic: yale's political journal since 1947

  Sept 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Associate Editor

    Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Staff Writer

    Sept 2021 - Mar 2023
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  Center for effective government at university of chicago harris school of public policy

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Intern

  Wrote research memos, summary reports of research grant proposals for its Data and Democracy Initiative, and portions of the Center’s Annual ReportAided in the facilitation the Center’s inaugural American Politics ConferenceProofread the manuscript of upcoming book The American Presidency by Director William Howell

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  U.s. department of state

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Intern

  Intern for US Embassy in The Bahamas

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  U.s. house of representatives

  Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  Intern

  Intern in the district office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

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  Yale macmillan center for international and area studies

  Feb 2023 - May 2024

  Research assistant

  Gather background data and develop quantitative databases to examine commitment to democracy and democratic backsliding in the US, Europe and Latin America for Dr. Milan Svolik, Professor of Political Science

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  Judicial decision-making project

  Feb 2023 - Jun 2023

  Research assistant

  Participate in chat group sessions with respondents to analyze the relationship between racial diversity and sentencing outcomes for Dr. Allison Harris, Assistant Professor of Political Science

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  Ceps (centre for european policy studies)

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Intern
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  Usaid

  Sept 2023 - May 2024

  Intern

  Intern in Civil Society, Labor, and Media Office in the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance

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  Organization for economic cooperation and development

  Oct 2024 - now

  Intern