Jackie Mawas

Experience

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  College of the Desert

  Aug 2019 - now

  • Assist and mentor students whose first language is not English.• Provide explanation and clarification of concepts and activity instructions.• Support student learning objectives through personalized small group assistance.• Report back to the instructor with tasks or concepts that multiple students are struggling to understand. • Guiding students in formulating ideas and becoming a stronger, more independent science learners. • Assisting students with instructor-assigned homework problems to reinforce understanding.• Identifying students’ deficiencies and helping students overcome them.

  • In-Class Tutor

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Mathematics and Chemistry Tutor

    Aug 2019 - now
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  Curative

  Nov 2020 - Dec 2021

  Medical Laboratory Assistant

  • Accessioned and processed up to 18,000 SARS-CoV-2 samples to ensure fast and accurate delivery of results.• Assisted the CLS and Lab Technicians Leads as needed.• Provided training for new Lab Assistants.

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2021

  NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar

  • Competed in a STEM engineering design challenge and other robotic engineering challenges led by NASA trained faculty.• Collaborated with like-minded students in a team environment.• Participated in a gamified mission to Mars led by NASA.

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  National Science Foundation (NSF)

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2021

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Gained understanding of Andrea Ghez’s process of measuring the process of measuring the mass of Sagittarius A*.• Used Kepler’s 3rd law to calculate the mass of Jupiter, the Sun, and the Cygnus X-1 system.

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  The Optometry Center for Vision Therapy

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Vision Therapist

  • Designed and conducted VT training sessions working accordingly with the optometrist notes.• Held consultations with patients and parents regarding VT related training activities.• Charted VT sessions and patient interactions and progress. • Developed and assigned appropriate patient VT home activities according to diagnosis.

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Develop an Indicator Displacement Assays composed of Boronic Acid, an Amine, and Alizarin Red S in the Practical Molecular sensors stream in Accelerated Research Initiative.• Use UV-vis spectroscopy to monitor the shift in absorbance in the saturated solution with ARS.

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  OnRamps

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Course Grader