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Sara DaCunha

Sara DaCunha

Child Care Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Pre-Med Student at Washington University in St. Louis

  • Education

    • Washington University in St. Louis

      2021 - 2025
      Bachelor's degree Chemistry and Spanish Senior

      Activities and Societies: General Chemistry PLTL Leader, General Chemistry Exam-Grader, Undergraduate Research Assistant, and Healthy Humans Head of Nutrition/Recipes.

    • Fox Lane High School

      2017 - 2021
      Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors, Valedictorian

      Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, STEM Tutor, Cooking Club President, Chamber Winds Oboist, and Language Club Member. GPA: 104.38

  • Experience

    • Self-employed

      Sept 2019 - now
      Child Care Specialist

      - Experience in caring for children ranging in age from 10 months to 6 years.

    • Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      COVID-19 Sanitation Team Leader

      - Kept the camp facilities disinfected and safe for group use during the COVID-19 pandemic. - Managed a team of four members to ensure protocols were followed adequately.

    • Fox Lane High School

      May 2021 - Jun 2021
      Chemistry, Physics, and Biology Teaching Assistant

      - Aided both 7th and 8th grade STEM teachers in instructing and engaging middle school science students. - Prepared and helped facilitate educational activities. - Assisted in operating a bottle rocket launch project with the physics team. - Answered student questions during exams and silent work periods. - Helped to explain biological concepts during prepared lessons.

    • Washington University in St. Louis

      May 2022 - now

      - In a team setting, I work to grade the General Chemistry 111 exams - Selected and hired as a Peer Led Team Learning Leader for the WashU Chemistry Department.- Facilitates group-work sessions with 8 general chemistry students to aid in comprehension each week.

      • General Chemistry AI (Assistant in Instruction) - Exam Proctor and Grader

        Aug 2022 - now

      • General Chemistry PLTL Leader

        May 2022 - now

    • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

      Jan 2023 - now

      - 300+ hours of intensive research experience under Dr. Stephen Pak in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) Lab- Completed an abstract + presentation about my mentored research project - 20+ hours of shadowing experience in pediatric surgery, pediatric general medicine, NICU, and PICU @ STL Children's Hospital- Attended weekly seminars (15) centered around career development in pediatrics- Participated in weekly journal club + completed a 1 hour presentation on a recent publication Show less

      • UDN Lab Research Assistant

        Aug 2023 - now

      • Pediatric Student Research Program (PSRP) Participant

        Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

      • WUNDER Lab Research Assistant

        Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers

      American Red Cross
      Jun 2022

    • Responding to Emergencies (RTE)

      American Red Cross
      Jun 2022

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      Dean's List - May 2022 Achieved a semester GPA of 3.6 or higher.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      Dean's List - Dec 2021 Achieved a semester GPA of 3.6 or higher.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      Valedictorian - Jun 2021 Title awarded for achieving the highest GPA in my 2021 graduating class.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      NYS Seal of Biliteracy New York State Department of Education May 2021 Achieved adequate assessment scores (in both English and Spanish) and completed a dual-language interview (in both English and Spanish) to be honored as a bilingual high school graduate.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      Senior Science Scholar Award - May 2021 Excellence in all sciences including biology, chemistry, and physics.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar - Oct 2020 Awarded to junior high school students who are Hispanic and have scored in the top 10% of all PSAT/NMSQT test-takers within their state.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      National Merit Commended Scholar National Merit Scholarship Corporation Oct 2020 Selected based on achieving a PSAT/NMSQT score above a predetermined cutoff for the state of New York.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      Columbia University Book Award - May 2020 Awarded to a junior in high school who has demonstrated high academic achievement in the study of history.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      Community Service Award - May 2020 Awarded for participating in over 200 hours of extracurricular volunteer work.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      Junior Mathematics Award - May 2020 Awarded to the top-preforming mathematics students.
    • Awarded to Sara DaCunha
      Tingley Underclass Scholarship - Jun 2018 Awarded to the three freshman with the highest GPA in the class of 2021.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • General Medicine/Cardiology/Pediatric ER Volunteer

      Issued by Stamford Health on May 2022
      Stamford HealthAssociated with Sara DaCunha

    • Reach out and Read Volunteer

      Issued by Open Door Family Medical Center on May 2024
      Open Door Family Medical CenterAssociated with Sara DaCunha

    • Talk2Me Program Member

      Issued by Pontificia Universidad Cat��lica de Chile on Apr 2023
      Pontificia Universidad Cat��lica de ChileAssociated with Sara DaCunha

    • Assistant Preschool Teacher

      Issued by Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester on Jun 2019
      Boys & Girls Club of Northern WestchesterAssociated with Sara DaCunha

    • Chemistry and Mathematics Tutor

      Issued by Fox Lane High School on Sept 2018
      Fox Lane High SchoolAssociated with Sara DaCunha