Work Experience, Presentations, and Awards

I have extensive experience as a research assistant and data analyst across multiple labs and organizations, where I’ve led projects on decision-making, identity, and socioemotional processes. My work spans advanced data analytics in R, Python, and SQL (see below!), with applications ranging from deepfake detection to large-scale demographic forecasting and public health datasets.

I have presented my findings on this data at over 25 local, national, and international conferences, including at a TEDx Talk.

For my research I have been awarded over $250,000+ dollars in prestigious awards.

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Research + Data Experiences

Berman Identity Lab

Research Assistant

Location: Orlando, FL

Duration: 4 years; August 2020- August 2024

  • Performed research on four different projects concerning identity variables and trauma 20+ hours a week

  • Led an independent research project on trauma and identity published in Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Collected and analyzed survey data using Qualtrics, R, and SPSS

  • Prepared and submitted Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications and amendments, ensuring compliance with ethical standards and federal regulations

Attention and Memory Human Factors Lab

Research Assistant

Location: Orlando, FL

Duration: 1 year; August 2021- July 2022

  • Performed research concerning subsequent search misses for cancerous masses in radiological scans 20+ hours a week

  • Designed a visual search experiment using PsychoPy and Python

  • Applied electroencephalogram techniques, eye-tracking, and computational programs like Python for experimental design

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Saxe Lab     

Research Assistant                  

Location: Boston, MA

Duration: May 2022- Cleaned and organized data using R and Excel

  • Contributed to collaborative coding workflows by cleaning code using Python

  • Conducted research on the development of perception of navigational affordances in infancy 40+ hours a week

  • Applied fMRI and eye-tracking using DataVyu

Social-Cognitive and Affective Development Lab

Graduate Research Assistant

Location: Gainesville, FL

Duration: 1 year; August 2024-present

  • Conducted research on scam susceptibility in aging for 40 hours a week

  • Ran behavioral data analyses using R

  • Collected MRI data

  • Analyzed fMRI data using MATLAB

  • Built experiments using RedCap and Experiment Builder

Context Human Factors Lab

Research Assistant

Location: Orlando, FL

Duration: 2 years; July 2022- August 2024

  • Performed research on cognitive factors in decision-making 10+ hours a week

  • Applied eye-tracking, Python, jsPsych, and open-science techniques to build experiments

  • Analyzed behavioral data using R

Summer Training Academy for Research Success University of California San Diego

Research Assistant

Location: San Diego, CA

Duration: 4 months; May 2023- August 2023

  • Conducted research on early markers of autism through joint attention for 40+ hours a week

  • Shadowed experiments using fNIRS on infants in Dr. Lindsey Powell’s lab

  • Ran data analyses using R and coded eye-tracking data

Research Girl

Data Analyst Educator Intern

Location: Remote Gainesville, FL

Duration: 5 months; May 2025-present

  • Taught weekly R lessons on data cleaning, ANOVA, post hoc tests, effect sizes, and ANCOVA across seven datasets, leading to independent analysis by mentee

  • Analyzed categorical and numeric data and used machine learning to forecast mentor-mentee trends over five years

Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging

Research Assistant

Location: Gainesville, FL

Duration: 3 months; June 2024-August 2024

  • Conducted research on scam susceptibility in aging for 40 hours a week

  • Preprocessed fMRI data for analyses in Linux, R, and Unix

  • Ran behavioral data analyses using R

  • Collected MRI data

The Erdős Institute  

Data Science Bootcamp

Location: Remote

Duration: 3 months; May 2025-August 2025

  • Addressed uncertainty in aviation accident trends by forecasting 2026–2030 incidents using SARIMAX modeling on ASRS data; identified key risk factors such as airline type, time of day, and weather

  • Cleaned and prepared categorical and time series data in Python; conducted EDA and visualized patterns to support actionable aviation safety insights

TEDx Talk: The Kaleidoscope of You

Delivered a TEDx talk on identity, motivation, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), highlighting research insights into resilience and human behavior.

Selected Awards & Recognitions

  • Awarded prestigious fellowship recognizing outstanding graduate students in STEM disciplines; provides 3 years of funding support for research and training, selected based on intellectual merit and broader impacts.

  • Awarded for demonstrated academic excellence and a strong record of supporting underrepresented communities through mentorship, outreach, and advocacy in higher education.

  • Competitive fellowship awarded to outstanding graduate students in recognition of academic excellence and research potential; provides multi-year financial support to enhance recruitment and retention of top scholars.

  • National $10,000 award recognizing one graduate student annually for exceptional scholarship, leadership, and service within Phi Eta Sigma and the broader academic community.