work experience
The following is a collection of just some of the professional & leadership experiences that have shaped my growth during my college years and beyond. I’m extremely grateful for all of these opportunities—for the mentors, managers, co-workers, peers, and close friends that I’ve built relationships with along the way. I’m eager to see where my journey takes me next.
For a full resume/CV, please refer to my LinkedIn or contact me.
Additionally, I took ownership of administrative processes such as managing IRB protocols, building and maintaining the lab website, organizing lab meetings and journal clubs, and filing expenses for the lab. I onboarded new members and mentored several undergraduate research assistants to support their research journeys.
lab manager @ Memory and Decision Lab, University of Chicago
2020 - 2022
After graduating from Harvard, I worked as the lab manager for the University of Chicago’s Memory and Decision Lab, directed by Dr. Akram Bakkour. In my research endeavors, I devised a project that investigated how our ability to imagine future events might be disrupted by emotional states such as acute stress—and in turn, how this may influence future-oriented decision-making (Society for Neuroscience 2021 poster presenter). I also contributed to a project that studied the cognitive and neural mechanisms of decision-making in patients with Anorexia Nervosa, in collaboration with the Eating Disorders Program at UChicago Medicine.
research assistant @ Affective Neuroscience & Development Lab, Harvard University
2018 - 2020
As an undergrad studying neuroscience and psychology, I chose to take my studies one step further by pursuing research opportunities in the Harvard Department of Psychology. For two years, I worked part-time as a Research Assistant for the Affective Neuroscience and Development Lab, directed by Dr. Leah Somerville and advised by Erik Nook.
I contributed to a project that examined how language can be used as a tool to study emotion regulation. While data analysis and interpretation of results were my core contributions, I also presented regular updates during lab meetings and participated in journal clubs and other talks.
The culmination of my research manifested into a poster that was accepted by Society for Affective Science (April 2020).
Aside from affective science, I’m very much interested in cognition and psychopathology, particularly from a developmental perspective.
marketing analyst @ Bank of America
summer 2019
The summer before my senior year of college, I had the opportunity to complete a summer internship at Bank of America in Boston. I worked in the Segment Marketing team for the Merrill sub-brand, where I adopted a brand-strategy mindset and helped evaluate creative materials for approval to be leveraged as marketing assets.
I wrote strategic marketing briefs, did research on competitors, learned about consumer insights and testing, and presented a proposal to increase client satisfaction. I provided a recommendation to better automate executive level reports. I collaborated with external agency partners and legal & compliance partners to review assets such as email, direct mail, social media, brochures, and website banners.
Taking on a marketing role in financial services taught me a lot about corporate social responsibility and the impact that a company has on its employees, its clients, and the global community at large.
intern @ United Talent Agency
summer 2018
My first “big break” into the entertainment industry came along when I took on an internship with United Talent Agency (UTA). I spent the summer in and out of the mailroom, taking care of package deliveries for agents and clients as well as shadowing and covering desks for assistants throughout the multiple floors of the building.
I absorbed an incredible amount of diverse knowledge about film, TV, music, publishing, theater, and broadcast news. When I wasn’t out picking up tickets or mail from neighboring entertainment companies in NYC, I was in the office writing script coverage and reader’s reports for book manuscripts.
photo editor @ Harvard Yearbook Publications
2016 - 2020
The creative process of conceptualizing a message or idea and making it come to life as a tangible product is something that excites me deeply. I joined Harvard Yearbook Publications because I wanted to do just that: work on a yearbook with a committed team, and admire the final product after a whole year’s worth of hard work. My time in Yearbook has lasted throughout my four years at Harvard, which means that I’ve been able to work on four different yearbook editions.
I joined the executive board and became Associate Photo Editor in 2017. This meant that I directed the photography training curriculum required for prospective members to complete in order to be admitted into the organization. Teaching photography to my peers (both underclassmen and upperclassmen) gave me a chance to share my passion for the arts as well as my passion for the organization.
Since 2018, I’ve led a photography board of 30+ students who dedicated their camera skills to capturing special events, sports games, portraits of faculty, and scenery on campus.
associate magazine editor @ The Harvard Crimson
2017 - 2018
In high school, I fell in love with journalism while writing feature articles and taking photos for The Stuyvesant Spectator. I knew that I wanted to continue pursuing journalism when I came to Harvard, so I joined Fifteen Minutes Magazine in The Harvard Crimson and started picking up pitches, reporting on local buzz, and publishing stories for the world to see.
I wrote an introspective essay on what burns mean to me, a feature about a very interesting senior, and a piece on the oldest poetry shop in the country. I learned about an app for free food while chatting with its founder.
I had the privilege of interviewing Jamaica Kincaid and capturing her eloquent perspective. I sat down with one of the producers of Looking for Luke and had a moving conversation about mental health, one that I will never forget.
After one year as a staff writer, I moved up to become an editor of the magazine—which gave me a whole new behind-the-scenes perspective of journalism and what it takes to run a weekly publication. I’m forever grateful to have worked alongside such amazing, talented, and extremely funny writers.
