Education

Master of Public Health Sept./19 – Present
Epidemiology | Advanced Epidemiology
Columbia University, New York City, United States
Merit Scholar

Bachelor of Science Sept./13 – May/18
Major in Microbiology and Immunology with Distinction
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Dean’s Honour List
Chancellor’s Scholar Award

Research Experience

Research Assistant Nov./19 – Present
Department of Epidemiology
Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University, New York

  • Carrying out analyses regarding substance use among adults and adolescents in the United States, including the role of social networks in substance use behaviors.
  • Conducting a literature review regarding machine learning methodology pertaining to marijuana policies and substance use outcomes using nationwide data.
  • Developing a mobile application to be used by physicians and healthcare providers at New York Presbyterian regarding optimal opioid prescribing for select general surgery and pediatrics procedures.

Research Assistant May/17 – Present
Epidemiology and Population Health BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver

  • Gaining familiarity with epidemiological methods through leading analyses involving cross-sectional studies, longitudinal studies, and administrative datasets.
  • Carried out community-based participatory research to investigate issues surrounding HIV and aging; residential outcomes in an HIV-specific supportive housing unit in Vancouver, BC; and depressive symptoms among PLHIV living in supportive housing.

Course Coordinator Jan./19 – May/19
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

  • Experience in critical pedagogy through designing curriculum for a graduate-level public health course, INS897, at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.
  • Organized six major public lectures, including multiple arts exhibits featuring HIV-positive artists, as a form of knowledge translation and dissemination.

Research Assistant Sep./16 – Mar./17
ICON Clinical Research, Vancouver

  • Conducted data cleaning using patient survey information, to create a usable database.

Reproductive Immunologist Sep./16 – Dec./16
Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver

  • Responsible for tissue collection and sample preparation.
  • Carried out genotyping experiments, by means of PCR and agarose gel analysis.

Product Development Co-op Jan./16 – Aug./16
Response Biomedical Corporation, Vancouver

  • Aided in development of a new ELISA-based test on the company’s proprietary platform.
  • Obtained and analyzed data for troubleshooting.
  • Aided in the development of a fluorescence detection instrument.

Research Assistant, Foster Lab May/14 – Aug./15
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

  • Participated in a large CIHR-funded project which involved examining the synergistic activities of virulence factors secreted by Salmonella typhimurium.
  • Worked to incorporate a plasmid into the Salmonella genome via homologous recombination.

Research Awards

Columbia University Nov./19
EPIC Fund

  • Awarded funding for conference registration to present at the American Psychopathological Association (APPA).

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) Oct./18
Women’s Innovation Fund

  • Co-applicant on a $150,000 grant awarded over the course of two years for a women’s wellness and leadership project to empower women living with HIV.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Mar./18
HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Grant

  • Co-applicant on a CIHR grant, of which $449,688 will be awarded to the team over the course of three years.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Jan./16, May/16
Experience Award

  • Awarded two NSERC Experience Awards to gain industrial experience in the Research and Development sector.

British Columbia Proteomics Network May/14 – Aug./14
Undergraduate Training Program

  • Awarded by the British Columbia Proteomics Network to give undergraduate students the opportunity to carry out research in an academic laboratory May/15 – Aug./15