Research Officer at Taraki Wellbeing
(January 2024 - Present)
Leading a landscape analysis on youth and adolescent mental health in Punjab, India
- Conducting a thematic literature review of 40 peer-reviewed articles
- Summarizing and analyzing current mental health and substance use policies in India and Punjab
- Conducting semi-structured interviews with mental health professionals based in Punjab
- Developing 10 culturally-relevant and feasible recommendations for research and policy based on findings
Graduate Staff Assistant at UW Husky Leadership Certificate
(September 2023 - June 2024)
Program management and support for the Husky Leadership Certificate, promoting student leadership development and reflection
- Conducted recruitment and participant management activities for 70+ undergraduate students
- Assisted with event planning for a showcase of 200 students’ leadership and community engaged learning
- Advised students on their leadership reflection and providing robust feedback on student assignments
- Actively communicated with 100+ students, UW faculty/staff, and external partners during the academic year
Graduate Staff Assistant at UW Undergraduate Research Program
(June 2023 - September 2023)
Program support for the Office of Undergraduate Research, facilitating student research experiences across various academic disciplines
- Took a lead role in coordinating and executing the Summer Research Symposium for 100+ student presenters, UW faculty/staff, and guests
- Collected, analyzed, and summarized findings from 5 summer research programs
- Advised undergraduate students during their research experience
- Served on 2 review committees for research scholarship and leadership program applications
- Assisted with website development, social media content curation, and student outreach
Social Impact Intern at Elevated Co.
(February 2023 - May 2023)
Campaign marketing, project management, health communication, research, and storytelling for various community organizations, non-profits, and small businesses
- Spearheaded the development of NavigateHealth Refugees, a health literacy program for refugee women
- Conducted a thorough literature and policy review on refugee health in the United States
- Identified and initiated contact with several key stakeholders in DFW, Texas for program implementation
- Developed education material on mental health and Black maternal health for community-based organizations
- Reviewed social media trends and communication strategies for community engagement in public health
Student Research Assistant at UW Department of Emergency Medicine
(January 2023 - June 2023)
Qualitative research on gaps in infection prevention and control training across rural clinics and critical access sites
- Assisted with initial development of qualitative codebook for TIPS (Training Infection Prevention through Simulation)
- Transcribed 20 focus group interviews
Project Assistant at TechChange
(May 2021- August 2022)
TechChange, in partnership with various international development, health, and humanitarian organizations, provides a learning platform that houses professional development and training courses on the role of technology in social change. In this role, I assisted the public health and education teams with various aspects of project management and instructional design.
- Curated creative content for a professional development program in health systems’ leadership and digital health
- Performed quality assurance of educational content on the TechChange platform
- Assisted with the facilitation of 2 synchronous courses
- Attended to technical and program needs of various global health and social impact stakeholders
Research Assistant at ASU Global Impact Collaboratory
(January 2019- May 2021)
Qualitative research on prenatal care utilization among refugee women in Arizona, the impact of COVID-19 on refugee health, and the intersection of global water insecurity and infant feeding practices.
- Conducted qualitative data analysis
- Coded qualitative data
- Assisted with codebook development and data management
- Reviewed patient medical records through EPIC systems and extracted relevant clinical data for a study on prenatal care utilization of refugee women
- Assisted with a literature review addressing social support among resettled refugee communities
- Collaborated with other research assistants to discuss relevant research on refugee healthcare
Public Health Project Intern/Contractor at TechChange
(June 2020- August 2020)
Assisted the public health team with various aspects of instructional design for synchronous and asynchronous courses on COVID-19, digital health, and health financing.
- Conducted migration and QA of educational/creative content on TechChange platform
- Curated virtual activities for 2 synchronous courses
- Assisted with live workshop facilitation
Student Project Assistant at ASU GlobalResolve
(January 2020- May 2020)
Collaborated with a team of ASU students in developing a sustainable solution for dental hygiene education in Naco, Mexico
- Conducted formative research on proper dental hygiene practices
- Created a culturally-appropriate teaching plan targeting middle school students
- Managed procurement of dental hygiene donations from ASU students, faculty/staff, and community
Assistant Learning Engineer at Area9 Lyceum
(June 2019- April 2020)
Area9 Lyceum aims to deliver a personalized adaptive learning experience to learners, with a goal of producing the best educational outcomes. In this role, I assisted with instructional design for adaptive learning experiences.
- Curated educational content for partners in various sectors
- Performed quality assurance of learning modules and collaborated with other Learning Engineers to produce high-quality training experiences
- Obtained Area9 Learning Engineer certification
Research Assistant at ASU Culture, Health, and Environment Lab
(January 2019- December 2019)
Qualitative research for The Global Ethnohydrology Study and a study on fat talk from a sociolinguistic perspective
- Conducted qualitative data analysis
- Coded qualitative data using MAXQDA software
Intern at a Political Campaign for Arizona Congressional Candidate
(June 2018- October 2018)
Assisted with a congressional candidate campaign
- Researched issues of constituents in Arizona's 6th congressional district
- Maintained the voter and donor databases
- Assisted with event planning
- Moderated campaign social media
Volunteer at HonorHealth Gift Shop
(August 2017- February 2018)
Excellent customer service experience at HonorHealth gift shop
- Prepped and managed the workstation
- Communicated regularly with team members and manager
Intern at Picmonic
(July 2017)
Picmonic develops mnemonic devices as a study aid for healthcare professionals and students. In this role, I assisted with the integration of Picmonic platform into existing study tools.
- Conducted initial research on Quizlet and StudyBlue features
- Assisted with the QA of Picmonic platform