CURRICULUM VITAE

OUTREACH & SERVICE

Científico Latino, Outreach organization
Co-Founder, Executive Co-Director (July 2017 - present)
An organization that aims to help undergraduate, graduate and professional students by providing resources on scholarships and fellowships, as well as blog posts on professional development. Co-directed guided mentorship initiative for over 100 underrepresented graduate school applicants in 2019, and over 400 students in 2020. (website)

NeuroStorm Journal Club, Columbia University/Rockefeller University
Organizer (July 2014 - September 2017), President (September 2017 - present)
A neuroscience think-tank that has been the birthplace of several companies and startups. Gathers in the form of weekly, interdisciplinary, student-run neuroscience journal club, with doctoral and post-doctoral members from labs across multiple departments of Columbia University and Rockefeller University.
Acquired funding: Kavli Neural Systems Institute, The Rockefeller University

BioAcCES 2020 Conference, Rockefeller University
Co-founder, Co-director (Summer/Fall 2019)
A virtual conference on October 3, 2020 for undergraduate students, co-hosted by RiSI, Científico Latino, and the Rockefeller Dean's Office of Graduate Studies. Featuring workshops on professional development as well as presentations and posters by undergraduates. 200+ attendees. (website)

COVID-19 Research Restart Officer, Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, Rockefeller University (May 2020 - August 2020)
Developed regulation and scheduling system for lab operations during initial re-opening phases for safe laboratory practices for preventing COVID-19 transmission.

Rockefeller Inclusive Science Initiative (RiSI), Rockefeller University Diversity Initiative
Website management, Communications Committee Member (April 2020 - present)
Serving on committee that coordinates campus-wide journal clubs and fireside chats on diversity, equality, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in science and academia. Maintain website.

Rockefeller University Student Retreat, Organizer
January 2019 - September 2019
Organized and gave a talk at Rockefeller's overnight student-run academic retreat for all graduate students (100+ attendees).

Graduate Women in Science, Non-profit organization
Fellowship committee member, Media contributor (November 2016 - 2018)
Selected as a committee member for determining awardees of the GWIS National Fellowships Program​, contributes content featuring prominent women scientists

WISE Center Women's Empowerment Luncheon, New York City College of Technology
Mentor (March 2018)
Networking event to help guide undergraduate leader's in STEM at New York City College of Technology.

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Volunteer Music Program Founder, Coordinator
Fall 2011 - Fall 2015
Initiated a program for organizing performances in various units of the hospital (e.g., Adult Psychiatric, Detox, Geriatric Psych, Adult Rehab) by contacting performers and working as a liaison with hospital staff

ART & MEDIA

NeuroStorm Studios, Virtual Reality Company

Co-Founder, Chief Creative Officer (June 2016 - February 2020)

A virtual reality and augmented content production company, whose mission is to increase empathy for persons with neurological disorders, to promote scientific accuracy in the arts, and to create accessible and inspiring content about science that is available to the mainstream population. (website)

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Good Vibrations (2019), Virtual Reality HealthTech Project

Creative officer & business development

Patients with Parkinson's disease endure constant shaking of their hands 24 hours a day for multiple years. We provide a technology where their hands no longer shake in VR. (website)

Awards: NY Media Lab Expo 2019 - Jury choice (medium article), XR Brain Jam - Best Research Application & Audience Choice

Presentations & Demos: NY Media Lab Expo Summit (9/19), VR in Healthcare expo at RLab (10/19), VR in Education Meet Up (presentation 10/19)

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Mosquitoes vs. Humans (2019), Virtual Reality Project

Creative director

A multiplayer VR game for the Oculus quest, where you play as either a NJ mosquito controller... or a mosquito. (website, short deck)

Awards: XR Brain Jam - Best Product Potential & Audience Choice

Presentations & Demos: NY Media Lab Expo Summit (9/19), Microsoft Playcraft Expo (10/19), VR in Education Meet Up (presentation 9/19), NYVR Meet Up (presentation 9/19)

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Beyond Perception, Immersive Virtual Reality Event Series

Event co-director, lead curator (January 2019 - May 2019)

A virtual reality pop-up lounge four-event series to create an accessible means for attendees to experience virtual reality. (website, short deck)

STROKE VR (2017), Virtual Reality Project

Co-Director, Writer

Based on a true story, a ground-breaking narrative virtual reality project from the point-of-view of a ten-year-old boy in Mongolia who has a stroke and then falls into a coma. (website, short deck)

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Enter the Box (2018), Virtual Reality Project

Co-Director, Writer

A VR playground/puzzle game that is a scalable Skinner box, a tool used by neuroscientists to study mouse behavior. It supports standard psychological tasks, but designed for human subjects. The game is within a narrative framework that allows human players to reflect on the nature and impact of operant conditioning. Created at the Games for Change XR Brain Jam 2018. (website, short deck)

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Shortynale Film Festival, Short film Festival

Virtual Reality Department Director (2017-2018)

A short film festival just outside of Vienna in Klosterneuburg, Austria. Established a "VR corner" with an array of content for first-time VR users and a projected screening of a first-time VR users point of view. (website)

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Pitter Patter Goes My Heart (2015), Short Film

Overseas Creative Liason

Short film directed by Christoph Rainer that has won awards and played at numerous prestigious film festivals including Max Ophüls Preis winner (Best Short Film), Vienna Independent Shorts (Youth Jury Prize), Shanghai Film Festival (Best Short Film Nominee). (IMDb page)

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Getting In (2015), Short Film

Actor (role of Tour Guide)

Short film directed by Stian Hafstad. (IMDb page)

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Worldmuse, Columbia University

Organizer, Musician (Spring 2011 - Spring 2016)

A musical ensemble that hosts workshops with musicians from around the world, and performs world music and original compositions in various venues in New York  City.

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The Nine Ways of Knowing Blog, Barnard College

Columnist (Spring 2011 - Spring 2014), Arts Editor (Spring 2011, Fall 2013 - Spring 2014), Senior Editor (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012), Editor-in-Chief (Fall 2012 - Spring 2013)

As editor-in-chief, more than doubled staff size and increased page views by over 500%; edited and uploaded daily content, organized responsibilities among staff members, assigned pitches to staff writers; responsibilities included web design, HTML and social media; helped found and gain Student Government recognition for student-run blog

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Columbia Science Review, Columbia University

Webmaster (Fall 2013 - Spring 2014), Writer (Fall 2013 - Spring 2014)

Conceptualized and executed alterations for website, uploaded blog content and responsible for maintenance, general executive board responsibilities (link to website)

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Jeunesses Musicales Croatia International Vocal Arts Workshop, Selected musician

Summer 2011
Accepted to and attended an interdisciplinary performing arts program and festival in Grožnjan, Croatia

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Barnard-Columbia Choir, Columbia University

Soprano I (Fall 2010 - Spring 2014)
Performed with L’ensemble Médical (German medical schools LMU and TMU) at Carnegie Hall in Spring 2011