UCLA Disabled Student Union (DSU) - December 2024-June 2025

Community Events: 

• Weekly DSU General Meetings

• Disability Aid & Mask Decorating Social (April 28, 2025)

• Disabled Student Graduation (June 8, 2025)

  • Graduating Student Commencement Speaker & Event Coordinator

Advocacy:

• USAC BruinAccess Resolution (March 11, 2025)

  • Assisted in writing and pushing for increased funding for BruinAccess, UCLA's paratransit service for students with mobility-related disabilities

• USAC x DSU Equity Coalition (April-June 2025)

  • Weekly meetings with UCLA's undergraduate student association (USAC) regarding promoting more accessibility on campus for disabled students

• UC Regents Public Comment (March 18-20, 2025)

  • Advocated for:

    • Repeal of UC Regents masking policy, which bans all students from wearing masks at UC Regents meetings, including respiratory masks for immunocompromised students

    • Increased funding for campus disability services (e.g. Center for Accessible Education, BruinAccess)

    • Increased funding for mental health services, especially towards neurodivergent mental healthcare

UCLA Bruin Mental Health Advisory Committee (BMHAC) - November 2024-Present

Community Events: 

• Biweekly BMHAC Meetings with CAPS & RISE Directors 

• LA Youth Mental Wellness Day @ UCLA x RISE x Active Minds (May 4, 2025)

• Panelist for Active Minds Mental Health Conference: Mental Health x Education (April 15, 2025)

• Neurodiversity & Mental Health Fair (April 21, 2025)

  • Hosted by Bruin Neurodiversity Collective (BNC), tabled as part of DSU

Advocacy:

• Neurodivergent Mental Health Project (April-June 2025)

  • Surveyed and interviewed 24 neurodivergent UCLA students

  • Presented survey and interview results and suggested improvements for neurodivergent mental healthcare at UCLA CAPS and RISE

Destigmatize UCLA (May-June 2025)

Advocacy:

• Stood on Bruinwalk 1-2 times a week with a sign saying "I have depression & OCD - Ask Me Anything"

• Opened in-depth conversations with over 50 people on Bruinwalk for May Mental Health Awareness Month

UCLA Bruin Neurodiversity Collective (BNC) - February 2024-Present

Community Events: 

• Weekly BNC socials (March-June 2025)

• Panelist on Autism Goes to College Podcast (April 16, 2025)

Advocacy:

• Neurodivergent Mental Health Presentation & Report @ UCLA Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) (February 26, 2025)

  • Wrote and presented a report on neurodivergent mental health based on nationwide and global statistics and interviews I conducted with 6 UCLA neurodivergent students

    • Advocated for: 

      • Increased frequency and number of therapy sessions

      • More neuro-affirming and neurodivergent therapists

      • Addition of therapy modalities outside of talk therapy

      • More in-house testing and referrals for autism, ADHD, and OCD

      • More accessible formats for scheduling and rescheduling appointments

      • Revision of CAPS cancellation and missed appointment policy

UCLA Autism Advocacy - March-June 2025

Community Events:

• Neuromingle Market (May 14, 2025)

  • Tabling event for neurodivergent resources, artists, and vendors

Advocacy:

• Legislation Committee (April-June 2025)

  • Work on project ideas to increase neurodiversity accessibility