Academic Experience

Neuropsychology Fellow at the University of California San Francisco Memory and Aging Center under Dr. Kate Possin, 2024-present

Graduate Research Associate at San Diego State University/University of California San Diego from 2018-2024

• Supervisors: Dr. Mark Bondi, Dr. Kelsey Thomas

• Dissertation: An Investigation of Tau in the Absence of Amyloid its Role in the Alzheimer's Continuum

• Investigated cognitive and biological changes in the context of Alzheimer's disease

• Awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2018-2023)

• Responsibilities included data collection, experimental design, data analysis, preparation of abstracts and manuscripts, and mentorship of trainees

Post-baccalaureate Research Coordinator at the University of California San Diego and VA San Diego Healthcare System from 2017-2018

• Supervisors: Dr. Mark Bondi, Dr. Emily Edmonds

• Investigated subjective and objective memory associations and the effect of anticholinergic medications on cognition in older adults

• Responsibilities included neuropsychological assessment and scoring, neuroimaging acquisition and processing, assisting with biospecimen collection, data management, coordination with IRBs, administrative assistance, and working on independent research projects

Undergraduate Research Assistant in Movement Disorders Lab at Washington University School of Medicine from 2014 - 2017

• Supervisors: Dr. Meghan Campbell, Dr. Joel Perlmutter

• Honors thesis: Pathological Biomarkers and Cognitive Change in Parkinson Disease 

• Investigated neuropsychological and neuroimaging changes in Parkinson Disease

• Responsibilities included data processing, scoring neuropsychological assessments, analyzing data, conducting literature reviews, presenting research at lab meetings, attending weekly seminars, and working on independent research projects

Undergraduate Research Assistant in Cognitive Psychology Lab at Washington University in St. Louis from 2014 - 2017

• Supervisors: Dr. Dave Balota, Dr. Jan Duchek

• Investigated the perceptual and attentional mechanisms involved in the preferential processing of the first letter during visual word recognition (Balota)

• Investigated associations between personality traits, cognition, and CSF biomarkers in healthy older adults and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (Duchek)

• Responsibilities included experimental design, programming tasks, data collection, data processing, data analysis, attending weekly lab meetings, and assisting a graduate student on a manuscript

Mentor through International Neuropsychological Society Global Mentorship Program, 2026 - present

• Formal mentorship program designed to help graduate students in neuropsychology with professional development and its intersection with personal identity and goals

• Assisted with questions about career trajectories, application materials for internship, and issues related to international student status

Mentor through Research Girl, 2024 - 2025

• Formal mentorship program designed to help undergraduate students underrepresented in the sciences

• Assisted with developing research ideas, learning about literature reviews, and designing an independent research proposal using EEG and a decision-making paradigm

Mentor through Psychin' Out, 2023 - 2024

• Formal mentorship program designed to help underrepresented undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students applying to psychology graduate programs

• Assisted with preparing graduate school applications, designing and revising NSF GRFP research proposals, offering career advice, and issues related to international student status

Mentor through the Next Generation Psychology Scholars Program (NPSP), 2021 - 2023

• Formal mentorship program designed to help underrepresented undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students applying to psychology graduate programs

• Assisted with preparing graduate school applications, designing and revising NSF GRFP research proposals, and offering career advice

Mentor through professional networking (e.g., academic social media, affiliated research groups), 2020 - present

• Informal mentorship for several U.S.-based and international undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students underrepresented in academia (e.g., racially/ethnically minoritized, LGBTQIA2+, disabled, low income, and/or first-generation women and nonbinary individuals) interested in applying to graduate programs

• Assisted with virtual Q&A sessions, mock interviews, connecting to potential mentors, preparing graduate school applications, designing and revising NSF GRFP research proposals, writing letters of recommendation (as appropriate),  and preparing abstracts and conference presentations

Mentor through the Advancement of Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) program at SDSU, 2018 - 2022

• Formal mentorship program designed to help underrepresented undergraduate students interested in pursuing a PhD in aging research

• Assisted with counseling  students on post-graduate opportunities; providing training on neuropsychological assessment, and scoring, neuroimaging acquisition and processing, and statistical analysis; supporting the development of independent research projects and conference abstracts; developing and revising honor's theses; and writing letters of recommendation

Graduate Clinical Trainee (Adult Neuropsychological Assessment) at the UC San Diego Cognitive Medicine Group, 2022 - 2024

• Supervisors: Dr. Marc Norman, Dr. Amanda Gooding

• Clinical neuropsychological evaluations for adults and older adults with a range of cognitive and medical concerns including epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinocerebellar ataxia, and other neurodegenerative conditions

Graduate Advanced Clinical Trainee (Child Neuropsychological Assessment) at the SDSU Psychology Clinic, 2023 – 2024

• Supervisor: Dr. Colby Chlebowski

• Clinical neuropsychological and academic evaluations for children with ADHD, specific learning disorders, autism, and comorbid psychiatric conditions including assisting with IEPs

Graduate Peer Supervisor (Adolescent/Adult Neuropsychological Assessment) at the SDSUS Psychology Clinic, 2022 - 2024

• Supervisor: Dr. Colby Chlebowski

• Peer supervisor for second year trainees conducting clinical neuropsychological evaluations including case conceptualization, test battery preparation, live observation, reviews and edits of scoring and written reports, and assistance providing patient feedback

Graduate Clinical Trainee (Adult Neuropsychological Assessment) at the VA San Diego Healthcare System Neuropsychological Assessment Unit, 2021 - 2022

• Supervisors: Dr. Mark Bondi, Dr. Amy Jak, Dr. Vincent Filoteo, Dr. Lisa Delano-Wood

• Clinical neuropsychological evaluations for adult and older adult Veterans with a range of neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, movement disorders, and vascular cognitive impairment

Graduate Peer Supervisor (Young Adult Group Intervention) at the SDSU Psychology Clinic, 2021 - 2022

• Supervisors: Dr. Leslie Morland, Dr. Laura Dorman

• Weekly peer supervision of a DBT group led by second year trainees for young adults with psychiatric conditions including self-harm/suicidal behaviors, personality disorders, PTSD, and mood and anxiety disorders

Graduate Clinical Trainee (Adult Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention) at the VA San Diego Healthcare System Outpatient Polytrauma Unit and Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, 2020 - 2021

• Supervisor: Dr. Mark Jacobson

• Clinical neuropsychological evaluations and personality assessments for adults with concerns for ADHD, specific learning disorders, and/or psychiatric concerns including serious mental illness; CBT for ADHD interventions with adults Veterans with ADHD and other clinical interventions with adult Veterans with depression and anxiety

Graduate Clinical Trainee Co-leader (Young Adult Group Intervention) at the SDSU Psychology Clinic, 2020 - 2021

• Supervisors: Dr. Leslie Morland, Dr. Laura Dorman

• DBT group co-lead for young adults with psychiatric conditions including self-harm/suicidal behaviors, personality disorders, PTSD, and mood and anxiety disorders 

Graduate Clinical Trainee (Adolescent and Adult Intervention; Adult Neuropsychological Assessment) at the SDSU Psychology Clinic, 2019 - 2020

• Supervisor: Dr. Michael Taylor

• Interventions for teenagers and adults with psychiatric conditions including depression, complex grief, personality features, social anxiety disorder, and OCD; clinical neuropsychological evaluation for an adult with cognitive and psychiatric concerns