I naturally drift towards disciplines related to human and environmental health and believe that data facilitates change. Some of my favorite classes were Global Ecology, Nutrition for Health & Performance, and Research Methods in Clinical Judgement & Decision-Making. 

Amidst my education, I worked as a manager at a local frozen yogurt store for three years, where I learned to master my organizational skills. I interned at Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Non-Violence, a human rights organization committed to ending violence through support, education, and community organizing. After my internship, I was hired as a Youth Advisor, where I suggested creative yet practical strategies to increase safety for Boulder community members. 

I worked as a Learning Assistant for my Developmental Psychology professor, where I learned how to enhance student’s learning by using active learning pedagogical practices. I also began working as a Research Assistant in Joanna Arch’s psychology lab, where a clinical psychology Ph.D. student and I studied how probiotic L. reutri impacts human’s levels of stress and depression.