• One of four RSDM students selected to attend a mission trip to the Pine Ridge Hospital Dental Clinic in South Dakota to provide dental services to an underserved Native American population.
• This experience traditionally has an emphasis on oral surgery procedures

• Provided chairside assistance to Dr. Michael Hogan, DDS, in a variety of dental procedures including extractions, fillings, FPDs, crowns, and complete dentures.
• Learned patient management, equipment and room sterilization, and insurance eligibility.
• Communicated payment information, provided treatment estimates, and discussed procedural risks and benefits with patients.
• Aided the implementation of paperless forms and digital workflow to the office as well as interviewed dentists to hire new associates.

• Conducted lab work that combines wet-lab procedures and informatics to understand synonymous codon usage bias, DNA methylation, and evolutionary relationships in viruses of the Chestnut Blight Fungus.
• Learned and utilized bioinformatics programs routinely used to analyze genetic data.
• Collaborated with Dr. Bradley Hillman, Rutgers University, to gather data for future journal article.

• Received training and qualification to calibrate and coordinate other Learning Assistants in the RU Organic Chemistry Department.
• Taught in active-learning classrooms which emphasized communication skills, peer-to-peer interaction, and the facilitation of learning.
• Experienced in lesson planning, leading groups, and teaching in both virtual or traditional classroom environments.

• Worked with courier management to handle processing of DNA Samples. 

• Aided nurses by transporting stretchers and providing direction to families as well as observed the daily work of several doctors.
• Played an essential role in providing comfort to patients and relaying messages to the ER staff.