
research

Bahena Water Research Group Research Assistant (Current)
Conducting original research in reverse osmosis water filtration to optimize power plant water reuse
Building a bench scale reverse osmosis system, wrote LabVIEW software to automate data collection, currently collecting data to determine the optimal percentage of water reuse for power plants

Kelp Forrest Ecology Research Assistant Stanford Doerr School For Sustainability
Conducted underwater surveys of local giant kelp forests in a cohort of 8 students under Professor Robin Elahi.
Co-Created an open-source database of benthic and ocean floor survey videos for national research efforts. https://purl.stanford.edu/gq789jc8272

Investigating the relationship between nudibranch abundance and sponge cover in the Monterey Bay
Designed and conducted original research project investigating nudibranchs and sea sponges

Research Assistant for Project Zoa: Using 3-D modelling to assess the state of coral reefs
Summer 2019- Lead highschool students in photogrammetric studies of coral health throughout the Leeward Islands

Reading Outreach Research at the Island School
I was part of a team of 8 students who worked with the local primary school to tutor struggling readers and lead a weekly library hour for students grades 2 through 5. We designed a reading outreach model and data collection methods to research the impact of student tutoring (results: students improved by an average of two reading levels over the course of a semester-2x the average rate!)

Presented results to the Bahamian Minister of Education and other community members at symposium.


Cronstein Rheumatology Lab
NYU Medical Center Intern Summer 2019
Researched Osteo Arthritis and Wrote a Paper

Urban Barcode Project Symposium
Leech Species Diversity Poster and Paper
