Board & Organizational Leadership 6 roles
Models, Inference, and Algorithms (MIA) Steering Committee
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. MIA is a prestigious talk and workshop series spanning the interface of biology and medicine with mathematics, statistics, ML, and computer science.
Learn more ↗Board of Directors, Fulbright Association
Young professional board member representing the next generation of Fulbright scholars in program strategy and governance.
Board ↗ Profile ↗Finance Chair, ISCB Student Council Symposium
Led team to build new strategies, securing four new sponsors. Awarded 20+ scholarships for international and domestic travel to the conference. International Society of Computational Biology.
Board of Trustees, AnitaB.org
Student board member in programs and strategies committees. Focused on building the Student of Vision Awards (an Abie Award), BRAID, Top Companies, and ABI.local chapters.
Learn more ↗Vice President, Mortar Board Honor Society, DePauw University
Helped establish structure for new chapter focused on achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. Coordinated programs across academic and community initiatives.
President (2010) & Vice President (2009), Venture Crew 1121, Boy Scouts of America
Led operations, programs, and membership for Venture Crew 1121 over three years of progressive leadership responsibility.
Science Policy & Public Advocacy 7 activities
Host, Fulbright Talks (TEDx-style), Fulbright Association Annual Conference
Hosted talks by distinguished Fulbright speakers at the 42nd Annual Conference advocacy day.
Learn more ↗Advocating "The Value and Impact of the Fulbright Program", with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Participated in Congressional advocacy day representing the Fulbright Association's mission before members of the U.S. Senate.
Watch ↗Science Writer, Science News Today (Infobase Learning)
Wrote two articles on scientific advances targeted at advanced high school students, bridging cutting-edge research and public understanding.
Member, Princeton Citizen Scientists
Helped grow an interdisciplinary group of scientists interested in policy, mobilizing at Princeton and beyond to advocate for science-informed governance.
US-EU-NATO Affairs Delegate, EU Seminar in International Diplomacy
Fulbright grantee selected to engage in EU diplomacy seminar. Fulbright Commission and European Commission.
DePauw Environmental Policy Program
Testified on scientific bills at the Indiana Statehouse and created advocacy website for environmental legislation. DePauw University.
Website ↗D-Day Ambassador to France
Selected to represent the U.S. at the D-Day Commemoration in Normandy, returning every 4 years through the 100th anniversary of World War II. International School of Indiana.
Distinguished Honors & Ceremonial Roles 4 events
Judge & Co-creator, Student of Vision Abie Award, AnitaB.org
International award for students committed to building a technology future that mirrors society. Winners receive a $7,000 prize and the chance to attend Grace Hopper Celebration.
Award info ↗Lifetime Achievement Award Presenter, Fulbright Association
Presented award to President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, NPR's Melissa Block, and Architect James S. Polshek, with the Fulbright Board of Directors.
Learn more ↗Fulbright Prize, Presented to German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Presented award alongside the Fulbright Board of Directors. Fulbright Association Annual Ceremony, Washington D.C.
Program ↗Top Companies Award Presenter, AnitaB.org Grace Hopper Celebration
Presented Top Companies award on stage before an audience of ~15,000. AnitaB.org Grace Hopper Celebration.
Learn more ↗STEM Education & Outreach 8 activities
Raspberry Pi Robotics Workshop, Virginia Tech Philosophy & Physical Computing Workshop, Roanoke VA
Taught ~20 students; each student kept their Raspberry Pi kit. Featured on the DiVa Tech Talk podcast.
Podcast ↗Arduino Workshop Creator & Instructor, Google Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI), Cambridge MA
Created, recruited for, implemented, and led Arduino workshop for 40+ students at Google's CSSI program.
GitHub ↗Co-founder & Vice President, Robotics Club, DePauw University
Students provided free tools (Arduino, 3D printing) to build whatever they wish. Visited local schools for outreach days.
STARS Computing Corps, DePauw University
Student-led regional outreach group to broaden participation in computing across Indiana and surrounding regions.
Organizer, National Chemistry Week High School Competition, American Chemical Society
Organized and executed a video and essay competition at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis for a full day of chemistry activities.
Conference Volunteer, IEEE High Performance Computing Conference (HPEC)
Served as usher and engaged with the HPC research community at the IEEE HPEC conference.
Co-founder, DePauw Organic Farm
Founded and built business plan for ~2-acre farm; 25% of produce donated to local Greencastle Indiana food pantries.
Learn more ↗Service Trip to Costa Rica, Servicio en Las Américas, DePauw University
Built a septic tank for 'Estación de las tortugas', worked on a pineapple plantation, and recorded nesting behavior of Leather Back and Green Sea Turtle hatchlings.
Academic Service & Memberships 4 sub-sections
Journal and conference reviewer
- IEEE HPEC, 2023
- ISMB/ECCB, 2021 (assisted advisor)
- AISTATS, 2020 (assisted advisor)
- Nature Communications, 2019 (assisted advisor)
- Genes and Development, 2019 (assisted advisor)
Conference service
- Grace Hopper Celebration, 2015–present
- Fulbright Conference, 2019, 2020, 2021
- ISCB Student Council Symposium, 2016–2018
- Indiana Women in Computing Conference (InWIC), 2014
Professional memberships
- IEEE, 2020–present
- ISCB, 2015–2016, 2020–present
- ACM, 2010, 2020–present
- AAAS, 2017–present
- Fulbright Association, 2016–present
- AnitaB.org, 2012–present
- ISBA, 2021–2023
- IMSI, 2021–2023
- Genetics Society of America (GSA), 2019–2023
- SIAM, 2020–2023
- ASBMB, 2018–2023
- National Science Policy Network (NSPN), 2020–2023
- ACS, Chemistry Day Workshop (2010); IEEE, Computing Workshop usher (2013)
Ph.D. program service
- CCMB Presenter Series, founder, Brown University, 2019–2022
- Graduate student recruiting, CCMB, Brown University, 2018–2022
Teaching Experience 5 courses
Applied Math 2080, Inference in Genomics and Molecular Biology, Brown University
Graduate and undergraduate course. Teaching assistant and content creator; also assisted in creating content for Fall 2021.
Applied Math 0650, Statistical Inference II, Brown University
Undergraduate course. Guest lecture on causation and estimation calculations.
Arduino Programming Workshop, Google Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI)
Created, recruited, implemented, and led hands-on Arduino workshop for 40+ students.
GitHub ↗Biology 325, Bioinformatics Teaching Assistant, DePauw University
Devised laboratory sessions and homework problems, helped grade, and tutored students in undergraduate Bioinformatics.
Private Tutor, DePauw University
Created personalized lesson plans for 10 students in Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, French, and Spanish.
Student Mentorship 10+ students
Angela Mastrianni, graduate student, AI-Enhanced Sensemaking: Exploring the Design of a Generative AI-Based Assistant to Support Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis
Shadi Zabad, graduate student, Leveraging Genome-wide Complex Trait Association Signals to Inform Variant Prioritization in Rare Disease
Helen Xi, undergraduate, Multi-omic Visualization of Interpretable Biological Neural Networks
Lee Ding, undergraduate, Efficient Multi-Trait Learning with Biologically Annotated Neural Networks
Dominique Pablito, graduate, Uncovering temporal sex-specific differences across multiple species
Isaac Nathoo, undergraduate, Regulation of alternate sex-specific splicing by DNA binding protein CLAMP during early embryonic development
Nathaniel Goodman, undergraduate, TIMEOR: a web-based tool to uncover regulatory mechanisms from temporal and multi-omics data