EXPERIENCE

Veterinary Research Specialist
Academic Hourly
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veterinary Diagnostic Lab

Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Entomology

2016 – 2018
2015 – 2016

2015 – 2016

OUTREACH & LEADERSHIP

Outreach Committee
Chicago Women in STEM Initiative

Mentor
Association for Women in Science Chicago

President, formerly VP for Communications
Association for Women in Science Chicago

Chair of Professional Development
Rush University Graduate Student Council

Mentor
Rush Graduate College Peer Mentor Program

Organizing Chair
ComSciCon-Chicago 2022

Student Representative
Rush Graduate College Academic Standards Committee

Academic Advisor
National Society for Collegiate Scholars – UIUC

2026 – Present


2025 – Present


2022 – 2025

2021 – 2023

2019 – 2023

2021 – 2022

2020 – 2021

2016 – 2018

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Science Journalism Intern
Drug Discovery News

Perlman Program Mentee
National Association of Science Writers

Student Writer
The Bio Girls

Student Writer
LifeApps

Summer Mentee
AWIS-Chicago Mentoring Circles

Student Intern
Scientists Against Fake News

Student Intern
BioScience Writers

Science Writing Intern
Cancer Research Bridge

2023 – 2024

2023

2021 – 2023

2021 – 2022

2021 – 2022

2021 – 2022

2021 – 2022

2020 – 2021

HONORS &
AWARDS

NASW 2023 Perlman Mentoring Program
Summer Writing Award

Rush University
Professional Development Initiatives Awards

GRASP Advocate Choice Award
ASCO 2022 Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation

Rush University
Career Development Award

2023

2023

2022

2022

AFFILIATIONS &
MEMBERSHIPS

Women in Bio

National Postdoctoral Association

American Society for Microbiology

Association for Women in Science

2026 – Present

2024 – Present

2021 – Present

2021 – Present