Alex Galindo

Dedicated pre-med student with extensive experience in linguistics research, hospital volunteering, digital marketing, and customer service. Proven ability to lead research projects, analyze complex data, and work effectively both independently and collaboratively. Bilingual in English and Spanish, with intermediate proficiency in American Sign Language.

Intern - Neuroscience research - Info for Neuroscience - Remote

(2026-06)

Selected among the top 30% of applicants to conduct a mentored neuroscience research project.

• Performed systematic literature searches using databases including PubMed and Google Scholar.
• Critically analyzed scientific literature on aphasia, sign language, and language disorders.

Lead Researcher - Undergraduate Thesis - Universidad de Colima, Mexico - Remote

(2024-05)

Lead researcher for a linguistics undergrad thesis focusing on bilingualism, morphosyntax and sociolinguistics. All research and writing done in Spanish.

• Designed and implemented qualitative methodologies, including participant interviews.
• Collected and analyzed linguistic data from diverse sources, ensuring accuracy and consistency.

Research Assistant - Ph.D. candidate - Universidad de Colima, Mexico & National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

(2018-01 - 2019-05)

Supported doctoral research in sociolinguistics and diachronic linguistics through data extraction and analysis.

• Extracted linguistic data from historical documents, language corpora, and recorded interviews.
• Conducted archival research to identify language change patterns.
• Ensured accuracy and organized datasets for efficient analysis.

AST - Biology - Cerritos College (2028)

AA - American Sign Language - Cerritos College (2028)

BA - Linguistics - Universidad de Colima, Mexico (2024)