Student Assistant - Center of Democracy for Deaf America - Washington, D.C
(2025-11)
- Orchestrate 4 Veditz Debate seminars for a cumulative 200+ attendants, a deaf-centric debate format designed to foster deaf agency and self-advocacy by prioritizing visual-tactile speech and active audience participation.
- Promote civic engagement by visiting 10 deaf schools across the U.S. to provide resources and incentives for educators to integrate democratic engagement activities into their classes through the SignVote Youth Champion program.
- Assist Deaf, DeafBlind, and DeafDisabled middle and high schoolers with a simulated ballot through the SignVote Mock Elections program, contributing to voter education and civic engagement in deaf youth.
Intern - Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library - Houston, TX
(2026-05 - 2026-07)
- Conducted workshops to promote and teach patrons how to use RWHLL's Legal Access Workspace Pods (LAWPods), a self-service kiosk that provides users with free access to legal resources, virtual consultations, and court forms.
- Optimized cataloging workflows for RWHLL and the TexShare consortium, maintaining original and copy cataloging to ensure timely, accurate metadata, optimum accessibility, and seamless integration with other participating libraries.
- Performed both basic and specialized research inquiries using legal databases for students, attorneys, and general public.
Policy Research Intern - U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rosenberg, TX
(2023-10 - 2024-01)
- Analyzed the 2023 Farm Bill to assess its impact on POC and disabled farmers and identify areas for improvement.
- Presented policy reform recommendations to industry professionals, academics, and government officials at the 2023 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum.
- Worked in a team that was awarded a $596,000 grant to offer personalized workshops and youth programs to underserved farmers across the Texas Gulf Coastal Plains (spans 10 counties) to develop the knowledge and tools necessary to access USDA resources.
Research Assistant, "Costed Out: Disabled Citizens and American Governance in the Late 20th Century" - Professor Karen Tani, Penn Carey Law School - Philadelphia, PA
(2026-05)
- Analyze 8 longitudinal studies that examine the consequences of framing cost-benefit analyses of Section 504 legislation through a "disability" lens.
- Design questions and transcribe 20 interviews, synthesizing data under key analytical themes for legal memoranda.
Research Assistant, "James Wilson and the American Revolution" - Professor William Ewald, Penn Carey Law School - Philadelphia, PA
(2025-05 - 2025-08)
- Transcribed 18th-century legal manuscripts written by Revolutionary-era thinker James Wilson, featured in an exhibition at the National Constitution Center.
- Extracted and condensed information from 20 seminal legal texts, focusing on the evolution of common law principles and early constitutional theory relevant to governance.
Secretary - Penn in Hand (ASL) Club - Philadelphia, PA
(2025-12)
- Organize community events across 3 neighboring university ASL clubs and the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, including a deaf volleyball tournament, slam poetry reading, ice-skating, and silent beekeeping event.
Student Intern, Journals Department - Penn Press - Philadelphia, PA
(2024-08)
- Analyzed sales data and market trends for 28 academic journals to inform end-of-year publisher reports.
College Advising Fellow - Matriculate - Philadelphia, PA
(2025-12)
- Advise 3 low-income and first-generation high school students in college enrollment, financial aid and scholarship applications, and transition to college life.
