Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Research - Office of Undergraduate Research, Texas A&M University - College Station, TX
(2023-08 - 2026-06)
- Managed the day-to-day operations of multiple concurrent university-wide undergraduate research programs serving more than 400 students annually, coordinating timelines, logistics, and administrative processes from planning through completion.
- Oversaw the University's Undergraduate Research Scholars thesis program, maintaining the systems used to track more than 300 student researchers through application, thesis development, faculty review, publication, and graduation requirements.
- Built and maintained program databases, Excel tracking systems, and documentation used to monitor student progress, faculty review workflows, publication milestones, and program records across several concurrent initiatives.
- Collected and analyzed participation data, program metrics, and participant feedback to evaluate program performance, identify operational challenges, and implement improvements that strengthened program delivery and participant experience from year to year.
- Developed operational timelines, workflows, standard operating procedures, and training materials that improved consistency across programs while reducing administrative burden for staff, faculty, and students.
- Managed program budgets, purchasing, invoices, reimbursements, and financial tracking for multiple initiatives, ensuring compliance with university policies and budget requirements.
- Planned and coordinated major academic events, including a three-day undergraduate research expo serving 300–400 participants, an annual symposium with more than 150 student presenters, and recurring seminars, workshops, and poster sessions throughout the academic year.
- Served as the primary point of contact for faculty, administrators, students, reviewers, and external partners, coordinating communication across multiple programs and ensuring deadlines and program requirements were met.
- Recruited, onboarded, trained, and supervised approximately 30 undergraduate research ambassadors and student workers, while also onboarding and mentoring new program coordinators through the development of training resources and operational documentation.
- Coordinated editorial workflows for two undergraduate academic journals, managing submissions, reviewer coordination, formatting review, and publication timelines while supporting students through the publication process.
Instructor of Record, Anthropology - Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University - College Station, TX
(2022-01 - 2023-05)
- Independently designed and taught undergraduate courses in Introduction to Archaeology (Prehistoric World) and Introduction to Cultural Anthropology in both in-person and online formats.
- Managed all aspects of course instruction, including curriculum development, lecture preparation, assignments, grading, student advising, and academic recordkeeping for multiple course sections.
- Fostered an engaging learning environment by mentoring students, communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences, and supporting students with varied academic backgrounds and learning needs.
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant - Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University - College Station, TX
(2018-08 - 2021-12)
- Managed archaeological research collections and maintained detailed collection databases and documentation in accordance with institutional curation standards.
- Supervised and trained undergraduate researchers in laboratory and field settings, providing instruction in archaeological curation methods, collections management, and research procedures.
- Planned and led community outreach and public education initiatives that increased engagement with the department's archaeological collections through educational programming and public events.
- Supported geoarchaeological laboratory and field research, contributing to projects involving sedimentology, isotope geochemistry, and North American archaeological sites.
- Wrote successful grant and funding proposals, securing $9,790 across four competitive awards to support independent geoarchaeological research contributing to a study published in Science Advances.
