09/2005-Present – La Jolla, CA
UCSD – Ph.D. Student, Teaching Assistant, Etc.
Research duties: planning through publication // Experience from literature review through bench molecular biology // Maintenance of several disparate lines of research in support of Ph.D. thesis // Teaching assistance through three quarters of undergraduate biology courses // Served as Senior TA for the Division of Biological Sciences
09/2007-12/2007 – La Jolla, CA
UCSD Center for Teaching Development – Teaching Assistant Consultant
Observation of first time UCSD teaching assistants in the classroom // Evaluation of teaching assistant performance, and identification of strengths and areas for improvement // Consultation with teaching assistants to provide feedback and direction toward available resources
06/2007-07/2007 – La Jolla, CA
Academic Connections – Instructor
Creation and instruction of a month-long high school science course // Preparation and implementation of lectures, student activities, etc. // Experience from development of curricula through student assessment
04/2007-07/2007 – San Diego, CA
Mad Science – Instructor
Leading of after school science programs at area elementary schools // Experience working with children and classroom management // Training in delivery of scientific concepts in exciting ways to kids
06/2006-07/2006 – La Jolla, CA
Academic Connections – Teaching Assistant
Co-instruction of a month-long high school science course // Experience from development of curricula through student assessment
06/2003-11/2005 – La Jolla, CA
The Burnham Institute – Animal Technician, Research Assistant
Husbandry maintenance for transgenic mouse lines for 10 different investigators // Experience in all commonly used animal procedures, including surgery // Research project experience including behavioral testing and confocal microscopy
01/2002-09/2002 – Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute – Laboratory Assistant
Cared for and collected behavioral data from laboratory mice. // Prepared figures for research paper presentation. // Maintainenance multiple databases for data collection.
01/2001-09/2002 – Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Biomedical Library – Library Assistant I
Process added copies and withdrawals in the Orion database. // Assist with the general operations of the bindery preparation department. // Book repair duties including bindery experience.
