Professional Societies

  • Association for Chemoreception Sciences
    2021 - Present
  • Diverse Brandeis Scholars
    2020 - Present
  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
    2019 - Present
  • Undergraduate STEM Research Society
    2019 - 2020
  • oSTEM
    2019 - 2020
  • Nu Rho Psi Neuroscience Honor Society
    2017 - Present

Leadership Positions

  • Brandeis University Graduate Student Social Club - President
    2021 - 2024
  • Brandeis University Diverse Brandeis Scholars - Public Relations Chair
    2020 - 2023
  • Georgia State University Rowing Club - President
    2018 - 2019
  • Georgia State University Nu Rho Psi - Public Relations Director
    2019 - 2020
  • Georgia State University Out in STEM - Vice President
    2019 - 2020
  • Georgia Senior Classical League - Historian
    2016 - 2017

Science Community Engagement

  • Spanish Spoken Research Presentation at Waltham HS
    February 2024
  • National Council on Undergraduate Research Abstract Reviewer
    January 2024
  • Mentor Judge for Undergraduate Posters at SACNAS 2023
    October 2023
  • SACNAS 2023 Brandeis University Graduate Student Representative
    October 2023
  • Presented Research and Immersive Activity for Waltham Boys & Girls Club
    August 2023
  • Workshop on Personal Branding in STEM for Brandeis 1st year undergraduates
    April 2023
  • English Immersion for Spanish Speakers Waltham High School (9-12th Grade) Lab Field Trip
    April 2023
  • Lead Host for Invited Speaker Keith Hengen, Ph.D.
    March 2023
  • Invited Speaker at Weston High School (9-12th Grade)
    March 2023
  • SACNAS 2022 Brandeis University Graduate Student Representative
    October 2022
  • Lead Host for Invited Speaker Graeme Davis, Ph.D.
    May 2022
  • GSU Cox Lab Alumni Panel Member
    March 2022
  • El Hora de Saber Talk at El Bosque Universidad, Bogota, Colombia (Zoom)
    March 2022
  • Invited Speaker for Science Pizza Talk at Waltham High School (9-12th Grade)
    March 2022
  • "How Your Brain Processes Tastes and Smells" Talk - High Meadows School (4th Grade)
    September 2021
  • SACNAS 2021 Brandeis University Grad Student Representative
    October 2021
  • Going the Distance 2021 Internship Panel Member
    June 2021
  • ABRCMS 2020 Brandeis University Grad Student Representative
    November 2020
  • SACNAS 2020 Brandeis University Grad Student Representative
    October 2020
  • Nu Rho Psi Graduate Student Panel
    October 2020
  • Collegiate Neuroscience Society Career Panel
    September 2020
  • Atlanta Regional Brain Bee Optogenetics Demo Booth
    February 2020
  • CNS Touch a Brain Event at Fernbank Museum of Natural History
    February 2020
  • Science Night "Build-a-Brain" Activity at Ashford Park Elementary
    October 2019
  • oSTEM CV and Resume Workshop Leader
    October 2019
  • Nu Rho Psi Touch a Brain Science Event
    August 2019
  • Center for Advancement of Students and Alumni Panel Member
    May 2019
  • Atlanta Science Festival Station Leader
    March 2018
  • S-Stem Scholars Application Panel Member
    August 2017
  • NCR Scholars Application Panel Member
    August 2017