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Education

Title Institute Details Year
Post-doctoral Scholar Molecular Paleontology Laboratory CAS IVPP Present
PhD. Integrative Biology and Computational Biology UC Berkeley December 2015
B.A. Honors Biology Major, Honors Sociology and Anthropology Minor (Course Major) Swarthmore College June 2010
High School Diploma * Isidore Newman School June 2006

Academic Teaching Experience

Python Bootcamp Instructor, UC BERKELEY Center for Computational Biology

  • One or two week boot camp in summer and winter, 2012-2016
  • Lectured incoming biology graduate students in Python 2012-2016
  • Developed lessons and problem sets shared on wikispaces or using jupyter notebook

    • Fellow for ‘Berkeley Connect for Computational Biology’, UC BERKELEY Center for Computational Biology

  • Fall Semester, 2015
  • Developed the lesson plan and curriculum
  • Led discussions and organized panels/speakers/field trips
  • Mentored ~30-40 students, across all year levels

    • Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) for Intro. to Biological Anthropology, UC BERKELEY Department of Anthropology

  • Spring Semester, 2015
  • Led labs and discussion groups related to course topics for ~40 students
  • Held weekly office hours
  • Developed examination questions with fellow GSIs and professor

    • GSI for Human Biological Variation, UC BERKELEY Department of Integrative Biology

  • Fall Semester, 2013
  • Led labs and discussion groups related to course topics for ~40 students
  • Designed two lesson plans for lab sections and participated in editing other lab sections
  • Jointly guest lectured for professor on the topic of altruism and genetics
  • Held weekly office hours
  • Developed examination questions with fellow GSIs and professor

    • GSI for Human Genetics and Genomics, UC BERKELEY Department of Integrative Biology

  • Fall Semester, 2010
  • Led labs and discussion groups related to course topics for ~40 students
  • Held weekly office hours
  • Developed examination questions with fellow GSIs and professor
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    Outreach

    Prison University Project, SAN QUENTIN PRISON

  • 2014-2015
  • Co-Instructor for Elementary Algebra Summer 2015-Spring 2015, Lead Instructor in Spring 2015
  • Designed and led study strategies course for Elementary Algebra students, Summer 2015

    • Bay Area Scientists in Schools (BASIS), UC BERKELEY

  • 2010-2015
  • Co-developed lesson plan on fossils to teach to 2nd graders in Bay Area schools
  • Co-instructed one hour lesson plans in Bay Area schools

    • Advanced Biology Lessons, BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL

  • 2013-2015, 1-2 days each Spring
  • Developed lesson plans on forensic genetics and coalescence
  • Visited 9th grade classrooms giving lectures and leading activities

    • Expanding Your Horizons, UC BERKELEY

  • 2014-2016, 1 day event each Spring
  • Co-instructed lesson on fossils to girls from grades 6-8
  • Visited 9th grade classrooms giving lectures and leading activities