Work Experience

Intern Scientist — Aptima Inc.

(May 2025–Aug 2025)

• Conducted statistical analyses for DARPA-funded projects using ANOVA and mixed-effects models in R.
• Performed literature review on evaluation of multimodal content generation (text, images, video, time series).
• Designed Python pipeline for AI generation evaluation (BLIP, CLIP, BERT, spaCy, embedding similarity).
• Generated synthetic image dataset (Kandinsky) to support evaluation tasks and research applications.
• Authored abstracts, reports, and documentation to communicate and preserve developed methods.

Research Assistant — University of Michigan

(May 2024–Aug 2024)

• Conducted systematic review of 50+ articles on human–human and human–robot team dynamics.
• Produced detailed research notes and monthly presentations guiding dissertation research refinement.
• Engaged with NASEM webinars on AI development and oversight, integrating insights into project framing.

Human Factors Researcher — Armstrong Institute of Patient Safety

(Aug 2022–May 2024)

• Investigated anesthesia team construction and schedule optimization using FRAM methodology.
• Designed and conducted in-depth interviews with clinicians; authored IRB application for sensitive data.
• Built and analyzed scheduling workflow model (FRAM) to inform development of optimization algorithms.

Human Factors Researcher — Johns Hopkins Hospital

(May 2021–Aug 2023)

• Conducted AHRQ-funded patient safety research; led JHU team, authored publications, and presented updates.
• Prototyped devices (Solidworks), ran usability studies (TAM/CTA), and performed multivariate regression.
• Observed 20+ cardiac anesthesia cases; conducted clinician interviews with custom-developed protocols.
• Designed and managed a full observational study on operating room interventions from planning to analysis.

UX Research & Design Intern — PTC Inc. (Onshape)

(Jun–Aug 2022; Jun–Aug 2023)

• Designed, prototyped, and tested UX features for Onshape software (Figma, workflows, icons, redesigns).
• Built Django-based web application with Python backend and HTML/CSS/Bootstrap frontend.
• Created OCR tool for ISO standards (Tesseract + pandas) to automate data extraction and analysis.
• Collaborated with customer service and development teams to integrate custom-built software into workflows.