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The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
Major: Applied Psychology
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Minor: Social Entrepreneurship
Study Abroad: NYU in Prague, Czech Republic (Spring 2012)
International Baccalaureate Diploma
● Research: Assisting Dr. Joshua Aronson’s team in further developing the concept of identity threat, as it applies to low-SES students in an academic setting. Seeking solution to reduce minority-white achievement gap in high-stakes testing, evaluative situations.
Under References:
Tricia Voda
● Research: Proposing anti-poverty, development intervention model targeted at empowering rural Chinese women located in Guangdong province, China. Model is grounded in literature suggesting improving female capital can improve her community's financial well-being. The intervention is four-fold: 1) reduce stereotype threat/internalized oppression; 2) improve money-management skill-set; 3) improve access to employment; and 4) remit best practices back to village to encourage social enterpreneurship.
Under References:
Justine Kelly-Fiero
● Project leader in researching the investment/location viability for leather re-tanning operations through 47 quantitative/qualitative points of comparison. Heavy focus on San Antonio & McAllen (TX), Nuevo Leon (MX), SF de Macoris (DR), for cost-benefit analysis (i.e., 5-forces model), comparing to existing cost-benchmarks in Heshan (CN) and Saigon (VN) factories. Emphases placed on energy, fiscal/tax incentives, sustainable environmental discharge practices, labor contracts, etc.
● Using project’s findings, CEO made site visits to Texas, Mexico, and Dominican Republic in August 2012, ultimately deciding to invest in San Antonio due to attractive government support, and strategic distance to suppliers & customers.
Under References:
Uwe Hutzler
Carl Flach
● Input sensitive contact/referral information into FootHold from 400+ 9th/10th grade students introduced to general SAT tutoring; information was completed within 8 days. Partnered with UA Academy of Government and Law in monitoring counseling & academic progress through ETO and DYCD for at-risk 11th/12th grade students (achievements: 60/100 or below).
● Created an ongoing service link between NYC Parks and Henry Street Settlement for volunteering students at Seward Park (ie. horticultural maintenance and planting). Service trips occur every Saturday morning (10am-12pm).
Under References:
Matthew Phifer
Brian McCollam
● English teacher to 2 classes of autistic and cognitively-challenged kindergartners (30 kids) & 2nd graders (25 kids), utilizing pictorial associations, interactive/kinesthetic participation, and games. Improved range of basic vocabulary and pronunciation.
● Co-hosted Huiling Charity Ball (’07) and volunteered at Ciao Italia Fundraiser (‘08) and Huiling Annual Walkathon (’09).
Under References:
Ivy Zhang
Bill Li
● Oral translator for Wei Tai during quarterly board meeting to contest Timberland’s concerns of unsafe work environment, unpaid hours, and reliability issues.
Under References:
James Huang
Arne May
Native Fluency: Chinese, Cantonese, English
Intermediate: French, German
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