Award

Richard C. Woodard Memorial Endowed Research Award, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA (2013)

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Grant

Faculty Research and Development Grant, Biola University (2020)
Richard A. and Nora Eccles Harrison Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research Grant (2008)

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Professional Development

Science Education Partnership & Assessment Laboratory (SEPAL), SFSU
Community College Biology Faculty Enhancement through Scientific Teaching (CCB FEST) Summer Institute	Summer 2017

@One
Introduction to Online Teaching & Learning	Oct 2016

Somanautics Workshops, Inc.
6-Days Intensive Hands-on Human Dissection Course	Apr 6 – 11, 2015

University of California Davis, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
“Powerful Pedagogy: Using Research-Supported Methods to Teach Effectively”	Jan – Mar 2013

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Research Experience

Children Hospital of Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA
Volunteer Researcher – Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Oda	Jan 2014 – July 2015

University of California Davis, Davis, CA
Graduate Student Researcher – Principal Investigator: Dr. John Rutledge	Jan 2006 – Jun 2013
Laboratory assistant – Principal Investigator: Dr. Amparo Villablanca	Sept 2004 – Aug 2005
Post graduate researcher – Principal Investigator: Dr. Irwin Segel	Jul 2003 – Aug 2004

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Service

Biola University, la mirada, CA
Pedagogy Development Consultant	2020 – Current
Biology Research Committee	2020
Biology Sciences Scholarship Committee	2019 – Current
School of Science, Technology and Health Research Committee	2020 – Current
Director, Summer Molecular Biology Camp for High School Students	2020

Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA
Career workshop	Spring 2018
Resume and CV workshop for Science students	Spring 2018

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
International Student mentor	Spring 2016
Ohlone Foundation scholarship evaluator	Spring 2016

Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA
Judge for Undergraduate Essay Contest	Fall 2015
Coordinator for Human Physiology Laboratory	Spring 2015