Below are the highlights of my educational background, professional experience, and service.

My full CV is available upon request.

Curriculum Vitae

Education 

  • I recently received my PhD in Critical Social/Personality Psychology from CUNY Graduate Center. My dissertation was a qualitative exploration of Black women’s experiences with egg freezing.

  • Advanced Certificate in Women Studies was awarded in 2023 from The Center for the Study of Women and Society at The Graduate Center

  • On May 2018, received my Masters of Arts in Psychology from The New School for Social Research where I was advised by Dr. Lisa Rubin

I have over 15 years of professional working experience both within and outside of academic settings. Here are some of my more recent roles.

  • As of September 2025, I was promoted to an Associate Research Scientist and Manager for the VIBE Research Lab at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

    Previously, 2023-2025, I was a Research Project Coordinator.

  • From 2021-2023 I was the Clinical Research Coordinator, working under the direction of Dr. Teresa Janevic, in the Dept. of Population Health Science and Policy at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

  • From 2018-2021 I was a Training Specialist, II for the Comskil Lab in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Work Experience

  • $10,000 was awarded to support my dissertation research and tuition support for my dissertation year.

  • $4,000 was awarded to carry out research during the summer of 2024. Funds from this award was used towards my dissertation research.

    Announcement available here.

  • $632 was awarded in 2024 for confererce travel from CUNY The Graduate Center’s Department of Psychology

  • Awarded $1,420 to conduct research from CUNY The Graduate Center’s Doctoral Student Research Grant

  • $500 was awarded by the Society of Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology. This award was use to fund my second doctoral exam research. Thanks to this funding I was able complete this research, which was published in PWQ.

Awards 

Being of service to my academic and scholar community is important to me. Below are some of the many positions I’ve held during my time as a doctoral and graduate student.

  • I am an ad-hoc reviewer for several journals and scientific conferences. Some journals and conferences I’ve reviewed for are:

    • AcademyHealth

    • Society of Family Planning

    • Psychology of Women Quarterly

    • BMC Public Health

    • BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth

  • From 2023 to 2024, I served as a member of the Psychology of Women Quarterly’s Student Advisory Board. As a member of the SAB I was trained in being a peer-reviewer and gained insight to the publication process of a highly regarded academic journal.

  • During the 2022-2023 academic year, I was a student member on my programs admissions committee for the 2023-2024 incoming cohort.

  • From 2019-2022, I was a member of my program’s Colloquia Committee and helped planned our weekly guest speakers, workshops, panels, and other scholarly events. During my final year, 2021-2022, I served as Student Chair of the committee.

Service