Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae

O B J E C T I V E


Sophomore Bachelor of Arts in Medical Humanities candidate at Montclair State University and aspiring OD/PhD concentrated in bench-to-bedside translational research. My research interests include the management of ocular disease, diabetic retinopathy, and brain injury vision rehabilitation.

E D U C A T I O N

Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ Sep 2018 - May 2021 (Expected)
B.A., Medical Humanities, Concentration in Human Biology and Psychology
cGPA: 3.59/4.00 | sGPA: 3.12/4.00
Awards: Dean�s List.
Medical Humanities Peer Tutor.

E M P L O Y M E N T

Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School | Newark, NJ Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
Undergraduate Pre-Medicine Intern
Examined a variety of healthcare issues affecting medically underserved communities
through problem-based learning cases, and lectures, and clinical experiences.

Envision Physician Services | Saint Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston, NJ Jan 2019 - Current
Emergency Department Clinical Information Manager (CIM)
Improve workflow and promote efficient patient care by reducing medical errors, accessing
relevant PHI promptly, and assisting the physician with EHR system navigation.

Walgreens Pharmacy | Union, NJ Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
CPhT No. 28RW03560200


R E S E A R C H

Kessler Foundation | Neuropsychology of Eye Movements Laboratory | East Hanover, NJ Sep 2020 - May 2021 (Expected)
Tentative Research Intern
PI: Silvana Lopes Da Costa, PhD
Utilize eye-tracking methodologies, as well as traditional neuropsychological,
visual and motor assessments to examine the impact of sensorial, cognitive and
motor impairments on performance of traditional neuropsychological tests.

University Hospital | Department of Emergency Medicine | Newark, NJ Nov 2019 - Current
Clinical Research Associate
Assist in research concerning socioeconomic status and health in urban communities.
Conduct medical literature reviews using PubMed and similar databases of references
on life sciences and biomedical topics.

Montclair State University | Halaby Laboratory | Montclair, NJ Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
Department of Biology, College of Science and Mathematics
Laboratory Research Assistant
PI: Reginald Halaby, PhD
Studied mechanism of induction of lysosomal-mediated apoptosis in
chemoresistant human breast and prostate cancer cells using triptolide.

Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School | Sadoshima Laboratory | Newark, NJ Jul 2019 - Sep 2019
Department of Cell Biology + Molecular Medicine
Laboratory Research Intern
PI: Jun Sadoshima, MD, PhD | Sub-PI: Shinichi Oka, PhD, MS
Measured enlargement of cardiac myocytes in wild-type mice affected with
Transverse Aortic Constriction (TAC) to study the effect of cardiac hypertrophy.
Analyzed and cataloged pathologic findings of fibrotic tissue caused by TAC treatment.




V O L U N T E E R I N G

Embrace Kids Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ February 2020
Fundraising Volunteer and Event Organizer


The Perinatal Health Equity Foundation | Montclair, NJ Jan 2020 - Current
Community Action Team Volunteer

University Hospital | Newark, NJ Nov 2019 - Current
Emergency Department Volunteer

Planned Parenthood of New Jersey | Montclair, NJ Oct 2019 - Current
STD Prevention and Women�s Reproductive Health Representative


S H A D O W I N G
Kirti Dave, OD | Optical Vision | Union City, NJ Feb 2020


C E R T I F I C A T I O N S


Department of Consumer Affairs Pharmacy Technician License
FEMA National Incident Management System (NIMS)
HIPAA Compliance
NHCPS Bloodborne Pathogens

Research Ethics and Compliance Training (CITI Program)
FEMA Introduction to Incident Command System
NHCPS Basic Life Support (BLS)
NHCPS CPR, AED, & First Aid



O R G A N I Z A T I O N S + A S S O C I A T I O N S

American Association for the Advancement of Science, General Member
American Optometry Association
American Optometry Student Association, Pre-Optometry Student Member
American Medical Student Association, Founder and Former Interim President (�19-�20), Montclair State University
Student Osteopathic Medical Association, Founder and President, Montclair State University

A W A R D S

DO Day on Capitol Hill Scholarship, Student Osteopathic Medical Association, March 2020

R E F E R E N C E S


Available on request.