about many things, but most notably improving accessibility of systems (esp. healthcare!) and engaging people and communities in our health, happiness, and purpose.
Currently trying to do this by:
- Reporting on children’s health at the Center for Health Journalism
- Writing for Lady Gaga’s Channel Kindness project at the Born this Way Foundation
- Guest blogged for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- Researching chronic care management in medically underserved populations as a Gehr Fellow and Research Assistant in the USC Lifestyle Redesign for Chronic Conditions Lab
- Studying occupational therapy at USC and completing rotations in pediatric primary care at Neighborhood Health Center and hand therapy at Concentra
- Spearheaded the first philanthropy committee of 56 students (see 2018-2019 Report)
Aspiring to do more to:
- Learn about health policy, implementation science, behavior design, and corporate social responsibility
- Build partnerships with like-minded people and organizations to affect change
- Be culturally, environmentally, and socially responsible in personal and professional endeavours
- Dance in my kitchen (and other spaces)
In the recent past, I:
- Served as a program coordinator for the Clinton Foundation’s national Too Small to Fail initiative, improving the health and well-being of children 0-5
- Organized for the Skid Row Carnival of Love
- Sat as the youngest board member at the nationally-acclaimed Luna Dance Institute
- Founded Dance the Bay, a service organization that uplifts community through dance
- Designed a platform to break stigma around mental health at UC Berkeley (475 nm: Perceptions on Mental Health)