Who Am I?

☆ Born and raised in Stockton, California
☆ Second-generation American to two immigrants from Taishan, China
☆ First-generation, low-income college graduate from University of the Pacific
☆ My hobbies include: playing Pikmin Bloom, admiring art at museums, and going for walks/hikes

Career Trajectory

1. Heavily involved in undergraduate research, and was subsequently awarded the 🔗 Outstanding Student in Psychology Award
2. Because of my interest in psychological research as a career, I pursued a lab manager position at Purdue University
3. Though the lab manager position was a fruitful experience, I learned that my heart actually lies in community work
4. Through the combination of my past research experiences and my now dedication towards community work, I have been assisting with program evaluation at non-profit organizations
5. To further develop new skills and hone existing skills in program evaluation, I will further my education through obtaining a masters degree in evaluation (to be announced!)

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

☆ Diversity: As a Stocktonian, I have been around diverse communities my whole life. Though this is an anecdotal experience, this has also been confirmed in recent years (🔗 "Stockton, Calif., Is the Most Diverse City in America"). That said, I deeply appreciate and value the importance of diversity of all backgrounds (e.g., race, gender, class, education).☆ Equity: Further, I am continuously learning about how marginalized communities are disproportionately affected -- from accessible health care to quality education. Through my involvement in non-profit work -- notably in youth programming -- I hope to make a difference in mitigating these inequities.☆ Inclusion: In understanding the diversity and inequities that exist around me, I am committed to upholding inclusive practices in my personal life and work responsibilities to ensure all voices and opinions are considered.

Work Experience

Compliance and Evaluation Manager for Girls Inc. of Alameda County

June 2026-current; Oakland, CaliforniaTo be updated!

Program Analyst for 🔗 PRO Youth & Families

August 2023-May 2026; Sacramento, CaliforniaPRO Youth & Families provides programming opportunities for youth professional and personal development.As Program Anaylst, I oversaw the monitoring and evaluation of three federally-funded programs. Tasks included creating data collection tools, training staff on form distribution and data entry, writing narrative reports to fulfill grant requirements, and designing visual impact reports to assess Continuous Quality Improvement.

Resident Service Specialist for 🔗 Pacific Housing Inc.

December 2021-July 2022; Stockton, CaliforniaPacific Housing Inc. develops quality affordable housing, affordable housing programs, and quality resident services throughout the state of California.As a Resident Service Specialist, I was assigned to the Stockton, California location, wherein I engaged with 300 tenants in providing services and tutoring one-on-one for youth tenants.

Mental Health Socialization Assistant for 🔗 Martin Gipson Socialization Center

August 2020-May 2022; Stockton, CaliforniaThe Martin Gipson Socialization Center is University of the Pacific's Community Re-Entry Program that serves adults with mental health disabilities, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.As a Mental Health Socialization Assistant, I facilitated in-person and video call sessions on life skills, such as stress management, social skills, and medication education.

Research Experience

Lab Manager for 🔗 Conflict and Mindset Collaboratory at Purdue University

July 2022-February 2023; West Lafayette, Indiana

Independent Research Projects

🔗 COVID-19 Stress and Student Self-Efficacy
Senior Honors Project: Conducted local (Study 1) and national (Study 2) Qualtrics research study on the relationship between learning beliefs and physiological states for college and university students of various socioeconomic statuses🔗 Emotions in Film Media
🔗 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship: Examined the emotions of Asian, Black, White, and Hispanic/Latino characters in animated films (Study 1) and assessed whether participants’ emotions reflected the characters’ emotions, and how they regulate their emotions (Study 2)🔗 Taishanese Diaspora in Historical Perspective
Chinese Studies Minor Project: Wrote a comprehensive 21-page research paper on the history of Taishan, China; Taishanese diaspora in North America; and Taishanese culture in recent years

Research Assistantships

Aging and Cognitive Training Lab; May 2019-May 2022
Ran one-on-one Zoom experiments with college students on memory tasks and learning, facilitated in-person Death Over Dinner focus groups with older and younger adults, and coded and discussed student responses on specifications gradingInfant Research Lab; January 2020-December 2020
Effectively coded second-by-second engagement behaviors of infant participants for Toddlers in Play Study through recorded videos on Datavyu, wherein I utilized a coding system to determine participant behavior