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Research Assistant

Northeastern University Communication Media and Marginalization Lab

Undergraduate research position studying and applying computational social science methods at a network science lab studying marginalization.

• Learned and assisted in data collection and network analysis for multiple studies
• Coded for quantitative studies of political discourse on Twitter

Lab Manager Assistant

Boston College Language Learning Lab

Six month full-time co-op internship assisting with multiple projects and operations at a cognitive science lab on language acquisition.

• Implemented designs for online MTurk experiments using Python and HTML+Javascript
• Taught research assistants programming in R and Python for analysis of large data sets
• Re-organized lab wiki and file management system for efficient workflow

EN<>ZH-CN Localization

Freelance Translator

I have worked as an in-house and freelance translator between English and Chinese (Simplified) for near a decade. Rather than simply translating a message literally, my emphasis is on enriching interpretations of works by localizing them with different cultural contexts in mind.

• Translated, localized, proofread, and conducted LQA using industry standard CAT tools, specializing in video games
• Localized multiple well-known AAA and mobile video games
• Consulted and facilitated communication between Chinese and English-speaking divisions of companies to improve efficiency and avoid cultural misunderstandings.

PhD

University of California, Irvine

Anthropology

MA

University of Chicago

Social Sciences

BS

Northeastern University

Linguistics and Sociocultural Anthropology

GUMP Mentor

Graduate-Undergraduate Mentoring Program (GUMP)

GUMP pairs a graduate student with an undergraduate majoring in anthropology to provide one-on-one mentorship for achieving academic goals and preparing for grad school or exploring future career options.

DECADE Student Representative

The Diverse Educational Community and Doctoral Experience (DECADE)

I collaborate with other faculty and graduate student representatives to organize events that foster an inclusive environment in the department that is responsive to student concerns and needs. I also work with DECADE representatives from other departments to build interdisciplinary spaces at UC Irvine.

Long US-China Institute Graduate Research Grant

UC Irvine Long Institute

Cascading Mentorship Fellowship

UC Irvine School of Social Sciences

For organizing weekly peer-mentoring events for research development and foster a supportive and collaborative environment.

Department Prize in Sociology and Anthropology

Northeastern University

Dean's List

Northeastern University College of Science

Academic excellence recognition for 3 consecutive years