education
B.S. Biopsychology, Studio Art minor • Tufts University, 2023
skills
Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • ProCreate • Microsoft Suite • Google Workspace • R/RStudio • GraphPad Prism • Canva • MailChimp
publications
Miczek KA, Akdilek N, Ferreira VMM, Leonard MZ, Marinelli LR, Covington HE. (2022) “To fight or not to fight: activation of the mPFC during decision to engage in aggressive behavior after ethanol consumption in a novel murine model.” Psychopharmacology, vol. 239, no. 10, pp. 3249-3261
experience
Lead Educator, Splat Lab and Anthropology Arts, 2024-current
Leads STEAM and anthropology-based afterschool and camp sessions for elementary and middle school age groups
Tattoo Apprentice & Studio Assistant, Obscura, 2023-current
Assists with running a small business, selling merchandise, planning and hosting events, creating graphics and flyers, learning the process of tattooing
Freelance Illustrator, ANSP Ichthyology, 2024
Collaborated with scientists to produce illustrations for a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Teaching Artist, California Botanic Garden & The Benton Museum, 2024
Designed and lead a series of botanical illustration workshops in partnership with the Garden and Museum
Botanical Illustration Intern, California Botanic Garden, 2023
Worked with garden scientists and educators to produce scientifically accurate, polished, digitally appealing illustrations for scientific publications and educational materials
Bookstore Intern, Libreria GRIOT, 2022
Assisted with event planning, inventory, website content, retail sales, and other operations at independent bookstore in Rome, Italy
Lab Manager, Psychopharmacology Lab, Tufts University, 2021-2022
Oversaw and organized lab experiments, created figures, revised papers, general troubleshooting
Research Assistant, Comparative Cognition Lab, Tufts University, 2020
Assisted with psychological studies, animal enrichment and care
Intern, Greenwich Hospital, 2019
Restocked supplies, provided food and blankets to surgery patients
Intern, The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, 2018
Took and edited photos for website, helped with gallery tours and art education programs