Spring 2025 – Present

Graduate Student Research. IRB Approved

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

• Research examining Cross-cultural Body Ideals and Eating Disorder Symptoms across Young Adult Immigrants

 

Fall 2023 – Present

The Webster Institute for Clinical Scholarships (WICS) – https://www.webster.edu/wics/index.php

WICS Research Team. IRB Approved: SU24-25 PRCN

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

• Spearheaded a cross-institutional and cross-departmental research team that includes 5 WICS Scholars and 2 faculty in conducting research to assess the effectiveness of using an ecological model to services provided through the WICS program.

 

Spring 2023 – Present

Queen Scholars Cross-Institutional Research Team

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

• Engaged in a cross-institutional research team examining  Black women’s experiences, and anti-oppressive policies and practices impacting marginalized communities.

 

Fall 2023 – Fall 2024   

Cross-Institutional Research Team

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

• Engage in interdisciplinary research team with a doctoral student and a school counselor to explore the experiences of Black Immigrant Mothers with K-12 Education in the U.S.

 

Spring 2023 – Present

Black Lives Matter in Japan Research Team – IRB Approved

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

• Collaborate with a cross-institutional research team to examine Black Lives Matter in Japan. My contribution includes brainstorming research ideas and methodology, getting IRB approval, creating surveys, data collection, qualitative data analysis, manuscript writing, and presentation of findings at national conferences.

 

Fall 2022 – Present

Third Culture Kid Research Team – IRB Approved IRB#AAAII-SP29-19-Martin

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

• Collaborate with a cross-institutional team to conduct research on the mental health challenges of parenting Third Culture Kids. My contribution includes brainstorming research ideas and methodology, getting IRB approval, creating surveys, and data collection.

 

Fall 2021 – Present      

Center for Communally Bonded Research (CCBR) – https://communallybonded.org/

Consultant and Research Assistant

University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO

• Collaborate with Faculty, doctoral students, activists, and community stakeholders, to conduct interdisciplinary research and engagement, with the goal of addressing issues impacting historically marginalized groups. My contribution includes holding education forums for community members through SANKOFA, literature reviews, data collection, facilitating focus groups, qualitative data analysis, manuscript writing, and presentation of findings at national conferences.

 

Fall 2021         

International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)

Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO

• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of Faculty to submit a proposal for the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences at the ISLS Annual Meeting in 2022 in Hiroshima, Japan. My contribution included data collection and manuscript writing.

 

Spring 2021 – Summer 2022

Secondary Analysis of Longitudinal Transitions in Youth (SALTY) Research Team

Graduate Research Team Member

Department of Education Sciences & Professional Programs | College of Education

University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO

• Collaborate with a cross-institutional team in conducting quantitative research on college and career outcomes of high school students, using the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS: 09) data set. My contribution included literature reviews, data collection, quantitative data analysis, manuscript writing, and presentation of findings at national conferences.

 

Spring 2021 – Fall 2021

E. Desmond Lee Scholar in Urban Education

Graduate Research Team Member

Department of Education | Public Policy Research Center

University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO

• Collaborated with a research team in conducting qualitative research exploring the benefits of communally bonded schools in countering the unintended consequences of Black school reforms. Assisted with Grant Proposal Reviews for the American Educational Research Association.

 

Fall 2018- Spring 2020

Trauma, Loss and Resilience Research Team

Graduate Research Team Member

Department of Education Sciences & Professional Programs | College of Education

University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO

• Collaborate with a diverse all-female research team working on various projects related to trauma, loss and grief including, Trauma-Informed Training for Pre-Service Teachers, Women’s Experiences with Self-Censoring. My contribution included providing trauma-informed training to pre-service teachers, literature reviews, data collection, facilitating focus groups, qualitative data analysis, and manuscript writing.

 

Spring 2002    

New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY

Research Assistant

• Assisted research psychologists in studying the effectiveness of a new form of Ritalin on children diagnosed with Attention Deficit-Hyperactive Disorder. My contribution included scheduling participants for procedures and following up with participants and data collection.