CIRP Research Coordinator (2005-2009)

"I worked as a Research Coordinator at CIRP for over four years on both Partners for Child Passenger Safety and the Young Driver Research Initiative. For many years I also worked closely with Dr. Flaura Winston on a NHTSA-sponsored project to design an intervention to promote booster seat use in underserved communities. This work later brought me into urban neighborhoods in Beijing, China to pilot the program across cultural boundaries.

This work taught me the skills I now use every day to work in communities and to serve as an advocate for children's health and safety. I left CIRP in 2009 to begin my degree at Chicago Medical School (CMS). In my time at CMS, I have continued to distinguish myself as a community leader, running a nonprofit free clinic for uninsured and underserved populations on the Northside of Chicago. I am currently applying to pediatric residency programs, and I look forward to continuing my career as a strong advocate for children's health."