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Academics

University of Central Florida
Majoring in Biomedical Sciences || Minoring in Philosophy  and Cultural and Religious Studies

I’m a member of the Burnett Honors college and Provost Scholar at University of Central Florida as well as part of the early admissions program to UCF’s Medical School, the Burnett Medical Scholars program.

Yale University 
2019 Sherwin B. Nuland Summer Institute in Bioethics

Teaching Positions

  • Teaching Assistant for Microbiology Laboratory (MCB 3020C) Fall 2018, Spring 2019
    • Lectured course material and facilitated laboratory demonstrations
  • Teacher/ Team Leader for Honors course for integrating Freshman, Fall 2017
    • Designed/ formulated syllabus, instructed around 20 students.

Presentations

  • Moderated Socratic Seminar on the Bioethics of Genetic Modification with Dr. Jonathan Beever and Dr. Luciana Garbayo (October, 2018)
  • Moderated presentation on Bioethics of Body Augmentation within Medicine with Dr. Luis Favela and Dr. Jonathan Beever (April, 2018)
  • Moderated presentation on Happiness as a Medical Professional with Dr. Luciana Garbayo (February, 2018)
  • Keynote Speaker for UCF STEM day presentation “The Engineering Designs Behind Your Daily Life” (October, 2016)
  • Hosted STEM Day Exhibit on fNIR Neuro-Imaging + Exhibit on Bacterial Modifications for Phi Delta Epsilon (October, 2018)

Awards

National Debate

In high school I competed in the National Speech and Debate Association both locally and nationally. Here are some of my awards below:

  • Ranked #7 Nationally in Congressional Debate for 2014/15 Season
  • Harvard Congressional Debate Leadership Award
  • 1st Place in Congressional Debate Nova Titan National Debate Tournament
  • 3rd Place in Congressional Debate at Sunvite National Debate Tournament
  • 9th Place in Congressional Debate at University of Florida’s Blue Key National Tournament
  • 2014 National Debate Tournament Qualifier for both Congressional Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking

A little bit about myself; I’m the oldest of three, my mother is an ER nurse, and my father is a business man (an airplane mechanic when he was younger).  I’ve had the great experience of moving 11 separate times across the east coast prior to college which has given me a much larger perspective and the ability to feel comfortable just about wherever I am.

Since I was young I’ve loved working with my hands.  I was practically obsessed with Legos and in love with piano for as long as I can remember.  Shortly after my family moved to South Florida I transitioned this love of building into working on small aluminum-hull boats when I was around 13 (my first attempt to start my own business).

Once I got my drivers license I was able to take my money from building small boats and working at a local movie theater and purchase a 96′ Ford Ranger, which has been once of my most favorite and largest projects.  While my other passions within academics have become quite time-intensive I still exercise these passions through projects I take up when I have extended breaks.

After volunteering in Cleveland Clinic of South Florida I found a further love and appreciation for medicine and caring for others.  I came to University of Central Florida in an early admissions program to their medical school, the Burnett Medical Scholars program.  I’ve also discovered my passion for philosophy and ethics while studying here, and hope to further intertwine this within my future career.  My favorite philosophers are Immanuel Kant and Zeno of Citium.

I also love to read; my favorite authors are Hemingway and Steinbeck, and among my favorite books are “A Farewell to Arms”, “The Old Man and the Sea”, “To a God Unknown”, and “Slaughterhouse-Five”.

I’m also a big fishing fanatic.  Freshwater, saltwater, flats, offshore, I love it all. I’m an advanced scuba certified diver and have had the pleasure of diving in the Caribbean, Atlantic, Pacific, and freshwater locations.