About
Student Researcher tackling cognitive effects of wildfire smoke.
Interests:
Policy, IR, Economics, Public Health, Neuroscience, Climate Change
Projects
Literature Summary
Authored a paper discussing the linkages between climate change, wildfire pollution, and cognitive function mentored by multiple PhDs.
Founded, led, and pitched software development company FUSION during summer intensive at Wharton Global Youth. Won Best Venture in culminating pitch competition. Designed product demo from the drawing board to final MVP.
Public Health, Community Outreach
Founded a nonprofit to give low-income Bay Area residents access to air purifying units through community awareness website.
Work Experience
Data, Methodology Paper
Working in the ECHO Lab with Sam Heft-Neal Ph.D. at the Doerr School of Sustainability to create a large-scale wildfire evacuation dataset.
Co-captain of the #1 Parliamentary debate team in the nation and awarded National Parliamentary
Debate League Correspondent.
Student researcher for personal carbon reduction app Commons focused on uncovering what limits teens from taking climate action.
View my presentation: tinyurl.com/talia4commons
Leadership, Competitor
Director of outreach for 2023-24 school year. Member of the Secretariat for NMUNC IV, the national model united nations conference hosted by The Nueva School's MUN student leadership. Chaired NMUNC DISEC 2023 and 2024.
Awards
National Award, Creative Writing, Personal Essay & Memoir
4x qualifier for Fencing Nationals, qualified for 2023 Junior Olympics. Won Regional tournament 2021.
Publication and Honorable Mention, Creative Writing
Volunteering
Debate coach for Junior Varsity during the 2022-23 season.
Side Projects
Open Educational Resources
Designed team website to publish research generated by students into the broader debate circuit and showcase exceptional competitive performance.
Coding, Economics
Coded a top 5 winning strategy out of 387 entries in a microeconomics simulation designed to test game-theory understanding.
Website Design, Leadership
Led, designed, and created a digital art gallery connecting students during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Website Design, Leadership
Led, designed, and created a cross-division 'radio station' to showcase student musicians through video and audio features.
Coding, Engineering
Award-winning robot in the FLL 2020 circuit. Worked with teammates for multiple years in project management and hands-on work.
Education
Nueva is an independent K-12 school serving gifted learners through project-based learning.
Innovation and Startup Culture residential summer intensive at Wharton Global Youth