The following is a sample of work related to healthcare and public health innovation that I have been particularly proud of,

DESIGN/TECH/PRODUCT

Design Advisor | Edenos

• Edenos is a startup led by a team of doctoral students at UCLA. Their mission is to provide a way for patients with chronic conditions I advised the team at Edenos on their product design strategy, informing the design of the website landing page and MVP for the iOS app.

UX Design Lead | Connected Health Wearables at Dogtown Media

• At Dogtown Media, I led the UX design for a client who had raised $1M in seed funding. Using hardware specifications, I designed the UX and specifications for  the Android app used to control the medical wearable. The application is currently undergoing FDA clinical trials. 

Special Projects Fellow | Miso Labs (now http://motherboard.cc)

• I co-designed a process for product innovation in healthcare, and co-wrote a proposal to the Robert Wood Johnson foundation. In addition, I worked on UX and consulting projects for Fortune 500 companies and innovative non-profit organizations providing community healthcare services.

Independent Researcher, Stanford University Honors Research

• I designed a mixed-methods research study and conducted field work internationally to study the mental health of Vietnamese refugees and migrant communities.

RESEARCH/LEADERSHIP

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

• I designed studies to improve health data quality for American Indians & Alaska Natives in California.

California State Senate

• I helped California implement aspects of the Affordable Care Act, and worked on legislation aimed at improving public health infrastructure and protections for the patients in assisted living facilities.

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