Apart from teaching courses within SPIA and WGSS at University of Cincinnati, I have extensive experience designing, leading, and institutionalizing undergraduate research mentorship frameworks and academic professionalization programs. As a Graduate Assistant with the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) at the University of Cincinnati (2021 - 2024) I built a university-wide Graduate-Undergraduate Mentor-Mentee Program, creating an active network that paired over 200 undergraduate researchers with graduate student mentors across disciplines. I also co-organized Undergraduate Scholarly Showcase (with Dr. MK Lamkin), providing space for undergraduate student researchers to showcase their ongoing and completed research through posters, and presentations. I also co-created various programs during my time at OUR which focused on introducing research to undergraduate students, led collaboration with various centers (eg. Taft Research Center, Digital Futures), departments, and programs (McNair, Honors, and Protégé) as well as organizations (eg. Student Governments, Student Activities Leadership Board). I co-lead and co-instruct the Summer Learning Community for Undergraduate Researchers, organized in collaboration with Langsam Library (2022–2026), where I have co-developed hybrid curricula focusing on building professional skills to support them through their research program. In the process, I have mentored 10 undergraduate students through various research projects.

For my sustained leadership in expanding access and supporting student success, I was honored with the 2026 Graduate Excellence Award for Advancement of Inclusion in Academia.