about me
i am a queer, taiwanese-american creative.
my passion lies at the intersection of music and cognitive sciences, specifically computational musicology which utilizes tools like python and r to uncover the underlying intricacies of musical perception. my current corpus study uses computational methods to explore the differences in timbre and tonality in k-pop and western music.
beyond my academic and musical interests, i am passionate about youth leadership & activism. my current volunteer engagement role at the honeycomb project allows me to elevate youth voices and support communities in need in the chicago area.
it is my mission to leverage my diverse academic background to make a positive impact on my community!
education
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
bachelor of arts - psychology, minor in legal studies, integrated marketing communications certificate
bachelor of music - music cognition
work experience
THE HONEYCOMB PROJECT
volunteer engagement coordinator (july 2024 - present)
chicago, ILLINOIS
- Assist Program Managers with planning and execution, including staffing, packing supplies, registration, day-of logistics, and evaluation
- Maintain program records, analyze program data to inform planning, and prepare program reports for the Board of Directors
- Collaborate with Honeycomb’s nonprofit partners to help lead 3-4 monthly volunteer projects in the field
- manage program communications, including updates on Honeycomb’s website, social media, and communications
Skills: Social Media Marketing · volunteering · outreach · Research· management
CENTER FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT
clerical aid (october 2020 - june 2024)
Evanston, ILLINOIS
- Develop 50+ sample syllabi and course material focused on community-building, youth leadership, and activism
- Direct recruitment of 200+ students and temporary staff members; send interview emails and assist staff onboarding
- Design 100+ original marketing graphics for CTD websites, social media, and community outreach
- Conduct curriculum and media research for civic leadership and intersectional activism focused on youth and the arts
Skills: Social Media Marketing · Graphic Design · Education · Research· teamwork
teaching assistant (june 2023 - july 2023)
Evanston, ILLINOIS
- Facilitated classroom dialogues about current social-political issues for a group of 15 high-achieving students from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program over the course of 3 weeks
- Led service-learning excursions at various non-profit organizations in the Chicagoland area, such as Streetwise, Mcgraw YMCA, and CYC-Sidney Epstein Youth Center
- Hosted weekly Action Plan workshops to help students develop an initiative of choice
Skills: leadership · Education
social media content creator & assistant facilitator (april 2023)
Evanston, ILLINOIS
- Created on-site social media content across 5 social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok for the CivicAction program; Generated +2,080% of audience content reach and +475% non-follower account reach
- Led a group of 18 gifted middle schoolers at service site (CYC-Sidney Epstein Youth Center); facilitate group dialogues on leadership, service-learning, and activism
skills: Content Creation · Leadership · Social Media Marketing · Education
research experience
SOCIAL COGNITION & INTERGROUP PROCESSES LAB
research assistant (sep 2023 - present)
- Perform qualitative coding of 100 Youtube videos on police brutality and implicit racial biases
Skills: qualitative & quantitative Research
NORTHWESTERN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
weinberg summer research grant - independent researcher (june - sep 2023)
- Awarded the WCAS Summer Undergraduate Research Grant of $4,000 USD
- Compiled a list of 12 transgender male TikTok content creators (ages 19-26) to assess how content evolved and engaged in community mutual aid between June 2022 and June 2023, as a result of the influx of anti-trans legislation
- Performed quantitative and qualitative analyses on over 1,000 videos based on a self-generated coding system
Skills: qualitative & quantitative Research
surg research grant - independent researcher (june - sep 2022)
- Awarded the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant (surg) of $4,000 usd, selected as alumnae of NU Undergraduate Research Scholar
- Generated original Python codes in the Music21 Toolkit to extract and compile chord progression pathways in K-Pop
- Organized 100+ K-Pop harmonic progression patterns into a formal generative model to examine how progressions subvert or confirm musical expectations
skills: Music Cognition · Music Theory · Research · Python (Programming Language)
music cognition lab research assistant (dec 2021 - may 2022)
- Recipient of the Undergraduate Research Assistant Program (URAP) grant
- Conducted research on musical comprehension processes and effects of linguistic, mathematical, or other symbolic processing with Dr. Richard Ashley
- Applied Python using the Music21 Toolkit to program a single formal model to predict and quantify disparities between musicians' and everyday listeners' musical experiences based on understanding of musical structure
- Analyzed 10 musical scores in terms of form, harmonic progression, melodic structure, and interaction with musical expectations
Skills: Music Cognition · Music Theory · Research · Python (Programming Language)
volunteer experience
STUDENTS ORGANIZING FOR LABOR RIGHTS (SOLR)
social media outreach coordinator, mutual aid distribution (jan 2022 - oct 2023)
- Design original Instagram graphics for monthly donorship, SOLR events, mutual aid, and weekly meeting reminders
- Create event flyers for worker outreach, mutual aid distribution, community coalition, and student organizing
- Organize mutual aid distribution events for 120+ campus workers by collecting community donations and distributing care packages; raised over 2.5K in community donations
- Facilitate weekly member meetings and design meeting PowerPoint
skills: social media marketing · graphic design · leadership
ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND ARTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION @ NORTHWESTERN (AMASE)
teaching volunteer (jan 2021 - sep 2023)
- Serve at community AMASE events, such as community band and quarterly recitals
- Collaborate with teaching partner to create and execute lesson plans for weekly piano lessons with students with disability
skills: education · music theory/music education · leadership