Child Care
- Babysitting for family friends
- Helped monitor homework, taught piano and did chores
Anahita Najafian
Davis
Summary
Dedicated Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior student at UC Davis with a strong commitment to enriching the lives of children through education, service, and the arts. Proven experience in teaching, mentoring, and leading youth-focused programs demonstrates exceptional skills in communication, creativity, and organization. Passionate about creating inclusive, engaging, and supportive environments that foster learning and personal growth. Eager to leverage academic knowledge and hands-on experience to inspire young minds and contribute positively to community development.
Work History
Lab Member
Najafian Lab
- DI/AI Lab Member at Najafian Lab: Pathobiology of Kidney Diseases at UW Medicine Pathology
- Did data analysis of labs of different renal cells and helped track different parts and abnormalities of such cells to help train AI detection of abnormalities
- UW Medicine Pathology
Counselor in Training
Camp Parsons Staff
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Staff Guide for Boy Scout Troops (Summer of 2023 and 2024)
- Teaching in the Ecology Conservation section of camp (Summer of 2023) with classes such as: Sustainability, Forestry, Citizenship in the World, Geology, Archaeology, Weather, Environmental Science, Pulp and Paper, and Mammal Studies
- Teaching in the Shooting Ranges section of camp (Summer of 2024) with classes such as: Archery
Education
High School -
Mercer Island High School
06.2025
Bachelor of Science - Neurobiology, Physiology, And Behavior
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA06-2029
Skills
- Group teaching proficiency
- Patient teaching approach
- Adaptability in teaching
- Bilingual fluency in Farsi
- 2D illustration and Graphic design
- Clear public speaking and performing
- Team motivation
- Engaging personality
- Creative storytelling
- On-air announcing
- Audio editing proficiency
- Radio production
Leadership
Soprano 1 Section Leader of MIHS Bel Canto Choir 11-12 Elected by Choir Director In-Charge of keeping section on task, teaching the songs by piano to member of section, and keeping the section closely bonded Co-President of Middle Eastern Student Union 11-12 Co-Founder Liaison between club and the high school Club Runner Mercer Island Middle School Lacrosse 7-8 Offensive Specialist Mercer Island High School Lacrosse 9-10 Junior Varsity, Offensive Specialist Z-Ultimate Martial Arts 1-6 Practice and compete 8 months a year (up to brown belt) Mercer Island Taekwondo 7-9 Practice 8 months a year (up to red with a black stripe belt)
Languages
Farsi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Counselor in Training
Camp Parsons Staff
06.2022 - 08.2022
Child Care
Lab Member
Najafian Lab
High School -
Mercer Island High School
Bachelor of Science - Neurobiology, Physiology, And Behavior
University of California, Davis
Advanced Academics
- Dual Enrollment Calculus AB (12) Honors English (10)
- Dual Enrollment English 1 (12) Honors Algebra 2 (10)
- Dual Enrollment U.S. Government (12) Honors Chemistry 2 (10)
- Dual Enrollment Bio 1 (12) Honors Modern World (10)
- AP Calculus AB (12) Honors English (9)
- AP Chemistry (11) Honors Geometry (9)
- AP Language and Composition (11) Honors Chemistry 1 (9)
- Honors Pre-Calculus (11) Honors Physics 1 (9)
- AP U.S. History (11)
- Honors Physics 2 (10)
Community Service
- Girl Scouts, Sold Cookies, Arranged Award Ceremony for Girl Scouts of Mercer Island for Bronze Award, Painted, Distributed, and Hung up Lanterns in Mercerdale Park for Silver Award, Illustrated Children’s Books and distributed them to local libraries and Farsi language schools nationwide for Gold Award
- Boy Scouts, Unpaid Staff (256 hours), CIT (42 hours), Birthday Dreams Project (1 hour)
- Destination Imagination, Collection Drive for Supplies for Teen Moms for Service Learning Challenge, Communication Team:, - Contacted teen moms service center to ask about necessary supplies needed and how much needed to be collected, - Contacted Islander Middle School about doing daily announcements about the drive and inform them about the collection drive, Book Drive for Service Learning Challenge, Collection team:, - walked around Mercer Island informing people door to door that we would be collecting any of their unused books if they left them in front of their doors the next day, - Collected unused books from front door steps and collected books from book drive box located at Mercer Island High School Distribution, Team:, - Dropped off books at partnering libraries that had a lack of books and had partnerships with under-funded schools in their areas, with the promise to gift the books that weren’t the library standard to school libraries
Awards
- Girl Scouts Gold Award
- Girl Scouts Silver Award
- Girl Scouts Bronze Award
- Destination Imagination (1st Place Service Learning State Level)
- Destination Imagination (1st Place Service Learning Regional Level)
- Destination Imagination (1st Place Engineering Regional Level)
- Destination Imagination (1st Place Engineering State Level)
- WSSEF (3rd Place BEHA Category)
- NAfME All-Northwest Honor Choir
- WMEA Honor Choir
- Eastshore Honor Choir
- IBS Golden Microphone Award Nominee (Promo Category)
- Gold Level Community Service Award