Ava Duchin
New York City,NY
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Associate Internship
NYU Langone Health Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine
New York City
06.2024 - Current
- Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to treatment, Opioid Education, Naloxone Distribution study; clinical initiative to identify and deliver early intervention for substance use disorder to patients who screen positive for at risk behavior; conducted bed-to-bed screening in Bellevue Emergency Department;distributed naloxone and fentanyl testing strips to patients, and educated them on proper and safe use; referred to patients to other resources when necessary for best effort to ensure safety
Research Coordinator
NYU Langone
New York City
07.2023 - Current
- Research coordinator for neurology; Edit and organize video data for gait analysis and translate gait text files to video application; Requires independence during research; Strong understanding of Adobe Premiere Pro and Excel
Research Assistant
Cognitive Development Lab (NYU)
New York City
06.2023 - Current
- Research Assistant under Dr.Andrei Cimpian in a child development psychology lab; trained in and ran over ten different psychology tests on children and collected the data; Heavy data analysis, video coding, and calendar/drive organization; social media training; direct communication with research participants and guardians
Research Assistant
Dasen Lab (NYU Langone)
New York City
06.2023 - Current
- Research In neuroscience lab focused on serotonergic nuclei and the relation to motor movement in mice; Learned how to properly run gel electrophoresis and make the PCR mix; Conducted immunohistochemical staining to label proteins of interest in mouse neural tissue; Learned how different machines are used on mice to read motion patterns during treadmill studies; Obtained more advanced understanding of research techniques (ex, gene knockout, fluorescent proteins)
Nanny & Tutor
Miranda Kaiser
New York City
03.2022 - Current
Waitress
Sunday's Well
New York City
10.2022 - 08.2024
- Server; handled drinks and food, as well as checks, credit cards, and cashier; Worked 8+ hour shifts; Interacted with customers at bar and tables; required intense memorization, and constant service to customers; Fast paced environment that involved strong communication with coworkers; trained other employees
Hostess
Little Tokyo
Pittsburgh PA
06.2018 - 01.2022
Education
New York University
New York08.2024
Mount Lebanon High School
Pittsburgh06.2021
Skills
- Strong communication
- Advanced writing ability
- Customer service
- Advanced social media understanding for marketing and publicity
- Experience working in group settings
- Comfortable tutoring and/or training others
Additional Information
30+ hours of volunteer in Pittsburgh's UPMC hospital; Bowery Residents Committee Volunteer; written and published an article on students in pre-medicine
Certificationstraining
- Basic Life Support Certification
- CPR training
- First Aid Training
- CITI animal training certificates
- Synapse peer support group training
Research
- Research Associate Internship, NYU Langone Health Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York City, 06/01/24, Current, Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to treatment, Opioid Education, Naloxone Distribution study; clinical initiative to identify and deliver early intervention for substance use disorder to patients who screen positive for at risk behavior; conducted bed-to-bed screening in Bellevue Emergency Department;distributed naloxone and fentanyl testing strips to patients, and educated them on proper and safe use; referred to patients to other resources when necessary for best effort to ensure safety
- Research Assistant, Cognitive Development Lab (NYU), New York City, 06/01/23, Current, Research Assistant under Dr.Andrei Cimpian in a child development psychology lab; trained in and ran over ten different psychology tests on children and collected the data; Heavy data analysis, video coding, and calendar/drive organization; social media training; direct communication with research participants and guardians
- Research Coordinator, NYU Langone, New York City, 07/01/23, Current, Research coordinator for neurology; Edit and organize video data for gait analysis and translate gait text files to video application; Requires independence during research; Strong understanding of Adobe Premiere Pro and Excel
- Research Assistant, Dasen Lab (NYU Langone), New York City, 06/01/23, Current, Research In neuroscience lab focused on serotonergic nuclei and the relation to motor movement in mice; Learned how to properly run gel electrophoresis and make the PCR mix; Conducted immunohistochemical staining to label proteins of interest in mouse neural tissue; Learned how different machines are used on mice to read motion patterns during treadmill studies; Obtained more advanced understanding of research techniques (ex, gene knockout, fluorescent proteins)
Shadowing
+30 Hours (Bellevue Hospital, NYU Neurology)
Languages
- English
- Intermediate Spanish
Volunteer Experience
- Coalición Restauración Ecosistemas Santurcinos, San Juan, 09/01/21, 10/01/21, +100 hours; volunteered in a community garden; in charge of upkeep and plant survival; Re-established a community skate/nature park by replanting gardens and rebuilding parts of the park Involved heavy manual labor through gardening, transporting, and planting plants at different beaches around San Juan to further dune preservation.
- Crisis Text Line, Online, 04/01/23, Current, Urgent responder to those texting crisis line in need ; Ability to use crisis management techniques and risk assessment; Respond to situations such as self harm, suicidal thoughts, and situations of abuse
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (NYU Langone), New York City, 06/01/23, 08/01/24, +150 hours; Recruit older adults within the community into the ADRC longitudinal research studies; Update database to track interested participants; Ran psychosocial evaluations on study participants
Extracurricular Activities
Class Captain-Phi Delta Epsilon NYU Chair of Community Service--Phi Delta Epsilon NYU Speaker Curation Committee-NYU TedX Lay Editor-Gray Matters 2023
Timeline
Research Associate Internship
NYU Langone Health Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine
06.2024 - Current
Research Coordinator
NYU Langone
07.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
Cognitive Development Lab (NYU)
06.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
Dasen Lab (NYU Langone)
06.2023 - Current
Waitress
Sunday's Well
10.2022 - 08.2024
Nanny & Tutor
Miranda Kaiser
03.2022 - Current
Hostess
Little Tokyo
06.2018 - 01.2022
New York University
Mount Lebanon High School
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