Malia Garcia
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Highly motivated fourth-year neuroscience student who excels in data collection and analysis. Proven ability to foster team collaboration and enhance organizational workflow through cooperative extracurriculars and administrative experience.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Glia Committee Member
InterAxon, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
09.2024 - Current
- Create, refurbish, and update presentation posters to be more durable, include relevant information, and sort materials based on age appropriateness.
- Create and foster interest, curiosity, and excitement about the brain in students in elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in underserved communities in Los Angeles through various presentations, projects, and club-hosted events.
- Build confidence in primary students and secondary students whose schools are underfunded in the sciences so that they are less intimidated by STEM fields in the future.
Student Administrative Aide
Emmett Institute, UCLA School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
11.2022 - Current
- Conduct data entry tasks with a high level of accuracy and efficiency.
- Organize and maintain files, develop spreadsheets, and scan documents to improve organizational workflow.
- Provide administrative support to the executive team, including facilitating work events, scheduling meetings, and managing calendars.
- Support bookkeeping tasks, such as invoicing and expense tracking.
Internal Development Committee Member
Bruin Democrats, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
09.2023 - 06.2024
- Provided a fun social environment for Bruin Democrats and general members.
- Coordinated social events and other fun social activities that provided a sense of belonging to members in the club.
- Designed flyers for the social activities that increased visibility and membership of the Bruin Democrats.
Service Learning Volunteer
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Scheduled and prepared interviews with an older adult associated with the course, "CLUSTER80A: Frontiers in Human Aging," about their experiences as an older adult in America.
- Applied course content to the interviewee's experiences as an older adult in America to understand the effects of socio-economic status on healthy aging.
- Cultivated an interpersonal relationship with the older adult to gain a new perspective on life.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA06-2026
Skills
- Data collection and analysis
- Advanced MS Office Suite experience
- Team collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Highly organized
Timeline
Project Glia Committee Member
InterAxon, UCLA
09.2024 - Current
Internal Development Committee Member
Bruin Democrats, UCLA
09.2023 - 06.2024
Student Administrative Aide
Emmett Institute, UCLA School of Law
11.2022 - Current
Service Learning Volunteer
University of California, Los Angeles
09.2021 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience
University of California, Los Angeles
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