Assisted students with homework completion and development of test taking
Tutoring students in essay, grammar and structural writing
Completed Performance Assessments of the students to gauge comprehension levels
Utilization and familiarity of the IXL Learning Program for Language Arts
Lead teacher for Sylvan Summer Camp English curriculum for 5th through 8th grade students
Supervising creative art, cooking, and extracurricular sports activities
Creative Writing Instructor and Teaching Fellow with the George Jackson Academy
6 Months
Write on NYC | New York, NY | 09.2022 - 03.2023
Organizing end-of-year class reading
Creating a syllabus and lesson planning for literary analysis course work
Novel selection for class lectures
Leading class writing workshops
Clinical Research Coordinator
2 Years 7 Months
NYU Langone-Department of Cardiology | New York, NY | 10.2018 - 05.2021
Consenting patients for participation in clinical cardiology studies
Obtaining vitals and biomarkers from research study patients
Conducted patient assessments, including five- and six-minute walk tests, grip-strength testing, quality-of-life questionnaires, and NIHSS and MRS stroke evaluations
Scheduling patients for follow-up appointments
Obtaining medical records, EKGs, and labs and inputting them in Intelemage, Clindex and Medidata Data collection systems
Arranged transportation, reimbursement and travel costs for patients
Calling patients who had undergone a TAVR heart procedure and completed the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire with them
Obtaining and redacting medical records used for publications
Front Desk Receptionist and Medical Assistant
9 Months
Whitestone Pediatrics | Whitestone, NY | 04.2017 - 01.2018
Scheduling appointments and follow-up visits
Verified patient's insurance and drafting referrals
Checked patient's vitals including weight, BMI and height
Carried out vision tests and hearing exams and recorded results into patient's charts
Ordered lab results and recorded them in into the VFC database
Education
Master of Fine Arts Degree - Creative Writing in Children's and Young Adult Literature Program
The New School | 05.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Biological Sciences
Hunter College | 01.2017
Skills
Debut novelist represented by literary agent Jennifer Lyons Agency
LLC
Fluent in Croatia; studied three (3) years of French
Avid book reader of Young Adult genre
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Timeline
Teaching Fellow English Language Arts 10th Grade
Forte Preparatory High School
08.2026 - CurrentRead More
After School Teacher and English Language Arts/Writing Tutor
Mindful Minds (aka Sylvan Learning Center)
09.2023 - 08.2026Read More
Creative Writing Instructor and Teaching Fellow with the George Jackson Academy
Write on NYC
09.2022 - 03.2023Read More
Clinical Research Coordinator
NYU Langone-Department of Cardiology
10.2018 - 05.2021Read More
Front Desk Receptionist and Medical Assistant
Whitestone Pediatrics
04.2017 - 01.2018Read More
Hunter College
Bachelor of Arts from Biological Sciences
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The New School
Master of Fine Arts Degree from Creative Writing in Children's and Young Adult Literature Program
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