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Niya Patel

Blacksburg

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Peer Academic Coach

Student Success Center
Blacksburg
08.2024 - Current
  • Meet with students one-on-one to promote personal, professional, and academic skills.
  • Present at seminars and workshops throughout campus on time management, studying, overcoming procrastination, and more.

Volunteer

Engagement Center for Creative Aging
Blacksburg
01.2025 - Current
  • Spend time engaging in activities with adults aging in place and navigating dementia.

Research Assistant

Virginia Tech Psychology Department
Blacksburg
05.2024 - 08.2024
  • Compiled information on workforce stereotypes concerning women throughout history.
  • Identified credible sources, including academic papers, historical records, and news articles
  • Assisted in organizing and categorizing research materials based on time periods and key themes

Sociology Mentorship

Hampton University
Hampton
09.2021 - 06.2022
  • Analyzed maternal incarceration data collected by Dr. Zina McGee.
  • Learned and used JASP Statistics to analyze data and make comparisons within the samples of data collected.
  • Read articles and computed graphs relating to the maternal incarceration study to write a detailed research proposal.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Neuroscience, Psychology

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA
05-2026

Certified Nurse Assistant Certification -

Tidewater Medical Training
Hampton, VA
08-2024

High School Diploma -

York High School
Yorktown, VA
06-2022

Dual Enrollment - Governor's School For Science And Technology

Virginia Peninsula Community College
Hampton, VA
06-2022

Skills

  • Basic Life Support: CPR Certified, First Aid, AED Trained
  • Statistical analysis: R Studio, Excel, JASP Statistics
  • Multilingual: fluent in English and Gujarati, conversationally proficient in Spanish and Hindi

Affiliations

  • Neuroscience Premedical Scholars Program (November 2024-present)
  • Neuroethics & Advocacy Exchange for Undergrad Scholars (March 2025-present)\
  • Volunteer with the YMCA at Blacksburg Middle School (January 2024-May 2024)
  • VT Dhamaal: Raas Garba Dance Team (September 2022-present)

Timeline

Volunteer

Engagement Center for Creative Aging
01.2025 - Current

Peer Academic Coach

Student Success Center
08.2024 - Current

Research Assistant

Virginia Tech Psychology Department
05.2024 - 08.2024

Sociology Mentorship

Hampton University
09.2021 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Neuroscience, Psychology

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Certified Nurse Assistant Certification -

Tidewater Medical Training

High School Diploma -

York High School

Dual Enrollment - Governor's School For Science And Technology

Virginia Peninsula Community College

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