Riya Mathew

I aid in the administration of medicine to campers in OES's summer camps, as well as organizing medical and allergy rosters and logs in our Camp Database, aiding the First Aid Team with whatever they need, and filling out incident and accident reports. Beyond Health Coordinator duties, I work closely with the Director of Summer Programs as an Admin Assistant in sending out emails and organizing files and records (I will complete this position on August 9th).

Currently aiding in data entry & extraction, screening, and other projects for the PRISM Research Team. I work on multiple studies in the realm of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care medicine to complete outstanding patient forms in study databases, screen patients in the OHSU Hospital for eligibility of these studies, and data extraction for study reviews of NIH Publications.

• Part time caretaker for a teenage girl on the autism spectrum
• Tasks within this include:
• Entertaining her with games, TV, or music
• On occasion, preparing meals for her
• Helping her with showering and bathroom breaks
• Facilitating exercise times, typically cardio
• Aiding with morning and nighttime routines
• Aiding with her personal needs and accommodations when out in public

• Personal caretaker (as a volunteer) for a child with Down-Syndrome in a special-needs accommodating day camp
• Caretaking for the client included:
• Aiding in transitions
• Aiding in bathroom breaks
• Adjusting camp activities to accommodate for his needs
• Helping the other clients in the camp to accommodate for him
• As a volunteer (June 2021 - March 2023) I also generally helped the special-needs clients in the camp feel accommodated for and helped them with personal needs full time staff members weren't able to aid with
• When employed (March 2023 - November 2023) I managed a group of eight kids every week of the camp, ranging in ages from 4-12 years old
• I would help facilitate games for the kids as well as snack and meal times