WENDY ODUOR

Certification on Basic Life Support Training

• Adult and Child First Aid and CPR

• Physiology, Medical Terminology, Genetics, Biology (including Lab), Molecular Biology, Inorganic & Organic Chemistry I&II (Including Lab), Microbiology w/Lab, Physics (Including Lab), Biochemistry

BIOLOGY SENIOR COMPREHENSIVE: 2013-2014

Saint Mary's College- Supervised by Dr. Reena Khadka

· Research: Comparison of Whole Cell Autolytic Activities of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)Isolates.

· I hypothesized that there will be a relationship between a bacterial cell wall strength and resistance to antibiotics.

· Research was performed on MRSA strains MM61, MM66-1, MM66-2, and MM66-5

· Performed antibiogram, Kirby Bauer test for antibiotic sensitivity. followed by cell wall lysis with Triton-x-100

· Research concluded that there was correlation between cell-wall thickness, strength and resistance to cell-wall active antibiotics.

· Successfully completed thesis paper and presented a poster presentation for the biology department.

PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH: January- May 2013

Saint Mary's College- Supervised by Dr. Bettina Spencer

· Research: The Influence of education and Religiosity on Health Care Decisions

· I hypothesized that individuals with more education would prefer more innovative treatment options and individuals who identified as religious would opt for prayer or alternative medicines for treatment.

· Recruited 118 participants using social media platforms, school emails and passing flyers.

· Utilized Survey monkey to create questions of demographical information and vignettes with different medical scenarios.

· Religion and education were found have a significant main interaction effect on the choice of utilizing prayer with a significance of p < 0.05

· Successfully completed research methods and presented a poster presentation to the psychology department.

Psychiatric Intern, Goldstein and Associates

• Redesigned intake application by rephrasing or adding questions and removing unnecessary questions using Microsoft Word
• Made brochures for clients for medication awareness usage using PowerPoint
• Participated in meetings for future interventions
• Helped patients understand terminology and health interventions
• Set and reminded clients about upcoming appointments

Patient volunteer, Memorial Hospital

• Volunteered as a patient escort at Memorial Hospital
• Assisted Doctor and nurses with patient tasks