Education
05/22 BS: Dual Degrees in Psychological Science &Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616
Awards & Acknowledgements
Student Commencement Speaker: IIT Commencement
Kaplan Institute Innovation Day 2022: 1st Place IPRO Project
Lewis College Undergraduate Research Day 2021: 1st Place Research Presentation
Kaplan Institute Innovation Day 2021: 1st Place IPRO Project
Mollie S. Cohen Prize for Poetry 2020: 3rd Place
Deans’ List Recipient
05/22
04/22
05/21
12/21
04/20
08/18-05/22
Research Experience
September 2023 - Present
August 2021 - April 2022
July 2019 - May 2020
Child Development Research Study Coordinator | Erikson Institute- Chicago, IL
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Amanda Moreno, PhD- Brain Breaks Lab
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Worked on a project assessing the impact of ‘brain breaks’ on attention and learning consolidation in children grades K-2
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Managed scheduling of data collection sites, timings, and sessions
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Coordinated communication between PI, schools, and participants
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Collected data in schools
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Maintained logs of various information, including data, communications, schedules, etc
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Recruited schools as new data collection sites
Research Capstone | Illinois Institute of Technology- Chicago, IL
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Joyce Hopkins, Ph.D. & Jennifer Kurian, Doctoral Student: Developmental Psychology
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Worked on a project that focused on the academic implications of differing teacher ratings of behaviors based on student race
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Conducted detailed literature reviews
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Assisted doctoral student with creating literature-based research questions
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Interpreted findings
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Created and presented poster at MPA Conference 2022
Research Assistant | Illinois Institute of Technology- Chicago, IL
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Arlen Moller, Ph.D.,: Social & Health Psychology Lab
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Worked on a range of projects involving; developing and testing tech to support behavioral health (e.g., physical activity, mortality reflection), assessing motivation and occupational health among U.S. physicians, assessing volunteer motivation and well-being on the peer-to-peer mental health support site 7 Cups of Tea
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Hand coded Tweets for developing a supervised machine learning algorithm to detect racism, misogyny, Islamophobia
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Cleaned and analyzed data using R Studio
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Conducted in-depth literature searches and generated topical annotated bibliographies
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Developed a research project about mortality under supervision of Dr. Moller
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Created and presented a poster on physicians’ occupational health
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Assisted in peer reviewing a journal manuscript
Other Experience
September 2022 - December 2022
October 2020 - September 2022
Substitute Teacher | Islamic Foundation School- Villa Park, IL
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Classroom management for ages 3-18
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Curated lesson plans and facilitated learning
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Created reports based on classroom behaviors
Behavior Technician | By Your Side, Autism Therapy Service- Darien, IL |
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Provide ABA therapy for children under 21 in a clinical environment
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Help clients reach social, academic, language, and developmental goals as set by a BCBA treatment plan
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Implement programs to promote skill growth
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Collect data to monitor client progress
February 2022 - May 2022
Volunteer Reader | John B. Drake Elementary School- Chicago, IL
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Organized read-alouds for elementary students
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Planned activities and curated grade-level appropriate literary analysis worksheets
June 2013 - July 2019
Medical Receptionist | Cicero Pediatrics- Cicero, IL
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Assisted physician in triaging patients and managing appointments and walk-ins
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Maintained current and accurate medical records for over 4 years
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Enhanced office efficiency by handling 10+ callers per day
January 2018 - May 2018
Recreational Volunteer | Almost Home Kids- Naperville, IL
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Provided recreational activities to children with complex medical needs to help them acclimate to transitional housing after hospital stays
Presentations
Syeda, N., Moreno, A., Godwin, K.E., & Jacobson, M. (Accepted). The Effectiveness of Brain Breaks at Enhancing Attention Regulation and
Instruction Uptake in K-2nd Grade: Preliminary Results. National Research Conference on Early Childhood, 2024, Arlington, VA.
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Syeda, N., Kurian, J., Hopkins, J., & Murray, D. W. Does child race affect teachers' ratings of behavior and academics? Poster presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, 2022, Chicago, IL.
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Syeda, N., Blanchard, P., Brandstrader F., Rehman S., & Zia E. Personal preference: a replication study on mortality. Poster presented at the Illinois Institute of Technology: Lewis College Undergraduate Research Day, 2021, Chicago, IL.