Who I Am

I am a Senior Teaching Fellow at the Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy who is passionate about the ways that tech can improve wellness and empower people.

Before Grace Hopper, I graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Chinese having completed all pre-medical coursework. After taking the MCAT and scoring in the 100th percentile, I was planning on applying to medical school with the hopes of becoming a Psychiatrist. I have always been passionate about wellness and mental health, and felt that becoming a physician would best allow me to help. However, after a couple of those closest to me struggled with mental health issues over the past year, it became clear that the traditional medical system was not effectively preventing or helping to alleviate mental health suffering due to stigma and lack of access. I discovered coding and realized I loved the analytical and creative challenge that coding provides and also the ways it can revolutionize healthcare. While I first decided to pursue programming because of how it can improve health, I now realize the positive power that coding can have in any industry. I am fascinated not only by how tech can address specific medical problems, but also how it can create communities, improve health, and empower people in all aspects of their lives.