Academics
My research and work covers linguistics, history, and environmental science.
Education
- Sugar Bowl Academy, Norden, CaliforniaGrades 9–12
Honors Diploma, Class of 2025. Alpine ski racing program; academics part-time in grades 10–11 and full-time in grade 12.
- Stanford Online High SchoolGrades 8–12
Full-time in grades 8–9, part-time in grades 10–12. President of the French Club, grades 10–12.
- UC ScoutGrades 11–12
AP French, AP Spanish, AP Psychology.
- De Anza CollegeMay 2025
Certificate of Achievement in French Language & Culture. Also French Civilization at East Los Angeles College in grade 10.
- Languages
English (native), Spanish (fluent), French (fluent; six years of French immersion school).
Work
- Jinso, AI Operations Analyst & Linguistics Researcher2025–present
Paid internship. Second-language-acquisition and CEFR-aligned research for a skills graph that models English proficiency in Jinso's AI tutoring system, used by more than 34,000 learners in 19 countries. Partnership proposals for U.S. Embassy programs in Latin America, and internal AI automation tools.
Research and publications
- Colonialism's Lasting Legacy in Trinidad and SenegalAugust 2024
Curieux Academic Journal, part 1, issue 41. Compares the legacy of colonialism in Senegal and Trinidad & Tobago through the films of Ousmane Sembène, drawing on scholarly sources and an interview with a Boston University PhD candidate.
- The Ecological Impact of Avalanche Bombing on Soil Health and Plant Biodiversity in the Sierra NevadaUnder review
With Jessica Bohn. A case study at Sugar Bowl, submitted to the Journal of Emerging Investigators and in the third stage of review. Field work with the Headwaters Science Institute in Truckee.
- Linguistic Revolutions: Comparing the Impact of French Colonialism in Haiti, Senegal, and GabonUnder review
Submitted to the Journal of Student Research.
- Bilingual translation bias among Spanish–English bilingualsSummer 2024
UC Santa Cruz Science Internship Program, eight weeks. How context steers bilinguals' translations of words with several meanings; experiments coded in PsychoPy.
- Stanford Summer Humanities InstituteSummer 2023
Three weeks with Prof. Dan Edelstein. Thesis on power transitions in the Haitian and French revolutions, built on primary sources.
- Summer Linguistic Institute for Youth ScholarsSummer 2024
SLIYS I and II, two weeks.
Awards
- Far West Academic Team2022, 2023, 2024
Named for academics alongside racing.
- Far West Masters Scholarship2021, 2022
Awarded on work ethic, academics, citizenship, financial need and race results.
Community
- Witness StonesGrade 11–present
Researched the oppression of African Americans, Chinese immigrants and Indigenous peoples around Truckee, and helped place three memorials to enslaved Black people who lived in the Tahoe area.
- Achieve TahoeGrade 11–present
Instructor for adaptive skiing, snowboarding and climbing.
- WorldTutors AcademyGrades 10–12
Regional team leader. Tutored students in Mexico, Zimbabwe and Haiti in algebra and conversational French.
- Truckee Trails FoundationGrades 10–12
Trail restoration after the winter season.
Also
- Music
Hindustani classical vocal music since age six at the Raagini School of Music; third place at the Chaitradhun National Competition, 2020; lead singer with the Kutumbha Kumbh choir at the World Cultural Festival, Washington DC, 2023. Violin from age 6 to 15, with the San Jose Youth Orchestra (2020) and Golden State Youth Orchestra (2021).
- Zephyr Philosophy ClubGrades 10–12
Monthly discussions, and the summer camp in 2023.
- Summer at Stanford2021, 2022
Two-week programs taught by Stanford and Stanford OHS faculty.
- SoccerGrades 11–12
Truckee River United 07 travel team.