Experience
Teaching, research, and writing support.
Roles across universities, a public high school, and writing centers in Indiana and Massachusetts, plus remote Bengali language work.
Experience
Sep 2026 – Present
Research Assistant
University of Massachusetts Boston
- Support faculty members with their ongoing research projects.
Sep 2025 – Present
Writing Consultant
UMass Boston Writing Center
- One-on-one consultations with undergraduate and graduate writers across disciplines, at every stage of writing.
- Support multilingual writers and students with disabilities on long-term projects.
Sep 2025 – May 2026
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Massachusetts Boston
- Helped the instructor prepare Canvas content for four graduate-level online courses in Applied Linguistics, with attention to accessibility.
- Held writing conferences with graduate students and gave written feedback on discussion posts, assignments, and papers.
Aug 2024 – May 2025
Multilingual Teacher
Warren Central High School, Indianapolis
- Co-taught content classes for multilingual students in English 9 & 10, Algebra I, and U.S. History, using sheltered instruction.
- Designed language-integrated lessons and built a restorative, culturally responsive classroom.
Jan 2024 – May 2024
Language Instructor
Intensive English Institute, Ball State University
- Taught speaking courses to beginner and intermediate English learners with communicative, performance-based assessment.
Aug 2023 – May 2024
Graduate Assistant Director of the Writing Program
Ball State University
- Coordinated workshops and speaker series; assisted curriculum review for first-year writing.
- Led focus groups with international students and reported support needs to administrators.
Aug 2021 – May 2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ball State University
- Taught first-year Rhetoric & Writing: syllabi, class sessions, peer review, and detailed feedback.
May 2022 – Jun 2023
Graduate Research Assistant
Ball State University
- Researched vocabulary learning: data collection, coding, and analysis; presented findings at an academic conference.
Aug 2021 – Jul 2023
Writing Center Tutor
Ball State University
- Tutored undergraduate and graduate writers, working closely with multilingual students.
May 2020 – Dec 2020
Transcriptionist
Appen · Freelance · Remote
- Transcribed Bengali audio accurately using the Google LOFT tool.
- Labeled multichannel turns and annotated levels to give each transcript context, so it could be used effectively for research.
Mar 2018 – Jul 2018
Language Consultant
what3words · Contract · Remote
- Coded words into categories, translated words, and provided suitable Bengali words for the what3words website and app.
- Chose words that were accurate, culturally appropriate, and easy to understand, helping make the platform more accessible to Bengali-speaking users.