Camilo Zapata - New York NY|| Omaha, NE

Education

Fordham College Rose Hill

Psychology Major, Digital Technology and Emerging Media Minor, Pre-Health Program
Class of 2019

Children’s Hospital HEROES Clinic

Research Assistant and Volunteer June 2013 -August 2016 Omaha, NE

Educated families on healthy diets to reduce BMI for overweight and obese children
Helped in exercising activities for children within the Clinic
Assisted in documentation, findings, and organizing four poster publications done for the Clinic
- “From Selfies to Self-Efficacy: Clinical Use of Photovoice to Promote Self-Esteem Among Obese Adolescents” (2014)
- “Strength in Photos: Using the Photovoice Project to Promote Self-Image for Teens of the HEROES Clinic” (2014)
- “Base Pair Variant in the MC3R Gene: Clinical Presentation Before and After Bariatric Surgery Intervention” (2016)
Presented Photovoice Posters in Boston for Obesity Week 2014

University of Nebraska Medical Center

In Vitro Colon Cancer Research Assistant June –August 2014, 2015, 2016 Omaha, NE

Summer research assistant in an in vitro Colon Cancer Lab
Created gels, passaged cells, investigated different genes and enhancer regions that possibly evolves cancer from Stage Two to Stage Three
Presented yearly findings and progress twice during each summer in the lab
Mentored two lab research assistants on investigating genetic regions of cancer (2016)

Fordham University Sociology Department

Research Assistant September 2016- May 2017 Bronx, NY

Participate in Underground Market Research collecting in vivo primary data in four boroughs within New York City, recording where money was distributed without taxation
Analyze if cigarettes were sold from other states for tax evasion, wrote findings for the poster, and presented and Fordham University Undergraduate Research Symposium
- "Measuring the Illegal Cigarette Market in New York City" (2017)

Nichole Corrina Bainer

Social Media and Photography Intern June 2017-Present Manhattan, NY

Photograph images for a fashion consulting company
Manage social media including Facebook and Instagram
Develop short form content on sustainability in the fashion domain

Little España

Restaurant Employee April 2015 -August 2015 Omaha, NE

Worked as a waiter, cooking assistant, and bus boy in a small, local restaurant

MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care

Volunteer November 2016 -Present Bronx, NY

Assist in documentation within the Hospice Facility for employee hours and budget within the facility
Visit terminally ill patients and family members to give companionship and comfor

Fordham University Social Innovations Collaboratory

Sustainability Food Practicum Member January 2017-Present Bronx, NY

Active participation in the Fordham Dining Community during the semesters
- Observe environmental models such as composting within Rodrigues Coffeehouse and St. Roses Garden with proposing possible pilot projects in different systems
- Propose sustainable and dietary suggestions to the Fordham University Marketplace
Produced a survey to receive feedback from in-campus dining

Rodrigues Coffeehouse

Member September 2016 -Present Bronx, NY

Work in the Fordham University coffeehouse as a barista preparing coffee and other drinks

Fordham Student Culinary Council

Community Feedback Council Member October 2015 –April 2016 Bronx, NY

Received feedback from university undergraduates of in-campus dining and would participate in the group to see what recommendations we would propose to the Sodexo Dining Services
Attended events the committee held in the Marketplace

Fordham University Psychology Department

Psychology Lab Translator June 2017 Bronx, NY

Employed as a Spanish Translator for a Graduate Student's research on Adolescent Psychology

Fordham Experimental Theatre

Light and Sound Technician September 2015- May 2016 Bronx, NY

Assist in stage, sound, and light design
Assist as a lighting, sound, and projector technician during comedy nights, slam poetry, playwrights, and shows

New York NY|| Omaha, NE

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Education

Children’s Hospital HEROES Clinic

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Fordham University Sociology Department

Nichole Corrina Bainer

Little España

MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care

Fordham University Social Innovations Collaboratory

Rodrigues Coffeehouse

Fordham Student Culinary Council

Fordham University Psychology Department

Fordham Experimental Theatre

Research

HEROES Clinic

HEROES Clinic

HEROES Clinic

Fordham University

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