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I'm Alyssa - a developer, designer, and researcher.

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About.

I'm Alyssa, a senior ('21) and coterminal Masters student ('22) studying Computer Science ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’ป at Stanford.
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I'm passionate about using technology and design principles to support social justice movements and mission-driven work.

Other things I love: working out ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ, listening to podcasts ๐ŸŽง,
black & white film photography ๐ŸŽž, & coffee โ˜•๏ธ.

What am I doing these days?

๐Ÿ’ป Incoming Software Engineering Intern @ Gusto (Summer 2021), hoping to empower small businesses & make work more meaningful.
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๐Ÿ’ป SWE Fellow @ NIH & Civic Digital Fellow @ Coding it Forward,
building customer processors for electronic health records.

๐Ÿ“’Research Assistant @ Stanford HCI Group, figuring out if physical personal tracking practices can be extended or replaced by digital tools.

๐Ÿ’ผ Managing Director @ Cardinal Labs, leading a dynamic and scrappy student team of developers and designers, providing web solutions within and beyond the Stanford community.

๐Ÿ“Executive Director @ Alternative Breaks at Stanford, facilitating service-learning and leadership opportunities on a variety of social issues.

Projects.