Alyssa Donawa
Graduate Research Assistant
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlyssa Donawa is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Engineering at USC and a seasoned researcher with eight years of experience blending human-centered computing and wireless systems in health-focused applications. Her work in the NetRecon lab centers on mobile systems for symptom monitoring among medically underserved cancer patients, plus gamification, blockchain for healthcare, and the UX of mHealth for disadvantaged groups. She has a strong academic track record from San Diego State through graduate fellowships at the University of Kentucky (GEM, NSF Bridge, Lyman T. Johnson) and industry experience building tools and automation as an Intel functional safety software intern. Alyssa is passionate about increasing representation of historically marginalized groups in STEM and brings a user-centered lens to technically complex problems, often marrying novel incentives and communication systems to practical healthcare workflows.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Engineering at University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of KentuckySan Diego State University
Github Skills (5)
adapter7
parse6
telemetry4
analytics3
parse-server2
Github contributions (5)
adonawa/adonawa.github.io
Aug 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
adonawa/parse-hipaa
Apr 2022 - Apr 2022
HIPAA & GDPR compliant parse-server with postgres/mongo, parse-dashboard, and graphql. Compatible with ParseCareKit
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 day
gdpr-compliantmongocompliantparse-serverhipaa
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