Madison Walia-Peters
Research Assistant @ Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Council Member @ Hoboken Youth Advisory Commission
Hoboken, New Jersey
Harvard
Cornell
BerkeleyAwards
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Extracurriculars
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Assisted NIH-funded neuroscience research focused on elderly Bronx residents, examining simultaneous mental and physical task performance to assess Alzheimer's disease risk factors, during the summer between junior and senior year
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Collaborated directly with Hoboken city council members and the mayor to address youth issues, including advocating for teen safe spaces and promoting civic engagement, beginning in 9th grade
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Co-Founder and Co-Chair @ Hoboken High School Health and Wellness Committee
Co-founded and co-chaired the Health and Wellness Committee within student government alongside her sister; spearheaded school-wide events including suicide prevention walks, anti-bullying demonstrations, healthy relationship seminars, and blood drives
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Competed on varsity volleyball all four years; served as co-captain in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade; named freshman MVP and broke multiple school records; helped transform team from a 1-16 to a 20-3 record and reached state sectional finals three of four years
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Selected as one of approximately 150 scholars statewide; attended STEM conferences, networked with industry leaders, and conducted a group research project on white noise as a non-pharmacological sleep aid, presented and judged by STEM professionals
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Research Assistant @ Stevens Institute of Technology
Assisted a PhD student and faculty mentor in the musculoskeletal lab with data analysis for a thesis on optimal jump mechanics during a basketball dunk; applied statistical analysis skills; contributing research was published in August 2024
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Senior Class President @ Hoboken High School Student Government
Participated in student government all four years, progressing from grade-level representative (9th-10th) to Secretary (11th) to Senior Class President (12th); leveraged student input to drive school-wide fundraisers, events, and community initiatives
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Competitor @ Harvard and Princeton Model Congress
Competed in Harvard Model Congress and Princeton Model Congress as part of a large school debate program encompassing Model Congress, Mock Trial, and Model UN, representing a program with over 100 active members
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Research Assistant and Intern @ Montclair Hospital
Assisted hospital medical research focused on cognition of elderly patients post-cardiovascular rehabilitation; supported data collection and volunteer recruitment during the summer between junior and senior year
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Senior Mentor @ Girls on the Run
Mentored elementary school girls at a local chapter one to two blocks from Hoboken High School; led running activities integrated with lessons on empathy, compassion, and self-confidence, culminating in a 5K race