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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Reed College, Portland OR Sep 2020 - May 2024
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Major: Biology and Art major
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Thesis: Enfolding Liveliness–Invoking Bacteriophage Therapy for More-Than-Human Kinships
Research Experience
Lab/Studio Manager, Reed College, Portland OR
Jun 2024 - Present
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Studio/Lab of Dr. Juniper Harrower.
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Researching Joshua tree roots and fungal composite material and writing publications.
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Managing lab/studio organization, maintenance, expenses, and communications.
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Supporting Dr. Harrower’s curriculum development and instruction.
Visiting Researcher, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven CT
Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
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Lab of Dr. Joan Steitz.
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Researched the capacity of specific ENEs—elements in the non-coding 3' end of RNAs—to hybridize with poly-A tails in vitro. ENEs could be utilized in viral vaccine development by providing stability to RNA vaccines while they act within the host's cells.
Intern, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York NY
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
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Lab of Dr. Robert Froemke.
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Contributed to the design of and executed experiments testing the modulation of maternal behavior, such as pup retrieval, by the neuromodulator oxytocin.
Experience
Educational Outreach Intern, Cooley Gallery, Reed College, Portland OR Sep
2021 - May 2024
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Taught workshops on calligraphy, lettering, and handwriting at local elementary schools.
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Devised and executed creative ways to spread calligraphy about campus.
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Attended, assisted with, and promoted weekly Scriptorium meetings.
Studio Assistant, Gather:Make:Shelter, Portland OR Jun
2022 - Aug 2022
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Supported weekly workshops for local artists experiencing houselessness.
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Assisted with the production of artists’ works.
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Ran a calligraphy workshop for the artists.
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Planned a fundraiser event.
Permaculture Farm Assistant, Shakefork Community Farm, Carlotta CA
Aug 2021
Host/Server, Alden and Harlow Restaurant, Somerville MA Jan 2020 -
Mar 2020
Work-Trade Intern, Harvard Ceramics Program, Somerville MA
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
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Cleaning, recycling clay, firing.
Host, Ragtrader Restaurant, New York NY Jul 2019 -
Sep 2019
Publications
Harrower, J. Lethin, H. Hastings, D. (In progress) Artistic Excavations: Joshua tree roots and their more-than-human relations. Submitting to Ecology and Society.
Harrower, J., Lethin, H. (Submitted) A Minimally Invasive Excavation of Joshua Tree Roots. California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Harrower, J., Lethin, H., Zaffrann, K., Cabrera, J., Cheuk, Y., Clymore, H., … (2024) Field Guide Prime Desert Woodland Preserve: Zine Edition. Harrower Studio.
Lethin, H. (2023) BREW. Bioteque Press.
Lethin, H. (2023) Coffee with Andre. Snaggletooth Magazine, 11, 31.
Carcea, I., Caraballo, N. L., Marlin, B. J., Ooyama, R., Riceberg, J. S., Mendoza Navarro, J. M., Lethin, H., ... & Froemke, R. C. (2021). Oxytocin neurons enable social transmission of maternal behaviour. Nature, 596(7873), 553-557.
Exhibitions
Bloom Show, Portland, OR
Jun 2025
Environmental Art Exhibition, Curator, Reed College, Portland OR
Apr 2025
Student Satellite Exhibition, Curator, Reed College, Portland OR
Nov 2024 - Jan 2025
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With Getty PST: Art & Science Collide
Group Exhibition, Contributor, Prime Desert Woodland Preserve, Lancaster CA
Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
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With Getty PST: Art & Science Collide
Desert Forest Exhibition, Contributor, Museum of Art and History, Lancaster CA
Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
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With Getty PST: Art & Science Collide
Group Thesis Show, Contributor, Reed College, Portland OR May 2024
Honors and Awards
Phi Beta Kappa
May 2024
Commendation for Excellence in Scholarship, Reed College
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
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Issued by the Office of the President to the top 25% students.
Summer Opportunity Fellowship Award, Reed College
Apr 2023
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Granted by the Center for Life Beyond Reed to support my research at the Steitz Lab.
Art Internship Award, Reed College
May 2022
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Granted by the Art Department to support my internship at Gather:Make:Shelter.
Additional Professional Experiences
Virtual Panelist, Ventura College, Ventura CA
Feb 2025
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Organized by Womxn in Stem and S:AIL in Stem to discuss careers in research.
Travel Logistics Coordinator
Oct 2024
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Coordinated travel logistics in advance and on the ground for a 16-person, week long, art and science research trip to LA for Reed College students.
Square Dance Event Planner, Reed College, Portland OR
Apr, Nov 2023, Mar 2024
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Organized community square dances with live music.
Skills
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Chinese Language, proficient
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Art: drawing, ceramics, sewing, zines, comics, life drawing, animation, natural dying, fungal composite material, advanced calligraphy
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Laboratory: PAGE, radioactive isotopes, light microscopy, pipetting, culturing, media preparation, PCR, qPCR, gel electrophoresis
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Ecological: Ecosystem monitoring, restoration management, propagation, cultivation
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Computer: R Studio, Excel, literature searching, word processing, Adobe Suite
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Leadership: Group decision making styles, conflict management, motivation, problem solving, enthusiasm, event planning
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Accounting: Purchase card, purchase orders, receipt reconciling
Additional Experience
Independent Bike Tour, Portland, OR to San Francisco, CA
Jul 2021
NOLS Fall Semester in Patagonia, Coyhaique, Chile
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
