Ananya Bhalla

3rd Year Biology Major @ UT Austin & Bill Archer Fellow

Austin, Texas, United States

About

Ananya is a CNS Honors student at the University of Texas at Austin, a healthcare professional, and a published author dedicated to creating lasting impact. Driven to excel across medicine and business alike, she brings diverse experience, creativity, and a spirit of adventure to everything she takes on.

Experience

  • Incoming Spring 2027 Bill Archer Fellow at The Archer Center
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    Working and living in Washington D.C for my final undergraduate semester.

  • Founder at Paper Suns & Co.
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Leading a multi-client, community-centered project development agency for nonprofits. Projects include developing a domestic violence call center with My Sister's Keeper 501(c)3, leading/managing undergraduate interns on a city-wide resource guide for victims of violence, and working with Travis County Task Forces on a Family Justice Center.

  • Author at Brown University
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Published “Our Tapestry” in Agora (2024), NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s premier literature magazine. Forthcoming publication of “Knockout, Flatline, Knockout” in Brown Journal of Medical Humanities (2026 edition). 2nd place winner, UT Catalyst Open Letter Competition (2024); creator of an ongoing open-letter series.

  • Emergency Room Patient Care Technician at Baptist Medical Group (Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation)
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    400+ hours of hands-on clinical experience with intravenous (IV) lines, BLS/CPR, bloodwork, and hospital-grade medical equipment. Learning how to perform under pressure in the city’s busiest emergency room. Certified EMT-B.

  • Research Analyst at University of Michigan School of Nursing
    Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    Supporting a multi-site pilot testing a tailored model of Written Exposure Therapy (WET) for early-career nurses with work-related traumatic stress. Collaborating with Dr. Yang Li (UT Austin) and Dr. Marie-Anne Rosemberg (UMich) to code participant responses and conduct qualitative analysis for publication.