research experience

Dissertation Fieldwork, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

June 2024-July 2024 (Pre-Dissertation), September 2025-September 2026 (Ongoing Fieldwork)

·       Conducted preliminary dissertation fieldwork in the Isle of Lewis, Scotland

·       Attended local beach-cleans with Clean Coast Outer Hebrides as a part of this research

·       Visited local archives on the island

·       Attended Gaelic language conversation groups and courses  

Social Lives of Infrastructure Research Cluster Project

July 2025 – August 2026

·      Project is a part of the Social Lives of Infrastructure Research Cluster at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

·      Research concerns how people living in infrastructure deserts view and experience various types of infrastructure (access to green space, food accessibility, transportation efficiency etc.)

·      Designed an IRB Research Ethics Protocol and preliminary literature review for the project.

Pre-Dissertation Fieldwork, Potsdam and Berlin Germany

May 2023-July 2023

·       Conducted preliminary dissertation fieldwork in Potsdam and Berlin

·       Volunteered with Social Science Works as a part of this research

o   Attended and observed five refugee integration workshops at the Wünsdorf refugee shelter (DRK Flüchlingshilfe Brandenburg gGmbH Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung Wünsdorf) in Zossen, Germany

o   Co-conducted and transcribed interviews with migrants

o   Edited articles and interviews in English from other team members

·      Attended local German and English Language Cafés (Sprachcafés) in Potsdam and Berlin

Professional Experience

• Asheville Poverty Initiative, Asheville, North Carolina — Volunteer Coordinator Intern (September 2021-July 2022)

  • Served as the Volunteer Coordinator at the 12 Baskets Cafe of the Asheville Poverty Initiative while working a Hands and Feet of Asheville Intern through the Young Adult Volunteer Program

  • Acquired more knowledge and understanding of how food abundance and scarcity is connected to public health and policy through coordinating food pick ups and volunteer sign ups and assisting with education programs

• HOPE Concierge Counseling, Irving, Texas — Intern and Office Assistant (June 2021-August 2021)

  • Served as a summer intern and office assistant for Licensed Professional Counselor, Llewellyn Morgan, at she was building and starting her private counseling practice

  • Gained more experience by shadowing and assisting a Licensed Professional Counselor and learned more about the logistical side of counseling and the work required outside of seeing clients

• Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, Ohio State University — Chapter Member and Officer (January 2018 - May 2021)

  • New Member Educator (November 2019-November 2020)

    • Prepared new members about the sorority and prepared them to become initiated members by planning and executing educational programs.

    • Attended the 2020 Leadership Academy at the Alpha Omicron Pi Headquarters in Brentwood, Tennessee

  • Vice President of Communications (November 2018-November 2019)

    • Supervised the PR Committee and approved all apparel designs and social media decisions.

    • Planned outings and events to take pictures for our chapter and individual member social media accounts.

• Turquoise and Lavender, Dallas Texas — Store Employee (June 2018 - July 2019)

  • Worked over summer and winter breaks as a cashier and image consultant.

  • Organized and displays for clothing and items in the store. 

• S.T.E.P. Program, Ohio State University — Student Ambassador (August 2019 – April 2021)

  • Selected to participate in the Second-Year Transformational Experience Program that helped fund my study abroad in Salzburg, Austria from May-June 2019.

  • Recommended by my S.T.E.P. Faculty Mentor, after completing the S.T.E.P. Program as a sophomore.

  • Helped plan and facilitate the S.T.E.P. Expos in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020.

  • Helped collaborate on ideas on how to improve the S.T.E.P. experience and program.

  • Presented to current S.T.E.P. students about my experience in the program.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Southern Methodist University — Graduate Teaching Assistant (August 2022-Present)

• Graded assignments, research papers and exams, prepared exam questions.

• Held office hours to help the students with their questions and class work.

• Attended class sessions for the course and keept track of student engagement.

  • Spring 2025: ANTH 3301 “Health, Healing, and Ethics

  • Fall 2024: ANTH 3313 “South American Culture”

  • Fall 2024: ANTH 3301 “Health, Healing, and Ethics” (Course Grader)

  • Fall 2023 & Spring 2024: ANTH 2301 “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology”

    • Attended lectures, taught three lab discussion sections a week, and occasionally gave lectures

  • Spring 2023: ANTH 3301 “Health, Healing, and Ethics”

  • Fall 2022: ANTH 3334 “Fantastic Archaeology”

LANGAUGE PROFICIENCY

German: A2               Scottish Gaelic: Beginner