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I am curious by nature. I want to learn as much as I possibly can. I prioritize time for discovery, allowing research to drive the storytelling process. 

My undergraduate degree fortified my reverence for language, and equipped me with a deep understanding of power and privilege. 

My  graduate degree gave me tangible research methods, outreach strategies and ethical tools for co-creating narratives with multicultural audiences. 


Masters of Communication in Digital Media
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA

Overview
A professional communication strategy degree that emphasizes content creation, adapting to emergent technologies, and proficiency in digital platforms. This degree is one of three offered through the Communication Leadership program. 

What I learned
How to craft engagement strategies using media production, distribution of content, and data analytics.

Relevant Coursework
  • Content Strategy & Marketing
  • Multicultural Marketing
  • Storytelling for Social Impact
  • Professional Short-Form Writing
  • Long-Form Writing & Editing
  • User-Experience (UX) Design
  • Information Architecture (IA)
  • Building Teams & Community


Bachlors of Art in Rhetoric Studies
 WHITMAN COLLEGE, WALLA WALLA, WA

Overview
A major in the study of rhetoric emphasizes the analysis of language and symbolic action to understand how humans construct meaning and address communal concerns. 

What I learned
How to deconstruct cultural artifacts (such as speech, text, image, film, performance, and design) in order to navigate power dynamics and transform narratives for social change.

Adviser: Dr. Heather A. Hayes

Honors Thesis: The Power of Presence: Marina Abramovic’s The Artist is Present (2010) as an Invitation to Dwell in Public Feeling

Theory of Work: Rhetorical affect theory argues that emotions are not just personal feelings but also socially and culturally constructed experiences. Emotions are influenced by societal norms, values, and power structures. Analyzing how emotions are strategically employed in persuasive discourse helps us understand how social justice movements and initiatives gain traction and achieve goals.

Foundational Coursework
  • Rhetoric and Public Culture
  • Roots of Rhetoric
  • Rhetorical Criticism & Theory

Special Topics
  • Rhetorical Bodies
  • Rhetoric of Hip Hop
  • Rhetoric, Race and Film
  • Images of Women in Film
  • Rhetoric and Affect


Minor in Studio Art

Overview
A minor in the study of studio art facilitates the interpretation of ideas through creation and expression within a wide range of visual and conceptual art forms. 

What I learned
Art as an embodied practice that negotiates self-knowledge through the play of symbols and process of object making.

Adviser: Prof. Daniel Forbes

Final Project: (Re)inscribe: Exploring Identity Fragmentation through Cardboard Reconstruction