In this role, I work on the full lifecycle of residency and grant programmes, from research to delivery to post award. I also develop and manage external communications as well as build relationships with stakeholders such as partner organisations, artists, and visitors. I collaborate with artists, facilitators, and creative professionals to craft a programme of classes, workshops, and public events as well as enable new project development.

In this position, I write weekly newsletters for the School of Literatures, Languages, and Cultures' postgraduate community. I also record, edit, curate, and produce the school's research podcast Beyond the Books and work on the School's Instagram and web presence.

Awarded placement with funding by Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities at Historic Environment Scotland to design and carry out research project “The Border Abbeys: Re-told”Designed a series of workshops using digital archival materials as well as audio/visual assets to inspire a range of creative responses to the abbeys’ historiesWorking with the Exhibitions Manager on the Interpretation team to find and engage new audiences indiscussions about the abbeys and addressing… Show more Awarded placement with funding by Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities at Historic Environment Scotland to design and carry out research project “The Border Abbeys: Re-told”Designed a series of workshops using digital archival materials as well as audio/visual assets to inspire a range of creative responses to the abbeys’ historiesWorking with the Exhibitions Manager on the Interpretation team to find and engage new audiences indiscussions about the abbeys and addressing audience accessibility and diversityDeveloped an outreach plan to communities that are typically underrepresented in cultural and historical spacesIdentifying appropriate digital outputs, potentially including audio recordings of creative writing responses for a digital audio experience to be accessed via onsite experience Show less

MSc of Literature and Society: Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Victorian

- Created the Montalvo Arts Center iPhone and Android application- Worked closely with artists to install on-grounds commissions

- Researching green companies and organizations and recruiting them to join our tour routes- Organizing tours and events for both the general public and specific clients - Writing newsletters, crafting templates, editing the website, and creating flyers/event pages

- Organized large scale events with games, caterers, arts and crafts, and other activities for hundreds of international students- Planned excursions all over the Bay Area and created a lively and fun schedule every semester in order to provide a culturally enlightening and entertaining experience- Led tour groups and acted as an ambassador for the campus

- Read and evaluated dozens of submissions in order to create an anthology of quality English papers- Worked one-on-one with writers to revise and improve their papers - Approved final submissions as ready for publication

- Managed projects and teams for a lab that studied Organizational Behavior and Social Psychology with a focus on loyalty, ethics, and leadership- Conducted literature reviews and ran experiments to collect data from hundreds of subjects - Became proficient in Excel, Qualtrics, Amazon Mechanical Turk and PowerPoint in order to analyze, interpret, and present large quantities of information- Worked primarily for Professors Angus Hildreth and Cameron Anderson on publications featured… Show more - Managed projects and teams for a lab that studied Organizational Behavior and Social Psychology with a focus on loyalty, ethics, and leadership- Conducted literature reviews and ran experiments to collect data from hundreds of subjects - Became proficient in Excel, Qualtrics, Amazon Mechanical Turk and PowerPoint in order to analyze, interpret, and present large quantities of information- Worked primarily for Professors Angus Hildreth and Cameron Anderson on publications featured in top psychology and business journals Show less

- Tutored international students who often held refugee status with science, math, grammar, and reading- Led discussions around US culture as well as the culture of the individual students

- Supported youth in their literacy journey by reading with them and creating fun games that engage with texts - Worked one-on-one and in groups to create a safe environment that aimed to improve and maintain reading skills for low-income youth

- Constructed a social marketing campaign on Facebook that reachedover 280,000 people on a small budget- Handled communications with clients, including large corporations such asYahoo!, Google, Tesla, and Facebook