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New York, NY, US

Peru

Independently managed the Department of Hispanic Studies' Writing Center, providing specialized editing and tutoring services for students in upper-level Spanish literature courses.

Oversaw various campus-wide initiatives to encourage language learning at Brown, including a multilingual literary magazine, weekly language table facilitation (in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and/or Italian), and film screenings.

Assisted Professor Paja Faudree with research on a book project that examines the linguistic and material practices that shape the global trade of psychedelic plants.

Provided administrative assistance through biweekly newsletter publication, event organization, web design and editing, community engagement initiatives, and social media postings.

Provided support for French and Spanish academic departments through various office administrative and event organization tasks. Used French and Spanish proficiencies to finish tasks and communicate with professors.

Embu, Kenya

Assisted with tracking student progress and devising lesson plans. Co-taught French and independently taught Spanish lessons to Grades 2-7. Employed culturally responsive teaching approaches and bilingual Swahili-English skills with local student population.

Led weekly conversation sections for local university students in French (B1/B2), Portuguese (B1/B2), and Italian (A1/A2).

Bachelor'S Degree, Comparative Literature (French, Portuguese, Spanish), Magna Cum Laude; Departmental Honors

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Cogut Institute Undergraduate Fellow, The College Hill Independent, Ivy Film Festival, Brown.

Intensive Summer Program, French Language And Literature

Coursework on feminist literature and 17th-century philosophy completed in French.

Exchange Semester, Spanish And Catalan Language And Literature

Directly enrolled in the Facultat de Filologia i Comunicació.

Intensive Summer Program, Portuguese Language And Literature

Coursework completed through the Critical Language Scholarship.

High School Diploma