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Critical Approaches to Technology and the Social (CATS), faculty & doctoral research lab for digital media & culture, UC Irvine Department of Informatics. Our mission is to provide radical, transformative, interpretive, and critical lenses for examining technology and society. Our work focuses on how technology and media shape and are shaped by questions of identity, community, and culture. We study fans, players, video games, new media, and digital technologies more broadly. The lab is supervised by Dr. Bo Ruberg and Dr. Aaron Trammell. You can visit our website cats.ics.uci.edu, and find the lab on Twitter @UCI_CATS #CATSLabWhile my focus in this role is dissertation writing, I will likely both teach and produce associated projects in the years to come.

In this role, I worked as a Eugene Cota-Robles Fellow & Graduate Researcher engaging in ongoing games research and assisting in tangential games-related research projects. I have also assisted in recruitment efforts, maintained a friendly and clean lab space, managed undergraduate interns, ran conferences, analyzed participatory observation, semi-structured interviews and surveys, and engaged in professional development activities (teaching, conference speaking, GDC, etc.)

Irvine, Us

In my primary role, I selected, trained, supervised, and evaluated five elected VPs and 20 staff, planned the short and long-term strategic, operational, and organizational goals for the academic year and immediate future, and served as the Chief Executive Officer of AGS - chairing all meetings and deliberations of AGS' 60+ member Council, representing over 7000 constituents. I also developed and oversaw the annual AGS Budget. (~$250,000) including the distribution and expenditure of funds, contributed heavily to hiring V-level positions, including our graduate dean and vice-chancellor of DEI, advocated for student housing, well-being, and safety to the systemwide president, and managed to settle both first amendment and post-strike tensions across campus.Prior work with this organization includes VP of Administrative Affairs, VP of Internal Affairs, and Campus Climate Director. I was also awarded for my service on the Public Safety Advisory Committee.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

COMM 502: Theoretical Approaches to Multidisciplinary Design Projects - Instructed classes focused on examining theories and present research in Communication and the Social Sciences and applying them to project design. Emphasis is placed on applying theory to understand human communication and behavior, individual, group, and network-level theoretical frameworks, and both face-to-face and digital contexts.

Binghamton, Ny, Us

The purpose of the Binghamton University Town Gown Advisory Board is to serve as a channel for representatives from the university and the city/community to discuss mutually relevant issues that impact the campus and the city/community. In this role, I led subcommittee meetings, collected and reviewed research, and articulated and supported the suggestions that my subcommittee developed, resulting in an accepted proposal for $50,000 to fund graduate students working with the Binghamton Campus-Community Coalition.

Binghamton, Ny, Us

In this role I developed, implemented, and assessed an annual multi-lecture program for incoming undergraduate students. I also assisted leadership with developing, implementing, and assessing the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) initiative for incoming first-semester undergraduates. I also designed, organized, and facilitated a series of fall semester experiential workshops for new student participants on a variety of student leadership and life skills topic areas (i.e. communication skills, conflict resolution, leadership development, group process, professionalism, time management, etc.).Aug 2014- Jan 2015: Prior work in this office as a mentor (undergraduate volunteer) included: facilitating personal growth and professional development among new students at Binghamton University; inspiring interpersonal communication in order to choose, plan, and implement a public service learning project.

Binghamton, Ny, Us

In this role, I assisted library users in navigating the Libraries’ online catalogs, general and subject indexes, and websites, as well as expedited the interlibrary loans process through pulling and scanning electronic document requests.I also supervised two undergraduate desk assistants and one undergraduate circulation assistant per shift.

Binghamton, Ny, Us

In this role, I provided Direct support for Dr. Loretta Mason-Williams and Graduate Investigator Jaclyn Schultze in the investigation of several policies that directly affect teacher preparation programs, ensuring that our institution reports effectively; Including the Higher Education Act and Every Student Succeeds Act and their state-level counterparts. Some accrediting organizational requirements investigated include those issued by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accreditation and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

In this role, I provided an introductory technical and aesthetic analysis of the current organization's website with suggestions for improvement and increased ease of access. I also, Collected information on 15 volunteer staff and 110 member-institution coordinators to update and improve the usability of the organization’s contact database. Lastly, I developed guidelines for an annual program evaluation to sustain current activity, enhance communication between members, and expand the organization's membership, with suggestions for improving internal and external marketing.The Information Delivery Services (IDS) Project is a mutually supportive resource-sharing cooperative within New York State whose members include public and private academic libraries. The Project is based on a strong sense of community among its members. The primary goal of the Project is to continually implement and objectively evaluate innovative resource-sharing strategies, policies, and procedures that will optimize mutual access to the information resources of all IDS Project libraries.

Binghamton, Ny, Us

In this role, I managed the daily and overall operations of one co-educational residence hall housing over 400 undergraduate students, including a paraprofessional staff of 14 Resident Assistants, and designed and facilitated ongoing weekly training for them.I also collaborated with Faculty Master (a tenured faculty member) in furthering the academic mission of the community, participated in a professional Administrative Duty rotation and responded to emergencies covering approximately 1600 students in 4 residence halls, served as a student conduct hearing officer, enforcing University and residence hall policies and communicate with Department of Public Safety as needed. Lastly, I advised a hall government, implemented campus life programming, and motivated staff to develop programming that emphasizes personal, academic, and global development to engage the student community.

The SUNY Office of Federal Relations, a component of the Office of Government Relations, is responsible for representing the interests of the University System and its 64 SUNY campuses before Congress and the federal government and coordinates SUNY's response to federal legislation, fiscal matters, and policies of interest to SUNY. During the Internship, I attended Congressional, and Senate hearings related to Higher Ed, as well as events hosted by the American Institutes for Research, National Journal, Brooking Institute, The Aspen Institute, and other think tanks, detailing the events in memos for my supervisor.

Binghamton, Ny, Us

In this role, colleagues and I piloted the student conduct hearing board at Binghamton University. During this time, I conducted searches for clear and convincing evidence in over 100 cases of student misconduct by evaluating RA and RD reports, and student testimony, in order to determine responsibility. We sanctioned those who are found to be responsible, ensuring that learning is taking place. We gave students an opportunity to argue their case and be heard by individuals who are not authority figures. And, as a result, we reduced appeals cases by over 50% by giving an equal and fair hearing to students.

Binghamton, Ny, Us

In this role, I worked with a team to create a strategic plan to improve relations between Binghamton University and the City of Binghamton. We worked with city officials to decide on necessary actions that the city and the university must undertake to succeed. And we delivered a manual outlining this initiative’s mission, vision, strategic actions, and plans. In our second year, we researched other institutions' strategic plans and improved new student experiences by evaluating Binghamton University’s Welcome Back Weekend programming; results were presented to a new steering committee of C-suite administrators.

New York, Ny, Us

In this role, I attended and questioned several Senior Staff including the Deputy Mayors for Health & Human Services,Housing & Economic Development, and Strategic Policy Initiatives. a- Matched work sites for the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Initiative through DOHMH. I contributed to The Task Force Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System: Bronx Borough Mapping Meeting, participating in the sharing of ideas and voting on priorities to pursue. I conducted research on the actions of other jurisdictions and wrote memos detailing my research (for TFMHCJS) I wrote appropriate mental health and criminal justice articles to a weekly newsletter for the Task Force. I conducted Research & summation concerning Violence and discipline in schools through BJS & SJTask Force. And, lastly, I assisted with survey research on the use of later community center hours across New York City for the University of Chicago Crime Lab; managing over 20 surveyors, compiling over 40 survey packets, surveying on the ground, and compiling data from over 450 surveys.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Informatics

Certificate In Community College Teaching, Higher Education

Master Of Public And Student Affairs Administration - Mpa/ Msed, Higher Education And Public Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And International Affairs, Minor In Education

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Public Administration

Advanced Regents Diploma, General Education