• Conducted historical research on the role of the Civil Rights Movement and LGBTQ+ activism in Durham.• Curated accessible and educational text and audio markers for Durham historical sites. • Designed and evaluated digital platforms for virtual and in-person historical walking tours of Durham.

• Organized rehearsals, managed budget, created promotional material, and coordinated performances with Duke arts staff.

• Maintained website and created promotional material for showcases.

• Led staff hiring and training, budgeting, marketing, and activities for arts pre-orientation program for incoming students.• Oversaw program implementation, including meal distribution, staff direction, communication with Durham businesses and venues, and coordination of final performance.

• Mentored group of incoming arts-involved Duke first-year students, acquainted them with the campus and Durham, and coordinated the creation of final products for the program showcase.

• Assessed the state of Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (EIJ) initiatives in the chapter through staff interviews, participation in caucus spaces and focus groups, observation of internal culture, and research on the organization’s history.• Wrote a comprehensive report with a diagnosis of the chapter’s current state and future recommendations to make the chapter’s internal culture and external work more equitable and just.• Liaised with local HBCUs to establish future internship opportunities for students and with the Racial Equity Institute to schedule EIJ trainings and discussions for staff and members.

• Oversaw program logistics and administration; planned and organized 6 weekends of virtual programming on Zoom.

• Led equity and inclusion programming with education and discussions on race, gender, sexual identity and expression, and socioeconomic status for fellow Duke students over fall break.

• Lobbied Congressional officials through phone calls and emails, securing Thom Tillis’ [R-NC] co-sponsorship of the Global Child Thrive Act, which integrates early childhood poverty interventions into existing foreign assistance programs.• Designed and distributed call-to-action graphics on social media to fundraise and rally public support for federal poverty-reduction legislation.

• Led sexual assault prevention and interactive bystander trainings for Duke students.• Designed promotional graphics, maintained social media, and presented Women’s Center programming at campus events.• Researched gender violence statistics, scheduled appointments for students, and provided administrative support.

• Assisted Senior Research Associate Adam Hollowell on projects relating to the racialized history of the North and South Carolina state mottos as well as disability and social equity.• Conducted archival research and synthesized findings in a literature review for a forthcoming paper.

• Worked in collaboration with two fellow undergraduates, a graduate mentor, and NHC staff to create a podcast episode about the use of art and the humanities in inspiring environmental change.• Developed a podcast concept from legacy audio; interviewed scholars; scripted, recorded, edited, published, and distributed a 45-minute podcast episode.

• Copyedited online and paper publications.• Wrote cover story and produced documentary on the role of football in the integration of Chatham County, NC high schools.

• Studied tap, ballet, pointe, jazz, acro, hip hop, lyrical, modern, contemporary, and musical theater.• Taught dance classes and choreographed performances.

• Collaborated with a team of North Carolina high school students and Dr. Shea Tuberty to analyze water quality in the Appalachian Mountains by testing water chemistry and collecting macroinvertebrate samples.• Synthesized findings into a report and presented results to fellow students and professors at a research symposium.