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• Provided qualitative research support for Maryland professor Dr. Alec Worsnop's book manuscript including analyzing the military effectiveness of terrorist and insurgent groups, as well as civil-military relations within these groups

• Served as a graduate TA for an introductory public policy course on great thinkers and ideas in public policy, and an undergraduate budgeting class • Led weekly discussion sessions• Taught multiple Excel sessions teaching many basic commands necessary for budget assignments• Graded student assignments, both written and quantitative • Attended regular planning sessions with Professor• Managed and messaged students in the course ELMS website• Provided administrative support for class

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Researched China’s expanding influence in Latin America, specializing in Mexico and the Bahamas• Analyzed the strategic implications of China’s influence in these countries on the US • Interviewed Department of Defense employees to gain understanding of NORAD and USNORTHCOM

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led Economic Intern Team, serving as liaison between interns and supervisor and co-editing 70+ page bi-weekly briefing included in the African Bureau’s Public Diplomacy bulletin, distributed to African embassies • Briefed an audience including Deputy Assistant Secretary Jung Pak and the African Bureau’s Director of Economic and Regional Affairs on projects accomplished during internship • Specialized as Regional Lead for Horn of Africa to monitor Chinese political activity and contribute to continent-wide bi-weekly briefings • Received Department recognition for compilation on Wang Yi’s Africa visit included in a front channel cable • Collected data on China’s United Front activity in Horn of Africa countries for an Africa-wide tracking project• Created visual snapshot of China’s activities in the Horn of Africa used to brief official visitors and circulated during a China in Africa conference including State, USAID, AFRICOM, and Dept. of Justice attendees• Researched project on African Union and Chinese influence

Lusaka, Zambia

• Assisted registrar with administrative tasks, including creating spreadsheets, organizing files, and updating class schedules• Performed financial tasks such as recording housing payments and expenditures, calculating monthly wages for instructors, and writing receipts• Mentored students by weekly meeting with them to provide support during their transition to university-level work

• Led a lab of intermediate Spanish language students twice a week in conversational practice • Graded students on progress and improvement in conversational skills

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Assisted in providing guidance, services, and programming for international students• Gathered information and formated weekly international student newsletter• Developed International Orientation handbook and collected content for Global Engagement website• Received and processed international student request forms• Monitored admissions database to review the required documents for issuing immigration papers• Contacted students, answered the phone, made phone calls, and updated Excel reimbursement spreadsheets• Prepared materials for advising appointments, workshops, and orientations• Supported the research and organization of relevant materials for a freshman introductory course • Created and edited instructional how-to guides for forms and procedures

• Assisted international students through International Orientation, including move-in, immigration check-in, mandatory TB test, preliminary shopping trip, Explore Birmingham activities, and a welcome dinner at the university president’s house• Organized and participated in international student programming, such as International Education Week, Global Connections and Study Abroad Fair, Fall Cultural Retreat, and international coffee hour

• Interacted with and greeted patrons at Samford University's Wright Center (performance venue), answered the phone, sold tickets utilizing online point-of-sale-system, and assisted where needed to ensure excellent patron experience

Samford University's Special Collection and University Archives:• Assisted patrons in use of microfilm reading equipment in Reading Room• Photocopied and scanned materials for digitization and other projects• Retrieved and reshelved archival materials and books• Performed individual projects that can include data entry and use of Microsoft Office software such as Excel and Word.• Arranged and described unprocessed archival and manuscript collections• Other tasks as assigned.

Gbuenos Aires, Argentina

• Interned at an environmental non-profit that focused in both sustainable environment practices and environmental outreach to those with limited mental capacity• Created advertisements on various volunteer websites to recruit international volunteers• Communicated in Spanish with supervisor and with persons with mental disabilities• Escorted persons with mental disabilities on public transportation and supervised them completing various environmental-related tasks• Presented environmental workshops in business and school settings

• Used FileMaker Pro to assign housing for students each week at ten camps across the country• Communicated housing assignments with church leaders via email and made requested changes• Prepared check-in folders and nametags for up to 1,000 participants and their leaders• Led a free-time option during the week for up to 50 students, teaching a skill and developing relationships with campers• Helped outside of specific job role such as running ProPresenter during morning programs, assisting at help desk, etc.

• Tutored Spanish for athletics department during spring semesters of 2017 and 2018, documenting interactions according to SOCON protocol

Master'S Of Public Policy, International Security And Economic Policy

Full-ride Robertson Foundation for Government fellowship recipient

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Graduated summa cum laude with minors in Spanish and World Languages and Cultures