Columbia, South Carolina, United States
As a rising senior, my current academic pursuits lay the groundwork for aspirations of pursuing a career in national security policy, cross-cultural studies, and threat analysis. I’m captivated by the evolving landscape of cyber technologies and policy, with a strong interest in examining cyber spaces from a psychological, humanistic perspective, and studying how contemporary culture manifests within and adapts to these rapidly evolving digital landscapes. By examining how we interact with these ever-changing technologies, I aim to understand how to effectively use them, protect ourselves from potential threats, and explore their future implications on national security policy and intelligence.
• Conduct research, analysis, legal writing, and assist with witness preparation, depositions, evidence review, and hearings or trials in criminal and civil divisions • Observing court proceedings & meeting representatives of various federal agencies • Contribute to wide variety of practice areas, including violent crime, narcotics, human trafficking, financial crimes, civil rights, and other federal crimes
— Serve on panels in judicial council hearings while upholding the strictest confidentiality — Receive information concerning alleged violations of Student Code of Conduct and the Honor Code — Conduct hearing preparation through assembling list of thorough questions about the case and researching any other actors at play — Draft comprehensive decision documents with members of the hearing council regarding alleged violations and determine appropriate sanctions for students found responsible for such violations
● Conducted 4 interviews with refugees and advocates, contributing firsthand narratives to inform episode content. ● Researched current events and refugee policy issues to support 3 produced/in-production episodes. ● Co-wrote scripts for 2 episodes and assisted with editing for multi-platform publication.
— Conduct data management processes via various data entry tools, coordinating with research team members on research activities — Collaborating on various methods for conducting school behavioral health research (e.g., questionnaire data tools, observation in classrooms) — Conduct and dra individual literature reviews on topics related to research, practice, training, and policy in School Behavioral Health
— Primarily supporting the FAN (Faith, Activity, Nutrition) research project through organizing project materials, transcribing interviews, and organizing research and practitioner reports — Conducted data entry, transcribed recorded interviews, performed online searches, drafted & revised program materials, and basic administrative tasks
— Collecting and coding data on Excel via the Official Guttmacher Institute website on enacted state legislations regarding sexual and reproductive health between the years 2015–2023 — Assisted in gathering open-source data for research abstract presentation at the Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA) on abortion restrictions as a response to gender threat/backlash with Dr. Kaitlin Boyle, Dr. Wendy Regoeczi, and Chase B. Meyer — Researcher under Dr. Kaitlin Boyle
— Challenged with a fictional border security crisis, we produced policy recommendations & a decision report through analyzing simulated news reports, social media, the dark web, and confidential government communications and documents. — Worked alongside cyber professional mentors Ian O’Briant and Nick Zeigler to discuss real-world policy regarding technology and border control — Progressed through two rounds of the competition, each round including more compromises — Given 12 hours to propose our solutions for the semi-final round and worked overnight to propose a new solution to present to the judges in the morning.