Internship Experience
Urban Arts Space January 2022-May 2022
Writing Intern
- Produced a copy deck to organize the semester’s exhibitions and for content to be easily accessed
- Created the organization’s first style guide to create a standard style and promote consistent language
- Composed UAS’s first set of press releases and a list of media contacts to advertise exhibitions
CityScene Media Group January 2021-November 2021
Editorial Assistant
- Wrote over 40 web exclusives and 10 print mini features
- Conducted interviews
- Reached out to Columbus residents for quotes and stories
- Researched article ideas
- Fact checked and edited peers’ writing
Vocalize Columbus August 2020-February 2021
Chief Marketing Coordinator
- Created social media presence on three different platforms, increasing volunteers by 50
- Designed biweekly emails to volunteers and clinics on Mailchimp
- Sent ads to be included in 5 different organizations’ emails, resulting in increased attendance
Mortar Board National Senior College Honor Society October 2019-August 2020
Communications and Social Media Assistant
- Produced content for quarterly magazine the Forum, reaching 60,000 readers
- Determined content themes, ran social media campaigns, and created and scheduled over 350 posts for each of the company’s 4 social media platforms
- Recorded, maintained, researched, and presented ROI
- Expanded engagement rate of followers from 15% to 126%
- Added more than 600 total followers
- Conducted research on blogs and designed the company’s blog, writing more than 10 articles
Research Experience
The Ohio State University Department of History May 2020-June 2020
Student Researcher with Dr. Thomas F. McDow’s Research Collaborative
- Conducted independent research on how African demographer Dr. James P.M. Ntozi’s work influenced the Ugandan government’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic
- Collected data from government documents, scientific journals, and news articles
- Compiled a research portfolio including a Wikipedia article, biosketch, list of relevant publications by Dr. Ntozi, and an interpretive essay
Volunteer Experience
The Journal Literary Magazine Reader December 2019-January 2022
- Reviewed over 140 submissions of short fiction and nonfiction
- Read 5 full length novels and selected 1 to be a semifinalist for Non/Fiction Prize
Buck-I-Serv Volunteer March 2020
- Removed invasive species from Appalachian Trail and Cherokee Mountains
- Learned about the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Honors and Awards
The Ohio State University Eminence Scholarship Full cost-of-attendance merit award given to 25 incoming freshmen each year
Jacobson Short Story Award For the best short story by an Ohio State English major undergraduate.