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Education and Related Opportunities
EDUCATION
PhD – International Studies in progress
MA – Humanities/Visual Studies
Old Dominion University0|02019
BFA – Graphic Design
Colorado State University0|01984
Professional Development
0After Effects Kickstart
0School of Motion0|02020
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0On-Screen Digital Design Bootcamp
0AIGA-HR/Grow Agency/Good at Being0|02019
Study Abroad
0Art History in Italy
0Colorado State University
01984
0Exchange student in Australia
01979
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Annual International Studies Graduate Research Conference
March 15, 2024
The Wynwood Aesthetic: Expression of Latin Diaspora and Soft Diplomacy Tool
64th International Studies Association Annual Conference
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
March 17, 2023
Memetic Disinformation and Its Effect on US-China Foreign Policy
20th Annual International Studies Graduate Research Conference
March 4, 2022
Perception or Reality: What Memes Tell Us About Trump, Biden, and their Foreign Policies on China
19th Annual Graduate Research Conference
February 26, 2021
A Discourse Analysis of South African Covid-19 Lockdown and Enforcement Policies
The Global Status of Women and Girls Conference
Christopher Newport University
March 24, 2018
How Internet Memes Have Become Powerful Weapons of Resistance for Women, Engaging Activism and Driving Social and Political Change
Old Dominion University Lion's Lair Social Entrepreneurship Final
Selden Market, Norfolk, VA
March 30, 2018
Connextions That Matter
11th Annual Critiquing Culture Conference, Social Movements and Resistance
October 7, 2017
Internet Memes are Powerful Weapons of Resistance, Fueling Social and Political Change
Virginia Humanities Conference 2017: The Unbearable Humanities
Shenandoah University
April 8, 2017
Are Internet Memes the Scourge of Society? The Role that Internet Memes Play in Social and Political Change
Women’s Studies Works in Progress 2017 Conference
April 1, 2017
The Role that Feminist Internet Memes Play in Social and Political Change
Graduate Research Achievement Day
March 23, 2017
The Role that Black Lives Matter Internet Memes Play in Social and Political Change
Birth of an Answer Conference
September 18, 2015
The Role that the Internet, Social Media and Internet Memes Play in Response to Events of Racial Prejudice Against African-Americans
Humanities Unbound 2015: Work and Play Conference
April 10, 2015
Personal Branding and Online Gender Performance Within the Graphic Design Community
GUEST LECTURES
ES364: Climate Change, Justice, and Health
Instructor: Gail L. Carlson, PhD
April 29, 2021
Complex Storytelling through Visual Communication, Infographics, and Data Visualization
COMM 495/WMST 495 Gender and Media
Instructor: Elizabeth Groeneveld, PhD
November 8, 2016
Independent Media Production—Grrrl Zines, Changing the Feminist Narrative
COMM 495/WMST 495 Gender and Media
Instructor: Elizabeth Groeneveld, PhD
November 1, 2016
Self-Representation and Moral Panics—Why Do Teenage Girls Sext?
MASTER'S THESIS PROJECT
Know What I Meme? New Perspectives Beyond the Digital exhibit
Old Dominion University Perry Library,
Physical Exhibit: February 27 to March 16, 2019
Digital Exhibit: Launched March 17, 2019
Know What I Meme? New Perspectives Beyond the Digital
AWARDS, INTERNSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS
International Studies Association
Student member
2022
Barry Art Museum
Old Dominion UniversityResearch and Design Internship
Developed Travel the World with Barry Art
2020
Lion's Lair Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Finalist, Connextions That Matter
2018
City of Norfolk Emerging Leaders Executive Program
Research and Design Internship in partnership with Old Dominion University
Cannonball Trail Mobile App
2015
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