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EDUCATION

 

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bachelor of Arts, GPA: 3.9

September 2020 - December 2023

  • English Major; Creative Writing Specialization

  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor

  • Member of the Commonwealth Honors College

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HONORS

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  • Commonwealth Honors College Scholar with Greatest Distinction

  • Summa Cum Laude

  • Phi Beta Kappa

 

RELEVANT COURSEWORK


Literary Programming, Editing, and Publishing

 

Global Literature Courses

  • Shakespeare, Postcolonial Literature, Queering World Literature, Modern British Drama

 

Reading Across Genres and Formats

  • Race and Gender in Speculative Fiction, Victorian Children’s Literature, Spiritual Autobiography, Resistance and Revolution in 20th and 21st Century American Poetry, Contemporary Playwrights of Color
     

Creative Writing Workshop-Based Courses

  • Introduction to Creative Writing, Introduction to Fiction, Introduction to Poetry, Living Writers, and Reading and Writing Imaginative Fiction

 

Honors Thesis

  • I wrote and edited an 89-page research manuscript exploring the concept of queer-coding in Disney films. 

 

SKILLS

 

  • Written and verbal communication

  • Collaboration and workshopping skills

  • Essay writing

  • Textual/literary analysis

  • Editing and Proofreading

  • Organization

  • Time Management and working within deadlines

  • Attention to detail

 

VOLUNTEER WORK

 

Indian Hills High School — Library Page 

September 2019 - June 2020

  • Shelved books, catalogued magazines, put together displays

  • Performed other administration tasks to assist librarians

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Substitute Teacher — Ramapo Indian Hills & Oakland Public Schools Districts, Oakland, NJ

September 2023 - Present

  • Working with students in grades K-12

  • Maintaining classroom organization

  • Following instructors' lesson plans

  • Keeping students engaged and attentive


Event Staff — Oak View Group, Mullins Center, UMass 

September 2023 - Present

  • Worked at sports games (football, hockey, and basketball) as well as concerts and student events

  • Ushering and crowd control

  • Customer Service

  • Ticket-taking and scanning

 

Self-Employed/Freelance Editor

May 2023 - Present

  • Editing both fiction and academic texts

 

Snack Bar Attendant — Crystal Lake Beach Club, Oakland, NJ 

May 2017 - September 2018

  • Sold snacks and hot foods

  • Cleaned and organized the lifeguard house; helped with events

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