Resume
Experience
2018-Present
Freelance Designer
Freelance graphic designer, UX researcher, and consultant.
Engagements have included, but are not limited to, branding and UI/UX consulting engagement with Key Medium, strategic communication consulting engagement with Alliant Insurance, merchandise design for Joy Oladokun, usability design and testing as well as branding for Lucky's Dog Care, and commissioned illustrative portraits.
2021-Present
Research Assistant
Center for the Digital Future
Los Angeles, CA
Research assistant for the Center for the Digital Future, which draws on proprietary data, gathered during more than a decade of studying digital technologies and user behavior, to explore current business realities and predict developments that are critical to the success of global companies and NGOs.
Responsible for creating information graphics, coding and analyzing data, writing reports, and other research-related tasks for the 18th Digital Future Report - which surveys individuals in more than 1,500 households across the United States - and a COVID-19 report.
2020-2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Teaching assistant for Com 305: Understanding Social Science Research, an upper level, undergraduate course at the University of Southern California.
Managed 30 students’ work quality and progress - rated 3.74/4. Responsible for grading, facilitating discussions, student support, formatting and proofing assignments, and general class administrative work. Designed master formats for tracking student progress, discussion activities, class assignments. and presentations using Google Workspace applications including Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Forms.
2018-2019
Graphic Designer
Benchmark Education Co.
New Rochelle, NY
Catalogue and print design experience, focused on typography, layout, and illustration editing.
Formatted and edited multi-volume, print, educational books for grades K-6 in Spanish and English utilizing various Adobe Suite applications, including Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Sourced and managed artists, edited images, and designed children’s books. Collaborated with copy editing, content development, and creative executives.
Education
2021-2026
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Doctoral Candidate
Madison, WI
Ph.D. candidate in Communication Science through the Department of Communication Arts.
My research examines the ways in which platform architecture (design and algorithms) shape interpersonal relationships and individuals’ well-being through a social psychology lens
2019-2021
University of Southern California
Master of Communication Management
Los Angeles, CA
Focused on communication management in regards to HCI and CMC.
GPA: 4.0
Achievements: Recipient of the Walter and Cecilia Raymond Scholarship
Activities: Member of the Women’s Leadership Society at USC Annenberg’s M{2e} program
Research group involvement: Annenberg Networks Network and That Game Group
2014-2018
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Journalism Bachelor of Arts
Madison, WI
Majored in Strategic Communication through the School of Journalism and Mass Communication with minors in Digital Studies and Studio Art: Graphic Design.
GPA: 3.604
Achievements: Dean's High Honor List for five consecutive semesters (spring 2016 - spring 2018)
Activities: member of Alpha Epsilon Phi, conversational English tutor at Greater University Tutoring Services, member of Madison Advertising Club, and graphic designer for Madison Advertising Agency
Skills
Professional
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Quantitative and Quantitative Research
Teamwork & Collaboration
Graphic design including UI/UX
Languages
English (native)
Spanish (conversational)
HTML/CSS (working)
R (elementary)
Python (elementary)
SQL (proficient)
Software
Adobe Suite
Tableau
SPSS
RStudio
Qualtrics
SQL (proficient)
Sketch
Figma
UserTesting
Userzoom