RESEARCH ANALYSIS

Have conducted various qualitative and quantitative research projects
Published in 2 academic journals
Presented at 7 academic conferences
Invited to speak at the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (video above; for a brief summary, please watch 1:10 through 1:30)
Received: NSF grant and Ronald E. McNair Scholars Fellowship

Conflict Talk

RESEARCH PAPER FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

This research paper analyzed the use of gastrodiplomacy on relations between people and governments, with a specific focus on its potential for conflict transformation. By combining the research on gastrodiplomacy, conflict mediation, and children in low-income communities, I am able to offer suggestions to reduce the violence prevalent in many schools across the United States, with potentially positive consequences for our country.

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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONDOLEEZZA RICE

This paper utilizes the Leadership Trait Analysis framework, created by Professor Peg Hermann, to analyze the personality traits of Condoleezza Rice. I use norming tables of world leaders to better understand Rice's traits and to understand the impacts these traits can have on her time as Secretary of State.

Paper

DIPLOMATIC BRIEF

I wrote this paper as a public diplomacy brief for current US-Australian relations with three recommendations to strengthen our connections. These recommendations center on public-private partnerships as the future of effective diplomacy.

Paper

BACKGROUNDER

For a Public Relations writing course, I was expected to conceptualize a campaign culminating in an event. My event was entitled "Dinner through Dialogue," which sought to unite people through food and culminated in a fundraiser. This is the backgrounder for the project.

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STRENGTHS FINDER 2.0 BOOK REVIEW

After reading Tom Rath's Strengths Finder 2.0, I wrote a review of the book as part of my Public Relations Management class. Overall, I found the book to be insightful, not only into my own attributes but also when working with others.

Review