I'm a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. Linguistics and a B.S. Public Health. Research is the backbone of my writing. I have tailored my writing to a broad variety of audiences: from children, to young adults, to high-level academics, and even to health insurance companies. Additionally, I have recently began to write my own poetry.
Skills
Cross-functional Communication
Strategic Research and Analysis
Field Data Collection
Project Management
Resource Management
Product Design
Sales Operations and Management
Journey Mapping
Infographics
Visual Storytelling
Curriculum Development
Protocol Development
Creation of Sales Enablement Material
Marketing Campaigns
Website Design
Web App Development
User Experience
Surveys
Small Business Social Media Marketing
Public Speaking
Customer Relationship Management
Community Outreach
Affiliate Marketing
Branding
My Work
Botany Buffet LLC - Copywriting & Marketing
As the owner of a small business, I wear a lot of hats, two of them being the head copywriter and marketing director of my company. I also write instructional materials and create infographics for plant care so that customers are informed about how to manage the plants that they purchase.
Audience: targeted marketing groups
Plant Care Instructions
Registered Behavioral Therapist - Qualitative Writing
Due to HIPAA regulations, I am unable to provide real samples of my writing experience as a Registered Behavior Therapist. Rather, this is a mock-up of the session notes that I would write on a daily basis in regulation with what insurance companies required for in-field data collection reporting.
Audience: health insurance companies
Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan (SOAP) Note
The Registered Behavioral Therapist (RBT) met with Client X and his daycare providers at a previously agreed upon time in the client's daycare. Client X overall appeared to feel happy, as shown by him smiling and initiating play with the RBT during the course of the session. The RBT used the following reinforcers to generate motivation for Client X throughout the session: books, action figures, sensory toys. There was a safety concern of Client X engaging in self injurious behavior when when his mother dropped him off at the daycare, which was addressed with his Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Client X engaged in the challenging behavior of aggression (1 instance) and tantrums (approximately 10 minutes in duration) during the session. Programs targeted included accepting "no" (70% independent on opportunities offered), requesting items from peers (100% independent on opportunities offered), and taking turns with peers (60% independent on opportunities offered). Client X required up to the moderately intrusive prompt of partial verbal reminders during the course of the session. The RBT is planning on visiting Client X at daycare on 08/14/202x to continue working on goals from his behavioral intervention plan.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis - Research Synthesis
As a student of the Health Science Scholars Program at the University of Texas at Austin, I was required to complete a Capstone Experience related to my research synthesis. I chose to dive into the subject of Maker education and its impact on low-income female students. I also had the pleasure of summarizing my findings and presenting them at the Longhorn Research Poster Session.
Audience: academic peer reviewers
Maker Education and STEM Field Resilience for K-5 Low-Income Girls
Abstract
The Maker Movement has grown in its scope in terms of number and diversity over the past decade. Making relies on experiential learning and self-driven inquiries, and it typically involves the integration of digital technologies such as 3D printers to produce physical artifacts. Educators of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) have begun to incorporate Making into curricula for students to make concepts more tangible and relatable. Studies have previously shown that Making can also have long-term effects on young students, such asincreased interest in the STEM field and higher levels of self-efficacy and resiliency in the students. In the context of the gender gap in STEM that has prevailed for centuries, Making at a young age could be a way to bring more women into STEM careers. However, there are many considerations that need to be made when deciding whether Making should be incorporated into formal education or informal education. A literature review was conducted to propose recommendations for the best course of action for implementing Maker education and determine criteria that can be used to standardize Maker education programs. While incorporating Maker education into formal educational settings could increase accessibility and interest in STEM, many schools lack the funding, resources, and human capital to properly implement Making into the standard curriculum. The existing literature suggests that Maker education programs can be most effective when implemented into informal educational programs, provided that they are made accessible to and specifically accommodate low-income students.
Keywords: Maker Movement, STEM education, formal education, informal education, after-school, extracurricular, self-efficacy, female youth, low-income students
Read the full thesis here
MakerGirl - Pedagogy and Curriculum Development
My time at MakerGirl served as a Capstone Experience for my Undergraduate Honors Thesis and became a passion project of mine following my graduation. MakerGirl is a non-profit initiative that gets young girls involved in STEM by delivering these curated concepts through structured CAD and 3D printing workshops. I had the pleasure of writing curriculum for the program, as well as creating onboarding materials and ongoing educational resources for the staff and volunteers.
Audiences: K-5 students, parents, members of an organization
MakerGirl: Bringing Voices To Life
This is a sample deck of a virtual workshop that I researched, wrote, designed, and presented with Zoom. The slide deck was meant to be accompanied by a written curriculum in the presentation notes for staff and volunteers to deliver. Polls were included for the dual purpose of creating discussion points with the students and for data collection as market research. The 3D instruction was accompanied by a real-time interactive demonstration.
MakerGirl Parent Session Materials
These supplemental materials were sent out to students' parents in an informational email preparing them with the expectations and resources for their child to be successful at a MakerGirl session. In these marketing materials, I maintain consistent branding throughout.
Facilitation Guide: EOS x MakerGirl Design Challenge
Main Goal: Learn about women in STEM, create 3D print and complete the MAKER Bingo
board.
Overview: This design challenge encourages students to try new techniques in 3D printing
design using TinkerCAD. They will work through their “MAKER” Bingo board, learning various
STEM terms, reading about famous women in STEM, and tackling design tasks to accumulate
points. At the end of the 3 days, the students who reach the point threshold (specific number
TBD) will receive their own 3D printed object printed by EOS. They will keep track of their
designs and progress by submitting screenshots throughout the time period.
Objectives:
Students will be able to…
● Explain what STEM means
● Describe how the 3D printing process works
● Learn new TinkerCAD techniques
● Learn real world applications of 3D printing
● Learn 5 new famous women in STEM
Read the full curriculum here
The Chatty Gal - Health Blog Writing
Here are excerpts highlighting the nature of my blog posts with The Chatty Gal, a reproductive health blog run by students of the University of Texas at Austin. You can read the blog posts in their entireties by clicking on the titles.
Audience: young adults
