Education

PhD, Political Science \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) University of Illinois

2019-current

• Reviewer for Critique Magazine
• Visits Committee, 2020 & 2021
• Peer Mentor, 2020 & 2021
• TA: The U.S. Constitution, Politics and Media
• Instructor: Intro to Political Science

MS, Applied Community Development \(~~~~~~~~~~~\)Illinois State University

2015-2017

BA, Political Science\(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) Brigham Young University

2009-2014

Publications

• Learning a Language: the Gateway to Cosmopolitanism (2017)

• Breaking the Cycle of Incarceration: Strategies for Successful Reentry (2015)

Conference Presentations

• ISU Political Science Student Conference:
  Helping Strangers: How Language Acquisition Makes Individuals More Willing to Help Outgroup Members (2016)

• ISU Graduate Research Symposium:
  Blowing the Language Whistle: Using Referees to Test the Effects of Shared Identity (2016)

Awards and Fellowships

• Samuel K. Gove Fellowship (2020)
• James L. Fisher Outstanding Thesis Nominee (2018)
• Golden Key Honor Society Inductee (2009)

Languages

• Programming & Markup: R, \(\LaTeX\), Markdown

• Human: Español, الدارجة

Other Professional Experience

Writing Instructor\(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) The University of Utah

2019

I taught academic writing for the U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water. My work included lecturing, grading, editing, curriculum-development, and other activities designed to help graduate engineering students complete excellent master’s theses. I also designed and taught academic writing workshops for students and faculty, which I carried out in Mehran University in Pakistan.

Research Assistant \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) Social Research Institute

2019

My role included database management, program evaluation, statistical analysis, and conducting literature reviews for three non-profits that contracted with the Social Research Institute (a research branch of the University of Utah College of Social Work).

Youth Development Specialist\(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) United States Peace Corps

2016-2018

I served in the community of Imouzzer Kandar, working with the Greenside Development Foundation, an NGO which helps young people and women in Morocco obtain the skills necessary to find stable employment. My work included grant writing, project design, teaching, and many other activities. I also taught English at the Women’s Empowerment Center in Imouzzer.

Legislative Research Assistant \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) Utah State Legislature

2016

Assisted policy analysts and state legislators in various capacities. This included creating presentations for interim committees, preparing reports and memos, and conducting research.

Research Coordinator \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) Teens Act

2014-2015

Directed evaluation projects including conducting, compiling, and analyzing survey data for students and mentors. Created quarterly and annual reports for school administrators and the board of directors. Maintained a student database and carried out several large research projects. Drafted partnership proposals for Utah Valley University and the BYU Psychology department. Collaborated on a cohort project with the BYU Sociology department. Managed three interns and directed research assignments for them.

Congressional Intern\(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) U.S. House of Representatives

2013

Interned in Washington D.C. for the Arizona 8th District. My work included constituent relations, proofreading, research, and clerical work.