research experience
Research Intern, The Berkman Center for Internet & Society (Harvard University)
Youth and Media Lab, Supervisor: Sandra Cortesi, (June 2014-August 2014)
Research Assistant, College of Information Science Technology (Penn State)
(August 2011-December 2011; June 2012 – December 2012; June – August 2013)
Research Assistant, Aresty Research Center (Rutgers University)
(May 2010 – June 2011)
Youth and Media Lab, Supervisor: Sandra Cortesi, (June 2014-August 2014)
- Youth and Online Privacy Project Lead: managed and worked with team of interns reviewing literature across multiple disciplines, running weekly meetings, analyzing interview and focus group transcripts, and utilizing NVivo, Qualtrics, and SPSS software.
- Directed and implemented Information Quality workshops with teens at Press Pass TV.
- Hate Speech Project: Reviewed literature across disciplines and produced formal, written analyses.
- Youth and Media Lab Intern: Reviewed submitted papers for publication, interviewed incoming Berkman fellows, and submitted several research proposals.
- Youth and Student Privacy Project: Assisted in planning conferences and workshops between policy makers, youth, educators, and researchers.
Research Assistant, College of Information Science Technology (Penn State)
(August 2011-December 2011; June 2012 – December 2012; June – August 2013)
- Served as an RA to Dr. Eileen Trauth conducting literature reviews for peer-reviewed journal papers, conference proceedings, and NSF grants.
- Aided with data analysis and co-authored peer-reviewed journal papers, conference papers, and book chapters.
Research Assistant, Aresty Research Center (Rutgers University)
(May 2010 – June 2011)
- Selected to participate in competitive, campus-wide research program that places undergraduates with professors to assist them in their research
- Conducted survey research and follow-up interviews with adult and adolescent members of the Latino community in New Brunswick, NJ with Dr. Vikki Katz, Communication Department.
- Co-authored a paper presented at the Multiple Childhoods/ Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Interrogating Normativity in Childhood Studies Conference held at Rutgers University (Camden) in May 2011: "Alternative Configurations: Exploring the Mediated Lives of Latina Adolescents"
