Stand up and be counted.

I've been extremely fortunate to pursue many of my dreams, including publishing poetry, starting my own foundation, serving as a Global Goals Ambassador with the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) for Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action), creating Three Panels Press (a literary magazine), and more.

B.S. in Literature, Media, and Communication: 

• Rhetoric of Technical Narratives
• Communicating Science and Technology (Journalism)​
• Intermediate Spanish​
• Principles of Visual Design
• Creative Writing
• Documentary Film
• Non-Linear Documents (Photography)
• Organizations and Policy
• Intro to Media
• Video Production
• Advanced Video Production
• European Intellectual History
• Computing and Society
• Technical Communication
• Film and Television
• Senior Thesis

M.A. in Gerontology: 

• Aging Administration
• Gerontology Seminar
• Aging Policy and Services
• Health and the Older Adult
• Research Methods
• Black Feminist Thought
• Capstone in Gerontology
• Careers in Aging

PhD in Communication Studies: 

• Qualitative Methods
• Scientific Approach to Communication
• Communication Pedagogy
• Directed Research in Communication

Research Report - During my undergraduate studies at Georgia Tech, I applied for and received one of the President's Undergraduate Research Grants to analyze a data dashboard called "Communities Who Know." I provided suggestions on improvements for public use.

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Sex and Aging Article - I produced an article for my  "Communicating Science and Technology" class, in which I interviewed several professionals in the field of gerontology and elders. These interviews centered on the topic of the psychological and physiological impact of intimacy on the aging population.

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Senior Thesis - During my last semester at Georgia Tech, I completed a senior thesis on the portrayal of Black women in contemporary media. The history of tropes and discussion of women media moguls are some topics covered within this thesis. I used literature from scholars such as Donald Bogle, Bell Hooks, and Patricia Hill Collins.

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To read any of my work or learn more, please contact me.

Some of my interests as a gerontologist include intimacy and aging, the mental health of older adults, and communicating to underserved populations. I interned with the Division of Aging Services (DAS) in Atlanta, where I studied policies impacting older adults and helped to establish an interdisciplinary policy council. I also spearheaded my own project at DAS about the best methods for communicating in rural areas of Georgia. For this research, I worked with Area Agencies on Aging in rural areas of Georgia. 

I have also presented my poster during graduate school and presented at the Georgia Gerontological Society (2021 & 2022). I've co-authored publications. I also presented on sex, aging, and intimacy at the Social Gerontology Conference (2022). I have worked for two non-profits that provide aging services.

I had a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study abroad while at Georgia Tech. I spent the summer of 2019 traveling Europe through the Oxford Program. I traveled to about 9 different places (Paris, Rome, Prague, Munich, etc.) and took 4 courses. I studied art and music for the first five weeks. During that time, I went to several museums and opera houses. I attended the opera, Nabucco, that summer. I spent most of my time (six weeks) at Mansfield College in Oxford, UK. It was an amazing and unforgettable summer.

• Graduating from Georgia Tech with High Honors in 2020
• Being Director of Creative Arts for Caterpillar's Promise where I directed, cast, and ran rehearsals for the 2nd What's Going On? play/production and came up with an EarSketch Demo for music and coding with students at the Steam Expo
• Founding The Joiner Foundation in 2017
• Studying abroad the summer of 2020
• Self-publishing a book of poetry and I've had several other poems published in various anthologies and digital magazines
• Being selected as a UNA-USA Sustainable Development Goal #13 Climate Action ambassador
  • Putting together a virtual sustainable fashion week and assisting with Earth Day trivia
• Being selected as a UNA-USA CSW 66 Representative
• Joining the Board of Directors for Atlanta Pride Committee 2022-24
• Writing for News-O-Matic and Audacity Magazine 2023
• Starting Three Panels Press
• Being accepted into the Atlanta Women's Chorus 2024 (and being elected as Co-Marketing Director - 2025)
• Being accepted into a PhD program - starting fall 2025
• Being accepted into Treble Choir at my university (2025)
• Freelance writing for ArtsAtl (2025)
• Serving on the Board of Directors for the Decatur Arts Alliance (2025)