EDUCATION
Trinity College Dublin
M.Phil Digital Arts and Intermedia Practices - Class of 2025
- Coursework in AI, Digital Interventions in Urban Spaces, Interactive Media Production, VR & AR
- Activities: Students Union (Postgraduate Taught Officer), Digital Arts and Intermedia Practices (Class Representative)
M.Phil Digital Arts and Intermedia Practices - Class of 2025
- Coursework in AI, Digital Interventions in Urban Spaces, Interactive Media Production, VR & AR
- Activities: Students Union (Postgraduate Taught Officer), Digital Arts and Intermedia Practices (Class Representative)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. in Biological Engineering and Comparative Media Studies - Class of 2021
- Coursework in immersive media production, game design, documentary making, and interactive media
- Activities: Varsity Lightweight Women’s Rowing, Dormitory Council (President), New House Government (President), Concourse Learning Community, MIT Student Committee on Outside Engagement
B.S. in Biological Engineering and Comparative Media Studies - Class of 2021
- Coursework in immersive media production, game design, documentary making, and interactive media
- Activities: Varsity Lightweight Women’s Rowing, Dormitory Council (President), New House Government (President), Concourse Learning Community, MIT Student Committee on Outside Engagement
WORK EXPERIENCE
The NEW BLACK FILM COLLECTIVE - Project Assistant
London, England (Feb 2023 – Nov 2024)
- Programmed and coordinated the execution of 20+ screenings to attract audiences of up to 250 attendees, including curating films, booking panellists, and pitching activities to complement the screenings
- Lead the communications team for TNB XPO, an industry convention with over 400 attendees, filming over 20 interviews per day
- Crafted a social media strategy across platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and X to double engagement compared to the previous three-month period
- Designed impactful social media content, event posters, brand kits, and impact reports
- Interviewed top cast and crew to promote film releases such as Cynthia Erivo’s Drift
London, England (Feb 2023 – Nov 2024)
- Programmed and coordinated the execution of 20+ screenings to attract audiences of up to 250 attendees, including curating films, booking panellists, and pitching activities to complement the screenings
- Lead the communications team for TNB XPO, an industry convention with over 400 attendees, filming over 20 interviews per day
- Crafted a social media strategy across platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and X to double engagement compared to the previous three-month period
- Designed impactful social media content, event posters, brand kits, and impact reports
- Interviewed top cast and crew to promote film releases such as Cynthia Erivo’s Drift
HACK FOR LA Guides Team - Product Manager
Los Angeles, CA (Jun 2022 - Oct 2024)
- Lead the end-to-end restructuring of systems and processes for documentation at Hack for LA, a civic-tech organisation
- Facilitated the work of a cross-disciplinary team of 5 product managers, engineers, and UX researchers
- Onboarding and delegating tasks to new team members to prepare them to effectively contribute to the team by the end of their first month with the organisation
- Strategically prioritizing new initiatives for the Guides Team in collaboration with Hack for LA’s executive director
Los Angeles, CA (Jun 2022 - Oct 2024)
- Lead the end-to-end restructuring of systems and processes for documentation at Hack for LA, a civic-tech organisation
- Facilitated the work of a cross-disciplinary team of 5 product managers, engineers, and UX researchers
- Onboarding and delegating tasks to new team members to prepare them to effectively contribute to the team by the end of their first month with the organisation
- Strategically prioritizing new initiatives for the Guides Team in collaboration with Hack for LA’s executive director
EDWARDIAN PICTURES - Development Assistant
Los Angeles, CA (Feb 2022 – Jan 2023)
- Evaluated the development potential of source material for series and feature development for an independent producer
Los Angeles, CA (Feb 2022 – Jan 2023)
- Evaluated the development potential of source material for series and feature development for an independent producer
HBO ACCESS EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAMS - Production Assistant
Los Angeles, CA (Jun- Aug 2017 +2018)
- Supported creative executives throughout a summer writing workshop facilitating the development of 12 new writers
- Assisted the executive producer on 3 HBO digital pilots from pre-production through post-production, including as an on-set runner and office assistant
- Managed extras and supported camera crew on set under 2nd AD
Los Angeles, CA (Jun- Aug 2017 +2018)
- Supported creative executives throughout a summer writing workshop facilitating the development of 12 new writers
- Assisted the executive producer on 3 HBO digital pilots from pre-production through post-production, including as an on-set runner and office assistant
- Managed extras and supported camera crew on set under 2nd AD
TEACHING
MEET @ MIT - Student Teacher, Computer Science
Jerusalem (Remote) - (Apr - Jun 2021)
- Revised curriculum and taught introductory Python programming to 20+ teenage Israeli and Palestinian students
Jerusalem (Remote) - (Apr - Jun 2021)
- Revised curriculum and taught introductory Python programming to 20+ teenage Israeli and Palestinian students
MIT GLOBAL TEACHING LABS - Student Teacher, Biology & Chemistry
Regensburg, Germany (January 2019)
- Developed a 3-week curriculum plan for 8th-11th grade German gymnasium students in Chemistry and Biology
- Taught activity-based lessons to groups of up to 35 students with a team of American and German student co-teachers
Regensburg, Germany (January 2019)
- Developed a 3-week curriculum plan for 8th-11th grade German gymnasium students in Chemistry and Biology
- Taught activity-based lessons to groups of up to 35 students with a team of American and German student co-teachers
MIT BIOMAKER SPACE - Curriculum Developer and Undergraduate Mentor
Cambridge, MA (Sep 2017 - Jun 2018)
- Designed training materials teaching basic wet lab practices to first-year university students with limited background in Biology
- Trained first years in lab techniques and principles of synthetic biology through a series of workshops
Cambridge, MA (Sep 2017 - Jun 2018)
- Designed training materials teaching basic wet lab practices to first-year university students with limited background in Biology
- Trained first years in lab techniques and principles of synthetic biology through a series of workshops
RESEARCH
COVID LOCALISATION MODELLING GROUP - Undergraduate Researcher
London, England (Sep 2020 - Dec 2020)
- Modeled the spread of COVID-19 in the Boston area using system dynamics
- Analyzed the impact of university public health policies on the trajectory of the virus, laying the foundation for work to be replicated across other cities around the globe
London, England (Sep 2020 - Dec 2020)
- Modeled the spread of COVID-19 in the Boston area using system dynamics
- Analyzed the impact of university public health policies on the trajectory of the virus, laying the foundation for work to be replicated across other cities around the globe
ALM LAB + BLAINEY LAB - Undergraduate Researcher
Cambridge, MA (Aug 2019 - Jun 2020)
- Identified different cell types from microscopy data using image processing
- Assisted in the development of an improved platform for studying interactions of bacterial species in the vaginal microbiome, particularly in anaerobic environments
Cambridge, MA (Aug 2019 - Jun 2020)
- Identified different cell types from microscopy data using image processing
- Assisted in the development of an improved platform for studying interactions of bacterial species in the vaginal microbiome, particularly in anaerobic environments
NEET LIVING MACHINES - Undergraduate Researcher
Cambridge, MA (Aug 2019 - Jun 2020)
- Designed and fabricated a non-PDMS microfluidics device modelling the small intestine in a cross-disciplinary team
- Demonstrated the viability of the device by successfully co-culturing multiple cell types and maintaining cell viability for greater than a week
Cambridge, MA (Aug 2019 - Jun 2020)
- Designed and fabricated a non-PDMS microfluidics device modelling the small intestine in a cross-disciplinary team
- Demonstrated the viability of the device by successfully co-culturing multiple cell types and maintaining cell viability for greater than a week