Academic Record

NC State University — Raleigh, NC

August 2021 - May 2025

B.S. Applied Education Studies: Learning Design and Technology

Minor in Creative Writing

Applied Education

  • Observed and considered the connections between schools and other societal institutions, values, and thought patterns in American society.

  • Exercised psychological principles in education, including cognitive development, learning and behavior theory, student motivation, classroom management, teacher effectiveness, and multicultural education.

  • Demonstrated expertise in the characteristics and selection of various media for instruction, including design and production, field-research analysis, and project evaluation formats. Utilized grounded research and learning theory in instructional design.

Writing

  • Built upon knowledge of story structures and components—including voice, point of view, dialogue, plot, imagery, setting, and scene—to craft character-driven stories that take risks and expand creative boundaries. 

  • Pursued proficiency in APA-formatted writing and editing, focusing on clarity, coherence, and consistency. Engaged in peer reviews and workshops to refine editing techniques and enhance attention to detail in written communication. 

  • Explored the writing process and the impact of sensory and intertextual elements on prose.

  • Focused on sentence structure diagrams and unique semantics of word order and phrasing.

Relevant Coursework

Literature

  • Analyzed symbolic meaning and life lessons in literature for young readers.

  • Evaluated and discussed memoirs authored by people with diverse backgrounds and experiences in the United Kingdom.

Business Administration

  • Established a foundation in methodologies for recruitment and selection while increasing workplace diversity, improving productivity, and fostering positive employee-management relations.

  • Identified marketing concepts to integrate current trends with local businesses, and marketing mix processes, ultimately adapting marketing campaigns to drive growth and using analytics to interpret business data.

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Global Awareness

  • Examined how diverse factors such as endangered populations, climate changes, and capitalist and patriarchal environmental crisis intersect with gender issues within the context of contemporary activism. 

  • Gained insight into social problems tied to economic, political, gender, and racial inequalities—including poverty, disease, racism, sexism, unemployment, educational disparities, psychological distress, environmental destruction, and violence. Navigated potential solutions from diverse perspectives.

Entrepreneurial Studies

  • Applied design thinking and creative problem-solving techniques to develop innovative solutions through practical experience while developing AI features for learning management software.

  • Outlined art perceptions and marketplace challenges for emerging arts entrepreneurs, covering aesthetic product marketing, consumer identification and behavior, art and technology, economic issues in the arts, and arts policy and access.

*In the 2022-2023 academic year, I changed my major to Applied Education and English because I found that my passions for literature, human connection, and assisting individuals in reaching their potential was better suited in connecting the young adult audience to relatable fiction, rather than pursuing classroom teaching. My inspiration comes from helping students relate to the characters and embody the qualities they find in the materials they are reading.