Education
Sept 2019 - May 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS)
Comparative Media Studies
Sept 2013 - May 2017
University of Rochester
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Brain and Cognitive Science
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Psychology
Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
Danish Institute for Study Abroad
Independent Research in Qualitative Psychology
Honors + Awards
2017 National Convention of Undergraduate Research
Selected to present my independent research at the conference
Courses
Psychology
Abnormal Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Ethical Decisions in Medicine, Independent Qualitative Psychology Research Project, Intro to Public Health, Moral Problems, Psychology and Society in Vienna, Social and Emotional Development, Social Cognition, Social Psychology and Individual Differences
Cognitive Science
Cognition, Development of the Mind and Brain, Foundations of Cognitive Science, Intro to Grammatical Systems, Intro to Linguistic Analysis, Lab in Perception and Cognition, Language and Psycholinguistics, Language and Sexuality, Language Development, Language Use and Understanding, Neural Foundations of Behavior, Neuropsychology, Perception and Action, Principles of Biology
Game Design
Critical Worldbuilding, Design and Development of Games for Learning, Exploratory Programming, Game Design, Global Video Games and Cultures, Playful and Social Interaction Design Exploration, The Art of Programming, Web Development and Design
Research
Applied Statistics for the Biological and Physical Sciences, Gender and Sexuality in Scandinavia, Intro to Anthropology, LGBTQ in Europe: Theories, Communities, and Spaces, Media in Transition, Media Theories and Methods I, Media Theories and Methods II, Methods of Inquiry, Research in Depression and Anxiety, Research in Human Motivation, Research in Media, Research in Youth Risk and Resilience, Research Methods of Psychology, Workshop in Media Methods
Misc.
Danish Language, German Language, French Language, Fifty Shades of Fan Fiction, History of WWII and its Memorials, Middle Eastern Women in Comics, Writing and Producing Narrative Podcasts