Education
- Bachelor of Journalism — Magazine Emphasis
- Magna cum laude, University of Missouri, 2004
- Bachelor of Arts — English
- With honors, magna cum laude, University of Missouri, 2004
- Pursuing MS, Human-Computer Interaction Design
- Indiana University, will graduate in May 2009
Experience
Designer, Editor, Writer, 5/05–8/07
University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate School
- Head of 2007 redesign of main website; lead for XHTML, CSS, graphic design, content editing, information architecture, user testing
- Edited and designed Praxis, an online newsletter for graduate students, and Columnae, a print newsletter for alumni
- Updated and edited (using University and AP style) the Graduate School Web site; design/redesign sections of the site as needed, concentrating on better usability and accessibility
- Designed and edited Web sites, brochures, reports, logos and posters for Graduate School satellite programs and organizations
AmeriCorps VISTA Grant Writer, 2/05–4/05
Centro Latino, Columbia, MO
- Researched and wrote city government and private foundation grant applications; organized archives of past application submissions
Editor in Chief, 8/04–12/04
EPIC, an undergraduate literary magazine, Columbia, MO
- Organized and took part in submission evaluation, copyedited content, solicited photography and designed the Fall 2004 magazine
- Assistant Editor for the Winter 2004 issue
Editorial Intern, 1/04–5/04
The Missouri Review, Columbia, MO
- Evaluated 20-25 nonfiction and fiction submissions per week
- Wrote biweekly e-newsletter for magazine subscribers
- Kept weekly blog entries on the main Web site
Online Intern, 1/04–5/04
digmo.com (Columbia Missourian site), Columbia, MO
- Posted Missourian stories; added links, subheads and images; created online-only content
Editorial Intern, 1/03–5/03
Columbia Missourian, Columbia, MO
- Covered the Health, Science and Environment beat; wrote business stories as needed
Computer Skills
InDesign · Quark Xpress · Illustrator · Photoshop · Dreamweaver · W3C Standards-Based XHTML · CSS (including CSS positioning), MS Office
Honors
2007-2008 Merit Scholar (IU School of Library & Information Science), Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication