Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Sacramento
- Summa Cum Laude
- Major: Communication studies, digital media
- Minor: Photography
- Certificate: Managing Information on the World Wide Web
- Study Abroad: University of Technology, Sydney – post graduate classes in information management
Research Papers:
- Information Communication Technology and Social Media as a Backchannel for Disaster Relief and Political Action (Spring 2009)
- Current Applications of Media Niche Theory in Relationship to College Students Communicating in Local and Long Distant Relationships (Spring 2009)
- Gender Differences in Text Message Content (Fall 2008)
- Instant Messaging and Text Messaging: An Overview (Fall 2008)
Summer Intern, Iowa State University Human Computer Interaction Graduate program
- Research Experience for Undergraduates program in HCI and Program for Women in Science and Engineering. Worked on user interface design for Meta!Blast, an educational biology video game.
- Paper: Enhancing Game Realism via Particle Models, Character Skeletons, and Contextualized User Interface
Improving Meta!Blast with Dynamic Elements Poster
