I write compelling, educational content
Resume
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Work Experience
July 2024-Present
Freelance Marketing Consultant
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Redesigned restaurant website to clarify branding, improve SEO, and make the user experience frictionless and enjoyable, immediately drawing new customers
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Used analytics to track user behavior and engagement across website and other business pages and to inform recommendations for improving content and online presence
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Wrote news releases, social media posts, and marketing emails, and helped with re-branding efforts for local businesses and professionals
Copywriting and Marketing
September 2022-February 2023
Content Specialist Intern at Mullican Flooring
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Improved national brand reputation by updating copywriting across nine sub-brands
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Developed comprehensive content and storytelling for nine distinct sub-brands across product descriptions, about us pages, blogs, FAQs, social media, product stories, video advertisements, website microcopy, and more
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Used Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Kentico (CMS), Sprout (social media management), Canva, and Mailchimp to finalize designs, update websites, and manage communications
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Created content calendar for social media, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and X
Public-Facing Ethics Advocacy
May 2023-Present
Co-founder of Philosophy for Humans
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Organized public-facing free Zoom conference on AI ethics titled “Who’s Responsible for ChatGPT?” with over 250 academic scholars, UX professionals, and AI specialists signed up to attend
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Marketed the event through paid digital ads, email campaigns, social media posts, sponsor networks, and word of mouth, drawing seven sponsors and one small grant
January 2022-December 2022
News Analyst at The Prindle Post
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Contributed compelling articles on ethics in the news to educate on contemporary moral problems, distilling complex philosophy into easy-to-read, thorough, and clear articles for a general audience
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Several articles still rank highly on the first page of Google for relevant keywords
Classroom Management and Facilitation
Fall 2017-Summer 2022
Associate Instructor at Indiana University, Bloomington
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Created meaningful presentations, interactive exercises, and assessments for ethics and philosophy classes to build learner knowledge step by step, improving outcomes
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Used Canvas to organize content, communicate timelines, and track learner progress
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Incorporated feedback from students throughout the semester to improve instruction
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Designed and taught three ethics courses independently, from conception to completion
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Proofread and edited undergraduate student papers for style, grammar, logic, flow, and repetition
August 2021-February 2022
Ethics Bowl Coach at Indiana University, Bloomington
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Coached team of seven students with varying levels of philosophical experience on a range of ethical case studies, including case studies on technology and its social impacts
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Took first place at Upper Midwest Regionals, in large part due to excellent teamwork and a built sense of trust and camaraderie among teammates
Education
2017-2024
PhD in Philosophy - Indiana University, Bloomington
Gender Studies Minor, GPA 3.975/4.0
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Received Clark Outstanding AI Award in May 2022, given to one graduate instructor annually in philosophy
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Accepted Graduate Academic Excellence Award in May 2020, given to one philosophy graduate annually
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Awarded four separate fellowships for academic research on contemporary philosophical topics
2022-2023
Google UX Design Professional Certificate - Coursera
2015-2017
MA in Philosophy - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
GPA 4.0/4.0
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Defended optional master's thesis​
2010-2014
BA in Music - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
GPA 3.95/4.0
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Haslam Scholar, one of 15 incoming undergraduates accepted into premier scholarship program
Interests
When I'm not writing or doing philosophy, you can find me gardening, hiking, skiing, playing video games, antique shopping, sewing, and more. Eventually I have plans to record a podcast, write novels, and find new creative ways to do public philosophy!